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• Highlights Saturday, December 13th
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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article

  -Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns

  -A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies

  -Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires

  -TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback

  -Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program

  -TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025

  -Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony

  -Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site

  -Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.

  -Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone

  >DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines

  -ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article

  -Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff

  -Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester

  -Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza

  -Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy

  -Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)

  -Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge

  -Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate

  -West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland

  -TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department

  -Apple store opens in Millbury

  -Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury

  -Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers

  -Item Appeal donors

  -The Item's calendar of events
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday

  >SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...

  -"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester

  -"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation

  -Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat

  >OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates

  -WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate

  -Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
  
  

  >SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season

  -Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery

  -Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules

  -A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
  
  

  >CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed

  >NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article

  -The 10 richest states in America

  -Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash

  >NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates

  -Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)

  >COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

  -Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow

  -Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe

  >BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report

  -Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide

  -Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice

  -Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions

  >HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study

  >SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds

  >HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)

  -Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+

  >MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more

  >CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine

  -Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him

  >ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)

  >HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester

  >GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)

  -Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport

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