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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 38 today in Worcester

  -Winter parking ban lifted
  
  

  >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

  -Wachusett area goings on
  
  

  >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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