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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: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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