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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 40 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Worcester bar, shut down over lack of sprinklers, appeals for help (pictured)
+7:00: Worcester-based filmmaker takes on controversial media personality
+7:00: After COVID delay, trial underway for man charged in '13 slaying of nurse from Rutland
+7:00: Calliope Productions hosts fundraiser for student battling cancer
+7:00: Worcesteria: A quiet monument honors outspoken Worcester resident
+7:00: Casey Borgiel named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: School Committee Member Laura Clancey announces re-election bid
+Noon: WBJ names the 2023 Best of Business winners
+Noon: Free COVID vaccinations on Monday in Worcester: 9-4 at AIDS Project Worcester, 11-7 at Central Branch YMCA, and 11-4 in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester resident rescued by firefighters, hospitalized after house blaze (:17)
-2 popular Worcester businesses closing
-Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for January
-Minority-owned businesses on track with Union Station project
-WRTA updates snow routes for winter weather
-Vocero Hispano: 01-06-2023 al 01-12-2023
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Rally 4 Nally Polar Plunge (:57)
-Radio Worcester (24:05): 3rd annual Worcester Sports Management Summit February 10th
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Pulse Magazine's Cocktail Corner: Don Prange
>SHOWTIME: Meet Worcester's new Poet Laureate, Oliver de la Paz
-Soapbox No. 1295 (20:40): Canal District Wines
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 9 (28:52): The state of politics in Central Mass.
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to area woman who went cliff diving in her 80s
-ICYMI: Local business shrugs as Mass. minimum wage peaks at $15 under "grand bargain"
-Worcester esports facility aims to take collegiate games to big leagues
-5 cheapest places to get gas this weekend in Worcester
-QCC to host 38th Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Annual town election nomination papers available
-Holden police remind residents to lock their cars
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police release 2022 statistics
-Shrewsbury leaders voice concerns about special education tuition hike
-Clintonian makes jewelry more than "novelties"
-Select Board honors Sutton girls’ soccer team for second straight state title
-Rutland tax bills due February 1st
-Millbury and Sutton calendar of events
-Mixed-income senior housing development in former school building opening in Auburn
-Driver cited after pickup truck crashes into Templeton home
>SPORTS: 8 takeaways from the Patriots' season-ending loss to the Bills
-Patriots home and road opponents in 2023
-Bruins blow out Ducks, 7-1
-Foreman's career effort helps Holy Cross women win at Loyola
-HC men's team downs Loyola, 63-55. Highlights (1:47). Postgame interview (1:47)
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil's top government offices
-Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger talked crime on Facebook
-Tragic: Pregnant mom, teen among 4 people killed in Ohio turnpike pileup
>NEW ENGLAND: Husband of missing Cohasset woman arrested for misleading police investigation charge
-Mass. paving contractor stole thousands from customers, indictment alleges
>COLLEGES: Rep. McGovern secures $1 million for upgrade at Anna Maria College
-Clark prof Michael Addis quoted in article about NFL's reaction to Damar Hamlin incident
>HEALTH: BioNTech says it will start cancer vaccine trials in the U.K. from September
-First-of-its-kind MRI machine promises to ease anxiety, save lives in Boston
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the Numbers
-FTC proposes to ban noncompete clauses for workers
>FOOD: Toxic heavy metals found in many chocolate bars: study
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix TV 2023 preview
>MOVIES: "M3GAN" wins box office with $30 million+ opening
>CELEBRITY: Adam Rich, "Eight Is Enough" child star, dies at 54
-The best moments from Prince Harry's "60 Minutes" interview
>ANIMALS: Baby cow adopts a tiny orphaned piglet (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman saves her dog after the pup falls into freezing water
-Meanwhile, baby toy recalled for recorded jokes about shootings, sexual abuse
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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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