Top stories from The016.com, Friday, January 3rd

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  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 36 today in Worcester

  -"Warmest year in station history": 2024 annual climate summary for Worcester
  
  

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +5:00: Worcester police arrest man in theft from graveyard

  +5:00: 210 Sports: Former Central Mass. college hockey players in the pros
  
  

  +1:00: UMass Memorial welcomes first baby of 2025

  +1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +1:00: New shows and movies to watch this weekend

  +1:00: New movies on demand — "Wicked," "A Real Pain" and more

  +1:00: Beyond the studio: Unique exercise classes across Central Mass.
  
  

  -Fire at Worcester apartment complex displaces 28 people

  -Worcester teen indicted for murder in Paine Street shooting

  -17-year-old faces gun charges after fleeing traffic stop

  -Man kidnapped and beaten by Assumption students, police say (2:56)

  -Earlier: 5 local college students charged with kidnapping in "Predator" hunting attempt gone horribly wrong

  -Owner of former Fallon HQ to partner with nonprofit to convert Worcester office building into affordable condos

  -Candlepin bowling is the subject of a new exhibit in Worcester

  -Worcester announces 2025 trash and recycling calendar

  -ICYMI: Worcester officials sound alarm over CarMax auction site proposal

  -Worcester Business Journal's 10 bold predictions for 2025

  -As large retail spaces become vacant, landlords are finding immersive businesses can keep the crowds coming in

  -As Worcester’s small multifamily market cools, property owners see promise in communities like Auburn, Fitchburg and Southbridge

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): "Best Class Ever" holds 30th reunion

  -Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)

  -Public input meeting for zoning bylaw review January 16th

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston completes A.R.P.A. spending plans

  -Ladder truck contract approved in Grafton

  -Man arrested after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s car, pouring urine on driver’s seat

  -Despite millions spent, Northborough's White Cliffs estate remains empty

  -Sutton soccer champs honored

  -Bank brings joy to Clinton with toy drive

  -January hikes around Wachusett Reservoir

  -The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday

  -Inside Worcester's Free Play Bar Arcade on Family Day (1:03)

  >SHOWTIME: Radio play next up for Sterling Theater

  -Millbury, Sutton artists in Small Stones Festival of the Arts

  >OPINION: Safe Exit Initiative: Intersection of prostitution, substance use disorder and mental health disorders

  -Manny Jae Media (44:27): Mayor Joe Petty

  -Radio Worcester (21:34): Ronny LeBlanc explores U.F.O. theories and New Jersey drone mysteries

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who served 42 years in the military
  
  

  >SPORTS: Patriots "100% focused" on beating Bills Sunday, coach Jerod Mayo says

  -NFL Week 18 schedule, TV and announcers

  -Celtics beat Timberwolves, 118-115

  -Rangers beat Bruins, 2-1

  -Holy Cross men's basketball edges Loyola in Patriot League opener

  -Holy Cross women's basketball beats Loyala in league opener

  -Holy Cross women's hockey opens 2025 against nationally ranked B.U. and Northeastern
  
  

  >CARS: Nearly 400,000 Ford pickup trucks, S.U.V.s and other vehicles recalled

  >NATIONAL: U.S. launches multiple strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

  -What we know about the timeline of the New Orleans terror attack

  -Vegas Cybertruck bomber shot himself in head before explosion, police say

  -Tragic: 13 people including children die in stampedes at charity events

  >NEW ENGLAND: Fire in Vermont fire leaves 2 dead, 2 injured 

  >COLLEGES: Q.C.C. intersession courses open for enrollment
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 winter festivals you need to experience at least once

  >BUSINESS: Wachusett Brewing parent to merge with Harpoon’s owner in latest craft beer shakeup

  -Directory: Business and industrial parks in Central Mass.

  >HOMES: To rinse or not to rinse dishes, debate over dishwasher habits settled

  >SHOPPING: If you hear "Code Brown" at a Mass. Walmart, leave immediately

  >HEALTH: Do I need to take so many pills? (1:02)

  -Experimental vax could help treat common form of lung cancer (:54) 

  >FOOD: You probably have 2025’s flavor of the year in your pantry
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: "Sesame Street" searching for new home as HBO pivots away from children’s programming

  >MOVIES: "Up in Smoke," "Pride of the Yankees" among movies added to National Film Registry

  >CELEBRITY: Why "Home Alone" star Daniel Stern left Hollywood to "raise cattle" and "grow tangerines" 

  >HISTORY: Former Women's Club, now Tuckerman Hall, in Worcester 

  >ANIMALS: 700-pound cow still thinks she's her mom's baby (2:39) 

  >GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman's 2024 "On the Road" stories (1:58:15) 

  -Meanwhile, passenger blasted for bringing "emotional support" Great Dane on airplane 

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