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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:53). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Burncoat High closed Tuesday because of heating problems
+6:00: Former Commerce High School opens as 109-unit apartment building
+6:00: UMass Medical School to lay off 36 from vaccine division
+6:00: Winter homeless shelter to open Tuesday at former Worcester R.M.V. site
+6:00: Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 9
+6:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+Noon: Man sentenced for shooting that paralyzed Worcester woman
+Noon: Worcester small business owners are ringing alarm bells over high costs and lower consumer spending
+Noon: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: 100FM The Pike (23:07): Worcester Magazine’s Victor Infante and Meg Trogolo talk favorite New England Albums issue
+Noon: Golden Globes nominations
-Flooding a concern as heavy rain falls in Worcester (1:39)
-Worcester’s population growth ranks it among top cities for migration impact
-Wavvz Concepts shop hopes to create fashion, community in Worcester
-Worcesteria: At Worcester Bazaar, bounty of gift items
-Kids cooking like pros: Worcester Tech trains tomorrow's chefs
-Former site of St. Casimir’s School sold by Diocese of Worcester for $1.1 million
-Community Healthlink: Fewer beds will be available when programs reopen next year
-TODAY! Wreath's Across America convoy to make stop in Auburn
-Rutland man camps on town common to raise awareness for homeless veterans
-UMass Memorial Health and Worcester Division of Public Health hold Guns to Gardens buyback event
-Fundraiser brings awareness, resources to battling arthritis one step at a time
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for December
-ICYMI: Auburn police solve brazen theft of 16 cars from Route 20 lot
-Worcester police warn of people posing as utility workers to get into homes
-Settlement reached in $8 million Worcester police case of Natale Cosenza
-In Worcester courtroom, former state police boss testifies many troopers left headquarters shifts early
-WPI fire protection students show how fast a dry Christmas tree can burn
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Card making class at Senior Center
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-New teachers join the Regional’s faculty
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Drone video of Leicester Christmas light display (1:41)
-Shrewsbury Select Board establishes 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee
-Quabbin-area towns draw on history in quest for "equity"
-Clinton's open School Committee seat to be filled
-Berlin will honor rescuers Monday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Check out these great holiday light displays in Worcester
-The Hanover Theatre's "A Christmas Carol" has many messages
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 910 (29:27): Mass. Audubon
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 455 (26:57): Meaghan Racicot
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a young man who passed away in Worcester, "a city he loved and passionately explored"
>SPORTS: Julian Edelman says "only 3 people know" Bill Belichick’s Patriots fate
-Holy Cross women’s basketball falls to Quinnipiac
-2 elite Holy Cross offensive linemen say farewell
-West Boylston, Uxbridge football seniors leave legacy of excellence
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: Tenn. residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people
-Tragic: 6-year-old fatally mauled by family friend's 2 Great Dane-Mastiffs
>NEW ENGLAND: Skier rescued after Mount Washington avalanche (:25)
-Pharmacist shortage causing long waits at drug stores across Mass.
>COLLEGES: Tolerance at Holy Cross
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 Mediterranean trips to book now for spring
>BUSINESS: Solvus Global partners with firm to enhance additive manufacturing technology
-Clark names Air Force veteran, business advisor as director of Small Business Development Center
>HEALTH: Mounjaro is superior to Ozempic for weight loss: study
-Are you taking enough vitamin D? Experts say it should be 10x more
>SHOPPING: Radio Worcester (8:54): Tips for safe online shopping
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, December 10th
>FOOD: McDonald's bringing back the chicken Snack Wrap
>TV/STREAMING: Kim Kardashian to star in "sexy" Ryan Murphy legal drama on Hulu
>MOVIES: "Wonka" wows with $43.2 million overseas box office opening
>CELEBRITY: Martha Stewart is a Dunkin’ regular. Here’s her go-to order
>ANIMALS: These 2 ducks are basically toddlers (3:38)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 11th (1:38)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): How an amputee overcame countless rejections to reach dreams (2:46)
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, crematorium worker finds "dead" woman alive in body bag
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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