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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:24). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester, Boston law firms to merge
+6:00: Law opens records of Worcester State Hospital, other asylums
+6:00: Bill aims to secure community health workers amid job insecurity
+Noon: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old girl
+Noon: "Clearopathra": Here are the winners in Worcester’s snowplow naming contest
+Noon: Meet T&G Santa's helpers for Thursday
+Noon: Things to Do: "Wings" screening, Women’s Ensemble chorus
+Noon: Millbury dancer Tyler George joins boy band Just Your Type
-Coming soon, an upscale cocktail lounge at the top of the Glass Tower in Worcester
-City Council honors former Worcester firefighter who saved woman from burning building
-Witness: Firefighters pulled woman to safety during blaze in Grafton
-UMass Memorial audit raises questions, draws scrutiny
-Feds charge Worcester man with collecting unemployment while working for T.S.A.
-Driver charged with motor vehicle homicide in death of Irish visitor to Worcester
-Raising Cane's opens on site of former Denny's on Lincoln Street in Worcester
-Best steakhouses in New England roundup includes Willy's, One Eleven
-Kelley Square restaurant building sold for $1.2 million
-"The Whistler" was a Worcester legend
-Aislinn Doyle: December 18th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:53): Worcester’s dual tax rate and the supermarket debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:14): Worcester Superintendent Brian Allen
-Powerball $1.27 billion winning jackpot numbers
>DINING OUT: Brunch with Santa at Worcester restaurant on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester man found responsible for shoplifting nearly $200 from Shrewsbury Price Chopper
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): M.B.T.A. effort takes 1 parcel off Holden's list
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Attentiveness to school news on the decline
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): David Prouty High School closes early for break after water main burst
-Worcester woman arrested in Barre after violating harassment order, barricading herself at Village Market
-Legendary sports journalist Bob Ryan visits Northborough
-Leadership changes hands in the Women's Success Network
-Shrewsbury adopts policy helping middle-schoolers understand career-technical education options
-Photos of Nashoba Drama's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
-Paxton generator could be revived
-Clinton schools hold plus-size celebration ceremony
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Public Library's top items borrowed in 2025
-Worcester Youth Orchestras program has some things to celebrate
-100 FM The Pike (21:14): Comedian Kelly MacFarland on ChatGPT, self checkouts and Rush
-Listen Up: No Christmas green for Lowell musician D-Tension
>OPINION: Rosalie Tirella: "Try a little tenderness"
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Governor González Colón and the fight over public records
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 540 (28:07): Patrick Maloney, Preservation Worcester
-Unity Radio's Positively Suzanne (56:31): Nikkya Jackson, Challenge Yourself Fitness
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who launched a nationally recognized financial services firm in Worcester over 50 years ago
>SPORTS: TreVeyon Henderson’s rookie season among Patriots’ best since 2000
-Will Patriots sign Matthew Judon? Why a reunion seems unlikely
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Will Jayson Tatum return this season? Brad Stevens shares insight on recovery process
-Holy Cross men’s basketball 125th anniversary celebration set for February 7th
-Holy Cross star Max Mosey earns All-America honors from Stats Perform
-Railers beat Norfolk, 6-2
>CARS: What cars were discontinued in 2025? See the list
>NATIONAL: Alan Jackson, who defended Karen Read, takes Reiner murder case
-Last U.S. cents ever minted fetch whopping $16.7 million at auction
-Tragic: Man charged in neighbor’s murder after initially hailed hero
>NEW ENGLAND: Juror explains murder conviction in Brian Walshe trial (1:41)
-Plane crashes in New Hampshire near condo complex (1:06)
-Brown University shooting investigators want to identify second person
>COLLEGES: Clark's stories of impact in 2025
-WPI Podcast Episode 24 (39:07): Gift giving research with Farnoush Reshadi
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why you should visit Greenland: 9 tips for your first trip
-Grand Canyon to reopen hotels on the South Rim after water pipeline repair
>BUSINESS: Worcester accounting firm joins forces with Connecticut C.P.A. group
-LPL Financial Research: Policy tailwinds and artificial intelligence to power stocks in 2026
-W.B.D.C. Podcast (23:27): Worcester’s climate goals vs. economic growth
>HOMES: Home sales in Central Mass. dropped in November, as prices climb again
>SHOPPING: It's not just trees. Christmas decorations cost more this year
>FOOD: 20 traditional holiday foods from around the world
>HEALTH: What you eat matters when it comes to mental health
>TV/STREAMING: Lori Loughlin set to make Hallmark comeback
>MOVIES: Teaser trailer for new Steven Spielberg alien movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:07)
>CELEBRITY: Comedian Andy Dick admits he smoked crack ahead of apparent overdose
-Hilary Swank apologizes for lashing out at mom taking terminally ill sons on Make-A-Wish trip
>ANIMALS: 13 kittens show up in Amazon boxes. This couple says, “Sure!" (2:18)
>HISTORY: Fannie E. Proctor was a beloved Northborough educator for 40 years
>GOOD NEWS: Obedient husband brings wife a Powerball ticket worth $50,000
-Meanwhile, in Mexico, Congress floor debate turns violent as lawmakers filmed pulling hair, shoving
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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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