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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Lottery open for 22 affordable condos on Elm St. in Worcester (pictured)
+Noon: 4-year-old Worcester girl under D.C.F.'s watch suffered "chronic, cumulative" neglect before death, report finds
+Noon: Ceremony recognizes Firefighter Christopher Roy, who died in Lowell St. blaze in 2018
+Noon: Second major water main break in Shore Drive area of Worcester
+Noon: Central Massachusetts' favorite steakhouses? 8 crowd pleasers
+Noon: Silverstein still rocks hard as it eyes 20th show at the Palladium
+Noon: Four Year Strong set to record first live album in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester punk faves Superjerk deliver rock 'n' roll blast on "welp."
+Noon: White Eagle new roost for Worcester Punk Rock Flea Market
+Noon: Last Call: Yvonne Toomey, artist
-What will replace Buca di Beppo? Aging waterfront restaurant in Shrewsbury still vacant
-Developer seeks to create 77 residential units on Worcester’s Winter Street
-Demolition of Harrison Street bridge over I-290 begins
-Plan to create housing at former Worcester hotel hits financing snag
-Worcester nonprofit to close, transition to legacy fund following leader’s departure
-Arris Partners buys second Canal District warehouse site for $2.4 million
-Worcester's Steve Gagliastro is in movie "Ella McCay" opening Friday
-Key takeaways and humorous insights from Mo Rocca’s Worcester State talk
-Worcester lottery player wins $25,000 for life
-Worcester City Council chooses lowest residential tax rate, residential taxes up 3.4%
-Radio Worcester (15:29): Worcester D.P.W. adapts to early season snowstorm
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant offers gift card deal for Christmas
-ICYMI: Worcester nurse injured and stranded in Costa Rica after 15-foot fall (2:27). Article
-Shooting on Water Street in Worcester, 31-year-old victim expected to survive: W.P.D.
-Insurer to close Worcester office, lay off staff of 50
-Ceremony held for Worcester Firefighter Jon Davies Sr., who died in 2011 fire
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): State Rep. Kimberly Ferguson will not run for reelection
-NEW! Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury P.D. fills the wagon for local families in need
-Shrewsbury Recreation location at 835 Main Street will be closed during construction
-As holidays approach, Blue Christmas services offer comfort
-Warrant arrest in Dudley leads to cocaine charge for Webster man
-Spencer Fire Captain leaves parade for blaze in Santa suit (1:58). Article
-Rutland hosts second annual Giving Tree
-Bank employees donate 65 coats
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: TODAY! Brown Bag Concert at noon at Mechanics Hall
-Merrimack Valley Ringers ringing in the holidays
-Apollo the Boss: Worcester’s own rising star carving his name into hip-hop history
-Feels like home: Blue Light Bandits set to return to Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (12:16): Gary Ho Ho Hoey on latest Christmas release and jamming with family
>OPINION: First Person: Remembering columnist Richard Klayman
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1397 (24:47): Teri Frykenberg, Founder, Nurse Advocate Entrepreneur
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to entrepreneur and member of the High School Hall of Fame
>SPORTS: What stands in Pats way for top seed in AFC with 4 games left? (7:28)
-Former Holy Cross, Assumption coach takes over at UCLA
-Holy Cross men's basketball team beats Regis, 69-47
-Bruins beat Blues, 5-2
-Vote for the High School Football Player of the Year
>CARS: Ford, Ram among over 225,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Judge allows release of Maxwell sex trafficking case records (:31)
-College shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded, suspect in custody
-Fired F.B.I. agents sue to get their jobs back
-Tragic: Teen dies just hours after being "sextorted" as groups like 764 target U.S. kids
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:35): D.N.A. evidence presented to jurors
-Driver in R.I. crash that killed musician has more than 100 past arrests, police say
-Nursing assistant charged with sexually assaulting a child at N.H. hospital
>COLLEGES: WPI cohort gets warm welcome at U.S. Capitol
-Anna Maria podcasting and narrative class, Fall ’25
-America’s Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak at Assumption
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the prettiest towns in the Northeast
>BUSINESS: Worcester company appoints former IBM director to board
-Radio Worcester (26:51): How Jess Lynch empowers A.I.-native founders through Founder's Edge V.C.
-Nurses push back on potential new student loan limits (4:51)
-This Uber and Lyft hack can save you hundreds on rides each year
>HOMES: People spend half of the winter season getting their home cozy, new survey reveals
>HEALTH: Missed first mammogram raises breast cancer death risk, study says
>FOOD: Pepsi axing snacks, sodas from its lineup — and slashing prices in cost-cutting marathon
>TV/STREAMING: Where to watch "Home Alone" online
>MOVIES: How can movie theaters fill more seats again? A report has suggestions
>CELEBRITY: Katy Perry goes Instagram-official with Justin Trudeau
-The Hollywood Reporter Women In Entertainment red carpet
>ANIMALS: Stray dog who could barely stand now holds his head high (1:46)
>HISTORY: Nephew of Boston Strangler victim thinks unheard confession tapes cast new doubt on "America’s Jack the Ripper"
>GOOD NEWS: Lottery vending machine error leads woman to more than $50,000
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man accidentally sent meth through tube at bank drive-thru: police
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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