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• Highlights Sunday, December 22nd
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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

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >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"

  -Grafton News goings on
  
  

  >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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