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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Meet the next winner of Worcester's top community service award
+Noon: Meet T&G Santa's helpers for Monday, December 22nd
+Noon: 4th Wall explores "Shakespeare Through A Disability Lens" in new show
-Salute to Worcester booster: Filmmaker, activist Caitlin McCarthy to be honored
-Growth of luxury apartments in Worcester leaves some residents cold
-National Grid work to restrict parking on Lakeside Ave. in Worcester
-Worcester Speaks No. 13: Parlee Jones
-Local bank donates $15,000 to Worcester schools for food pantries
-Former state Sen. Dean Tran pleads guilty to obstruction of justice in federal court
-More than 122 million Americans expected to travel for holiday this week
-Worcester County Wonders: The local twins who changed the world
-Radio Worcester (21:29): City Manager Eric Batista explains Worcester’s tax strategy, infrastructure challenges and winter shelter response
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:53): Worcester’s dual tax rate and the supermarket debate
>DINING OUT: Proposed law could require minimum gratuity during busy seasons
-ICYMI: After 64 years, Ken's Barbershop closes — but owner's legacy lives on
-Brothers behind Pepe's Taqueria buy site of restaurant, adjacent retail site for $2 million
-Here's where to bring your Christmas tree after the holidays in Worcester
-Neighbor to Neighbor awarded $50,000 for campaigns in Worcester, other cities
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Finance Committee asks to scrap February override vote
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Holden woman, 94, tied to T&G Santa since childhood
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Matt’s LEGO Drive stops in Millbury
-To raise funds for beloved colleague battling cancer, Shrewsbury P.D. and F.D. play exhibition hockey game
-Man arrested after refusing to leave Leominster hotel, grabbed knife during arrest
-Man held without bail after Leominster traffic stop results in trafficking, O.U.I.-drug charges
-Basement fire displaces 3 on Summer Street in Fitchburg
-Clinton police arrest passenger for trafficking cocaine during traffic stop
-New Rutland administrator starts in January
-Florence Sawyer announces honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Noon Years Eve events in Central Mass & beyond
-Radio Worcester (11:58): Mechanics Hall Executive Director Spotlight
>OPINION: Amanda Meady: Holidays as a single mom
-Rosalie Tirella: Saint Peter's Father Andy... Father Frank
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (58:40): Bella Smith
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:24:13)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to member of the Elks Lodge and American Legion Post
>SPORTS: Patriots clinch playoff spot with come-from-behind win
-Patriots’ No. 1 seed odds improve in Week 16
-Bruins lose to Senators, 6-2
-WNBA take gigantic step toward strike in overwhelming vote
-Balanced scoring helps Holy Cross women's basketball roll past UMass Lowell, 78-56
>NATIONAL: F.B.I. ignored Jeffrey Epstein child porn warning for 10 years, docs show
-At least 16 files have disappeared from the D.O.J. webpage for documents related to Epstein
-Tragic: Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10
>NEW ENGLAND: F.B.I. won't say whether homeless tipster will get $50,000 reward
-Suspected Brown and MIT professor shooter showed signs of anger, former friend says
>COLLEGES: CrossTalks Episode 8 (16:27): Eileen Hornor
-Anna Maria introduces program to fast track the next generation of educators and leaders
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The new highest bridge in the world just opened
-5 surprising things that can get you kicked off a flight
>BUSINESS: Gen Z fears A.I. will steal their jobs
-You won the lottery! Now, how do you protect your privacy and your cash prize?
>SHOPPING: Enter to win a GE Appliances® Digital Air Fry 8-in-1 Toaster Oven during Sclamos year-end savings giveaway
>HEALTH: This is the exact age when fitness and strength begin to decline: study
>FOOD: Tips to make holiday cooking less stressful (3:17)
>TV/STREAMING: YouTube TV to launch new slimmer subscription bundles, including sports plan
>MOVIES: "Avatar: Fire and Ash" box office opens on low end in U.S. with $88 million
>CELEBRITY: Julia Roberts looks 20 years younger in no-makeup selfie on Instagram
-Howard Stern's future with SiriusXM revealed after retirement rumors
>ANIMALS: Dog chained for 19 years finally gets to feel what freedom is (1:59)
>HISTORY: Rare pic of old Union Depot in Worcester as it was being built in 1875
>GOOD NEWS: Bus driver knits hats to keep students warm
-Meanwhile, in Venice, hundreds of Santas take over Grand Canal (2:27)
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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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