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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 26 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Fuel spill closes Route 146 after crash Friday
+Noon: Man arrested after large-scale illegal marijuana operation found in Grafton home, police say
+Noon: T&G This Week: Help us recognize the nation's most exceptional women
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Crown Meat Market Deli Bakery makes waves with Brazilian pastries
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Wicked: For Good" and more
+Noon: Woo! Science: 2025 brought astronauts, artistic reptiles
+Noon: Everett McCorvey is Music Worcester's 2026-27 artist in residence
-What's new in Woo? Here’s 10 new things Worcester should anticipate for 2026
-Worcester man indicted on rental aid fraud
-Worcester housing gains collide with affordability
-City Council, School Committee members to be inaugurated Friday
-Check out this Worcester indie game company's first video game (1:26)
-After 30 years, DCU Center’s Sandy Dunn prepares to step aside
-Trash and recycling delayed a day in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (21:52): Raising Cane’s opens in Worcester, leaders share culture behind the brand
-ICYMI: Man sues UMass Memorial for $5 million
-EcoTarium rings in new year...at noon so the kids can go to bed
-The most popular stories of 2025 on The 016
-The top viewed stories of 2025 at This Week in Worcester
-News Link Live’s 10 most-read stories of 2025
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mountview Middle School honor roll
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): A new locker at Oak Middle School is all about giving back
-Shrewsbury police arrest man who swung axe at individual on South Quinsigamond Ave.
-Clinton man who called police on roommates arrested on warrant
-Clinician will help police without using handcuffs
-Auburn police remember fallen officer
-Composition, charge of Economic Development Committee questioned in Spencer
-Willard House names David G. Gow Memorial Scholarship winner
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Sip elevated libations high above The Woo at Vue, Worcester's newest cocktail lounge (:52)
>SHOWTIME: Things To Do: Harlem Globetrotters, "Chicago" and more
-From rappers to zombies, Worcester's year in pop culture
>OPINION: Genevieve DiNatale: Healey’s record shows rhetoric without results for women and the middle class
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career nurse at UMass Memorial
>SPORTS: Key stats in Drake Maye vs. Matthew Stafford NFL MVP race
-Most of Patriots’ 2026 opponents revealed after winning AFC East title
-Celtics beat Kings, 120-106 (1:58). Article
-Bravehearts 2026 Flex Plans now available
-210Sports: My 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame vote, if I had one
>NATIONAL: A.C.A. subsidies expire, expenses to soar for millions
-Reviewing 2025 in politics (4:05)
-Tragic: Girl 13, dies in accidental shooting on Christmas Day
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman leaving New Bedford church gathering killed in hit & run (2:05)
-Dozens of Mass. convicted murderers have been granted parole, sparking backlash from prosecutors
>COLLEGES: Introducing the Beaven Bulwark, Holy Cross’ new social justice publication
-Assumption's Physician's Assistant Program receives hands-on trauma training with Army
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 10 most-visited counties in the world
-The hotel chains with the highest (and lowest) resort fees
>BUSINESS: Smart money moves you can make in 2026 (1:47)
-Furniture and cabinet tariff hikes delayed until 2027
-Betty Boop and Blondie enter the public domain joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh
>HOMES: Worcester's 2025 housing market year in review
>HEALTH: How to stay committed to dry January
-Does your body burn more calories in cold weather?
>FOOD: Pros and cons of a plant-based diet for kids (2:01)
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for new Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton Netflix movie, "Apex" (1:14)
>MOVIES: Top 30 Oscar contenders, from "Sinners" to "Hamnet"
-2026 new releases: "Avengers," "Toy Story 5," "The Odyssey"
>CELEBRITY: Russell Brand faces new rape, sexual assault charges after 2 women come forward
-Eddie Murphy says David Spade joke made him question "SNL" return
>ANIMALS: Squirrel visits his rescuer every day for years (2:58)
>HISTORY: Mass. governor signed a redistricting bill 2 centuries ago that led to term gerrymandering
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. couple celebrates the gift of life (2:19)
-Meanwhile, Nostradamus grim predictions for 2026 revealed
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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