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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 47 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-5 local college students charged with kidnapping in "Predator" hunting attempt gone horribly wrong
-Rutland woman, newborn twins remembered; wake set for Saturday
-Private equity firm buys Worcester hotel for $20.4 million
-Worcester County Wonders: Strand's Ski Shop celebrates 90 years on the slopes
-With new year, new speed limit and traffic rules to take effect in Worcester
-Kick off 2025 with these First Day Hikes across Massachusetts
-A look back at the T&G's most memorable stories of 2024
-2024: a year of stories that shaped Worcester
-2024 most checked out books at Worcester Public Library
-Fitchburg High School band ready for once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform at Rose Bowl (2:12)
-Vacation hours at The Oval skating rink on Worcester Common
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for December
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl
-Saint Vincent Hospital nurses say 2 patients died amid understaffing
-St. V's owner, Point32Health reach insurance coverage agreement at 11th hour
-Police arrest 14-year-old in Worcester shooting
-Deli forced to move from Downtown Worcester; closed for now
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Look for big changes in Wachusett girls hoops this season
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Wachusett Echo: Bathroom sign-out shaky start
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Former Southbridge man gets 12 to 15 years for raping child, filming it
-Sterling farm gets composting grant
-Man arrested after pointing gun at son during dispute sparked by texts about ex-wife
-West Boylston police log December 23rd to 29th
-Man armed with knife arrested in Athol after breaking into garage, fleeing from police
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Local pop culture roundup: "The Walking Dead," Silver Scream and more
-Most talked about pop culture moments of 2024
-TikTok ranked their most popular viral trends of 2024
-The 100 best photos that captured the year
-Favorite music videos of '24 include Clairo, D.O.S., Sapling and more
>OPINION: Janice Harvey: In 2025, knowledge is not much without wisdom
-The Buzz with City Manager Batista (10:43): End of the year recap
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1363 (27:36): Priscilla Ress, Good Neighbor Energy Fund
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:44:39): Top 5 winners and losers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a local nurse of 40 years
>SPORTS: Worcester athletes shine in 2024
-Celtics rout Raptors, 125-71
-NFL playoff picture: Clinching scenarios for Week 18
-Holy Cross men's hockey team falls to L.I.U., 3-1
-Former Railer Matthew Gaudreau's wife gives birth to son 4 months after his death
-Railers beat Adirondack, 6-5
-Saint John's hockey tops rival Shrewsbury, 5-3
>CARS: Ford recalling 20,000 hybrid S.U.V.s over battery concerns
>NATIONAL: Most mispronounced words of 2024 (1:00)
-Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is "polarization"
-Google reveals 2024 top trending search terms for food, sports, movies and people
-Tragic: Hunter killed after bear falls from tree
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother owed man $400 when she and her baby were killed, police say
-2024 in review: The biggest stories from around Massachusetts
>COLLEGES: Watch: Nobel and other moments captured at UMass Medical School in 2024
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney looking to entice guests by offering free summer vacation packages perk
>BUSINESS: How did Worcester Business Journal do with 2024's bold predictions?
-Viewpoint: Key factors will fuel 2025 economic growth
-Brad Kane: If you know real estate, you know the economy
>HOMES: Nearly 1 in 4 Americans say keeping home clean is harder than full-time job
>SHOPPING: From falls to choking hazards: Safety concerns in new holiday toys
>HEALTH: How to keep your New Year's fitness resolutions (4:40)
-5 major Alzheimer’s discoveries scientists made in 2024
>FOOD: Here’s where to find the best hot chocolate in Mass.
>TV/STREAMING: Top 10 most iconic reality TV moments of 2024
>MOVIES: Hollywood Reporter critics pick the best films of 2024
>CELEBRITY: Blake Lively files lawsuit against Justin Baldoni
-Celebrities who welcomed babies in 2024
>HISTORY: Plympton’s Deborah Sampson fought as a man in the Revolutionary War
>ANIMALS: Matted dog becomes unrecognizable after transformation (1:45)
>GOOD NEWS: Remembering the time Jimmy Carter shook every passenger's hand before takeoff (:46)
-Meanwhile, Nostradamus predictions for 2025 — What to prepare for
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Experienced line cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Cooks at Grafton Street restaurant
-Senior Working Foreman, Holden Municipal Light Department
-Staff Associate, Urban Action Institute, Worcester State
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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