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In The News
-Latest weather: Dry, high in the mid 40s today in Worcester
-Worcester restaurant closes after more than 20 years in business
-Longtime Worcester café announces final day
-X-Golf bringing simulators, full bar to Trolley Yard in Worcester
-Canal District streets convert to one-way on Monday
-Polar Park hosts first Winter Wonderland
-UMass Memorial Health holds 20th annual "Goods for Guns" buyback
-Worcester’s LIFT to open outpatient clinic for survivors of the sex trade
-Everyday Miracles provides support system for recovery, even during pandemic
-Accused carjacker caught at Worcester Dunkin' drive-thru
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester Parish to support Afghan families
-Six Things to Do: "Nutcracker," "Good Grief!" and more
-U.S. Navy Band concert at Mechanics Hall canceled
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-A Night of Brass Funk, Reggae/Rocksteady, Rhythm Blues & Ska coming January 7th
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-Worcester task force recommends school safety plan that includes citywide liaison officers
-School Committee vote may force council to look in the mirror
-ICYMI: Worcester ranked among 10 hottest real estate markets in U.S.
-Dental practice with Worcester location being sued by state
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden increasing to 6 voting precincts
-FeedBack Earth doesn’t pass the sniff test, will put soy product on hold
-Girl Scouts to help build pollinator garden at Shrewsbury’s Dean Park
-Holiday lights are aglow on the Princeton gazebo
-Sports: Holy Cross men's basketball team falls to Siena
-Jake The Lion goes “Over the Edge” in downtown Worcester (:34)
-How the outcome of today's Bills-Bucs game will impact Patriots' AFC East, No. 1 seed odds
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Railers win 4-2 at home
-Beware of the "ferocious" Lions’ Den
-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: Central Mass. company plans big pour at UMass Medical School
-Low wages antagonizing human services labor shortages
-Health: Eye drops could help people with age-related blurry vision (1:42)
-Colleges: Holy Cross holds "Benching for Breast Cancer" event
-WPI professors, students design, build, ship kit-style ventilators to Africa
-National: Photos of the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes that ripped communities apart
-Kentucky family's old photo sucked into sky by tornadoes, found 150 miles away
-Lightning flashes in dark sky illuminate killer tornado
-New England: 23-year-old man dies in fiery plane crash near New Hampshire airport
-Ayer playground closed to public due to arsenic contamination
-Homes: See inside grand 1930s manor in Worcester selling for $550,000
-Food: Google's top 10 trending recipe searches in Mass. in 2021
-TV/Streaming: HBO's "Succession" leads Critics Choice TV Awards nominations with 8
-Movies: Spielberg and Oscar buzz could give "West Side Story" a big opening weekend
-Celebrity: Anne Rice, author of gothic novels, dead at 80
-Animals: This 2-pound rescue pig will make your day (:31)
-History: 20 retro holiday ads that you'd never see today
-Meanwhile, in Norwood, company touts world's largest pot brownie
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Rutland vaccine clinic nears 70,000 shots
-ICYMI: Worcester sees 6 straight week-over-week increases
-South African doctors see signs Omicron is milder than Delta
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 36 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
-Worcester residents get shoveling and plowing help from "snow angel"
-2 local teens saved from N.H. mountain
-Brazilian pizza shop coming to former Worcester deli
-Dr. Fauci announces mid-March residency at Holy Cross
-Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
-Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Festival
-100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
-Town meeting on current immigration operations on Sunday in Worcester
-Worcester man arrested for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine in sting
-Worcester Public Schools News (23:21): Doherty Edition
>FAITH: Local woman professes perpetual vows at Dominican monastery
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Good Neighbor Awards announced
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-March Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police introduces SafeCam Program
-Gardner officials push landfill expansion as area residents raise concerns
-Find your spot at The Yoga Nook
-Police chief says suspect indicted in Orange fraud case
-Millbury teen wins Elks Annual Hoop Shoot Contest
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
-"Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
-WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
-TODAY! Black History Month movie: “10,000 Black Men Named George”
-19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Gong Show rolls on in West Boylston, Worcester
-Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: Why we highlight women's progress
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:13): Episode 5, What to do after snow storms
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 452 (25:39): Kellys Roast Beef
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple eateries and became a blackjack dealer at Foxwoods after retiring
>SPORTS: Major League Baseball games will soon be off ESPN in media bombshell
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Navy
-Holy Cross announces updates to football staff
-Holy Cross goaltender Thomas Gale named semifinalist for Mike Richter Award
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-Railers lose in Savannah, 6-4
>CARS: Mass. is "actually a really great state to have car insurance in," expert says (2:03)
>NATIONAL: Professor tracking asteroid that could collide with Earth in a few years (2:48). Article
-Ukraine planted explosives in Russian drone pilots' virtual reality goggles
-Tragic: 11-year-old girl dies by suicide after being bullied over family's immigration status: report
>NEW ENGLAND: JetBlue pilot arrested on sex charge at Logan moments before takeoff (1:59). Article
-Mass. Pike falling concrete: Inside the Prudential Tunnel, reaction (4:48)
-Family fights back against $200,000 in equity theft despite law change (3:58). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI students share global projects at President’s IQP Award final presentations
-Assumption names Jeffrey Gillooly vice president for university advancement
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Amtrak is introducing futuristic high-speed trains
>BUSINESS: State unveils roadmap to lead global climatetech industry
-W.B.J. editorial: Time to tackle unemployment reform
>HOMES: Worcester County single-family home median price nears $440,000, as trends continue
>HEALTH: Doctor on the recent high flu activity (2:38)
-"A really bad flu season": Data, doctors report large number of illnesses in Mass. (1:48)
>FOOD: Cozy winter meals
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
>CELEBRITY: How Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni has changed Hollywood publicity
>ANIMALS: Dog keeps sneaking over from the neighbor's yard (2:10)
>HISTORY: "Washington Engine Co. No. 1 of Worcester, MA," 1870
>GOOD NEWS: Milford candy shop gives people with disabilities chance to make impact (3:26). Article
-Meanwhile, in New Haven, wayward seal found wandering streets
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