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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:54). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Woman violently attacked during Fitchburg home invasion (2:21)
+6:00: Early morning fire ravages Clinton home
+6:00: Nurse saves local woman twice in a week
+6:00: Worcester parking tickets are on the rise. Here are the hot spots
+6:00: Worcester hosts free block party on Saturday
+6:00: Vote now for the new name for Chandler Magnet School
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:03): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+Noon: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old girl and missing 13-year-old girl
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "It Ends With Us," "The Front Room," and more
+Noon: Worcester Men of Song's 75 years of barbershop harmony
+Noon: Jon Taffer of Bar Rescue to meet fans, sign bottles in Shrewsbury
+Noon: Listen Up: TyShawn Dion, Rose Gold Glasses eye different heartbreaks
+Noon: For Greg Kottis, 95, lifting weights a constant in a remarkable life
+Noon: Turtle Rescue League offers haven for hard tops in need
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., an M.R.I. scan means sounds of music
-Family of trooper from Worcester who died after police academy training speaks ahead of his funeral (2:21). Article
-Related: Calling hours Friday for Enrique Delgado-Garcia (1:01)
-Related: What we know about man investigating Enrique Delgado-Garcia's death (2:17)
-Teen stabbed in Wendy's lot on Park Avenue in Worcester
-2 teens charged after fight at Doherty-South High soccer game
-GoFundMe to pay for funeral of woman killed in Worcester crash
-Comedian Jon Stewart sets out to bring some pre-election sanity to Worcester
-Councilors ask for plans from higher ed schools after WPI hotel buys
-UMass medical students lead "Life Savers" program at Worcester area parish
-Safe Exit gets $300,000 to boost advocacy for sex trade survivors
-City of Worcester (:55): Ready Worcester, Episode 1, Alert Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:47): State Police recruit’s death, Bob Moylan’s return and city role in arts festivals
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:43): Housing affordability concerns loom large
>DINING OUT: Indian-Nepali restaurant planned for former barbecue spot in Worcester
-ICYMI: Channel 7 solves Worcester family's rental car runaround
-Get ready to smile October 4th — It's "World Smile Day" and the Harvey Ball
Worcester officer's foot run over in traffic stop, 2 arrested
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Main Street's final paving lauded
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-1891 image of Damon Memorial (Gale Free Library)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Number of homeless students in Shrewsbury falls
-Andrea Bresnahan resigns Grafton Planning Board seat
-TODAY! Vaccine clinic in Grafton
-Bylaw changes affecting accessory apartments on agenda in Spencer
-Robert Kraft’s company offloads Webster industrial building for $11.2 million
-Sterling police use new bikes on patrol
-Millbury's fall town-wide yard sale October 5th
-Take an agricultural education bus trip
-Field hockey is family affair for Johnsons
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Seven Things To Do: Chris Janson, The Menzingers and more ...
-How do you like them apples? Central Mass. has long apple history
-Mechanics Hall reports "a very good year" its at annual meeting
-Pawsitively 4 Pink benefit concert features Taylor Swift tribute band
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The U.S prison system and its love of injustice
-Emily Otenti: Healing my generational trauma
-Manny Jae Media's Innerviews (53:12): Nikki Bell Pena and Wilmer Rivera, Hector Reyes House and Café Reyes
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:15)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher from Shrewsbury
>SPORTS: "Huge week" for Jerod Mayo and Patriots culture
-How Larry Bird is motivating Jayson Tatum after championship season
-Money grab accusations fly after former Holy Cross quarterback's Matt Sluka's shocking exit at UNLV
-Earlier: The $100,000 promise behind Matt Sluka's shocking UNLV exit
-Holy Cross women's hockey opens season at RPI
-New football playoff plan hopes to find balance with postseason and Thanksgiving games
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
-GM recalling nearly 450,000 S.U.V.s, pickups over faulty warning light
>NATIONAL: Helene slams Florida as Category 4 hurricane then rapidly weakens as it moves inland
-Kentucky sheriff accused of killing judge enters not guilty plea
-Tragic: Passenger killed when horse smashes through windshield during crashes
>NEW ENGLAND: Logan flights delayed due to Hurricane Helene
-The Sandra Birchmore murder investigation recording you were never supposed to hear (4:51)
>COLLEGES: Crusader of the Week — Aidan Kostas, class of ‘26
-Clark Center for Gender, Race and Area Studies celebrates a decade of impact
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Holiday travel outlook — How to save while booking flights (2:26)
>BUSINESS: Social equity cannabis businesses navigate increasingly difficult industry as they await grants
-LPL Financial Research: Policy crosscurrents — Potential market impacts
-Neural Network podcast (24:42): Robotics and video games with Dr. Vasanth Sarathy
>SHOPPING: Target Circle Week deals include kitchen products
>HEALTH: Parents’ screen time impacts child’s mental health
-Transcranial magnetic stimulation (T.M.S.) therapy
>HOMES: Mass. home prices set August record as Worcester County median costs hits $476,000
>FOOD: Coffee could be more than a morning pick-me-up, according to new research
>TV/STREAMING: Hoda Kotb announces exit from "Today" show after 26 years with NBC
>MOVIES: Kate Winslet spills surprising fact about Leonardo DiCaprio's "Titanic" death scene
>CELEBRITY: Julia Roberts' brother Eric slams her "Steel Magnolias" acting
>HISTORY: The first to conquer Fenway's monster was a Worcester guy
>ANIMALS: Fearful basset hound finally initiates play with mom and... (3:19)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bobby Orr calls 105-year-old Bruins fan on her birthday
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., this tiny town is the world's toe wrestling mecca
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-Petition for Termination of Parental Rights
>HELP WANTED
-Beertenders at Holden brewery
-Show producer, program coordinator at Worcester radio station
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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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+Full-time firefighter/paramedics, Town of West Boylston
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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