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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 (1:24). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Coming soon, an upscale cocktail lounge at the top of the Glass Tower in Worcester
-City Council honors former Worcester firefighter who saved woman from burning building
-Witness: Firefighters pulled woman to safety during blaze in Grafton
-Feds charge Worcester man with collecting unemployment while working for T.S.A.
-Driver charged with motor vehicle homicide in death of Irish visitor to Worcester
-Best steakhouses in New England roundup includes Willy's, One Eleven
-Kelley Square restaurant building sold for $1.2 million
-"The Whistler" was a Worcester legend
-Aislinn Doyle: December 18th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:53): Worcester’s dual tax rate and the supermarket debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:14): Worcester Superintendent Brian Allen
-Powerball $1.27 billion winning jackpot numbers
>DINING OUT: Brunch with Santa at Worcester restaurant on Saturday
-ICYMI: 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
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): M.B.T.A. effort takes 1 parcel off Holden's list
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Attentiveness to school news on the decline
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): David Prouty High School closes early for break after water main burst
-Worcester woman arrested in Barre after violating harassment order, barricading herself at Village Market
-Legendary sports journalist Bob Ryan visits Northborough
-Leadership changes hands in the Women's Success Network
-Shrewsbury adopts policy helping middle-schoolers understand career-technical education options
-Photos of Nashoba Drama's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
-Paxton generator could be revived
-Clinton schools hold plus-size celebration ceremony
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Public Library's top items borrowed in 2025
-Worcester Youth Orchestras program has some things to celebrate
-100 FM The Pike (21:14): Comedian Kelly MacFarland on ChatGPT, self checkouts and Rush
-Listen Up: No Christmas green for Lowell musician D-Tension
>OPINION: Rosalie Tirella: "Try a little tenderness"
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Governor González Colón and the fight over public records
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 540 (28:07): Patrick Maloney, Preservation Worcester
-Unity Radio's Positively Suzanne (56:31): Nikkya Jackson, Challenge Yourself Fitness
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who launched a nationally recognized financial services firm in Worcester over 50 years ago
>SPORTS: TreVeyon Henderson’s rookie season among Patriots’ best since 2000
-Will Patriots sign Matthew Judon? Why a reunion seems unlikely
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Will Jayson Tatum return this season? Brad Stevens shares insight on recovery process
-Holy Cross men’s basketball 125th anniversary celebration set for February 7th
-Holy Cross star Max Mosey earns All-America honors from Stats Perform
-Railers beat Norfolk, 6-2
>CARS: What cars were discontinued in 2025? See the list
>NATIONAL: Alan Jackson, who defended Karen Read, takes Reiner murder case
-Last U.S. cents ever minted fetch whopping $16.7 million at auction
-Tragic: Man charged in neighbor’s murder after initially hailed hero
>NEW ENGLAND: Juror explains murder conviction in Brian Walshe trial (1:41)
-Plane crashes in New Hampshire near condo complex (1:06)
-Brown University shooting investigators want to identify second person
>COLLEGES: Clark's stories of impact in 2025
-WPI Podcast Episode 24 (39:07): Gift giving research with Farnoush Reshadi
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why you should visit Greenland: 9 tips for your first trip
-Grand Canyon to reopen hotels on the South Rim after water pipeline repair
>BUSINESS: Worcester accounting firm joins forces with Connecticut C.P.A. group
-LPL Financial Research: Policy tailwinds and artificial intelligence to power stocks in 2026
-W.B.D.C. Podcast (23:27): Worcester’s climate goals vs. economic growth
>HOMES: Home sales in Central Mass. dropped in November, as prices climb again
>SHOPPING: It's not just trees. Christmas decorations cost more this year
>FOOD: 20 traditional holiday foods from around the world
>HEALTH: What you eat matters when it comes to mental health
>TV/STREAMING: Lori Loughlin set to make Hallmark comeback
>MOVIES: Teaser trailer for new Steven Spielberg alien movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:07)
>CELEBRITY: Comedian Andy Dick admits he smoked crack ahead of apparent overdose
-Hilary Swank apologizes for lashing out at mom taking terminally ill sons on Make-A-Wish trip
>ANIMALS: 13 kittens show up in Amazon boxes. This couple says, “Sure!" (2:18)
>HISTORY: Fannie E. Proctor was a beloved Northborough educator for 40 years
>GOOD NEWS: Obedient husband brings wife a Powerball ticket worth $50,000
-Meanwhile, in Mexico, Congress floor debate turns violent as lawmakers filmed pulling hair, shoving
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