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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Teachers register displeasure with principal at Nelson Place School
-Why so many water main breaks? Worcester City Council gets answers
-Worcester pastor, husband of former councilor, facing $900,000 in lawsuits
-WPI receives $3 million from alumnus (6:11). Article
-Local Afghan Americans voice anxiety, hopes to Worcester, U.S. lawmakers
-Dancing lessons? Worcester Tech teachers hold holiday flash mob
-See Worcester-area events across Christmas Week
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent's Holiday Message (1:52)
-Worcester Walks: Carlstrom Memorial Forest a pleasant trek for all seasons
-Last Call: Peter Stanton, Worcester Business Journal publisher
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:47): Elections, leadership struggles and housing dominate the year
>DINING OUT: Need last minute presents? Check of Dining Out to see who's open
-ICYMI: 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
-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): West Boylston to explore regionalizing schools
-Sutton's Blackstone National Golf Club purchased for $9.5 million
-Teens from Winchendon rescued from Mount Monadnock; bill could follow
-Effort relaunches Sterling tree lighting
-Paxton dressed for holiday season
-Wreaths Across America makes stop in Boylston
-Lancaster library supporters meet with legislators
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Bella's Bartok set to take long hiatus after show at Electric Haze
-Victor D. Infante: The worst Christmas music ever
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Empire, currency and the bodies left behind
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (57:23): Tamara Berry, owner, Mozelle's Sweet Shoppe
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was born blind and wrote Easy Braille Translator software
>SPORTS: Drake Maye, Christian Gonzalez earn Pro Bowl honors for Patriots
-ECHL union delivers strike notice. What does it mean for the Worcester Railers?
-Bruins lose to Montreal, 6-2
-Holy Cross women's hockey coach Katie Lachapelle at the 100 Grill (2:20)
-Bill Ballou: This year's Hall of Fame "unexciting"
>NATIONAL: Gen Z homemade Christmas going viral on TikTok
-Department of Justice releases new set of Epstein files
-Florida woman accused of fatally shooting both her ex-husbands in single-day rampage
-Tragic: 2 people killed in crash while returning from funeral in Watertown
>NEW ENGLAND: Former officer's certification revoked over ties to Birchmore
-1 in 3 voters have considered leaving Mass. due to high cost of living, poll finds (:21). Article
>COLLEGES: 3 named to Q.C.C. Board of Trustees
-Anna Maria Athletics expands with new teams and leadership ahead of 2026-27
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The top 5 roadside convenience stores in America
-What do airlines do with lost luggage that's never claimed?
>BUSINESS: Devens seeks developers to build on 69 acres
-LPL Financial Research: Navigating neutral: Fed policy key for fixed income markets in 2026
-John Quirk: Without community giving, business community Is a failure
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: Holiday plants a gift that keeps on giving
>HEALTH: This workplace habit can help people with type 2 diabetes manage insulin levels: study
>FOOD: Eggnog: Vintage classic — or outdated abomination?
>TV/STREAMING: Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson set for new Luther movie at Netflix
>MOVIES: All 12 of James Cameron's movies ranked, from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Elizabeth Banks has never tried Botox at 51, but she’s "talking about it"
-Brad Pitt scores major victory in Angelina Jolie legal battle as actress must reveal private messages
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever is there through all of mom's milestones (1:35)
>HISTORY: What in-flight meals were like 50 years ago
>GOOD NEWS: Couple engaged in same hospital they were treated for comas as teens
-Meanwhile, Pennsylvania, gusty winds send giant inflatable ornament rolling through neighborhood
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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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