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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 42 today in Worcester
-Latest storm map from National Weather Service
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester calling for "patience" ahead of snow storm with plow driver shortage (1:43). Article
+6:00: Eat Beat for January
+6:00: BBQ & beer, Petty tribute, curling: 5 fun things this weekend
+6:00: Championship football team reunites 50 years later
+Noon: Owner of popular Worcester restaurant sells to new owners after 8 years (pictured)
+Noon: State Sen. Robyn Kennedy reflects on her first year in office
+Noon: Three Things to Do: Go for a walk, listen to music, welcome 2024
+Noon: How high is Worcester? Legal cannabis is a big "hit," but challenges remain
+Noon: PAWS for People visits Worcester Public Library
-3 brothers allege sexual abuse at Saint John’s in mid-1960s
-Pulse Magazine's People to Watch in 2024
-Radio Worcester (17:30): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty’s seventh term inaugural insights
-Related: Manny Jae Media (1:40:21): Worcester Inauguration
-Worcester awarded $146,000 grant for I.T. infrastructure
-The Faces of Worcester: Sarah Connell Sanders
-$800,000 in scholarships available for Worcester County students
-Indoor Pickleball opens in West Boylston on January 25th
-Coffee prices at Cumby's go up again (2:14). Article
>DINING OUT: Restaurant chain shutters multiple locations in Mass.
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial presenting plans to convert nursing home into hospital building
-K-9 Arnold joins Worcester Police Department
-Worcester man sentenced for shooting near courthouse
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Modular classrooms open at Dawson Elementary School
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-Christmas tree chipping next 2 Saturdays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury firm donates meals to local food agencies
-TODAY! Auburn police selling hoodies in support of K9 program
-Gardner man passed out on crack in Leominster Burger King parking lot arrested
-West Boylston football field vandalized by teens in cars
-Clinton High readies for F.I.R.S.T. with bridge crush
-Clinton man with suspended license arrested during routine traffic stop
-Heywood Hospital reopening mental health unit after 3 years
-Donation aids schools' music program
-Winchendon firefighter dies unexpectedly
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester names new Youth Poet Laureate
-What Worcester's Reading: A Great Notion
-Last Call: KRAMPUS for hire
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 519 (28:04): 2023 and 2024, Part 1 of 2
-City of Worcester's The Buzz with City Manager Batista (8:44): Worcester 311
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to noir-suspense novelist from Worcester
>SPORTS: Will Bill Belichick appeal to Robert Kraft’s humanity in end-of-season meeting?
-No Patriots selected to Pro Bowl for first time since 2000
-North High raises banner, honors late teammate, takes Doherty in home opener
-Boston's new pro women's hockey team opens inaugural season with a loss
-Holy Cross women's basketball team opens league schedule with win. Highlights (2:12)
-Holy Cross men's basketball team falls at Bucknell
-'Saders in 60 (1:00)
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-113,000 Ford F-150s recalled for rear axle issue
>NATIONAL: Jeffrey Epstein contact names released by court
-Judge attacked in court by defendant during sentencing (:13)
-Tragic: Young man was best man at "hero" father's wedding before fatal Christmas hit-and-run
>NEW ENGLAND: 4 children die in Connecticut house fire
-These tax cuts take effect in Massachusetts in 2024 (1:39)
>COLLEGES: Radio Worcester (15:35): Q.C.C. Spring Semester & Super Saturday event details
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 historic city bridges you should cross at least once
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-These jobs saw the biggest pay hikes across the U.S. in 2023
>HEALTH: Have COVID or flu symptoms? Here's when you should see doctor (3:27)
-10,000 steps is 5 miles: Attainable exercise goals are key to resolutions
>FOOD: How to make a copycat Chick-fil-A sauce with 5 ingredients
>SHOPPING: Online retailer Zulily closes for good, will go into liquidation
>HOMES: 52-acre property in Connecticut sells for $57.5 million
>TV/STREAMING: Mandy Moore's on board for a "This Is Us" Christmas movie
>MOVIES: George Clooney reveals idea for new "Ocean's" movie: "Great script"
>CELEBRITY: AT&T's Lily credits Flo from Progressive for helping her deal with online sexual harassment
>ANIMALS: Featherless bird can't stop dancing (:59)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 4th (1:27)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): $3.99 thrift store vase auctioned for over $107,000
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, museum hosts awkward family photo exhibit
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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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