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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 43 today in Worcester
-2023 finishes as warmest year on record
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: UMass Memorial presenting plans to convert nursing home into hospital building
+6:00: Worcester man sentenced for shooting near courthouse
+6:00: K-9 Arnold joins Worcester Police Department
+6:00: This week in Holy Cross athletics
+6:00: Starting 2024 with poetry and words meant to be heard
+Noon: UMass Memorial welcomes first baby of 2024
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Irish celebration of Women's Christmas set at Fiddlers Green
+Noon: Janice Harvey: 2024 will bring 12 months of homebound happiness
+Noon: Listen Up: Great climate of music in Ripple Effect's "Storm Rolls In"
-People Magazine: Worcester firefighter's cancer leads wife to discovery of toxic gear killing heroes across U.S.
-Worcester liquor store hit in fake robbery, feds say
-Vandals trash local football field with their cars
-Retired Men's Club of Greendale to retire its longtime name
-Worcester one of the few municipalities that spent all of its first-year opioid settlement payments
-Worcester Public Schools' Ask the Superintendent (6:33): Claremont Academy
-Why is car insurance suddenly so much more expensive? (3:06). Article
-U.S.D.A. data shows Mass. food insecurity up nearly 50% since 2021
-Powerball jackpot winning ticket sold in Michigan
>DINING OUT: NOLA Cajun Kitchen to open second location
-ICYMI: Worcester police nab suspect in armed robbery of flower shop
-1885 is an exciting addition to the Canal Street bar scene
-Former R.M.V. space working “really well” as winter shelter
-Worcester Public Library's top 10 most borrowed books for 2023
-Worcester police arrest suspect in stabbing near Main South rooming house
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Public helps Holden police ID young shoplifting suspects
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton resident is middle school Art Educator of the Year
-Sutton Conservation Commission fines Douglas solar farm developer
-Sutton Ave.-Central Turnpike study at public hearing
-Sutton residents receive Years of Service awards
-Young Asa Holman Waters portrait returns to the Millbury mansion
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester's Apollo the Boss collaborates with Bobby Shmurda on new single
-Central Mass. Actors' collective launches improv jam
-What causes an earworm? Stop songs from getting stuck in your head
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Lost
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:27): A record-setting journey with Mayor Joseph Petty
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to 28-year-old killed in a car accident
>SPORTS: NFL Draft order: Patriots fans should root for these Week 18 results
-Tom Brady: "I was about to unretire" from NFL until this happened
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 12
-Looking back on a banner year for 15 Central Mass. teams that won state championships
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: At least a dozen dead in Japan after 7.6 earthquake strikes
-Some Americans got a second Social Security check. Here's why
-Tragic: 6 family members killed after trip after 17-year-old drove wrong way on highway
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother and daughter found dead at Maine dog kennel
-Talks with feds over Baker administration financial error drag on as state budget concerns mount
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): $50 food tour of New York City
>BUSINESS: U.S. retail sales rose 3.1% this season
-Nominations open for W.B.J.’s 2024 Business Leaders and Hall of Fame Awards
>HEALTH: New Year's resolutions experts say to skip — or how to tweak them for success
-Women of color experience more severe menopause symptoms (4:09)
>SHOPPING: Nearly 5 million BlendJet portable blenders recalled over fire risks
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, December 31st
>TV/STREAMING: The Hollywood strikes are over. When will TV be back to normal?
>MOVIES: New trailer for "Dune: Part 2" (2:40)
>CELEBRITY: Dolly Parton helps dying man cross item off his bucket list
-Shecky Greene, "The Tonight Show" alum and stand-up comedy legend, dies at 97
>ANIMALS: "Zombie deer disease" concerns scientists over possible spread to humans
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 2nd (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 90-year-old woman earns master's degree
-Meanwhile, Nostradamus' 2024 predictions revealed — brace yourself for war, famine
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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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