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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 (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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