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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 52 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Five Nights At Freddy’s," "What Happens Later," and more
+Noon: Worcester city manager will give Human Rights Commission info on hate crimes
+Noon: A holiday season party not to miss: the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
+Noon: Musicians of Old Post Road 35th season has Heavenly Baroque Christmas
-Worcester Red Sox sold: Agreement reached to sell team
-"I was like, yo!" Worcester woman describes fighting off home invader (2:04). Article
-Earlier: Man with 2 knives arrested while trying to break into Worcester home
-Worcester emergency winter shelter to be located at former R.M.V.
-TODAY! Worcester’s Festival of Lights will headline this finalist from NBC’s "The Voice"
-Worcester to mark 1999 Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire anniversary
-Release of hostages brings some relief for Worcester Jewish community
-Radio Worcester (23:21): Festival of Lights & Esports insight with All Systems Go
-High demand for Christmas trees impacts Central Mass. farms
-Peter Durant takes oath, becomes newest member of Mass. Senate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:49): Mill Street, and challenging outdated views on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Area chefs offer cooking tips for the holidays
-ICYMI: Cambridge St. construction creates headache for Worcester businesses
-Man steals ambulance at Gardner hospital, leads police on chase (1:20)
-In Worcester courtroom, Mass. State Police lieutenant says inflating overtime hours not standard
-Aislinn Doyle: WPS in Brief for November
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): STARTING TODAY! Holidays in Holden filled with activities
-Holidays in Holden trolley stops. Parking at high school
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge woman arraigned in hit-and-run crash on Route 146 that killed man
-Man accused of stealing ambulance from Gardner hospital appears in court (2:07)
-Shrewsbury gets ready for Yuletide Market Saturday
-Millbury and Sutton to hold Chain of Lights celebrations this weekend
-Grafton police receive state grant
-Artisan entrepreneur expanding Sterling handmade goods shop
-Glow Run shines for Sterling students
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Westborough Fire offers safety tips for cooking this holiday season
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester's 2023 Christmas song poll
-stART, Stomp N’ Holler, tree lighting: 5 fun things this weekend
-Five Things to Do: Hanukkah festivities, handbell concert, and more
-Season sparkles with holiday happenings
-Five that rate a 10: New releases from local music artists
-Shaun Connolly: Make like a pine tree and needle them
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 140 (28:37): Jorge Sanchez, participant, White Cane Day
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 107 (28:01): Miniatures Hidden Treasures
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who owned and operated local businesses with her husband
>SPORTS: Is the Mac Jones Era over? Bill Belichick provides clue
-NFL flexes Patriots-Chiefs out of "Monday Night Football" in Week 15
-Bruins beat Sharks, 3-0
-Holy Cross hockey honoring Crusader legends (4:19)
-Jacob Dobbs of Holy Cross named semifinalist for Comeback Player of the Year award
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Jeep Wrangler 4xe SUVs recalled due to fire risk
>NATIONAL: Israel resumes combat in Gaza
-Cold case murder suspect incriminated after being caught talking to himself in interrogation video
-Tragic: Family's Thanksgiving trip nightmare as 19 members suffer carbon monoxide poisoning
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 dies in Maine Turnpike crash
>COLLEGES: 3 WPI students to attend U.N. climate conference in Dubai
-Worcester State conducts Campus Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey to prevent sexual violence on campus
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 spots in Europe that tourists always miss
>BUSINESS: Artificial intelligence a concern for discrimination in the job market
-10 Things I know about ... Alternative dispute resolution
>HEALTH: New treatment may help recover loss of smell from COVID (1:12)
-Mass. tops "best state for vaccinating" list; Worcester "steps up"
>SHOPPING: Deadly and dangerous toys that shouldn't make the shopping list
>HOMES: What to set your thermostat to, more tips to reduce your heating bills
>FOOD: Fruit tainted with listeria sold at Mass. stores sickens 11; 1 death
>TV/STREAMING: Freeform’s 25 Days Of Christmas schedule
>MOVIES: Disney "Frozen 4" movie might be in development
>CELEBRITY: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle "won't be welcome" by royals at Christmas: report
-Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, dies at 65
>ANIMALS: Dog with his own room goes out for a day (:51)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 1st (1:38)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Jewelers retire, give loyal employees control of 60-year-old business
-Meanwhile, invasive "super pigs" in Canada could spill over to U.S.
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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