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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 33 today in Worcester
-Declared Winter Parking Ban starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Worcester pastor, husband of former councilor, facing $900,000 in lawsuits
+4:00: WPI receives $3 million from alumnus (6:11). Article
+4:00: ECHL union delivers strike notice. What does it mean for the Worcester Railers?
+4:00: See Worcester-area events across Christmas Week
+4:00: Bella's Bartok set to take long hiatus after show at Electric Haze
+4:00: Last Call: Peter Stanton, Worcester Business Journal publisher
-Person struck and killed by train in Clinton
-Worcester shooting suspect arrested in Texas after years on the run
-Parking may soon be banned on part of Worcester’s Grafton Street. Here’s why
-Polar, Stop & Shop ride viral "6 7" craze
-Meet the next winner of Worcester's top community service award
-Meet T&G Santa's helpers for Monday, December 22nd
-Bob Cousy to be honored with naming of court at Holy Cross
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Dry spell hits Worcester: City Council eyes recent water main breaks
-No winner: Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion
-Radio Worcester (21:29): City Manager Eric Batista explains Worcester’s tax strategy, infrastructure challenges and winter shelter response
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Epic Burgers (5:29)
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Holden Finance Committee asks to scrap February override vote
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Superintendent raises flag on "acts of hates and bias" at Algonquin
-David Prouty Building Committee discusses sprinkler main damage, school closure
-Overdose response in Charlton leads to search warrant, seizure of AK-47, sawed-off shotgun and fentanyl
-Driver charged with O.U.I. after driving through road closure, almost striking cruiser in Clinton
-Strand gets all alcohol license
-Trouble pups get in line at In-Line K9
-Paxton meeting passes zoning, honors Fenton
-Berlin's 19 Carter honored with Good Neighbor Award
-Origami turns old hymnals into church fundraiser
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Noon Years Eve events in Central Mass & beyond
-Tickets set to go on sale for Silver Scream 5 at the DCU Center
-4th Wall explores "Shakespeare Through A Disability Lens" in new show
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:26): Steve Gagliastro, "A Christmas Carol"
>OPINION: Carol Erskine: State failing children at cost of their lives
-Robin Darling: My experience using superpower to better understand my health
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (56:31): Hope Graham Arthur, Founder, Possibility Ministry International
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love these Drake Maye stats amid MVP-caliber season
-Patriots-Ravens Stock Watch: Maye shines in clutch performance
-Celtics beat Indiana, 103-95 (2:01). Article
-Holy Cross women’s lacrosse, softball announce 2026 schedule
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 11
>NATIONAL: Photos in Epstein files dump show creepy "temple" on "Pedophile Island"
-Lawmakers say D.O.J. is not following law after releasing redacted info, images about Epstein (2:09)
-Merriam-Webster names "slop" its word of the year
-Tragic: Elderly woman has eye gouged out in random daylight attack by repeat thug
>NEW ENGLAND: Brown police chief on leave; feds announce security review (1:39)
-Driver facing charges in fatal crash after police pursuit (:25). Article
-Mass. gas customers spending billions on new pipes the state plans to abandon (4:05)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria introduces program to fast track the next generation of educators and leaders
-Learning to create change at Assumption
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Avoid these three travel mistakes that ruin holiday trips
-Christmas movie mega-fans rush to quaint New England towns
>BUSINESS: Most employees check out for the holidays by this date
-LPL Financial Research: Navigating neutral: Fed policy key for fixed income markets in 2026
-Instacart ends controversial program where users could see different prices for the same items
-Jim Beam halting production at Kentucky distillery for a year
>HOMES: How to keep those festive holiday plants alive
>HEALTH: Flu activity reaching high levels in Mass. during holiday season (2:18). Article
-Health experts warn of "super flu" surge as Christmas approaches
>FOOD: Americans honored their "war service" with these ration-friendly WWI Christmas dinner recipes
>TV/STREAMING: CBS postpones "60 Minutes" segment on El Salvador's CECOT prison
>MOVIES: Rob Reiner’s beloved hits would be impossible today
>CELEBRITY: Barry Manilow reveals lung cancer diagnosis, reschedules shows for surgery
-Gil Gerard, actor best known for playing Buck Rogers, dies at 82
>ANIMALS: Spicy little kitten turns out to be the snuggliest goofball (1:34)
>HISTORY: Inside the bloody history of Brentwood, where Rob Reiner was killed
>GOOD NEWS: Mom saves 2-year-old daughter’s life with a piece of her own liver
-Meanwhile, over Rhode Island, pilot reports "silver cannister" U.F.O. to air traffic control, told "good luck with the aliens"
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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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