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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 34 today in Worcester
-"Warmest year in station history": 2024 annual climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Mail carrier helps stop house fire along his route (2:28). Article
-Rutland firefighter lives every moment for wife, children lost to tragedy
-Related: Traffic advisory for Holden on Saturday
-Worcester police arrest man in theft from graveyard
-Market Basket concerned about proposed gas station on Route 20
-UMass Memorial welcomes first baby of 2025
-Beyond the studio: Unique exercise classes across Central Mass.
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:16): City settles canine bite case amid tensions between Councilor King and Mayor Petty
-ICYMI: Fire at Worcester apartment complex displaces 28 people
-Worcester teen indicted for murder in Paine Street shooting
-Man kidnapped and beaten by Assumption students, police say (2:56)
-Owner of former Fallon HQ to partner with nonprofit to convert Worcester office building into affordable condos
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Christmas tree chipping 8 to 2:30
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-"Best Class Ever" holds 30th reunion
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Autopex coming to Turnpike Road in Westborough
-St. Bernard's High School celebrates anonymous $6 million pledge
-West Boylston invited into school building eligibility period
-New Shrewsbury police station wins award
-Admissions lab at Touchstone Community School
-Pet Rock hosting pet supply drive
-Luther Burbank announces honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Boston Calling announces changes to 2025 festival (:32)
-Free Sunday at Icon Museum is January 5th
-Pulse Magazine's People to Watch Party is January 30th
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Cookies with Santa event
-Radio Worcester (21:34): Ronny LeBlanc explores U.F.O. theories and New Jersey drone mysteries
-WCCA-TV's Defining Good Health No. 7 (29:11): Deniz Ahmadinia, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a career nurse
>SPORTS: Questions about struggling Patriots ahead of final game (2:10)
-Jerod Mayo reacts to Jahlani Tavai’s comments about Patriots fans booing
-NFL Week 18 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Rockets, 109-86
-Holy Cross women's hockey team falls to ranked B.U.
-Railers fall to Royals, 4-3
-Radio Worcester (49:38): Hall of Fame debate, WooSox legends and Red Sox future talent
-210 Sports: Former Central Mass. college hockey players in the pros
>NATIONAL: I.R.S. sending missed stimulus checks to 1 million taxpayers
-Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed several workstations and unclassified documents
-Tragic: Cheerleader allegedly murdered by ex-boyfriend days before Christmas, family says
>NEW ENGLAND: Man who died in Tesla Cybertruck explosion had ties to Vermont
-Mass. Gov. Healey enacts law to prevent C.D.L. loss for old violations
>COLLEGES: Kim Canty receives Chancellor’s Award for advancing the UMass Medical School mission
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Your passport might not work in 2025 — here's why
>BUSINESS: Slowdown in once-promising life sciences industry is hurting developments across Central Mass.
-Apple to pay $95 million to settle Siri eavesdropping suit (:53)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, December 22nd to 28th
>SHOPPING: How the weirdest store at the mall survived the retail apocalypse
>HEALTH: C.D.C. data could signal start of COVID pandemic's "winter wave"
-Scientists just found these heavy metals in some prenatal vitamins: what doctors want you to know
>FOOD: U.S. egg production drops as prices continue to rise along with bird flu cases
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Wicked," "A Real Pain" and more
>CELEBRITY: Gal Gadot reveals she underwent emergency surgery for brain clot
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Veterans get a Gold Star for street-naming effort
>ANIMALS: Random cat keeps walking with woman and her dogs (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Second-grader uses Heimlich maneuver to save choking friend: video
-Meanwhile, airline passenger fakes injury to jump the line — until their lie is hilariously exposed
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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