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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 27 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester man who raped, impregnated 15-year-old gets 18 to 20 years in prison
+5:00: Worcester principal gets the ice cream sundae treatment
+5:00: Musicians of the Old Post Road's Worcester concert to span geography, centuries
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Juror #2," "Weekend In Taipei" and more
+Noon: First Person: Upset about the election? Then join the women's march
-Struck Catering to close in December following 25 years in business
-4-story, 122-room hotel proposed for Worcester near Route 146
-Little known about shooting that left 2 dead in Worcester apartment
-Worcester police arrest suspect in convenience store robberies on train
-Christmas tree fire demonstration held at WPI
-TODAY! Festival of Lights 4:30 to 9 on Worcester Common
-Crews clear streets as Worcester gets first snowfall of season (1:20)
-Small biz profile: ILA Verde, offering healthier options for all
-Driver injured when tree falls on van in Oxford (1:49). Article
-Pit bull taken away after attacking owner in Leominster
>DINING OUT: TODAY! Worcester restaurant to celebrate third anniversary on Friday
-ICYMI: Streets reopened after electrical fire in Downtown Worcester evacuated building
-How a Worcester rapper wound up touring with members of the Wu-Tang Clan
-Community Healthlink reaches tentative labor deal; staffing challenges persist
-Globetrotters ambassador "Too Tall" Winston visits patients at UMass Memorial
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Holden's Jingle and Mingle on Friday
-Related: Trolley stops for Jingle and Mingle
+NEW Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Dudley woman wins $1 million on scratch ticket
-Southbridge fire was set intentionally: arson investigators
-Northborough residents warned about phone scam (:29)
-$100,000 for Millbury downtown revitalization
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: WoMag editor Victor Infante charts course of marriage in new novella
-Six Things to do: Clowning, carols, bells a-ringing
-Christine Ebersole to perform in Broadway in Worcester show
-Broadway in Worcester announces show starring Cheyenne Jackson
-Loose Salute plays tribute to Michael Nesmith with show at Vincent's
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 46 (28:34): Deborah Hall
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 151 (30:00): Dysautonomia
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who for years worked as a custodian in the Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Jerod Mayo details discussions with Robert Kraft after Patriots losses
-Bill Belichick interviews for North Carolina football job in shocker
-Jayson Tatum wins Player of the Month, hits wild Celtics milestones
-Celtics’ updated schedule after NBA Cup elimination
-Holy Cross women's hockey close out 2024 with No. 10 B.C., Merrimack
-Holy Cross men's hockey travels to A.I.C. for weekend set
-TODAY! West Boylston plays for state championship
>CARS: Honda recalls over 200,000 Passport, Pilot S.U.V.s over fuel leak issue
>NATIONAL: Massive fire in Baltimore shuts down interstate
-Asteroid nearly hits Earth, dramatically illuminating night sky over Siberia
-Tragic: Horrifying dashcam shows mom being mowed down by cop in front of kids
>NEW ENGLAND: Proposal would phase out nicotine, tobacco sales in Mass.
-Police looking for suspects accused of check fraud at Mass. bank
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross 46th Advent Festival of Lessons & Carols (1:40:20)
-Clark administration backpedals on code of conduct change
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 of the world's oldest train stations
>BUSINESS: Will fed's rate cuts signal lower car loan rates ahead? (1:28). Article
-Shooting of UnitedHealthcare's Brian Thompson is "wake-up call" for U.S. corporate security
>SHOPPING: Target Circle — What holiday shoppers should know about the program
>HOMES: Heating prices expected to remain stagnant this winter (1:51)
>HEALTH: 60-year-old health myth many still believe is true revealed
-Research shows more than 150 million mental diagnoses may be linked to lead in gasoline
>FOOD: Kraft Everything Bagel Mac & Cheese is coming — how to get a taste
>TV/STREAMING: "Gilmore Girls" fans think a reunion is in the works and are freaking out
>MOVIES: Francis Ford Coppola apologizes for making "The Godfather II". Here's why
>CELEBRITY: Barefaced Pamela Anderson says makeup "doesn't really make sense" for her
>HISTORY: G.A.R. Memorial, Pearl Street in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Blue Ridge Beef Puppy Mix recall
>GOOD NEWS: Man who disappeared in 1999 found alive 25 years later with sister's help
-Meanwhile, in California, bears eat food delivery driver left outside
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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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