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>Latest weather: Another hot one, high in the upper 80s today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Family owned Worcester pub & restaurant to close after 52 years
-Area postal worker busted for stealing packages, feds says
-Weekend traffic advisory: Streets closed for Saturday's Latin American Festival in Worcester
-WRTA expects delays, detours because of Latin American Festival
-Searching for a destination? Follow the new sidewalk decals in Downtown Worcester
-West Mountain Street water main leak in Worcester to be fixed by "Monday the latest"
-Ray Mariano: Most part-time legislators should be embarrassed to collect full-time checks
-Rosalie Tirella: Yes to community preservation and transitioning kids
-Worcester School Committee votes to raise pay for substitute teachers to $110 a day
-Worcester School Committee does away with rule only allowing students to carry mesh or transparent backpacks
-Dudley fire could have resulted in injuries, deaths if not for first responders, fire chief says
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Home Free, She's Busy, Pride Pageant and more ...
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Blues guitarist Joanna Connor to perform in Worcester, Shirley
-Artist Spotlight: George Hancin
-Poetry Town: "Bask in Love When It Arrives"
-Pride Worcester Pageant kicks off September celebration
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School may expand with regional campus in Burlington
-Table Talk Pies "almost didn’t make it"; Group helps save Worcester pie company from collapse
-Worcester beaches, Crompton Park pool close for summer on Sunday night
-Popular Worcester restaurant plans to fix longtime parking woes
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Celebrate Grafton’s Indian community Saturday
-Leominster PD searching for man who offered child candy in portable toilet
-Cornhole tournament to benefit Bill Martin Scholarship fund for Millbury students
-Shrewsbury police support local lemonade stand
-Composting and brush chipping 8-2:30 today in Holden
-Learn about the "Sutton Beauty" and other historic New England apples
-Sterling Police add Princeton officer to their roster to fill patrol vacancy
-Sterling Fire Department smokes police at mini golf
-Paxton Center School third-quarter honor roll
-Check out the chicken eggs at the Millbury Public Library
>SPORTS: Mac Jones solid in Pats’ 20-10 win
-4 keys from Patriots preseason win over Carolina
-Tom Brady's return is still a Buccaneers mystery
-Holy Cross star Jacob Dobbs named Preseason All-American by HERO Sports
-Red Sox lose to Baltimore, 15-10
-Bill "Spaceman" Lee collapses while warming up for exhibition
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Rochester, 9-3
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: As Colorado River dries, western states face water, energy and farming crisis
-After getting shot at parade, child feels "hopeless" and angry
-Apple's security flaw warning: What it means and what you need to do
-Tragic: Iowa woman attacked and killed by her 5 Great Danes
>NEW ENGLAND: Month-long closure of MBTA Orange Line begins
-Murder/suicide investigation in Wareham
-Radio Worcester (14:13): Candidate for Lt. Governor Dr. Tami Gouveia
>BUSINESS: Buttigieg warns airlines to help travelers or face new rules
-Wayfair is cutting 5% of its global workforce, nearly 900 jobs
-Worcester brewery teams with Harpoon to benefit Rett Syndrome Angels
>COLLEGES: QCC lands $500,000 grant to boost nursing labs
-Worcester State virtual walking tour (21:15)
>HEALTH: Swapping salt for a substitute may reduce risk of heart attack or stroke, research finds
-"We are seeing things in kids we have never seen before", doctor speaks on post-COVID diagnoses in kids
-Free testing and COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Friendly House
>HOMES: Mass. housing prices set record, even as market cools
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank," "Spin Me Round," "Vengeance" and more
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin says he still thinks about "Rust" shooting every day
>FOOD: Recall issued for brand of chocolate truffles
>SHOPPING: Want to save money on back-to-school shopping? Here are some tips
>ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Ollie
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Neighbors "adopt" elderly woman after she lost husband, home (2:20)
-Meanwhile, meet the top kid's finalists at the USA Mullet Championship
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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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