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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 40 today in Worcester
-January climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 15-year-old girl (pictured)
+6:00: Burncoat dance team returns to cheers after competition at Disney World
+6:00: T&G Student of the Week: An impressive lineup in this week's poll
+6:00: Former Worcester Police Chief Steven Sargent faces harassment suit
+6:00: Fallon Health building in Worcester could be converted into apartments
+6:00: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 17
+6:00: Tyler Ghirardosi named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+6:00: King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says
+Noon: Cab fare increase; bottle laws: Worcester License Commission
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Family friendly fun at Winter Festival in Downtown Worcester
-Local family's hardest day leaves them drowning in medical debt
-It's Grammy nominations for work by Worcester's Rucker Collective
-Dormant Worcester Foothills Theater awaits a tenant
-Worcester reveals it stopped collecting cannabis impact fees in early 2023
-Hateful flyers mailed to Worcester officials, city councilor says
-Worcester School Committee adjusts budget accounting for inflation
-Beloved Holy Cross Professor Thomas Doughton dies at his Worcester home
-Multi-agency chase leads to arrest of wanted man
-2 men face more than 70 charges connected to child rape, trafficking in Worcester County
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to hold ravioli class on March 10th
-ICYMI: Worcester police seek help finding missing teen
-After time of blight, merchants hopeful at Midtown Mall
-Redfin's Worcester Neighborhood Guide: Where to live in 2024
-Worcester bagel shop slated to move to Pleasant Street
-Zorba's Taverna announces it's closing for good, becomes fifth high profile business to close in recent weeks
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden has vacancies on Economic Development Committee
-Lamoureux Ford Testimonial (:47)
-Holden police ask for help in case of booze boosted from Big Y
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): STEAMing toward competition with the Sutton High Robotics team
-Westborough optics company lands $4.4 million+ in defense-related contracts
-West Boylston readies for presidential primary
-Input sought for Boylston survey
-Radio Worcester (7:17): Kim Gordon, Manager, Fitchburg Public Market
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Grammy Awards winners list
-Grammys red carpet highlights
-Tracy Chapman performs "Fast Car" with Luke Combs in heartfelt Grammys moment
-Joni Mitchell performs long-overdue debut at Grammys
-Sutton winners at Small Stones
-Worcester's Serenity Jones on Thick Chick Comedy's past features
-Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on Worcester photographer William Bullard
-Manny Jae Media InnerViews (56:03): Positively Suzanne
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester contractor
>SPORTS: Gillette Stadium to host 7 matches during 2026 World Cup
-Bill Belichick thanks Patriots fans in full-page ad in Globe
-Celtics beat Memphis, 131-91
-Marcus Smart gets emotional tribute video in return to Boston
-2 Holy Cross football players invited to NFL combine
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: State of Emergency as atmospheric river hits California
-Enrollment in Obamacare is at a record high this year
-Tragic: Skydiver plummets to his death after parachutes fail to deploy: reports
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. teen charged with first-degree murder in father's death
-Massachusetts among top states to live to 100
>COLLEGES: Clark alum promotes awareness of psychedelic treatments for depression
-Anna Maria AMCAST (30:50): Podcasting & Narrative
-Worcester State celebrates Black History Month with author event, film screening
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the most relaxing vacation spots in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Do magnesium supplements help sleep quality? (1:12)
-Walmart says managers can now earn up to $400,000 a year — no college degree needed
>SHOPPING: Returns fraud a growing problem for retailers - and customers (2:41)
>HOMES: Do video doorbells really prevent crime?
>HEALTH: Simple exercise can lower your blood pressure, study finds
-Antidepressants vs. running therapy: New study compares them
>FOOD: McDonald's CosMc's blasts past traditional traffic in first month
>TV/STREAMING: Next on Netflix 2024 — The Series & Films Preview (3:24)
>MOVIES: "Argylle" bombs in box office opening
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift announces 11th studio album "The Tortured Poets Department" at Grammys
>ANIMALS: Wild squirrel introduces her baby to her favorite dog (3:17)
>HISTORY: Today in History for February 5th (1:34)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 101-year-old veteran cries tears of joy as he meets great-great-granddaughter in viral video
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, watch escaped kangaroo hop through neighborhood
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Classifieds
+Full Time Firefighter/EMT/Paramedic, Town of West Boylston
-All positions, Worcester Restaurant Group
-Experienced bartenders, Worcester restaurant
-Cooks and waitresses, Worcester bistro
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
-Plow truck drivers, town of Shrewsbury
-Snow plow contractors, town of Shrewsbury
-Bartenders, Grafton Street restaurant
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