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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Trial in Worcester: Former Mass. state troopers guilty of overtime fraud
+6:00: Millbury Street lot sold to Worcester paving company owner for $345,000
+6:00: The Worcester gentlemen with 40 trees, a Christmas story
+Noon: "Christmas Giving" program celebrates its 40th anniversary
+Noon: Planting the Seed annual Toy Drive Santa-thon on Wednesday
+Noon: Heavy homecoming: Four Year Strong set for Palladium gig
+Noon: Janice Harvey: What elf is this, who's made a mess
-Burncoat High closed Tuesday because of heating problems
-Former Commerce High School in Downtown Worcester opens as 109-unit apartment building (pictured)
-Roughly $9,000 in tools stolen from Habitat for Humanity construction site in Worcester
-Worcester small business owners are ringing alarm bells over high costs and lower consumer spending
-UMass Medical School to lay off 36 from vaccine division
-Winter homeless shelter to open Tuesday at former Worcester R.M.V. site
-Migrant student quickly learning English at Worcester school
-Worcester cops assign malpractice rights to Natale Cosenza
-Man sentenced for shooting that paralyzed Worcester woman
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worker injured in construction accident at Spencer Wastewater Treatment Plant
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Steven Bott of Millbury donates $3,300 to T&G Santa
>DINING OUT: Food Network names Worcester restaurant best barbecue in state
-ICYMI: Worcester’s population growth ranks it among top cities for migration impact
-Auburn police solve brazen theft of 16 cars from Route 20 lot
-Wavvz Concepts shop hopes to create fashion, community in Worcester
-Worcesteria: At Worcester Bazaar, bounty of gift items
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! American Legion Post 42 meeting at 2:30
-Wachusett's Mary Gibbons has Mountaineers locked in on Division 1 title
-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): Belfont Hotel drug analysis returned
-Shrewsbury lights menorah, celebrates Hanukkah
-Radio Worcester (22:23): Tom Wando’s fight for spousal benefits after Osprey tragedy
-Plans to reconstruct multi-family destroyed by fire denied by Northborough Z.B.A.
-Boylston gathers to make common bright
-Dugouts one of new projects in Lancaster
-Clinton sports had strong fall season
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Free community drum workshops begin Tuesday
-Hallmark Christmas movie "Letters to Santa" filmed in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (23:07): Worcester Magazine’s Victor Infante and Meg Trogolo talk favorite New England Albums issue
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 455 (26:57): Meaghan Racicot
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who lost her battle with A.L.S.
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick wants nothing to do with Taylor Swift questions
-With Holy Cross football coach leaving, will he take success with him?
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 9
-Denzel Whitley, Kendrick Ball, Khiary Gray bag wins in Worcester
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-Chrysler Ram, Nissan Infiniti, Ford F-150 among 188,000 cars recalled
>NATIONAL: Holiday travel expected to top 115 million travelers — and break flying record
-I.R.S. takes action to help those scammed by the Employee Retention Credit
-Tragic: 2 boys, 11 and 15, killed in separate hunting accidents
>NEW ENGLAND: Waitlist for family shelter tops 200 households after first month
-Sec. Galvin expects nearly a dozen 2024 ballot question petitions
>COLLEGES: With enrollment at 10-year lows, Central Mass. public colleges see big things from free tuition plan
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best Christmas markets in Europe
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-U.S. job openings drop to lowest level in more than 2 years
>HEALTH: Could yogurt reduce stress and improve symptoms of anxiety? (:48)
-More kids are taking melatonin regularly, but is it safe? What to know
>SHOPPING: Parents urged to stop using Miracle Baby Loungers
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, December 10th
>FOOD: Third death reported in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak as illnesses span 38 states
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix documentary "World War II: From the Frontlines" (1:48)
>MOVIES: Upcoming "Spinal Tap" sequel will feature Paul McCartney and Elton John
>CELEBRITY: Golden Globes nominations
>ANIMALS: This dad has the best reaction to meeting a kitten (:56)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 12th (1:41)
-Meanwhile, Florida newspaper will print your grievances for Festivus
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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