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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester nursing home cited for understaffing, overmedication, neglect (pictured)
+6:00: Related: Disturbing conditions at a Worcester nursing home prompt questions of state oversight
+6:00: Oxford man get 5 to 7 years in prison for gun possession
+6:00: Winter Festival, black history exhibit, yacht rock: 5 fun things
+6:00: Last Call: Soben Ung, newspaper editor and publisher
+Noon: Report: Worcester median rent rose 7.6% in 2023
+Noon: First Person: Suzanna Parpos will rock the red February 2nd to fight heart disease
-Another Canal District business announces closing, third to close this month
-Saint Vincent nurses claim retaliation for safety complaints
-Worcester business loses tobacco license after repeat violations
-Amazon says it plans to open Worcester warehouse by end of year
-Unsolved: Worcester podcast returns for its seventh and final season
-Related: Unsolved: Worcester - Season 7 Trailer (1:50)
-City to hold public hearings on lowering speed limit to 25
-Worcester residents' debris issue raises question about city's 311 app
-Radio Worcester (12:02): Vice Chair King responds to racist remarks at City Council meeting
-Radio Worcester (17:12): Rob Antonelli Jr. and Worcester’s Urban Forest Plan
-Worcester Public Schools Gathering for Excellence (1:48:10)
>DINING OUT: The Cellar Bar & Grille a hidden gem in Northborough
-ICYMI: Man shot Monday morning in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester's unsolved chronicles: 2 men vanish in 1982
-3 from out of state arrested for coordinated shoplifting
-2 arrested in Worcester for stolen vehicle
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Arthur "AJ" Dionne pinned at Eagle Scout Court of Honor
-Lamoureux Ford Testimonial (:47)
-Police responded to 13 crashes during storm
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Dudley teen missing, police say
-2 hospitalized after head-on crash in Rutland
-"Road is all ice" police warn after multi-car crash on Route 146 in Sutton
-Hearing set for pair in Auburn sex party human trafficking case
-Spencer business owners upset over stalled A.R.P.A.-funded grants from town
-Shrewsbury library director: Difference after policy implemented
-Silt runoff from Douglas solar project continues to concern abutters, Conservation Commission
-Millbury bylaw review may not be ready for spring town meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Community Art Pop-Up Sunday at The Village
-Listen Up: Worcester-connected musicians trade tunes in "song swap"
-Bill Shaner in Columbia Journalism Review: Why communities need columnists (by a columnist)
-Janice Harvey: The good, the bad, and the puzzling
-Gardening Central Mass.: Winter pruning helps keep plants healthy
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 143 (29:22): Optometry
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 22 (28:52): Colleges and student mental health
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester business owner Tom Oliveri
>SPORTS: North basketball team dedicates season to Carl-Hens Beliard (1:51)
-Celtics beat Indiana, 129-124
-Jayson Tatum passes LeBron James in jersey sales
-Former Celtics Rajon Rondo arrested on gun, drug charges
-Where could Bill Belichick coach in 2025? 7 teams worth watching
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Wachusett girls' basketball nets win No. 300 for Jim Oxford
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Toyota warns drivers of 50,000 vehicles to stop driving immediately and get cars repaired
>NATIONAL: 2024 tax refunds could be larger than last year
-Bayer ordered to pay $2.25 billion after jury concludes Roundup weed killer caused cancer
-Tragic: Boy killed by friend in hunting accident
>NEW ENGLAND: State troopers among 6 arrested in bribery investigation
-Man sentenced to 40 years to life for shooting bishop, assaulting bride and groom at wedding
-Education board ignores meeting law, hosts politicized panel
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria scholarship recipients recognized
-Assumption welcomes new watering hole, gathering place
-New WPI lab dissects impact of social media (4:37)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Cape Codder hotel will reopen as Margaritaville resort (:57)
>BUSINESS: UPS is cutting 12,000 jobs
-Job openings rise to 9 million in December as layoffs increased
>HOMES: Millennials and Gen Z aren't leaving home - here's why that's a good thing
>HEALTH: Worcester hospitals offer the latest treatment for B.P.H.
-About 20% of former Ozempic and Wegovy users regain weight: new study
>SHOPPING: Dollar General selling fruits, veggies at 5,000 stores
>FOOD: KFC introduces smashed potato bowls
>TV/STREAMING: "Sex And The City" becomes latest HBO show to head to Netflix
>MOVIES: New Star Trek movie in the works at Paramount set before 2009 film
>CELEBRITY: Broadway legend Chita Rivera dead at 91
>ANIMALS: Kitten who couldn't even stand decides he wants to walk (3:07)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 31st (1:27)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man who nearly died of heart attack reunites with rescuers (2:15)
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., potty-mouthed parrots teaching other birds to swear as zoo hatches plan to stop it
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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