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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 52 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 2 apartments, retail space planned for narrow Harding Street building (pictured)
+6:00: Busking fee hits sour note with Worcester street musicians
+6:00: Worcester Hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 20
+6:00: Greta Walting selected as Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: Child care center, office planned for Worcester parcel currently owned by Boy Scouts
+Noon: 2 girls shot with BB gun at The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley in Millbury
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Protesters gather outside bull riding event in Worcester
-Friendly touch for special-needs kids at Touch-a-Truck
-$100,000 given to city to fight gang-related crime
-Federal class-action lawsuit filed in Worcester over illegal state trooper recordings
-Turtlebooy, Karen Read both due in court Monday
-100FM The Pike (10:51): Odd By Worcester is the new brewery in town
-Remembering those who died in the Station Nightclub fire, 21 years later
-Advocate for Worcester's homeless speaks from experiences, works with City Council
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — Jessica Jones and the Chocolog Shuffle. Video (14:43). Audio (14:42)
-Radio Worcester (21:04): Worcester’s Vision Zero — Creating safer streets
-Radio Worcester (8:30): Chris Dempsey advocates for a walkable Worcester with Vision Zero
-Worcester LGBTQ+ educator Stacy Lord promotes inclusivity in the arts
-Radio Worcester (46:18): Roundtable discusses mayor’s plan against racist calls
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week Winter Edition returns
-ICYMI: 2 arrested in February 12th shooting death of teen on Shannon Street in Worcester
-Developers of Worcester housing project slash number of proposed affordable units by 85%
-Could disc golf help or hurt a Worcester park fallen on hard times?
-19-year-old Nicholas York supports fellow LGBTQ+ teens in Mass.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Movie Monday at Senior Center
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Lupus Foundation benefits from local connections
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury warrant leads to arrest for drug trafficking
-100FM The Pike Adventures with Mike Hsu (2:32): Ice rescue training with Webster Fire Department
-In Grafton, 58 Follette Street cell tower approved
-Leominster heroin dealer held on $100,000 bail after major drug bust
-Sheriff's Office visits Leominster for Random Acts of Kindness
-Bolton readies articles for May meeting
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Central Mass. Actors' Collective to hold monthly workshop series
-Radio Worcester (11:32): Santino Fontana Live in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (13:19): Comedian Josh Blue on faking parenting teenagers and being a Paralympian
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 27 (29:45): 5G Friend Or Foe
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 194 (27:58): Authors Donald Unger and Nick Zwirblia
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime reporter for the T&G
>SPORTS: Jerod Mayo explains philosophy behind expanding Patriots’ coaching staff
-Possible NFL landing spots for Holy Cross players
-Railers end Florida vacation with 1-5 mark
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Toyota recalls 280,000 vehicles because they may "creep forward" in neutral
-Tragic: 2 year-old shoots herself in face, father charged
>NEW ENGLAND: Community mourning after girl dies in house fire (1:15)
-Mass. personal care assistant accused of defrauding woman, 95
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's AMC@Work: Captain Kate Howarth
-20 student artists are the first inducted into Clark Kappa Pi
-WPI's first police dog, Bella, is retiring this spring (1:21)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The trip to take in every decade of your life
>BUSINESS: How government contractors can capitalize on the opportunities ahead
-Viewpoint: Leveraging intelligence for a smarter community
>SHOPPING: Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning
>HOMES: Does your keyboard have more bacteria than a toilet seat? (1:25)
>HEALTH: Does Paxlovid work to treat COVID? (:29)
-Doctor uses drug in new way to treat anxiety and depression
>FOOD: Dunkin' debuts new caffeinated energy drinks
>TV/STREAMING: "Little People, Big World" stars exit after 25 seasons
>MOVIES: Fantastic Four movie cast revealed
>CELEBRITY: Jimmy Kimmel hints he's ending his talk show
>ANIMALS: Cat pics will pay your fines at Worcester's libraries
>HISTORY: College of the Holy Cross, 1910
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Town's beloved 90-year-old gravedigger continues to inspire (2:57)
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, deer crashes through glass door at Old Navy store
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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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