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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 26 today in Worcester
-December climate summary for Worcester
-Winter storm blankets U.S. with snow and ice
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Price Chopper location in Worcester will close January 31st
+6:00: $280,000 settlement reached for man who sued Worcester after murder charge was dropped
+6:00: Radio Roundtable (47:07): Will the Gaza cease-fire resolution be filed or discussed?
+6:00: Family to hold candlelight vigil for Brittany Tee on Friday
+Noon: As Central Mass. hospitals struggled, audit claims state watchdog agency failed
+Noon: Otis is neurodivergent hero of Worcester State prof Megan Connerly's children book
+Noon: Listen Up: Staying in the game with Torbin Harding of LoZ Records
-Worcester man accused of killing former employee with baseball bat, appears in court
-Earlier: Worcester man arrested after body found in Hubbardston
-"Why!?": Victim's family lashes out after Worcester man pleads guilty to 2019 murder
-Fires prompt Monday closures at Worcester charter school and Leominster High School
-Worcester man with suspended license, crack, fentanyl and stolen power tools arrested in Shrewsbury
-Popular Worcester night spot closes for renovations
-Worcester City Councilor Kate Toomey responds to charges of inaction on W.P.D.
-Worcester City Council to hear Gaza ceasefire resolution
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Man arrested for firing gun inside Worcester apartment: W.P.D.
-Child hit and killed by pickup truck in Leominster (1:24). Article
-More than 20 evacuated after fire in Fitchburg apartment building
-Aislinn Doyle: January 9th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:16): City settles canine bite case amid tensions between Councilor King and Mayor Petty
-ICYMI: Vernon Hill neighborhood gathers to support young girl battling cancer
-11-year-old Worcester cellist taking skills to the national stage
-Worcester man arrested after parking U-Haul at CVS, stealing Nugenix Testosterone Booster from Walgreens across the street
-Worcester Community Veterinary Hospital remains closed after fire
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden family wins WooSox season tickets
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Good Neighbor nominations sought
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Berlin boy gets to be fire chief for a day
-Spencer contemplates regional dispatch system
-Shrewsbury police awarded over $205,000 in grants in December
-Level 3 sex offender recently charged with rape arrested for failing to register new address
-Clinton students partner with court to celebrate diversity
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Boston Calling lineup announced with headliners Dave Matthews Band, Luke Combs and Fall Out Boy
-Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner and Hemingway
>OPINION: Victor D. Infante: Where Worcester is at, and where it's headed, in 2025
-Kate Hayes: How to create a morning routine
-Robin Darling: 10 ways to kick those winter blues
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:18:16)
-WSC Stay Connected (53:31): Art as a reflection of life — A Bharatanatyam production
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the first female president of the United Way of Central Mass.
>SPORTS: How Jerod Mayo talked his way out of Patriots job
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft says he put Mayo in "untenable situation"
-Patriots players react to Mayo's firing (1:49). Article
-Bill Belichick reacts to Patriots firing Mayo
-Jayson Tatum earns second Player of the Week honor of season
-210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 13
-Radio Worcester (9:22): 30 years of hockey in Worcester
>CARS: Ford and Tesla among nearly 400,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: First U.S. bird flu death confirmed
-Strong earthquake kills at least 95 near Mount Everest
-Tragic: Oregon men die from exposure in forest looking for Sasquatch
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. ranked in top 5 "most moved from states", survey finds
-Mass. police academies have security concerns, inadequate training, state audit finds (2:42)
>COLLEGES: Radio Worcester (8:11): Q.C.C. president discusses new initiatives and programs boosting education
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): New Hampshire Ice Castles opening earlier than usual
>BUSINESS: "Potato cartel" colluded to artificially hike french fry, hash brown prices: lawsuits
-LPL Financial Research: Evaluating stock and bond market predictions from 2024
-United Way of South Central Mass. appoints next executive director
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, December 29th to January 4th
>HEALTH: Flu season in U.S. claims lives of 1,500, including 9 kids: C.D.C.
-Chin implants, facelifts, 3 other treatments will take off in 2025, plastic surgeons say
>FOOD: How the wax on your apples really gets there, according to a farmer
>TV/STREAMING: 7 Golden Globes winners to stream now on Prime Video
>MOVIES: Tom Cruise giving "Mission: Impossible" a shocking update: report
>CELEBRITY: Aubrey Plaza speaks on husband Jeff Baena's death by suicide: "An unimaginable tragedy"
>HISTORY: Legacy of Alice Brock and "Alice’s Restaurant" lives on
>ANIMALS: Terrified beagle who'd never been inside finally opens up (1:55)
>GOOD NEWS: Nurse adopts teen mom after caring for babies in N.I.C.U. (2:43)
-Meanwhile, in Maine, extremely rare, split-colored lobster discovered in grocery store
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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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+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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