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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 87 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Swimming pool rentals make a splash in Central Mass.
+6:00: Worcester Earn-A-Bike to hold "as-is Adult bike sale"
+6:00: 5 former Bravehearts selected in baseball draft
+Noon: Worcester County resident has measles, first case in Mass. since 2020
+Noon: West Nile virus confirmed in Blackstone
+Noon: Things to do: Cool concerts, hot poetry, bicycle challenge...
+Noon: Boylston author's mystery "The Last Line" has murder in a theater
+Noon: Celebrate "Christmas in July" indoors and outdoors in Worcester
-City officials working with Stop & Shop on store closure (1:34)
-Earlier: Lincoln Plaza Stop & Shop closing "affects vulnerable WHA residents"
-Another Worcester pedestrian hit while city councilors debated pedestrian safety
-Aerial footage of demolition of Doherty Memorial High School (3:04)
-Worcester Diocese to merge 2 area parishes
-Will new state police crime lab come to Worcester? Here's the pitch
-Worcester committee gets an earful: Some residents urge city not to use herbicides
-TODAY! Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers' Market on Worcester Common
-TODAY! Movies on the Common — "Free Guy," filmed partly in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (10:47): Food, fashion and music at Worcester African Festival on August 3rd
-How Worcester's ex-Superintendent earns more in retirement under state waiver program
-Aislinn Doyle: July 18th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (42:09): Heat protection for Worcester’s vulnerable population
>DINING OUT: Food trucks — Good guy finds his way with jerk chicken business
-ICYMI: Police arrest Worcester teacher, a Rutland man, on child rape charges
-What are rent prices in new Worcester affordable apartment building? See here
-Mass. public health leader says care at St. Vincent Hospital is safe. Not everyone agrees
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Holden Street closed today for utility work
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland police ask for help after motorcycle stolen
-Apple Country hit by novice driver
-TODAY! Cruisin' Clinton returns Thursday
-Shrewsbury's Summer Concert Series brings community together
-State agency signs 10-year lease at Southbridge Innovation Center
-Blackstone Valley heroes wanted for John Chafee Award
-Luther Burbank Middle School announces honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Sterling Street Brewery
>SHOWTIME: DaishaDore Famouz hosts ¡Bien Latina! drag show at Ju’s Bar & Grill
-"Flora in Flight" offers colorful reason to visit Botanic Garden
-Last Call: Michelle Quintana, The Creepy DollLady
-Worcesteria: Looking back at the past 5 years of Worcester Magazine
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Burncoat students find their "Voices" in short film
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 427 (27:35): Joshua Rickman & W.R.T.A.
-Unity Radio (1:00:05): Now I Thrive
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a longtime high school teacher
>SPORTS: Jaylen Brown details phone call with Derrick White after Team USA snub
-Patriots' Kayshon Boutte has underage gambling charges dropped
-The heat is on at Bravehearts summer baseball camp
-Want to attend Friday’s Worcester Bravehearts game – for free?
-Bravehearts' game suspended because of rain. Next home game: 6 p.m. Friday. Postgame fireworks
-Bill Ballou's baseball column
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
>NATIONAL: President tests positive for COVID
-Tragic: 2-year-old girl dies after being left in a hot car while she was asleep
>NEW ENGLAND: Inside the now closed M.C.I.-Concord prison (2:18)
-Karen Read’s Mansfield house for sale as case continues
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria College president to retire
-Clean tech companies with WPI ties recognized in TIME magazine and at the State House
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): JetBlue updates its carry-on policy for economy fares
>BUSINESS: Worcester insurance agency purchased by Wellesley firm
-LPL Research: Key themes for stocks in the second half of 2024
-I got laid off and told my boss what I thought -- should I apologize?
>HOMES: Tool to fight takeovers of mobile home parks under threat (4:17)
-Related: Why mobile home parks have become attractive to investors (4:11)
>SHOPPING: Target back to school sale kicks off 3-month shopping season
>HEALTH: More than half of Gen Z turns to TikTok for health and wellness advice, survey says (1:32)
-UMass Medical School investigating cell therapy for severe or nonresponsive lupus nephritis
>FOOD: McDonald's $5 value meals lure back inflation-battered customers: survey
>TV/STREAMING: See the full list of this year's Emmy nominees
-Emmys snubs and surprises — Emma Stone snubbed, Selena Gomez surprised
>MOVIES: 12 best modern slasher movies
>CELEBRITY: James Sikking, star of "Hill Street Blues" and "Doogie Howser, MD," dies at 90
>HISTORY: These are the 3 biggest tornadoes to ever hit Massachusetts
>ANIMALS: Neighbor's dog knocks on door every day to play with her B.F.F. (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): History enthusiast finds artifact belonging to George Washington at Goodwill
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, curious canine turns on stove, starts fire
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 17 today in Worcester
-Maps show how cold it will get this week from Arctic blast
-Snowfall totals in Central Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+9:00: Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
+9:00: Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
+6:00: Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
+6:00: Uxbridge Public Schools Superintendent Michael Baldassarre arrested, charged with O.U.I.
+6:00: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
+Noon: Major crash on Mass. Pike, Westborough Fire Department responding
+Noon: Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
+Noon: Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-City of Worcester to open warming centers Tuesday and Wednesday
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-2 decades, 500 voices: Worcester project chronicles the lives of local women
-Trafficking victim advocate Chrissi Bates to re-receive key to city
-Worcester County Wonders: America's oldest Armenian Church
-Polar Seltzer releases 4 new "dessert cart" flavors
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Faces of Worcester: Francisco Diaz, owner of Diaz and Sons
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Crews work to clear Worcester roads after overnight snow storm (2:34)
-Meet Mac: Worcester's new K-9 tracker (1:24). Article
-Worcester Airport saw busiest year since Massport took over nearly 15 years ago
-Investigation launched following Worcester councilor’s accusations of transphobia
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: A beginners guide to midterms
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury Police Association Ice Fishing Derby winners
-Man arrested for trespassing at Leominster bar after refusing to leave
-Clinton Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is Saturday
-Volunteers, supporters made renovated hearse house in Berlin a reality
-West Boylston police log January 6th to 12th
-Shrewsbury Select Board update (:35)
-Florence Sawyer honor roll announced
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Mocktail recipes for Dry January (7:20)
>SHOWTIME: Concert to highlight unity between Black and Jewish communities
-Lindsey Ford: Our favorite Lego places
-Shaun Connolly: Tips for a new era
>OPINION: Geraldine Byrne Nason: Enduring bond between Ireland and Washington
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: An open letter — In solidarity
-WCCA-TV Newsletter for January
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 582 (28:49): Our Lady of Hope
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester bar owner
>SPORTS: Robyn Glaser, Patriots’ executive vice president of football business, to resign
-Former NFL exec blasts Patriots for making "mockery" of Rooney Rule
-Celtics rout Warriors, 125-85
-Bruins beat San Jose, 6-3
-210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 15
>NATIONAL: A busy day in Washington. Complete coverage in National News
-When will Yellowstone's volcano erupt? Scientists have an answer
-Tragic: At least 10 dead, 32 injured in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey
>NEW ENGLAND: Bird flu suspected after dozens of Mass. geese found dead (:28). Article
-Mass. unemployment mistake will cost $2.1 billion
>COLLEGES: Clark's Higgins Institute announces wide range of faculty grants
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The U.S. just banned hidden hotel fees
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Fighting fraud through awareness (2:15)
>SHOPPING: Victoria's Secret winter sale — Get 7 panties for $35 for Valentine's Day
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Expert tips for protecting skin in extreme winter weather (3:26)
-More men are getting vasectomies after Roe V. Wade overturned (:56)
>FOOD: McDonald's brand new value menu is here — including $1 deals
>TV/STREAMING: MSNBC bringing back Rachel Maddow 5 nights a week
>CELEBRITY: These are the most canceled celebs of 2024
>HISTORY: Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
>ANIMALS: Senior dog who was left behind gets all the toys she wants (1:33)
>GOOD NEWS: Siblings sell coffee to raise money for L.A. fire relief
-Meanwhile, in Chicago, wild coyote yanked from refrigerated section of Aldi supermarket, shocking video shows
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