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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:51). High of 33 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Shelter-in-place order lifted after body found outside Boylston home
-Northborough nurse gets more than 4 years in prison for tampering with patient's morphine
-Angel Santiago acquitted in 2013 death of Rutland nurse Diane Lamarche-Leader
-Manny Familia, Allen Noble Corson Jr., others awarded Carnegie Hero medals
-Man pleads not guilty in shooting of Worcester mother
-Message at Worcester human trafficking event: Men in power committing abuse
-Worcester restaurant named best barbecue spot in Massachusetts by Food Network
-Shrewsbury Market Basket officially opens
-WRTA announces service to new Market Basket in Shrewsbury
-Bancroft School announces large tuition reduction
-THIS WEEKEND! Boston RV & Camping Expo runs through Monday (2:02)
-The Faces of Worcester: Mariann Paladino
-Winning $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Maine
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Five Things To Do: Sculpture exhibition, Albert Lee, Annie Brobst ...
-Artist Spotlight: Trevor Toney
-Readers' pics: Worcester-area lucky black cats on Friday the 13th
-Burncoat High School Winter Concert (1:31:37)
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 4: "Killed After Scuffle at Fester's Dog House". Video (15:57). Audio (17:42)
-Bill Shaner: Everybody loves Raymond
-Raymond V. Mariano: Congressional chaos bad for America
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a Worcester woman who was married for 69 years, and met her husband over the phone
-ICYMI: 11-month-old baby, parents shot on Harlem Street in Worcester (1:26). Article
-These 3 Worcester streets had 15 total car break-ins in a 2-month period
-Homelessness continues to climb in Worcester with more unsheltered, report says
-Man shot at, robbed, assaulted in Auburn; Police ask for help
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): No major injuries in Holden rollover crash
-Christmas tree chipping 8-2:30 Saturday
-Holden 7th grader plays in FBU Final 8
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Uxbridge man arrested for attempted bank robbery in Boston
-5-hour standoff at Marlborough mobile home park ends with tear gas: Police
-Dudley Police Chief Steven Wojnar retires after 34 years on duty
-Shrewsbury Planning Board approves McGovern collision and fit-up center
-Members sought for Butler Farm Dog Park Committee
-1 hospitalized as car slams into West Boylston dentist's office
-13 years since Rutland student was killed in earthquake (1:54). Article
-Blackstone Valley Tech receives state Skills Capital Grant
>SPORTS: 5 potential candidates for Patriots offensive coordinator
-There are plenty of locals with Super Bowl dreams to root for in the NFL playoffs
-Holy Cross women's hockey team beats B.U., 2-1. Highlights (1:20). Interviews (1:05)
-11 players record point as Holy Cross men's hockey team downs Air Force. Highlights (1:23). Interview (:48)
-Kalif Raymond named All-Pro
-Railers drop second straight to Newfoundland
-North boys' basketball upends South
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Mac Jones, Pasta, heroes and an outrageous conspiracy theory
>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: Congress ranks only above telemarketers in poll on ethics, honesty
-Tragic: 2 elementary school kids exiting bus in Washington D.C. shot
>NEW ENGLAND: Martin Luther King Jr. "Embrace" sculpture unveiled on Boston Common
-Search warrants connected to investigation of missing Cohasset mother returned, impounded by judge
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria announce fall Dean's List
-Marketer-turned-professor Lawrence Norman of Clark takes aim at influential youth demographic
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday in Worcester: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Consumer prices rose 6.5% in December as Fed mulls next rate hike
-PwC anti-fraud director named to C-suite at Hanover
>FOOD: Soaring U.S. egg prices put pressure on consumers, businesses
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 1st to 7th
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Devotion," "The Seven Faces of Jane," "The Old Way" and more
>CELEBRITY: Prince Harry memoir "Spare" shatters U.K. book sales record
>ANIMALS: Spicy cat mama won't let rescuers touch her babies (3:04)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stranger gives autistic boy $15,000 piano (2:41)
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., woman hires a flash mob to dance to Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" at her own wake
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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
+6:00: Man dies from injuries suffered in Worcester shooting that also claimed life of woman
-Earlier: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+6:00: Northbridge animal control officer mistakes dog for coyote, shoots and kills it (1:56). Article
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:28): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:15): Former Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large bid
+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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