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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:53). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Happy New Year, Let's get hammered: Worcester construction echoes as 2024 beckons
+5:00: Just how "lucky" was Worcester in 2023?
+5:00: Holden police seek help IDing young shoplifting suspects (pictured)
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr.'s sonic boom, baby
+Noon: Worcester store sells $500,000 scratch ticket
-UMass Memorial Medical Center to reinstate caregiver mask mandate
-Related: State reports 4,811 new confirmed COVID cases and 22 deaths
-Related: Are COVID symptoms still the same? What to know about this winter's JN.1 wave
-Man killed in Westborough semi-truck accident was Worcester resident, 28
-Earlier: Worker in Westborough crushed by tractor-trailer filled with water (1:11). Article
-Woman ID'd as victim in fatal Christmas crash involving Worcester man
-A year after Brittany Tee of Brookfield was last seen, still no updates
-Area man wins $1 million on scratch ticket
-It's back! Worcester's wild, weird and unruly year in popular culture
-Where to celebrate New Year's Eve in Worcester
-Faces of Worcester: Idaliana Medina, M.Ed.
>DINING OUT: Kenmore Diner owners set to retire in January
-ICYMI: Person dead at Lunenburg trailer park, suspect in custody
-Caitlin McCarthy's "Wonder Drug" closer to filming in Worcester
-Hanover Theatre extends holiday cheer with $25 ticket sale
-Worcester to hold inauguration January 2nd
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Quinapoxet Street culvert replacement nearing completion
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Berlin highway crash sends 7 to hospitals
-Leicester police hoping to find owner of German Shepherd found in town
-Information sessions on Shrewsbury Y.A.H.O.O. program
-Grafton gym dedication postponed due to storm leak
-Grafton News holiday happenings
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle holiday happenings
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Worcester's Ben Grigorov live at Redemption Rock Brewing Saturday night
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Drag, EDM, swing and the Haunted Speakeasy ...
-N.Y.E., comedy, micro-wrestling: 5 fun things this weekend
-Poet Dennis Barone to judge W.C.P.A.'s Frank O'Hara Prize poetry contest
-Ecotarium exhibit highlights Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 911 (29:26): Worcester Senior Center
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1323 (19:26): The Clock Beer and Wine Store
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester teen who had "a kind, compassionate soul with a bright smile and a huge thoughtful heart"
>SPORTS: Bailey Zappe’s recent success with Patriots driven by 2 key factors
-Celtics beat Pistons, 128-122, in overtime
-West Boylston, Uxbridge High recognized at Fenway for Super Bowl wins
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: Post office ramps up stamp prices for 2024
-F.A.A. identifies 19 serious runway incursions this year: report
-Tragic: Mother shot dead by brother over unequal Christmas gift exchange: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: $2.5 billion federal funding "error" still hanging over Mass. for 2024
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. gets $1.8 million for adult community learning center
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 best new luxury hotels in the world in 2023
>BUSINESS: New U.S. jobless claims rise again as labor market cools
-New York Times sues OpenAI claiming copyright breaches: What to know
>HEALTH: Irregular sleep could be linked to higher risk of dementia (:37)
-Americans who struggle to afford rent can die sooner: Study
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading — Booklovers' Gourmet
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, December 24th
>FOOD: Grocery stores open on New Year's in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Amazon to run ads on Prime Video unless subscribers pay more
>MOVIES: 15 best Tom Hanks movies to watch now
>CELEBRITY: Bobby Rivers, Food Network host and VH1 VJ, dies at 70
>ANIMALS: Tasmania's viral Neil the Seal gets into standoff with police: Watch
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 29th (1:43)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Airport worker wins $20 million
-Meanwhile, Florida Man goes fishing in Bass Pro Shops pond, flees with live 50-pound tarpon
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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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