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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High in the 40s today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Ray Mariano: Changing street names and taking down statues when they offend people
+Noon: Feds may investigate claims of Worcester police misconduct involving prostitution
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - December 16th
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch: "1923" on Paramount+ and more
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "The Banshees of Inisherin," "The Fabelmans," and more
-Work begins on 171-apartment, mixed-use project near Polar Park in Worcester
-Developer purchases former Fairway Beef site for $900,000
-Last furrier in Worcester closing after 66 years
-How 1930s redlining is still affecting Worcester’s neighborhoods
-Worcester among Mass. communities in need of snowplow drivers
-Worcester man gets jail time for package thefts
-Family Health Center of Worcester has hired 23 employees following layoffs, resignations
-Worcester LGBTQ+ bar increases security in response to homeland security bulletin
-Concern about the impact of trees on solar panels continues in Worcester
-Rep. McGovern will keep House Rules Committee leadership role
-T&G Santa: Fund leaps to $38,000 thanks to generous neighbors
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 1 - "Mistaken for a Mannequin". Video (16:12). Audio (18:26)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (43:52): Top 10 whiskies of 2022
>SHOWTIME: Inside Mechanics Hall (24:41) -- December Portraits
-Six Things To Do: Cara Brindisi, Worcester Youth Orchestras, more ...
-Last Call: Comedian Kristy Kielbasinski turns to kids' books
-Mick Lawless set for holiday bash at Vincent's
-Songwriting workshops link music, mental health on college campuses
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Latina Equal Pay Day. We’re still waiting...
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 439 (27:52): Personal chef Zachary Wentzell
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:05:32): Prince, owner, Palace Elite Barber Spa
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to longtime nurse from Worcester who loved to travel
-ICYMI: Famous painting stolen in Worcester located thanks in part to an $18 throw pillow
-PETA says UMass Medical School and a Worcester company took in illegally trafficked monkeys
-September fire at Doherty High construction site caused an estimated $150,000 in damage
-New state law offers relief for some elderly Worcester homeowners
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holiday Brews and Brushes Sunday at 7 Saws
-Brilla Coffee Welcomes You to Holden (7:05)
-Happy holidays from the staff at Lamoureux Ford (1:13)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Developers eye Shrewsbury land for 93-unit housing project off Route 20
-Touchstone Community School hosts holiday gift gala for local Buy Nothing Group
-Boston firm buys Kraft-owned Lancaster warehouse for $48 million
-Red Apple Farm gets a new twinkle with 70,000 lights. Here's how to see it
-Ashlynn Snow from 110 Grill named Star of the Industry
-Upcoming events at Millbury Public Library
-Missing Webster couple found safe in Connecticut (1:31). Article
-Woman killed in crash on Mass Pike in Charlton (:18)
>SPORTS: Kings beat Bruins, 3-2
-Peyton Manning spills wild Bill Belichick-Pamela Anderson tale
-Red Sox sign Japanese All-Star outfielder Masataka Yoshida
-WooSox shortstop Jeter Downs designated for assignment
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (38:22): Catching up with women's basketball coach Maureen Magarity
-Junior Luke Newman named to the AP FCS All-America third team
-South High girls' basketball rides defense to victory at Tantasqua
>CARS: Sincere Holiday Greetings from Bertera Nissan (2:07)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Government reveals winter COVID plans, more free tests
-Woman dies after falling from cruise ship returning to Florida
-Tragic: 8-year-old boy and mom killed by tornado in Louisiana
>NEW ENGLAND: Gov. Charlie Baker tapped to be next NCAA president
-Nuclear watchdog group raises concerns at New Hampshire plant
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County December 4th through 10th
>COLLEGES: WPI fire video shows how long it takes a Christmas tree to go up in flames (:30)
-Beavers are North America’s secret weapon against the climate crisis, writes Holy Cross prof in new book
>HEALTH: New Moderna cancer vaccine cuts melanoma by 44%: study
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 9-4 at AIDS Project Worcester
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Development Corporation podcast (25:02) -- Saint-Gobain
-Workers who tested 4-day workweek say they’ll never return to 5 days — or only with a huge pay bump
New England's premier entrepreneur conference coming to Worcester
>FOOD: Taco Bell may add fries to its menu permanently to compete with McDonald's
>TELEVISION: Disney+ is raising prices by $3 a month — Here’s how to lock in a lower rate
>MOVIES: Where to watch "It’s a Wonderful Life" online and TV
>CELEBRITY: Jay Leno details how his "face caught on fire" in first interview since accident
>ANIMALS: Couple saves the cutest puppy from the side of road (1:01)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Girls asks county to license unicorn. Here's the wonderful response
-Meanwhile, in Arizona, fan had part of finger bitten off during wild brawl at Bruins-Coyotes game
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
+6:00: Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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