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• Highlights Monday, January 19th
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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester

  +1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)

  +4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
  
  

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article

  +4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
  
  

  +1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot

  +1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
  
  

  -City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption

  -MLK Breakfast marks 41 years

  -Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State

  -Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester

  -Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)

  -A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month

  -Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026

  -Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health

  -UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression

  -The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy

  -Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed

  -Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day

  -Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person

  >DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)

  -ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases

  -Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials

  -Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common

  -Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students

  -UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight

  -Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)

  -January Senior Center events

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood

  -Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee

  -Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage

  -Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor

  -Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op

  -Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays

  -Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday

  >SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book

  -Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester

  -100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.

  >OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom

  -This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
  
  

  >SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game

  -Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans

  -Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel

  -Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game

  -Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract

  -Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List

  -Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
  
  

  >NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says

  -High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21

  -Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine

  >NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)

  -Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains

  >COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List

  -Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year

  >BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers

  -Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid

  -You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria

  >SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere

  >HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)

  >HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app

  -New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)

  >FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate

  
  >TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)

  >MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)

  >CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career

  -Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges

  >ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)

  >HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster

  >GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire

  -Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move

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