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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester City Council to consider lowering speed limit to 25 mph
+6:00: Judge tosses lawsuit against Holden for not following state housing law
+6:00: Local makers on track with gift ideas at stART at the Station
+6:00: Michelle Willson brings some "Evil Gal" to Club 321 at Mechanics Hall
+6:00: "The Folk Revival" set for its annual holiday show on WICN
+Noon: Worcester artist, teacher Jennessa Burks named 2024 Community Art Educator of Year
+Noon: Report: James Madison officials fly to Worcester amid football coaching search
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Hank Stolz: veteran local radio voice who listens
+Noon: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-Wrong-way crash kills Auburn man, Conn. woman Saturday night in Webster
-Worcester Cold Storage Fire 24 year anniversary. Video (2:49)
-Related: Full video (12:43)
-Related: T&G story of December 4th, 1999
-Related: From Esquire, "The Perfect Fire"
-Drone video of the Worcester Canal District Tree Lighting Extravaganza (1:14)
-Hundreds stop by Union Station for massive craft sale
-Worcester School Committee member Sue Mailman urges action on sexual abuse
-City looking at Green Worcester plan's progress
-Tatnuck Neighborhood Association meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-National Cookie Day: Here’s where you can get free cookies in Mass.
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:49): Mill Street, and challenging outdated views on Worcester
-Unsolved: Worcester — Found Face Down and Strangled in Swamp. Video (16:17). Audio (16:16)
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant announces Christmas vacation
-ICYMI: Worcester store owner goes above and beyond to return missing wallet
-Worcester sports bar that had license suspended withdraws transfer request
-"Dog-obsessed" couple opens daycare in Worcester: "Keep them out of shelters"
-Worcester’s "Sopranos"-themed bar and restaurant closes after less than a year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Wachusett Community Band holiday concert
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
-Student study struggles post pandemic
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury's Maple & Main helps students with disabilities shine
-Grafton Food Bank serves up 200 Thanksgiving bags for area families
-Gardner Community Action Committee partners with T&G Santa Fund
-6 aging dams in Worcester County to be removed. Here's where they are
-Justice Assistance Grant awarded to Sutton police
-Rutland community fills up first Toys for Tots bin at police station
-Fostering Change in Leominster accepting gift donations for 400 foster kids
-North Central Mass. chamber to launch low-cost fund for real estate development
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester's 2023 Christmas song poll
-West African Music comes to Worcester starting December 8th
-Tom Del Prete: Take a second look at Worcester public education
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (59:32)
-Talk of Main Street No. 19 (28:21): Flying the Israeli and Palestinian flags in front of City Hall
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 21 (27:55): Susan Fama Tech Safe
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked as a teacher's aid in the city
>SPORTS: Patriots get blanked by Chargers
-Jabrill Peppers, Jalen Mills express frustration with Patriots offense’s ongoing struggles
-Patriots-Chargers ticket prices sum up sad state of New England’s season
-Bruins beat Columbus, 3-1
-Holy Cross women’s basketball final shot off comes up short at No. 23 Vermont
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (29:48): Get to know S.A.A.C. President Brooke Ross
-College Football Playoff: Florida State out, Alabama and Texas in
-210 Sports: Why can’t college football have a real championship tournament?
-Railers' past year has been one of the worst in Worcester pro hockey
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Lead water pipes to be removed in 10 years under E.P.A. proposal
-11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption, and 12 climbers are still missing
-Tragic: High school baseball player in coma after freak batting cage accident
>NEW ENGLAND: Student shot in Vermont is paralyzed from chest down: mom
-N.H. tree workers save jet skier from drowning at Lake Winnipesaukee
>COLLEGES: Clark groups offer much needed peer-to-peer support
-Holy Cross Athletics Civic Engagement Day (2:07)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): "Hidden gem" U.S. cities to escape chilly weather and crowds this winter
>BUSINESS: Why Panera founder and Clark grad writes his own obituary every year
-Report says business owners of color are facing brunt of financing shortfalls
>HEALTH: TODAY! Free UMass webinars on hip, knee replacement and back pain
-C.D.C. data shows flu season is well underway, especially in these 7 states
>SHOPPING: 5 ways retailers try to get you to spend more this season (3:10)
>HOMES: Envision Christmas on Cape Cod with these homes
>FOOD: Fructose may be the ultimate driver of obesity
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Netflix movie starring Sofía Vergara as drug lord Griselda Blanco (2:33)
>MOVIES: "Beverly Hills Cop 4": First photo of Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley
>CELEBRITY: Aerosmith's Steven Tyler says he's "on the mend" after serious vocal injury
>ANIMALS: Couple finds out their new house comes with a cat (3:02)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 4th (1:05)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Clerk's mistake leads to big lottery jackpot
-Meanwhile, in Washington, woman steals ambulance, taunts and waves to bystanders before arrest
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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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