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In The News
-Latest forecast: High about 40 today in Worcester, no big storms forecast for the week
-Boston Globe: Weeks ago, a Fulbright scholar in Worcester returned home to Ukraine. Now she fears what will happen next
-Police Pipes and Drums of Worcester honor Officer Manny Familia
-Thousands come to Worcester for Boston Got Sole sneaker convention
-ICYMI: DA asked about "changing out" report, Ethics Commission lawyers say
-Worcester, Holden home decor stores ranked among top 5 in New England
-Worcester nonprofit lands $500,000 gift
-Couple gets married in Worcester despite snow storm
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-5 things to do: "Macbeth," animated Oscar nominees, "Flora in Winter" ...
-What Worcester is doing to address surging housing costs that jumped about 25% during pandemic
-Tribute to a longtime local philanthropist and “renaissance man”
-Friday's schedule trash and recycling pickup to resume this morning in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury's Burns Bridge shines for Ukraine
-Shrewsbury theater group invites audiences to "Exit Laughing"
-Shrewsbury's annual Town Meeting Citizens Petitions deadline is March 15th
-McCormack to become Millbury's interim planning director
-Sports: Weird day in men's college basketball as top 6 teams all lose
-Show off your creative skills and design the Bravehearts' next jersey
-5 positions Patriots need to watch at NFL's Scouting Combine
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tournament schedules: Boys' basketball, girls' basketball, boys' hockey
-Brown, Tatum lead Celtics over Pistons
-Revolution open season with 2-2 draw
-Railers beat Idaho, 4-3
-Cars: Great Savings All Month Long at Bertera Nissan! (6:05)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: U.S., E.U., U.K. agree to remove selected Russian banks from global finance network
-14 people shot at Las Vegas hookah parlor
-New England: N.H. governor sides with Ukraine, orders removal of Russian liquor from N.H. Liquor & Wine Outlets
-Wrong way crashes kill 6 on Connecticut highways
-19-year-old killed as cargo van crashes in Cape Cod amid slick conditions
-Tragic: Man beat 82-year-old grandfather to death, police say
-Business: Fewest Americans collecting unemployment aid since 1970
-In a race for talent, now job offers can come within days
-5 effective ways to market your business in 2022
-TV/Streaming: "SNL" begins first show in a month with Ukraine choral performance
-Movies: Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards to offer Oscars preview
-Celebrity: Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor back together after separation
-Health: The importance of Black blood donors for patients with sickle cell disease
-Animals: Terrified shelter dog is different pup in her foster home (4:05)
-Food: Supply chain disruptions impacting Girl Scout cookie production
-History: The Elephant Tree on Front Street in Worcester
-Homes: House listed for less than $300,000 draws a mob in North Carolina
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): His mother promised him $1,800 -- if he stayed off social media for 6 years
-Meanwhile, in Iraq, man balances 18 eggs on back of his hand for world record
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-Dispatcher, Town of Shrewsbury
-New Business Development at Absolute Robot
-Recovery High School Van Driver
-CDL Driver at Jeff D. Helgerson Excavating & Septic
-Content Marketing Specialist at GEM Marketing Solutions
-Security guards and Ushers at DCU Center
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-New study finds Wuhan, China market likely source of COVID
-ICYMI: Worcester's 7-day average of new positive cases dropped for a 6th straight week to 44.9
-Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks, CDC says
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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