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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:26). High of 17 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Airport celebrates release of Whitney Houston biopic, which filmed there
-Downtown Worcester store closes after more than 25 years
-What's open, closed over Christmas weekend in Worcester
-T&G Santa heads for homestretch as generous contributions keep coming
-Worcester Women to Watch in 2023: 20 women who are making an impact on Worcester
-Worcester Superintendent's Holiday Message (3:05)
-The most common Christmas disasters revealed
-Mega Millions jackpot rises to $565 million
-FedEx and UPS warn storm could delay holiday packages, airlines cancel thousands of flights
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 2 - Face Down and Floating in Geese Pond. Video (21:52). Audio (23:50)
>SHOPPING: 10 great last-minute gift ideas in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Female dog Tenley waits at Worcester Animal Rescue League for new home
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester-bound Disney's "Aladdin" making dreams come true
-Six Things To Do: Hip Hop Nutcracker, Kwanzaa, EcoTarium, and more ...
-Artist Spotlight: Photographer Chelsea Bradway eyes beauty, struggles
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to man who served his town's DPW and fire department for 33 years
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing 12-year-old girl
-Worcester takes down social media post that included "insensitive" meme
-Polar Park builders will pay $1.9 million to settle charges they misled Worcester
-New apartments to be new "front door" to Worcester’s Canal District, architect says
-Worcester man indicted in Paxton homicide case
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden builds ice rink in front of town bandstand
-Happy holidays from the staff at Lamoureux Ford (1:13)
-Brilla Coffee Welcomes You to Holden (7:05)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Multiple poles down in Auburn
-Downed tree in West Boylston (:07)
-Fire destroys garage with vehicles inside in Lancaster
-A.D.A. assessment nearing completion in West Boylston
-Westborough police log December 23rd edition
-The latest list of Item Appeal donors
-Man dies in house fire in Brimfield (:14)
>SPORTS: 10 things to watch in Saturday's Patriots-Bengals game
-5 matchups to watch in Patriots-Bengals game
-Expert predictions for Patriots-Bengals
-Celtics beat T-Wolves, 121-109
-Bruins beat struggling Devils, 4-3
-Bruins raffling off 2 tickets to Winter Classic on January 2nd
-Bruins, Celtics visits children in hospitals
-Last week for discounted registration to the 2023 Woo Sports Summit
-North High boys' basketball comes out strong, rolls to victory at St. John's
>CARS: Sincere Holiday Greetings from Bertera Nissan (2:07)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: Winter storm puts millions under alerts before Christmas
-China estimates 37 million infected with COVID in a day
-Tragic: 12-year-old girl killed in drive-by shooting while sleeping
>HOMES: Home sales in the U.S. continued to drop in November
>HEALTH: You really should mask up again, says infectious disease expert: The tripledemic is hitting "too fast and too furious"
>NEW ENGLAND: Drunk driver crashes into home in Stow, displacing a family of 5
-Woman fatally poisoning boyfriend with compound found in antifreeze, brake fluid, D.A. says
-Mass. doctor faces health care fraud, money laundering charges
>BUSINESS: GDP grew at revised 3.2% rate in third quarter
-Facebook parent Meta pays $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica suit
>COLLEGES: New York Times reviews Holy Cross prof's new book
-WPI Global School joins partnership to co-create a Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network
>FOOD: Wegmans recalls some vegetable products due to salmonella concerns
>TV/STREAMING: New movies & shows to watch this weekend: "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" on Netflix and More
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Spoiler Alert," "Aftersun," "Violent Night" and more
>CELEBRITY: "That’s so Raven" alum Orlando Brown arrested for domestic violence — again
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): N.H. 11-year-old helps seniors feel warm, remembered
-Meanwhile, in Mississippi, golfer bites man's nose off over game
-Also, Iowa sports reporter goes viral for cranky, snarky weather coverage
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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
+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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