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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:18). Afternoon rain, high of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man sentenced to life in prison for 1975 murder of Worcester teen denied parole
-No longer a fire station, "The Rock's" role in public safety uncertain
-Ladies Night Out Worcester: We laughed, we cried, we shopped
-Mo Rocca of "CBS Sunday Morning" will be in conversation at Worcester State
-Worcester State Hospital had a dark history despite good intentions
-Snow blowers stolen from area Tractor Supply; police seek public’s help
-Sheriff, Emerge launch new job training tracks
-Worcester permanent winter parking ban in effect Monday
-Worcester Public Schools Alumni Highlight (2:11): Krysta Cabral, Doherty Class of 2025
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Lights, recounts & Small Biz Saturday
>FAITH: Shloshim held for Rebbetzin Rochele Fogelman
>DINING OUT: Penny shortage hits some Mass. restaurants hard when it comes to exact change
-ICYMI: More students than ever relying on local college food pantry, school says
-New exit opens at Shoppes at Blackstone Valley to ease holiday traffic jams
-Firefighters respond to fire at Eller's Restaurant on Thanksgiving
-WPI Moment of Magic club brings familiar movie faces to comfort kids
-Former Worcester police officers allege unpaid retirement benefits
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Sen. Durant: State withheld money from Wachusett Regional because of town's M.B.T.A. stance
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-December Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): "Very little information coming in": Police continue search for Westminster man
-Another coming of First Congregational Church of Spencer underway
-Sex offender panhandling at Leominster CVS arrested for failure to register
-Gardner police arrest 3 after foot chase, drone search and disturbance following noise complaint
-Orange man accused of indecent assault at Walmart arrested on probation warrant
-Fitchburg police said they were neutral during an I.C.E. arrest. Onlookers, federal agents saw it differently
-Sutton student-athletes sign commitment letters
-Spencer selectmen to review R.F.P.s for ambulance services
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Mo Rocca, "Christmas by Candlelight" and more ...
-Broadway in Worcester named resident company of Worcester's J.M.A.C.
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Report on Worcester school safety should be wake-up call
-WCCA-TV Specials (1:43:04): National Women’s Rights Convention, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifelong resident and public servant to the citizens of Worcester
>SPORTS: Can Patriots overcome their injuries on Monday Night Football?
-Tommy DeVito ready to help Patriots defeat Giants: "Hope we blow them out"
-NFL Week 13 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics lose to T'Wolves, 119-115
-Bruins beat Red Wings, 3-2
-Holy Cross women's hockey team downs Assumption, 6-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball set to host New Hampshire on Sunday
-Railers beat Adirondack, 5-2
-Boston College football team beats Syracuse, 34-12
>NATIONAL: Shooting leaves at least 4 dead, 10 wounded at family gathering
-Step-by-step guide to silencing robocalls
-Tragic: Grandma allegedly killed grandson while driving drunk: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: The behind-the-scenes battle over Karen Read’s phones (2:36)
-Son, 44, beat his elderly parents, then left them for dead in torched home as they begged him
-More than 100 residents evacuated after fire in nursing home in Rockland (2:43). Article
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Esports: A breakthrough season that changed everything
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (9:10): Do cash transfers have an intergenerational impact?
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Admin charging national park foreigners extra $100 to visit
-The world’s dirtiest cities are also top travel destinations: report
>BUSINESS: Mass. hospitals cut vacancies but critical staffing gaps persist, report says (:41)
-Will tariffs increase prices for holiday shoppers? Here's what the data shows
-Do you need local counsel for litigation or alternative dispute resolution?
>SHOPPING: Tips for getting the best deal this holiday season from financial expert (3:20)
>HEALTH: OB GYN helps to sort through menopause questions
-Alzheimer's risk declines sharply with a daily lifestyle change, researchers say
>FOOD: Fuel like a champ with Chef Trenita (4:30)
-Starbucks unveils holiday cups. See how they look
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc, "Murder in Monaco" (2:27)
>MOVIES: Holiday movie preview: What's coming to theaters in December
>CELEBRITY: Academy Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard dies
-Kevin Spacey clarifies he's not homeless, says thousands offered him a place to stay
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever can’t stop bringing mom things at bathtime (2:13)
>HISTORY: Mental health and the lasting trauma of Cocoanut Grove fire after Holy Cross football victory (3:38)
>GOOD NEWS: A Boston bride’s good deed goes viral (1:27)
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, 2 men caught with 81 monkeys, meth in wildlife smuggling ring, authorities say
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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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