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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 87 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester 8-year-old on a mission to visit every city and town hall in Massachusetts
-Joyner Lucas opens Northborough yogurt and smoothie shop, films video at 1 p.m. Sunday
-Worcester street project becomes caught up in election year politics
-Edson Montero seeks Worcester District 5 Council Seat in 2023
-TODAY! Cyclists take George Street Challenge on Sunday
-Worcester Cultural Academy releases enrollment data for first year. Here's what it says
-Worcester standoff suspect ruled dangerous, held without bail
-Have city residents cared for new trees after beetle attack? This study may surprise you
-New Worcester County Jail treatment facility gives recovery its own space
-WBUR: Getting to know Congressman Jim McGovern
-Ray Mariano: City Council drops ball in evaluating city manager
-Meg's Journey, Part 5 -- A tearful goodbye (3:45)
-Radio Worcester (10:49): Raising funds for Meghan Milonopolous and her family
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26); Part 3 (9:20); Part 2 (6:11); Part 1 (7:12)
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>DINING OUT: Ruth's Chris Steak House joins in the Worcester Restaurant Week fun
-ICYMI: Worcester doesn't have a movie theater, and an organization wants to change that
-Worcester School Committee clerk Dr. Helen Friel retiring after 57 years
-Superintendent Rachel Monárrez gets passing grades from Worcester School Committee
-2 Worcester men arrested in Holland after allegedly evading police
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Bandstand Concert Series 6-8 Sunday
-Jason Bradshaw Memorial Scholarship awardees announced
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Gold Award project brings awareness to period poverty
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Police Youth Academy graduates first class of students
-New principal joins Saint Mary School in Shrewsbury
-Auburn Fire and Rescue transforms emergency training with high-tech mannequin
-Casey family sells Auburn property to heavy equipment dealer planning expansion
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Sutton band featured at O.S.V.'s Taste of New England
-Mother nature puts a damper on this year’s firemen's muster
-Cannon fulfilling family legacy to Lancaster
-19-year-old from Ayer rescued from local beach
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Mechanics Hall hosting free weekly yoga classes
-Stephen Marley makes Indian Ranch debut with both new and legacy songs
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 391 (28:16): Mattie Castiel
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 13 (28:22): Environmental Health Trust
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester man who was a skilled roofer
>SPORTS: Red Sox split doubleheader with Mets
-Boston Children's Hospital patients design jerseys for Worcester Bravehearts
-Bravehearts split twin bill at home. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday (Postgame home run derby & Kids Club Sunday)
-Nutrition a key part of Holy Cross football's offseason program
-Mass. Pirates lose in first round of playoffs
-Jesse Burkett softball all-stars on to regionals after winning state title
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Electric car owners fed up with overly complicated tech features: survey
-NATIONAL: Nearly 40 million Americans expected to see triple-digit temps Sunday as deadly heat wave drags on
-These are the 10 states with America's worst infrastructure, in dire need of federal dollars
-Tragic: Girl, 17, dies when boat crashes into jetty on Cape Cod
>NEW ENGLAND: Chiropractor secretly filmed patients in bathroom of Peabody office: D.A.
-Mass. borrowers could see $592 million of student debt erased under new plan
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Vrbo vs Airbnb -- What's the difference between the travel apps?
>BUSINESS: Healthy U.S. consumers shrug off recession concerns, for now
-Retailers association says franchises could help long-vacant storefronts
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross professor examines if religious beliefs shape how children think and learn
>SHOPPING: Card skimmers found at Walmart checkout lines in Northeast
>HEALTH: Is your med spa "Ozempic" what you think it is?
-With new therapies that promise to slow Alzheimer’s disease, researchers race to reform how patients are diagnosed
>HISTORY: Defunct family restaurants from the past (8:28)
>FOOD: A&W root beer and cream soda lawsuit -- You may be eligible for some of $15 million settlement
>TV/STREAMING: The surprise streaming MVPs of 2023… so far
>MOVIES: "Barbie" vs. "Oppenheimer" -- Which movie got better reviews
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift has more No. 1 albums than any woman in history
>ANIMALS: Guy makes it a mission to reunite lost goose with family (1:00)
>HOMES: Can you buy a home in Worcester, Boston or Cape Cod for $300,000 or less?
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): In Westborough, Warrior Wellness giving local veterans a community and a healthier life
-Meanwhile, does this Iowa boy have the nation's best mullet?
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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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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