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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 (:58). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: 2 Worcester businesses face uncertain future after weekend fire
+Noon: Monday's Child: Sweet, loving, happy Jaiden, 11, is a big fan of Disney adventures
+Noon: Electrifying Irish dance on the menu in Worcester with "A Taste of Ireland" show
-National Weather Service to survey damage of Holden tornado (1:11). Article
-Related: Drone video of Holden tornado damage (3:39)
-Related: Trees uprooted by tornado in Holden. "It's just heartbreaking" (1:41)
-Related: What is a "radar confirmed" tornado? Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon explains (1:01)
-Earlier: Residents in Holden grateful to be OK after storms and tornado sweep through (2:20). Article
-Hundreds of Great Brook Valley residents without power after extreme weather rips through area
-T&G receives court records improperly sealed indicating alleged violent history of suspect in shooting death of Shrewsbury father
-Earlier: Why was a road rage case against accused Shrewsbury shooter hidden from the public?
-Worcester Guardian will celebrate second year at October 8th event
-The Big E returns to Massachusetts this month. Here's a guide
-What Worcester's Reading: Root & Press
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:29): Festivals in Worcester, homelessness near Polar Park and preliminary election
>DINING OUT: Old Worcester fried chicken spot is now NU Chicken. How’s it different?
-ICYMI: 700 on Worcester Technical High School waitlist as demand for vocational schools surge (4:13). Article
-Worcester School Committee decides to hold off on changing student grading system
-Cut short by storm, Pride Worcester Festival enjoys joyous moments in sun
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett students are back to school
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton override comes down to Monday vote
-Lancaster veterans' cookout is Monday
-Man arrested for threatening to slit friend’s throat in Leominster
-Teen charged after traffic stop reveals suspended license and registration
-Clinton officials prioritize redevelopment of long-blighted Surprenant site on Sterling Street
-David Prouty High School project moves to second phase
-Shrewsbury Police Department August statistics
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Best and worst moments from the VMAs: Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, more
-Worcesteria: At 9/11 exhibit, a truth amid a culture of conspiracy
-"Little Mermaid" coming to Sterling Community Theatre
>OPINION: Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.: Failing forward
-Heidi L. Freeman: Keep anti-obesity meds available to all
-Shaun Connolly: September Horrorscopes
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:03:01): Fire sprinklers, MassDems platform, W.P.D. accountability
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked for 25 years at City Hospital
>SPORTS: Raiders spoil Patriots season opener, 20-13
-Patriots takeaways from disappointing Week 1 loss (5:16)
-Grading quarterback Drake Maye after Week 1 loss
-Red Sox beat Diamondbacks, 7-4
-'Sader Stories Podcast (30:49): Varsity Club Hall of Fame inductee Maureen Connolly
-WooSox split doubleheader with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
-See how these soccer teams from Central Mass. are looking to defend their state titles
>NATIONAL: House Oversight Committee releases more than 30,000 pages of Epstein files provided by D.O.J.
-OnlyFans explosion rocks college campuses as students ditch tradition for quick cash
>TRAGIC: Mom dies slipping off 300-foot tower posing for selfie with son
>NEW ENGLAND: Conn. school bus drops autistic boy off 40 miles from home
-Mass. school district embraces A.I. to help students learn (1:59). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI names Crate Herbert V.P. for University Advancement
-Assumption grad Mike Turaj energized by service to others
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 clever ways to make your luggage stand out at bag claim
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-ClearPath’s Ryan Kittridge: Why retirement risk management must be personalized
>SHOPPING: Mass. lawmakers advance ban on "surveillance pricing" in grocery stores
>HEALTH: Doctors warn of impacts if vaccine rates dip at Mass. schools
-Artificial sweeteners aged the brain by over 1.5 years, study says
>FOOD: School lunches and nutrition
>TV/STREAMING: "Lilo & Stitch" will be available for streaming on Disney+ starting Wednesday
>MOVIES: Review of Springsteen biopic "Deliver Me From Nowhere"
>CELEBRITY: Paula Deen slams Anthony Bourdain after his suicide in new documentary
-Ellen DeGeneres was a nightmare to work for, Emmy-winning staffer claims
>ANIMALS: Stray dog follows cyclists 62 miles across the Sahara Desert (2:19)
>HISTORY: Explorers mark 40 years since discovery of Titanic wreck (2:57)
>GOOD NEWS: Teachers honor late colleague with share of $1 million Powerball prize
-Meanwhile, fan wrongly ID'd as "Phillies Karen" who snatched home run ball from boy sets record straight in hilarious post
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