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In The News
-Latest weather: Slick roads, high of 35 today in Worcester
+5:30: Worcester reports rise in homeless residents in 2021
+5:30: Kit Hughes introduced as Holy Cross Director of Athletics
+5:30: Bravehearts' mascot Jake the Lion to rappel down building in Worcester for charity
+5:30: Iconic Strand Theatre in Clinton will permanently close
+5:30: Worcesteria: Another year losing the Boston Music Awards!
+5:30: Data breaches across Central Mass. raise concern over cyberthreats
+5:30: U.S. jobless claims fall to 52-year low
+12:30: Worcester woman, 48, dead after Grove Street crash
+12:30: Worcester remembers fallen Firefighter Christopher Roy on 3-year anniversary of his death
+12:30: Partly filmed in Worcester, Netflix’ releases "Don’t Look Up" Thursday, will stream Christmas Eve
+12:30: Backers of Park Ave. gas station withdraw ZBA permit application
+12:30: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - December 9th
+12:30: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
+12:30: What should have been on the Worcester Monopoly board
+12:30: Rep. Jim McGovern has cancerous cells removed (:32)
+12:30: Radio Worcester (12:51): Worcester Regional Airport gets back to business, with Airport Director Andy Davis
+12:30: NEW: Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-"I'm hurting": Brothers shot, killed outside Worcester bar, family says (1:41). Article
-More coverage: Channel 4 (1:45); MassLive; Spectrum News 1; T&G; This Week in Worcester; Channel 10; Channel 7
-Worcester Vice Squad recovers assault weapon during Canal District arrest of suspected fentanyl trafficker
-Shrewsbury mother strangled her 12-year-old daughter, hanged herself, DA says
-Head-on crash in Worcester sends 3 to hospital
-Millbury fire captain facing more than a dozen sexual assault charges
-Fallen Worcester firefighter Jon Davies Sr. remembered 10 years later
-Animals: Worcester homeowner gives up 23 chickens, 7 ducks and 8 rabbits to MSPCA (:27)
-Last Call with Dan Dudley, dog handler consultant
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Podcast (37:59): The best whiskies in the world
-Lorraine Laurie: Santa comes early to Green Island
-Worcester Tercentennial invites businesses to celebrate 300th anniversary
-Pair of streets in Canal District to be changed to one-way
-New Worcester School Committee with 6 districts, 2 at-large seats, mayor
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (15:07): Tax rate & School Committee districts
-Massachusetts the most generous state on GoFundMe in 2021
-Tribute to a professor who taught at WPI for 33 years
-ICYMI: Worcester man charged with 7th OUI after police K-9 chase through Oxford woods (:24). Article
-216-unit apartment building planned for Worcester would be among largest buildings outside downtown
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Oxford restaurant's used cooking oil stolen, 2 arrested, police say
-Former Holden mill to become 28 units of housing
-Shrewsbury car dealership to develop new 15-acre facility on Route 9
-Shrewsbury residents provide feedback on proposed Beal project
-Raccoon attacks Lancaster woman putting up Christmas lights (2:01). Article
-GWLT helps Boylston hold on to 18 acres of conservation land
-Sports: Benton Whitley reflects on Holy Cross career
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Celtics lose to Clippers; Bruins lose in Vancouver
-Railers school Maine in 7-6 OT win
-Cars: Happy Holidays from Bertera Nissan (2:04)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Local Catholic radio stations sold
-Worcester-area unemployment rate improves
-Colleges: UMass Medical School student trustee focused on diversity, equity and inclusion
-Holy Cross English professor talks ethnic cultures and diversity in comic books with Marvel
-Health: Westborough firm’s breakthrough ACL-healing technology is commercially available
-National: Father, son arrested in wildfire that threatened Lake Tahoe
-Fewer Americans quit their jobs in October
-New England: Man who filmed trooper sleeping in cruiser on I-290 was pulled over moments later by State Police
-UNH student from Mass. died of accidental drowning, autopsy shows
-Tragic: Mother walking with 6-year-old son struck, killed by vehicle
-TV/Streaming: Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings will continue to host "Jeopardy!" for rest of season
-Movies: The 2nd trailer for "The Matrix Resurrections" (2:50)
-Celebrity: Nick Cannon mourns loss of his youngest child to a brain tumor
-Shopping/Deals: Nike to stop selling sneakers at one of America's largest shoe chains
-Food: The latest supply chain issue could impact your breakfast
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Calif. students raise thousands for custodian's new truck
-Meanwhile, in New York, family tops its own Guinness record with 687,000 Christmas lights
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+12:30: Most parents still have concerns about safety of vaccines for children, survey finds
+12:30: How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
-Mass. vaccine numbers show millions opting out of 3rd shot
-Doctors: Plenty of time to get booster shot before holidays
-In Gardner, families claim anti-vaccine protesters harassed children outside middle school clinic (1:48). Article
-Amid surge, UMass Memorial CEO says there aren’t enough beds to meet the current demand
-ICYMI: Massachusetts gearing up to boost testing capacity
-Concerns about flu surge on top of COVID surge have doctors braced for busy season
-Do COVID tests actually detect the Omicron variant?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
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