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Here's what's happening today in Worcester
+NEW: New Song by Worcester Artist Makes Premiere of ‘Criminal Minds’
+NEW: Worcester Police Neighborhood Response Team Arrests 12 in Main Street/King Street Neighborhood
+NEW: 24-Hour Crunch Fitness to Open on Grafton St. in Worcester
+NEW: Women-led YWCA construction project breaks ground in Worcester
+NEW: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Jan. 9
+NEW: Ride the Woo purchases first trolley for downtown service
+NEW: Radio Worcester (11:30) -- Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks goals and priorities for 2020
+NEW: Westborough firefighters rescue man who fell through ice (:24)
+NEW: Former St. John's star Brunelle excited about becoming college student-athlete (1:08)
+NEW: It's Thirsty Thursday! Here's Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+NEW: In the market? Check out this First Time Homebuyers Seminar, and learn all about homebuying process
-Downtown restaurant appears to have closed its doors for good
-4 best Mediterranean spots in Worcester
-Worcester chef takes 2nd place on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’
-Worcester man accidentally shoots self in crotch, faces gun charges
-How a 10-year-old wish changed Haiti: Boston Globe on 10th anniversary of Worcester's Be Like Brit
-Worcester school receives national award for academic progress
-Radio Worcester (12:45) -- Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty: Fare-Free WRTA and 2020 Priorities
-'508, A Show about Worcester' No. 357 (23:45) -- Property taxes, Worcester Magazine and listener feedback
-Former Worcester economic development and Research Bureau head to lead Mass. Life Sciences Center
-Chamber's Women's Information Network to become Power of Women, focusing on self-awareness, giving back
-Niego scores career-high 16 points, but HC men fall at Lafayette; HC women 3-0 in league
-Lightning knocks out power in Leominster (1:46)
-Cancer death rates are dropping in US, report says
-Flu Season Shaping Up To Be Worse Than Last Year In Mass.
-Mass. Named 2nd Best State to Raise a Family
-Text messages trying to trick people into thinking they’ve been drafted
-Burglar takes nap after making himself food in Georgia Taco Bell
-Today's Hero: Restaurant owner mentors, employs group of teens who caused trouble
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Top Posts
-Local chef on Food Network's 'Chopped' Tuesday night
-Worcester restaurant's grand opening Monday
-Here's what's replacing Figs & Pigs in Worcester’s DCU Center
-Retail chain set to close hundreds of stores (:34)
-37-year-old held without bail in stabbing of Oxford teen
-Worcester's top 4 hair salons, ranked
-Woman found dead in Barre leaves 3 sons
-Worcester man accused of smashing restaurant’s glass door, stealing several items
-Worcester has momentum and outside developers are paying attention
-WGBH News plans to open news bureau in Worcester this spring
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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