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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 43 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Best steakhouses in New England roundup includes Willy's, One Eleven
+Noon: Kelley Square restaurant building sold for $1.2 million
+Noon: Worcester Youth Orchestras program has some things to celebrate
+Noon: Listen Up: No Christmas green for Lowell musician D-Tension
-UMass Memorial audit raises questions, draws scrutiny
-Worcester man found responsible for shoplifting nearly $200 from Shrewsbury Price Chopper
-Raising Cane's opens on site of former Denny's on Lincoln Street in Worcester
-Haxhiaj seeks answers on H.U.D. housing cuts
-Worcester Public Library's top items borrowed in 2025
-City Council seeks review of vacant lots, names December 18th Migrants Day
-John and Abigail Adams Scholarship celebration at South High (2:00)
-Aislinn Doyle: December 18th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Cleaning lady charged with stealing over $40,000 from Charlton-based employer’s bank accounts
-Worcester Walks: Millbury's Stowe Meadows a treat for winter hikers
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:14): Worcester Superintendent Brian Allen
-ICYMI: Feeding Worcester: Nonprofits strain to meet surging food insecurity
-The rental market is cooling in Worcester, but not for everyone
-Related: Owners push back against proposed rent control ballot question
-These recent water main breaks were not caused by the cold – but others could be
-Diverse communities are being priced out of Worcester, making it harder for help to reach them
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Attentiveness to school news on the decline
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Holden police introduce newest officer, Amgad Nashawi
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Westborough man found guilty in mother's murder
-Pedestrian killed in Northbridge ID'd as former star athlete at Uxbridge High
-2 masked men arrested after workplace dispute leads to vandalism at Leominster Market Basket
-Fitchburg resident sues I.C.E. agent, alleging excessive force during arrest
-Shrewsbury Special Town Meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday
-Shrewsbury’s proposed mixed-use moratorium: What will Town Meeting vote on?
-Boylston police ask for help from School Street residents
-David Prouty High calls off school after sprinkler line bursts
-Hubbardston dealing with employee resignations, administrator on leave
-New Grafton Public Library director sees library as a puzzle, waiting to be put together
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Nashoba Valley Winery wins manufacturer award
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Art Museum goes viral on TikTok
-Worcester students earn most-ever acceptances to Central Mass. Music Festival
>OPINION: Worcesteria: When hate strikes, Hanukkah celebrations hit back with light
-Worcester Business Journal editorial: Create a regional economy for everyone
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a pipefitter for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Ranking potential AFC Wild Card playoff opponents for Patriots
-Bruins beat Utah, 4-1
-5 things we want to see from the Celtics before 2025 ends
-Holy Cross women's basketball team beats Vermont, 46-45
-Holy Cross men's basketball team falls to Dartmouth, 89-64
>NATIONAL: Second levee fails in Washington, forcing more evacuations
-Nick Reiner to be charged with 2 counts of first-degree murder (1:29)
-Tragic: Heroic couple died in each other's arms after trying to disarm Bondi Beach terrorists
>NEW ENGLAND: MIT professor shot to death at Brookline home (2:09). Article
-Police release enhanced video of the person of interest in the Brown shooting (1:07)
>COLLEGES: WPI instructor featured on creator Adam Savage’s “Tested” YouTube Channel
-Worcester State students find new depth in Macbeth through early staging techniques
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Americans spent over $2,000 for traveling alone this year
>BUSINESS: 64,000 jobs added in November, unemployment ticks up
-LPL Financial Research: Policy tailwinds and artificial intelligence to power stocks in 2026
-Mass. unemployment delays stretch to nearly 2 months as state struggles to meet demand (4:10)
-Roomba maker files for bankruptcy -- sparking worries that pricey vacuums will stop working
>SHOPPING: Joanna Gaines new Barbie Hearth & Hand townhouse playset at Target
>FOOD: F.D.A. sends warning letters to major retailers selling recalled formula
>HEALTH: How much flu-like activity is in each state?
>TV/STREAMING: Best movie sex scenes streaming on Amazon Prime Video
>MOVIES: Quentin Tarantino’s top 20 movies of the 2000s: Complete list + how to watch
>CELEBRITY: Ozzy Osbourne's last words to wife Sharon before his death revealed
>ANIMALS: Watch this rescued ram become the happiest boy (1:49)
>HISTORY: 30 mall restaurants we miss that have disappeared (34:00)
>GOOD NEWS: Day care staff recognized as heroes after fire breaks out
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, black bear wanders into Christmas parade
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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