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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 53 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester schools turn to its crisis intervention team in tragic times
+6:00: Worcester search warrant leads to arrest for drug charges
+6:00: Students rescued after bus get stuck in mud, tips in Hubbardston (1:09)
+6:00: Yume Dumplings owner brings "Hong Kong-style café" to Worcester
+6:00: Window smashed by brick at Northborough police station (pictured)
+Noon: Chain store with locations in Shrewsbury, Leominster files bankruptcy
+Noon: Lois Weber Film Festival puts forgotten silent filmmaker in focus
+Noon: Last Call: Ferol Smith, systems analyst and artist
-Worcester man wanted to break a $20, wins $1 million
-Huge backup: Tractor-trailer rollover spills car batteries with sulfuric acid onto Mass Pike ramp in Auburn (1:40). Article
-Road rage suspect's arrest caught on camera in Leicester (:30). Article
-Suspect in shooting of Boston police officer has criminal history in Webster
-Author writes about growing up in a poor and violent neighborhood in Worcester
-Worcester City Council OKs Civil Service exit for chiefs after union outcry
-Worcester police racial equity audit published after 3 years
-Nativity School of Worcester accepting applications for 2024-2025 Girls Division
-Amid violence and unrest, security a top priority for Be Like Brit's orphanage in Haiti
-Related: 100FM The Pike (10:54) — Be Like Brit's Cherylann Gengel on their work in Haiti
-2 Worcester Latina entrepreneurs partner to re-launch businesses
-Don't ban TikTok, says Worcester church organist: Here's how he says it helps him
-Mega Millions jackpot nears billion dollar mark, at $977 million
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:22): W.P.D. audit debate — Calls for data & change
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — Jo-Anne Muldoon and Deborah Johnson. Video (15:46). Audio (15:45)
>DINING OUT: T&G Best Chinese Restaurant poll down to final 8
-ICYMI: State's highest court reinstates conviction of woman in grisly Worcester murder (:25). Article
-Canal District Transformation, part 1: The rising value of the neighborhood
-Related: W.B.J. Editorial — Preserve the Canal District magic
-Remembering the 1972 Worcester Art Museum heist
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie filming today and tomorrow at Seven Saws Brewing
-Last day to request nomination papers is Thursday
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Holden posts composting schedule
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston joins towns looking at override
-Stockpile of weapons confiscated from elderly Leominster man who made gun threat to CVS staff
-Radio Worcester (24:14): Wellsworth Hotel in Southbridge, A nod to history & modern comforts
-Coolidge Elementary School holds "Celebration of Us"
-Shrewsbury Police Department newsletter
-Leicester police to hold home gun safety class on Saturday
-The Item's public saftey logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Eleni's Midnite Café was once an epicenter of Worcester's poetry scene
-Listen Up: Walter Sickert and company offer wild "Between Breaths"
-100FM The Pike (19:19): John Cafiero talks to Mike Hsu about Osake Popstar, Sweetie Candy Vigilante and Dr. Demento
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 529 (27:47): Mill St. redesign — Traffic, crashes and fatality
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 30 (28:53): Reading List
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was a maternity nurse in Worcester for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Ottawa, 6-2
-Brian Hoyer reveals Tom Brady told him to be ready to "play the whole year" in 2019
-Holy Cross women's basketball departs for NCAA Tournament (1:59)
-Holy Cross focused on opening NCAA Tournament against UT Martin
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Central Mass. running calendar
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: Miami murder-suicide victims identified as New England College graduates
-Boeing whistleblower John Barnett made a grim prediction before his death
-Tragic: 1-year-old boy died after being attacked by 2 family dogs
>NEW ENGLAND: Body pulled from Charles River
-Attacks on correction officers in Mass. prisons are up (4:48)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Paramedic/Fire Science dual track opens career doors for Emily Goodsell
-Where in the world are WPI students in D-Term
-Holy Cross students accepted to study abroad programs after much anticipation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 cities With the most green space around the world
>BUSINESS: After buying the Bravehearts, Vaccaro family is looking to run the baseball team differently
-LPL Research: A busy (and perhaps historic) week for central banks
-Bernie Sanders wants the U.S. to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit?
>SHOPPING: Amazon announces first Big Spring Sale
>HOMES: Central Mass. Gardening: Houseplant spotlight — demystifying orchids
>HEALTH: Up to 5.8 million kids have long COVID, study says
-Mass. doctor on deadly outbreaks linked to drinking water (2:42)
>FOOD: Toss out these 6 popular ultra-processed foods now, nutritionist says
>TV/STREAMING: YouTuber MrBeast pairs with Prime Video for “biggest reality competition series ever”
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Michael Keaton movie "Knox goes away" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Toby Keith posthumously voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
>ANIMALS: Rescued 3-legged dog completely transforms once he's safe (14:21)
>HISTORY: Railways companies influenced development of Westborough’s roads
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 7-year-old girl receives life-saving heart transplant
-Meanwhile, in Florida, monster gator lurking in golf-course pond bites off fisherman's hand
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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