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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 30 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Happy New Year's Eve! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for last-minute plans
+Noon: Last Call: Ricardo Barros, photographer
+Noon: Suzanne Graham Anderson: A year of travels, truths and knowledge gained for the year ahead
-21-year-old killed in Northbridge crash
-Victims of Barre crash mourned
-Radio Worcester (10:46): Pediatric flu cases surge in Worcester E.R.s
-Related: Doctor on how to control flu spread as cases spike in Mass. (2:18)
-"He’s in here. We feel him": Brody’s Diner co-owner reflects on past
-Worcester in 2025: A city laid bare
-From Goose to I.C.E., they made the news: T&G's top stories of 2025
-Worcester's 2025 in pop culture
-Worcester County Wonders: From corsets to cuckoo clocks, stories of 2025
-T&G photo staff picks favorites from the year
-Nightmare on Tiffany Avenue: W.P.D. arrests suspect after late-night break-in attempt
-5 arrested after report of person with gun in Worcester
-Serious crime down as police activity rises in Worcester
-Worcester Walks: History awaits visitors at Shaker Spring House Trail
-What are you doing on New Year's Eve? Here are some ideas in Central Mass.
>DINING OUT: New Year's Eve plans? Check Dining Out to see who's open
-New Year's Day breakfast deal at Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-ICYMI: 3 shot in Worcester early Monday
-Leominster man accused of killing wife, causing police standoff (2:00). Article
-Worcester man involved in alleged robbery at casino, police say
-Worcester man among 3 charged in violent assault, robbery in Milford
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: “Dig” for a cure
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Job fair expands student opportunities
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton conservation administrator retires after 25 years
-Blackstone Valley Tech boys' hockey hosts holiday toy drive, cancer fundraiser tournament
-Clinton veterans group struggles for recognition
-Shrewsbury auction of cars abandoned at Massport parking lots nets thousands
-Sherwood invites families to inaugural Reading Night
-Dispute among brothers over Barre property leads to abuse prevention order charge
-Man arrested after police say he stole pot, medication and boots from landlord
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Small Stones Festival of the Arts opens next month
-Worcester Public Library’s most borrowed books of 2025
-Kennedy Center renaming prompts new round of cancellations from artists
>OPINION: Sarah Connell Sanders: 2025's cultural experiences — From Desi Bar & Grill to "West End Girl"
-What's Up Worcester's Sitdown (6:01): Alfonso José Piacentini Betancourt
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator and former Worcester City Council candidate
>SPORTS: Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs accused of attacking employee over pay dispute
-Related: Text messages show explicit exchange between Diggs, private chef over pay dispute (2:17)
-"Dirty" Armand Membou behind Mike Vrabel Jets-Patriots confrontation
-Celtics beat Jazz, 129-119 (2:00). Article
-Bravehearts to hold 3-week summer camp in 2026
-Holy Cross Athletics 2025 in review
>NATIONAL: A look back at U.S. politics in 2025 (9:40)
-Google Trends 2025 reveals top searches from search engine giant
-Tragic: Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of J.F.K., dies at 35 after battle with rare cancer
>NEW ENGLAND: A look back at coverage of the Karen Read murder trial (4:20)
-Video shows contractor wanted on arrest warrant scamming more customers
>COLLEGES: Sterling's Bridget D'Amelio named head coach of Anna Maria flag football
-At Assumption, enduring values, new opportunities
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This popular European city is banning outdoor dining
-10 regional U.S. slang words you should know
>BUSINESS: Entertainment and media industries shed 17,000 jobs in 2025
-More than 700 U.S. companies went bankrupt in 2025 — a 14% jump from last year
-For first time since 2020, Worcester Business Journal readers say the economy is in worse condition than a year ago
>SHOPPING: End-of-year deals on activewear: Up to 60% off leggings, sports bras
>HOMES: Cheryl Eidinger-Taylor: Residential real estate is now balanced
>HEALTH: U.S. has seen nearly 28,000 whooping cough cases this year
>FOOD: Which grocery items had price increases in 2025?
>TV/STREAMING: The top TV sex scenes in 2025
>MOVIES: The 20 best movies you missed in 2025
>CELEBRITY: Hollywood’s biggest winners and losers of 2025
-Isiah Whitlock Jr., actor known for roles on "The Wire" and "Veep," dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Watch this dog become a big brother for the first time (1:50)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Federal Building cupola, Federal Square, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Good news you may have missed in 2025
-Meanwhile, here are the 10 oddest Guinness World Records of the year
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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