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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 53 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Holy Cross buildings evacuated due to a bomb threat
+6:00: Burncoat senior starts a vending machine business to get into college
+6:00: Radio Worcester (16:19): Mayor Petty on unhoused solutions and snowstorm response
+6:00: Old Settlers Burying Ground offers a gentle walk through local history
+6:00: Last Call: Mike Alvarado
+Noon: Woman escapes injury when Shrewsbury mobile home roof collapses during storm (2:08). Article (pictured)
+Noon: Local 1009 discusses Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month
+Noon: Reservoir water quality impacted by an increase of salt on roadways
+Noon: Former Westborough roller skating rink to be renovated
+Noon: The Faces of Worcester: Jo Elle Moody
-Crews at work as another storm hits (1:40)
-Worcester monitors for threat of flooding from melting snow
-Second man arrested in shooting that injured 2 at Worcester Caribbean Festival
-Vigil planned for first anniversary of disappearance of Brittany Tee
-Holy Cross grad to be next JetBlue C.E.O., as airline inaugurates new Worcester route
-Central Mass. businesses fight squeeze for workers
-Worcester City Council discusses how homeless use public library
-Radio Worcester (18:57): Khrystian King discusses Worcester’s 2024 agenda and goals
-Mayor holds School Committee appointments until January 20th
-John DiPietro (8:37): The 016 celebrates its fifth anniversary
-Free ice skating to be offered on 5 dates in Worcester
-Commissioners ask to (possibly) raze Hope Cemetery barn
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:24): Debating First Night’s future, WoMag changes
>DINING OUT: Uxbridge restaurant among Phantom Gourmet's Favorite Hometown Restaurants (5:24)
-ICYMI: Snow day just another day on job for Worcester custodians (2:13)
-Related: Worcester Public Schools social media posts have fun with snow day
-Longtime Worcester bakery closes for renovation
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town election nomination papers available
-NEW! Lamoureux Ford Testimonial (:47)
-Wachusett Regional High School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston pickleball facility to open in late January
-Shrewsbury’s Market Basket celebrates first anniversary
-Douglas Conservation Commission fines Oak Hill solar farm developers
-Wachusett audit shows "improvement"
-Season of giving for Worcester County Sheriff's Office
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Redemption Rock to provide house beer for The Fix Burger Bar locations
>SHOWTIME: Madonna proves why she's the "Queen of Pop" at TD Garden
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Burncoat High Spirit Team aims for dance championship
-Listen Up: Bees Deluxe delivers kaleidoscopic "Hallucinate"
-Jorge Rivera: Union labor plays pivotal role in local, state projects
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 23 (29:37): Tech Safety Legislation
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 141 (29:58): Ali Kane
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who had a long career at Jordan Marsh
>SPORTS: Titans fire Mike Vrabel; Could he replace Bill Belichick?
-Here are the odds on where Belichick will coach next year
-This Week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Holy Cross men's basketball team hosts Navy; Women on the road
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-Ford recall: 130,000 Focus, EcoSport recalled for oil pump issue
>NATIONAL: Jeffrey Epstein trafficked teen to U.S. politicians, "world leaders"
-The most shocking videos from the National U.F.O. Reporting Center in 2023
-Tragic: 4-year-old dies of fentanyl overdose, parents charged
>NEW ENGLAND: Police warn U.S.P.S. customers "stop using these mail slots"
-COVID levels in Boston wastewater hits highest point in 2 years
>COLLEGES: Quinsig, Worcester State get more than $2 million for green updates
>FOOD: Girl Scout Cookies are now on sale
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas is the world's largest cruise ship
>BUSINESS: Worcester-area cannabis businesses find "growing pains," opportunity
-Here are the jobs that will see major wage growth in 2024
-LensCrafters AccuFit class action lawsuit has $39 million settlement
>HEALTH: Why lingering fatigue after flu, COVID, R.S.V. vaccines? (:41)
-Researchers find that blue light from smartphones may not negatively effect sleep (1:12)
>HOMES: "It’s in Massachusetts": $1.2 million house price tag sparks online battle
>SHOPPING: Wavvz Newage Fashion Boutique opens on Main Street in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Hottest new TV shows in 2024
>MOVIES: "Wonka" is No. 1 at the box office again as 2024 gets off to a slower start
>CELEBRITY: Michael Bolton, 70, says he was diagnosed with a brain tumor
>ANIMALS: Dog gets a huge surprise and LOVES it (3:20)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 9th (1:21)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Unforgettable stories from Steve Hartman through the years (1:22:39)
-Meanwhile, in Miami, police dispel rumors of an alien at shopping mall
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester ranked 10th best city for people with disabilities
+5:00: Worcester councilor who protested I.C.E. agents due in court Wednesday
+5:00: Crews respond to 3-vehicle crash on Route 20 in Shrewsbury
+5:00: Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76 years old (:36)
+5:00: Related: Vintage clips of the controversial rock legend (3:26)
+Noon: Worcester African Festival set to return to the Worcester Common
+Noon: Wesley and Somerhalder hold court at "Vampire Diaries" convention
+Noon: Janice Harvey: It's time for Worcester to clean up its act
-Worcester man wins $1 million on ticket bought at Brattle Stop
-61-year-old caught in vacant home break-in: W.P.D.
-Preservation Worcester's 2025 Most Endangered Structures — streetlamps to historic houses
-Bill Coleman, longtime Worcester civic activist, dies
-International market opening in Worcester
-What the cluck? City takes next step in chicken debate after months
-"Don’t snitch": Trial opens for Worcester man accused of murder over backpack of marijuana
-Statewide cell phone ban would upend Worcester schools' policy
-Cuts will impact local libraries, student access to digital databases
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: 5 generations, 500 acres, 1 lasting commitment in Sutton
-Faces of Worcester: Sonia Descormiers, banker
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (33:22): Council access and city-run grocery stores
-Radio Worcester (21:56): City Manager defends Mill Street efforts, discusses supermarket expansion, ballpark development
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): "Cheapskate" diner takes back tip after being "humiliated" by server — but is he in the right?
-ICYMI: Retired Worcester firefighter Joseph Casello, a lawmaker in Florida, dies of heart attack
-Is Worcester doing enough to promote tree planting? Some residents say no
-$1.3 million to support people with disabilities in Worcester County
-500-foot buffer zone for tobacco businesses in Worcester: change could be coming
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Changing faces in Holden government
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton Common traffic study update recommends slowing traffic
-Voting is open for Champions of the Blackstone award
-Multiple people injured when box truck crashes into job center in Devens (:45). Article
-Suspect in Leominster bank robbery arrested in connection with shooting of C.B.P. officer (2:10). Article
-Man arrested after posing as real estate business owner to access firm’s funds at Leominster Fidelity Bank
-Spencer-East Brookfield School Building Committee gets update on bricks for memorial, storage trailer
-Millbury Police Department welcomes Cody Bohanan as its newest officer
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Dozens of people rescued from Southwick’s Zoo Skyfari ride (2:28)
-Top 25 songs in Worcester on Shazam in the past week
-Talking "Poetry Town" connections and the city's "strange gravity" at Museum of Worcester
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Museum of Worcester panel gives glimpses of connections
-Tom Marino: The solution to everything in Worcester: Corporate welfare
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 931 (27:44): Raymond Mariano
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a career nurse at local nursing home
>SPORTS: Marshall, Hambly make mark for Bravehearts in Futures League Home Run Derby
-TODAY! Futures League All-Star Game at Polar Park, with Johnny Damon and 2004 World Series trophy, 7:30
-Patriots Training Camp: Top storylines to follow (5:44)
-These Patriots have the most at stake as training camp begins
-Celtics' Jayson Tatum sheds boot as he rehabs from Achilles tear
-Red Sox lose to Phillies, 3-2
-Holy Cross (1:52): Get to know Coach Alexander
-Shrewsbury Post 397 on a roll heading into heart of summer baseball season
>CARS: Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar among recalled vehicles
>NATIONAL: Joe Rogan rips D.O.J.'s handling of Epstein files in scathing rant
-Support for phone bans in school ticks up in the U.S., Pew study reveals
>TRAGIC: Teen fatally sucked into meat grinder at factory for popular frozen burrito brand
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis of the public defender work stoppage (4:50)
-What to know about the revamped service plazas planned coming to Mass. Pike
>COLLEGES: WPI Student Stories, Episode 10 (13:39): John Kenney
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Tourists slam popular European vacation spot for being overcrowded
>BUSINESS: New operator of D’Errico’s location buys Worcester building for $1.2 million
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear fixed income, currency, and commodity markets outlook: Higher for longer
-Mass. unemployment rate held steady at 4.8% in June
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers for Sunday, July 20th
>SHOPPING: Let's go thrifting. Style meets sustainability in the booming fashion trend
>HEALTH: Ending the mesothelioma diagnostic crisis for Mass. veterans
-Weight loss drugs like Ozempic can raise low testosterone: new study
-Obesity may make you age faster, new study says (:45)
>FOOD: 25,000 pounds of chicken sausage recalled for plastic contamination
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Bergeron on a possible D.W.T.S. return ahead of new shark show
>MOVIES: "Devil Wears Prada 2" first look shared by Anne Hathaway
>CELEBRITY: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Theo in "The Cosby Show," dies at 54
>ANIMALS: Dog and cat siblings love paddleboarding together (2:23)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Do you know where this is?
>GOOD NEWS: Neil Diamond surprises theatergoers with "Sweet Caroline" performance
-Meanwhile, in Florida, bear trapped using doughnuts after a soak in hot tub
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