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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 44 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester Regional Airport boosts incentive program to attract more airlines, expand destinations
+5:00: New evidence in hunt for murder suspect Aaron Pennington leads to Gardner search, family says (:44). Article
+5:00: What's the best diner in Worcester? Vote in round 2
+Noon: Princeton man, a former firefighter, arrested after explosives found in vehicle (:31). Article
+Noon: Things to do: Central Mass. Festival Chorus, Big Blitz and more ...
+Noon: Gift of Giving: A call to fight food insecurity amid S.N.A.P. wars
-Who were Worcester's 10 biggest taxpayers in 2025?
-Suspect in 2009 disappearance of Worcester woman fights extradition to Mass.
-An 8-year plan? These Worcester residents say they need housing help now
-Judge denies Worcester city councilor’s bid to have charges dismissed
-Related: Judge sets February trial date for Worcester leaders charged after I.C.E. arrest
-Earlier: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Annual Shrewsbury Street Pub Crawl December 6th
-Research Bureau marks 40 years with reflections from 3 city managers
-Mass. Firefighter of the Year awards to take place in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:43): I.C.E. recruiting at the College of the Holy Cross
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:11): I.C.E. planning holiday raids on churches: Report
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant introduces E.V. charging
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
-Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
-Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
-Worcester man charged for possession of guns, cocaine
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Farm & wedding venue keeps family legacy alive
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Former Sunnyside Ford property sold for $2.4 million
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Leominster Marching Blue Devils (:50)
-Dog found by Shrewsbury Commons
-Hubbardston Select Board accepts resignations of 4 employees
-Boylston tax bills slated to rise $422 on average
-Clinton debuts plan to govern used car sales
-Sutton High alums to perform in Christmas concert
-Nashua River projects receive grant funding
-Nashoba student honored for excellence
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Trans-Siberian Orchestra returns to DCU with "Ghosts of Christmas Past"
-Listen Up: Rebellion, revelry in Irish tunes from Brendan Keenan
-Last Call: William Mosley, Deputy Chief, Worcester Fire Department
>OPINION: James T. Brett: Why Mass. needs the R.O.A.D. to Housing Act
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (52:59): Artist and writer Debbie Hartung
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who in his retirement drove a school bus for disabled children
>SPORTS: Are Patriots finally being taken seriously?
-NFL Week 12 schedule, TV and announcers
-Bruins lose to Ducks, 4-3
-Holy Cross women's basketball team falls on the road to Rhode Island
-Holy Cross women's ice hockey prepares to take on New Hampshire
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. now has 30 days to turn over Epstein files to Congress
-NASA scientists revel new photos of comet 3I/ATLAS (:51). Article
-Tragic: Beloved dad, 45, killed after gun accidentally went off during hunting trip
>NEW ENGLAND: How Mass. law is letting ride-share drivers get away with rape
-2 people dead, 2 others injured in New Hampshire crash
>COLLEGES: Assumption announces Rise Scholarship and continuation of Access Promise
-WPI named to Princeton Review’s Mental Health Services Honor Roll
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 countries with similar tipping cultures to the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Former Worcester state rep. opens local law firm
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Minimum gratuity during "peak" season, higher tip wage on the table at State House
>SHOPPING: Central Mass. Mom's holiday guide
>HEALTH: What to know about new variant of the flu (2:49)
-Alzheimer’s scientists find key to halting brain decline before symptoms
>FOOD: How to make an award-winning cake using Girl Scout cookies (4:16)
>TV/STREAMING: Drama engulfs "Dancing With the Stars" as judge Carrie Ann Inaba is slammed for "unfair" critiques of women
>MOVIES: Tom Cruise finally gets his Oscar moment with a lifetime achievement trophy at the Governors Awards
>CELEBRITY: All the celebrities on the C.M.A.s red carpet
-Anthony Hopkins addresses Jodie Foster feud rumors during "Silence of the Lambs"
>ANIMALS: Empty-nester replaces his kids with a goose (2:43)
>HISTORY: Catastrophic explosion bound Halifax and Boston in friendship (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Maynard police officer lauded as hero after daring rescue
-Meanwhile, Taco Bell's new Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie horrifies customers
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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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