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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Lottery open for 22 affordable condos on Elm St. in Worcester (pictured)
+Noon: 4-year-old Worcester girl under D.C.F.'s watch suffered "chronic, cumulative" neglect before death, report finds
+Noon: Ceremony recognizes Firefighter Christopher Roy, who died in Lowell St. blaze in 2018
+Noon: Second major water main break in Shore Drive area of Worcester
+Noon: Central Massachusetts' favorite steakhouses? 8 crowd pleasers
+Noon: Silverstein still rocks hard as it eyes 20th show at the Palladium
+Noon: Four Year Strong set to record first live album in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester punk faves Superjerk deliver rock 'n' roll blast on "welp."
+Noon: White Eagle new roost for Worcester Punk Rock Flea Market
+Noon: Last Call: Yvonne Toomey, artist
-What will replace Buca di Beppo? Aging waterfront restaurant in Shrewsbury still vacant
-Developer seeks to create 77 residential units on Worcester’s Winter Street
-Demolition of Harrison Street bridge over I-290 begins
-Plan to create housing at former Worcester hotel hits financing snag
-Worcester nonprofit to close, transition to legacy fund following leader’s departure
-Arris Partners buys second Canal District warehouse site for $2.4 million
-Worcester's Steve Gagliastro is in movie "Ella McCay" opening Friday
-Key takeaways and humorous insights from Mo Rocca’s Worcester State talk
-Worcester lottery player wins $25,000 for life
-Worcester City Council chooses lowest residential tax rate, residential taxes up 3.4%
-Radio Worcester (15:29): Worcester D.P.W. adapts to early season snowstorm
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant offers gift card deal for Christmas
-ICYMI: Worcester nurse injured and stranded in Costa Rica after 15-foot fall (2:27). Article
-Shooting on Water Street in Worcester, 31-year-old victim expected to survive: W.P.D.
-Insurer to close Worcester office, lay off staff of 50
-Ceremony held for Worcester Firefighter Jon Davies Sr., who died in 2011 fire
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): State Rep. Kimberly Ferguson will not run for reelection
-NEW! Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury P.D. fills the wagon for local families in need
-Shrewsbury Recreation location at 835 Main Street will be closed during construction
-As holidays approach, Blue Christmas services offer comfort
-Warrant arrest in Dudley leads to cocaine charge for Webster man
-Spencer Fire Captain leaves parade for blaze in Santa suit (1:58). Article
-Rutland hosts second annual Giving Tree
-Bank employees donate 65 coats
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: TODAY! Brown Bag Concert at noon at Mechanics Hall
-Merrimack Valley Ringers ringing in the holidays
-Apollo the Boss: Worcester’s own rising star carving his name into hip-hop history
-Feels like home: Blue Light Bandits set to return to Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (12:16): Gary Ho Ho Hoey on latest Christmas release and jamming with family
>OPINION: First Person: Remembering columnist Richard Klayman
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1397 (24:47): Teri Frykenberg, Founder, Nurse Advocate Entrepreneur
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to entrepreneur and member of the High School Hall of Fame
>SPORTS: What stands in Pats way for top seed in AFC with 4 games left? (7:28)
-Former Holy Cross, Assumption coach takes over at UCLA
-Holy Cross men's basketball team beats Regis, 69-47
-Bruins beat Blues, 5-2
-Vote for the High School Football Player of the Year
>CARS: Ford, Ram among over 225,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Judge allows release of Maxwell sex trafficking case records (:31)
-College shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded, suspect in custody
-Fired F.B.I. agents sue to get their jobs back
-Tragic: Teen dies just hours after being "sextorted" as groups like 764 target U.S. kids
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:35): D.N.A. evidence presented to jurors
-Driver in R.I. crash that killed musician has more than 100 past arrests, police say
-Nursing assistant charged with sexually assaulting a child at N.H. hospital
>COLLEGES: WPI cohort gets warm welcome at U.S. Capitol
-Anna Maria podcasting and narrative class, Fall ’25
-America’s Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak at Assumption
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the prettiest towns in the Northeast
>BUSINESS: Worcester company appoints former IBM director to board
-Radio Worcester (26:51): How Jess Lynch empowers A.I.-native founders through Founder's Edge V.C.
-Nurses push back on potential new student loan limits (4:51)
-This Uber and Lyft hack can save you hundreds on rides each year
>HOMES: People spend half of the winter season getting their home cozy, new survey reveals
>HEALTH: Missed first mammogram raises breast cancer death risk, study says
>FOOD: Pepsi axing snacks, sodas from its lineup — and slashing prices in cost-cutting marathon
>TV/STREAMING: Where to watch "Home Alone" online
>MOVIES: How can movie theaters fill more seats again? A report has suggestions
>CELEBRITY: Katy Perry goes Instagram-official with Justin Trudeau
-The Hollywood Reporter Women In Entertainment red carpet
>ANIMALS: Stray dog who could barely stand now holds his head high (1:46)
>HISTORY: Nephew of Boston Strangler victim thinks unheard confession tapes cast new doubt on "America’s Jack the Ripper"
>GOOD NEWS: Lottery vending machine error leads woman to more than $50,000
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man accidentally sent meth through tube at bank drive-thru: police
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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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