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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 30 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Happy New Year's Eve! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for last-minute plans
+Noon: Last Call: Ricardo Barros, photographer
+Noon: Suzanne Graham Anderson: A year of travels, truths and knowledge gained for the year ahead
-21-year-old killed in Northbridge crash
-Victims of Barre crash mourned
-Radio Worcester (10:46): Pediatric flu cases surge in Worcester E.R.s
-Related: Doctor on how to control flu spread as cases spike in Mass. (2:18)
-"He’s in here. We feel him": Brody’s Diner co-owner reflects on past
-Worcester in 2025: A city laid bare
-From Goose to I.C.E., they made the news: T&G's top stories of 2025
-Worcester's 2025 in pop culture
-Worcester County Wonders: From corsets to cuckoo clocks, stories of 2025
-T&G photo staff picks favorites from the year
-Nightmare on Tiffany Avenue: W.P.D. arrests suspect after late-night break-in attempt
-5 arrested after report of person with gun in Worcester
-Serious crime down as police activity rises in Worcester
-Worcester Walks: History awaits visitors at Shaker Spring House Trail
-What are you doing on New Year's Eve? Here are some ideas in Central Mass.
>DINING OUT: New Year's Eve plans? Check Dining Out to see who's open
-New Year's Day breakfast deal at Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-ICYMI: 3 shot in Worcester early Monday
-Leominster man accused of killing wife, causing police standoff (2:00). Article
-Worcester man involved in alleged robbery at casino, police say
-Worcester man among 3 charged in violent assault, robbery in Milford
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: “Dig” for a cure
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Job fair expands student opportunities
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton conservation administrator retires after 25 years
-Blackstone Valley Tech boys' hockey hosts holiday toy drive, cancer fundraiser tournament
-Clinton veterans group struggles for recognition
-Shrewsbury auction of cars abandoned at Massport parking lots nets thousands
-Sherwood invites families to inaugural Reading Night
-Dispute among brothers over Barre property leads to abuse prevention order charge
-Man arrested after police say he stole pot, medication and boots from landlord
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Small Stones Festival of the Arts opens next month
-Worcester Public Library’s most borrowed books of 2025
-Kennedy Center renaming prompts new round of cancellations from artists
>OPINION: Sarah Connell Sanders: 2025's cultural experiences — From Desi Bar & Grill to "West End Girl"
-What's Up Worcester's Sitdown (6:01): Alfonso José Piacentini Betancourt
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator and former Worcester City Council candidate
>SPORTS: Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs accused of attacking employee over pay dispute
-Related: Text messages show explicit exchange between Diggs, private chef over pay dispute (2:17)
-"Dirty" Armand Membou behind Mike Vrabel Jets-Patriots confrontation
-Celtics beat Jazz, 129-119 (2:00). Article
-Bravehearts to hold 3-week summer camp in 2026
-Holy Cross Athletics 2025 in review
>NATIONAL: A look back at U.S. politics in 2025 (9:40)
-Google Trends 2025 reveals top searches from search engine giant
-Tragic: Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of J.F.K., dies at 35 after battle with rare cancer
>NEW ENGLAND: A look back at coverage of the Karen Read murder trial (4:20)
-Video shows contractor wanted on arrest warrant scamming more customers
>COLLEGES: Sterling's Bridget D'Amelio named head coach of Anna Maria flag football
-At Assumption, enduring values, new opportunities
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This popular European city is banning outdoor dining
-10 regional U.S. slang words you should know
>BUSINESS: Entertainment and media industries shed 17,000 jobs in 2025
-More than 700 U.S. companies went bankrupt in 2025 — a 14% jump from last year
-For first time since 2020, Worcester Business Journal readers say the economy is in worse condition than a year ago
>SHOPPING: End-of-year deals on activewear: Up to 60% off leggings, sports bras
>HOMES: Cheryl Eidinger-Taylor: Residential real estate is now balanced
>HEALTH: U.S. has seen nearly 28,000 whooping cough cases this year
>FOOD: Which grocery items had price increases in 2025?
>TV/STREAMING: The top TV sex scenes in 2025
>MOVIES: The 20 best movies you missed in 2025
>CELEBRITY: Hollywood’s biggest winners and losers of 2025
-Isiah Whitlock Jr., actor known for roles on "The Wire" and "Veep," dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Watch this dog become a big brother for the first time (1:50)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Federal Building cupola, Federal Square, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Good news you may have missed in 2025
-Meanwhile, here are the 10 oddest Guinness World Records of the year
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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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