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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 42 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: 11-month-old baby, 2 adults shot on Harlem Street in Worcester
+Noon: The late Jeff Beck played Worcester twice, with the Yardbirds in '66 & Stevie Ray Vaughan in '89
+Noon: Five Things To Do: Sculpture exhibition, Albert Lee, Annie Brobst ...
+Noon: Thrift Store Finds: Formal, casual, designer labels, seekers' deslight
+Noon: Winter Walks: Worcester's Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Sanctuary
+Noon: First Person: An adaptation of Laura Numeroff’s, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"
-Break-in suspect found in building ductwork in Worcester
-3 Auburn minors charged after middle schoolers shot with gel pellets
-Coworker pulls gun, machete on Auburn colleague, police say
-Worcester investment advisor who pleaded guilty to stealing $2.8 million from his clients to be sentenced
-Worcester moves forward with hotel conversion for homeless despite residents' opposition
-Worcester councilors back zoning change for in-law apartments
-New Worcester restaurant hiring, opening soon
-Worcester colleges enlisted for heating, cooling center expansion
-Worcester councilors back zoning change for in-law apartments
-WRTA announces service to new Market Basket in Shrewsbury
-Bancroft School announces large tuition reduction
-Boston RV & Camping Expo opens Friday (2:02)
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from ASL Club at Oak Middle School in Shrewsbury (:51)
>FOOD: Worcester donut shop debuts last menu
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Rock trio Space Casino to play at Ralph's in Worcester
-Last Call: Glenn Reinhardt of the Fitchburg Pilots Association
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 4: "Killed After Scuffle at Fester's Dog House". Video (15:57). Audio (17:42)
-Radio Worcester (10:09): Rethinking Assisted Living with Notre Dame's Winter Stay
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester man who fought on D Day and in the Battle of the Bulge
-ICYMI: Top of tractor-trailer truck peeled open after hitting bridge in Worcester
-Grill raising money to open Worcester restaurant
-Worcester Walmart violated Mass. law after homeless camp clearing: City
-Dental practice with offices in Worcester and Auburn to pay $3.5 million settlement over claims of deceptive advertising
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Removal of cafeteria essentials “last straw” for some Mountaineers
-LIFT Fitness in Holden not just prioritizing health, but overall wellness in 2023
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 1 person seriously injured in rollover crash in Northbridge
-First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury celebrates 300 years
-"Antiques Roadshow" is coming to Sturbridge (:24)
-Fight at Fitchburg High leads to 2 arrests
-Upton police seek to identify man in A&B investigation
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Pelicans, 125-114
-Changes expected for Patriots after Kraft-Belichick meeting
-NFL Wild Card Weekend schedule, TV and announcers
-Damar Hamlin heading home after being discharged from Buffalo hospital
-Holy Cross women's basketball team rallies from 13 down to win at home. Highlights (2:33)
-Holy Cross men's basketball team falls at Lehigh
-Signs and sounds from the Holy Cross women's hockey team's win at Fenway Park (2:40)
-"Boy, I love this team," Wachusett girls' basketball coach Jim Oxford says of 7-0 squad
-Railers lose to Newfoundland, 5-2
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: At least 6 injured in attack at central Paris railway station
-Uvalde school police chief told investigators why he didn’t try to stop gunman
-Tragic: 12-year-old girl stabs 9-year-old brother to death
>NEW ENGLAND: Vigil to be held for missing Cohasset woman as search for mom of 3 continues
-Man charged with murder, arson after 80-year-old woman found dead in burned Attleboro home
>COLLEGES: A whimsical floral design by Clark prof. appears on rolls of Bounty paper towel
-Anna Maria announce fall Dean's List
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Thursday in Worcester: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
>BUSINESS: What the new Mass. data privacy act means for business
-Kathleen Jordan to take over leadership of Seven Hills
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Paramount+ boss teases there’s “a lot more coming” From Taylor Sheridan
>MOVIES: Netflix movie preview 2023
>CELEBRITY: Jeff Beck, guitar virtuoso who influenced generations, dies at 78
-Ben Affleck dishes out Dunks in Medford for commercial shoot
>ANIMALS: Giant dog's emotional support animal is a cat (3:15)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman saves her dog after the pup falls into freezing water
-Meanwhile, in Minnesota, video shows the moment a deer crashed through a glass door at a butcher shop
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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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