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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:40). High of 25 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man sues UMass Memorial for $5 million
-EcoTarium rings in new year...at noon so the kids can go to bed
-The most popular stories of 2025 on The 016
-The top viewed stories of 2025 at This Week in Worcester
-News Link Live’s 10 most-read stories of 2025
-Sip elevated libations high above The Woo at Vue, Worcester's newest cocktail lounge (:52)
-8 months after UMass Medical School layoffs, N.I.H. to review delayed funding applications
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on New Year's Day
-Trash and recycling delayed a day in Worcester
-City Council, School Committee members to be inaugurated Friday
-Worcester Public Schools, police update school partnership
-Radio Worcester (21:52): Raising Cane’s opens in Worcester, leaders share culture behind the brand
>DINING OUT: New Year's Day breakfast deal at Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-ICYMI: 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)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Fire hits Holden market
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: “Dig” for a cure
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): First Day Hike in Shrewsbury
-South Street parcel in Shrewsbury may get industrial overhaul
-Did you lose your keys in Paxton?
-Sutton antique store influenced by Grafton Flea Market
-Dudley man arrested after warrant issued in Webster credit union larceny case
-Oxford Chief Michael Daniels named top cop in Canton
-Action Ambulance pitches its services to Spencer
-Power Surge Bar Arcade opens in Fitchburg
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Get tickets to see the 100 biggest concert tours of 2026
-Last Call: Ricardo Barros, photographer
>OPINION: Suzanne Graham Anderson: A year of travels, truths and knowledge gained for the year ahead
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former owner of Corner Lunch Diner
>SPORTS: Patriots' Christian Barmore facing domestic assault charge (:49). Article
-Coach Mike Vrabel reacts to allegations against 2 of his players (:32). Article
-Drake Maye surges to NFL MVP favorite after Matthew Stafford’s dud
-Bruins beat Edmonton, 6-2
-Balanced effort leads Holy Cross men’s basketball to win in Patriot League opener
-Late free throws push Holy cross women's basketball past Bucknell in Patriot League opener
-Holy Cross Athletics 2025 in review
-Bravehearts to hold 3-week summer camp in 2026
-Railers beat Wheeling, 7-2
-The best of Worcester sports in 2025
>NATIONAL: Dozens presumed dead, about 100 injured in fire at Swiss Alps bar
-More than 30 bodies recovered from Houston-area bayous this year, sparking serial killer fears
-Tragic: Grandfather who ran back into burning home to save grandson dies
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 person killed in fire at Manchester apartment building
-Mark your calendars for these big events in Boston in 2026 (1:00)
>COLLEGES: Charting a course for excellence at Assumption
-Clark Challenge. Change. Podcast (13:38): Blue Man Group, creative communities and making your idea reality
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): We've got your must-travel list for 2026 (4:19)
-The real reason flight attendants greet you at the boarding door
>BUSINESS: 2026 Economic Forecast: Real estate's opportunity among uncertainty
-2026 Economic Forecast: Fresh faces to lead health care
-2026 Economic Forecast: Craft beer & cannabis will struggle to adapt
-2026 Economic Forecast: Community colleges step up in the higher ed industry
-2026 Economic Forecast: D.E.I. will operate in a low-key manner
-2026 Economic Forecast: Manufacturing's unpredictability, tempered enthusiasm
>HOMES: Cheryl Eidinger-Taylor: Residential real estate is now balanced
>HEALTH: The benefits of dry January
-Drugmakers to raise U.S. prices on 350 medicines despite pressure
>FOOD: Which grocery items had price increases in 2025?
>TV/STREAMING: Is Netflix the new HGTV?
>MOVIES: Best sex scenes in 2025 movies
-Best horror movies of 2025 on streaming and in theaters
-Trailer for new Christopher Nolan movie, "The Odyssey" (1:54)
>CELEBRITY: Celine Dion shares rare public video to her fans as she battles stiff person syndrome
-How Cheryl Hines overcame "pain" of husband R.F.K. Jr.'s sexting scandal
>ANIMALS: Terrified shelter dog saved by her guardian angel (2:30)
>HISTORY: Mass. governor signed a redistricting bill 2 centuries ago that led to term gerrymandering
>GOOD NEWS: Mom learns long-lost pen pal is her doctor — who delivered her kids
-Meanwhile, in Australia, rider goes through McDonalds on horseback, trots away with ice cream cone
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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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