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>WEATHER: High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2025 a dramatic year for Worcester restaurant openings and closings
-Man arrested for allegedly attempting to break into Worcester home
-Dancing lessons? Worcester Tech teachers hold holiday flash mob
-See Worcester-area events across Christmas Week
-Worcester project would bring 40 units to Millbury Street, but no "affordable" housing
-This Week in Worcester Exclusive: D.O.J. A.I. tools lead Epstein files redactions
-Officials warn about possible measles exposure at Westborough hotel and Logan Airport (:44). Article
-A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:47): Elections, leadership struggles and housing dominate the year
-ICYMI: 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
-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): 5 arrested in Webster warrant apprehension operation
-For second consecutive month, development makes town-friendly concession
-New Cinton library trustee appointed; car rules outlined
-Winners selected in door decorating contest
-Berlin heroes collect nearly 500 toys for Toys for Tots
-Chris Ebstein receives George Bailey Award
-Sutton residents question Unified T.I.F., possible data center tenant
-Police logs from Shrewsbury and Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Full circle for Matt Swanton as his band plays at Bull Run Restaurant
-Listen Up: Big Nate Allstar, city star in new video, "Went Legit"
>OPINION: Amanda Meady: Helping your kids cope with back-to-school anxiety after the holidays
What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (8:23): Iris Delgado, President, Adelante Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 160 (29:25): Amy Borg, Deputy Director, Prevention Research Center, UMass Chan Medical School
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who had a gift for raising plants
>SPORTS: Latest on Milton Williams, Khyiris Tonga injuries as playoffs loom
-NFL Week 17 schedule, TV and announcers
-How Hugo Gonzalez is making a huge impact for Celtics as rookie
-Stockfish to represent Holy Cross, U.S. Collegiate Selects at Spengler Cup in Switzerland
>NATIONAL: Explosion at a nursing home kills at least 2
-Turtle Island Liberation Front terrorists plotted to detonate weapons of mass destruction across L.A.: feds
-Tragic: Christmas shopper was stabbed to death by mentally ill homeless man in Barnes & Noble: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. poll shows parents favor student cellphone crackdown
-Boston nightclub has license suspended after woman collapses and dies (3:32). Article
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Athletics expands with new teams and leadership ahead of 2026-27
-CrossTalks Episode 9 (13:24): Kurt Sanger
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): JetBlue to introduce first class on domestic routes
-8 places where Uber has been banned or unavailable — and why
>BUSINESS: J&J ordered to pay $1.5 billion in talc cancer lawsuit, vows to appeal
-LPL Financial Research: Navigating neutral: Fed policy key for fixed income markets in 2026
-Hayley Cotter: 10 things I know about ... Mass. pay transparency requirements
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Tips to manage mental health during holidays
>FOOD: Eggnog: Vintage classic — or outdated abomination?
>TV/STREAMING: Coming in 2026 on HBO Max
>MOVIES: Rob Reiner influenced today's comedy creatives with Spinal Tap, more
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton to be Hasty Pudding 2026 Man of the Year (:34)
-Wiz Khalifa sentenced to 9 months in Romania for drug possession
>ANIMALS: Guy finds soul cat in his parents' backyard (1:40)
>HISTORY: What people packed for vacation in the 1950s
>GOOD NEWS: Siblings surprised as Air Force dad returns home for Christmas
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, children allegedly steal car after watching YouTube tutorial (1:41)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:46). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Legendary Worcester restaurant closes its doors for good
-Worcester retirement system C.E.O. abused public funds: Report
-No charges to be filed after students report inappropriate conduct by Auburn substitute
-Man faces attempted murder, O.U.I. charges in crash into Shrewsbury police station
-Worcester negotiating with Holden after court ends sewer dispute
-Opioid settlement payouts for every municipality released
-City Council votes to study replacement of aging police headquarters
-Worcester council approves tax break for firm that broke development law
-Radio Worcester (21:11): Mayor Petty on housing, Denholm redevelopment and city's momentum
>DINING OUT: How to be among the first to try new restaurant at former Flying Rhino spot on Shrewsbury Street
-ICYMI: Woman in her 60s dies after Southbridge house fire (:19). Article
-Armed & dangerous suspect wanted in Worcester bar shooting
-Amid shortage, Worcester permitted nearly 400 fewer housing units last year
-How a Worcester opt-out provision for developers is leading to more affordable housing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Opioid Listening Session Saturday
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spencer man injured in February shooting faces "long road ahead"
-Maddy's Ice Cream and More truck kicks off season with new menu
-Clinton woman arrested after dispute over PlayStation leads to damaged TV and apartment
-Homeless man arrested at Baldwinville Cumberland Farms for violating restraining order against ex-girlfriend
-Police logs from Shrewsbury, Grafton and Northborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up at The Uxlocale, 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: All in fun for comedian Marlon Wayans in Worcester
-Actress and singer Lindsay Mendez set for Broadway in Worcester
-Boston pays tribute to late singer Tommy DeCarlo
-CheĢ Anderson of Worcester named Mass. Cultural Council's new chair
-Last Call: Kalan Lewis, mentorship program director at Q.C.C.
>OPINION: Clark Scarlet: They don’t care about Worcester residents
-Catherine Holmes: Toward reboot on Worcester student data privacy
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:41): Inner Voice Outer Change
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:26): Development, costs and city projects
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:22): Holden defies M.B.T.A. law, Worcester crime stats debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime area priest
>SPORTS: New England Patriots sign safety Kevin Byard to 1-year deal, reports say
-Watch: Police bodycam footage of Patriots players' party (2:48)
-Italy saves U.S. from World Baseball Classic embarrassment after win over Mexico
-Holy Cross women’s basketball hosts Army in Patriot League semifinals on Thursday
-Railers fall to Norfolk, 5-2
-Millbury falls to Frontier in Division 4 state semifinals
>CARS: Ford recalling over 83,000 cars over headlight and engine valve issues
>NATIONAL: U.S. to release 172 million barrels of oil from reserve to combat rising prices
-Iran-linked hacker group launches debilitating cyberattack against U.S. medical company
-Tragic: Pit bull attacks, kills elderly Vermont man
>NEW ENGLAND: Register your lawnmower? No, R.M.V. warns of latest scam
-62-year-old man dies in Salem house fire, officials say (:17)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State library expands eBook access through H.E.L.M. Grant
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of Massachusetts' best lakeside towns are in Western Mass.
-Here’s why many Americans are afraid to travel solo, new survey suggests
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence returns to optimistic territory for the first time in a year
-LPL Financial Research: Markets tested as Iran conflict continues
-What Mass. business owners should know about A.I. and copyright law
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Target cuts prices on 3,000 items as inflation remains above Fed target
>HEALTH: This GLP-1 drug has a risk of sudden sight loss and "eye stroke": study
>FOOD: Sheet pan salmon with asparagus
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of Netflix's "Beef" (1:26)
>MOVIES: Report: Bon Jovi biopic in the works
>CELEBRITY: "Imperfect Women" L.A. premiere red carpet: Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington, Kate Mara and more
-Kathy Ireland sues business managers for allegedly swindling multimillion-dollar fortune
>ANIMALS: Rescue Husky sees snow for first time (2:56)
>HISTORY: Marking 150 years since Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone call in Boston (1:29)
>GOOD NEWS: Abington police sergeant rescues woman from oncoming train (1:18)
-Meanwhile, in Mexico, 2 massive "doomsday fish" wash up on beach in rare sighting
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