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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 27 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester elementary school library desert: Volunteers bringing "book nooks" (2:00). Article
+Noon: Worcester City Council rejects resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza
+Noon: Poetry associations seeks entries for O'Hara prize, for Kunitz medal
+Noon: Last Call: Scott Nelson, cartoonist, illustrator and arts instructor
+Noon: Jazzed Up 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 Restaurant & Lounge
-Price Chopper location in Worcester will close January 31st
-Child, 2 women hospitalized after car crash in Worcester
-$280,000 settlement reached for man who sued Worcester after murder charge was dropped
-Family to hold candlelight vigil for Brittany Tee on Friday
-As Central Mass. hospitals struggled, audit claims state watchdog agency failed
-UMass Memorial expansion adds patients beds to Worcester campus
-Family, community remembers 13-year-old killed in pedestrian crash (1:37)
-Aislinn Doyle: January 9th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Roundtable (47:07): Will the Gaza cease-fire resolution be filed or discussed?
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant announces winter hours
-ICYMI: Popular Worcester night spot closes for renovations
-Worcester man accused of killing former employee with baseball bat, appears in court
-"Why!?": Victim's family lashes out after Worcester man pleads guilty to 2019 murder
-Fires prompt closures at Worcester charter school and Leominster High School
-Worcester man with suspended license, crack, fentanyl and stolen power tools arrested in Shrewsbury
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Holden family wins WooSox season tickets
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury awarded $58,000 to upgrade Edgemere Park
-Spencer/East Brookfield school building group reports on progress, talks about time capsule
-Millbury's Shaw School teachers honored
-Nashoba Valley fire chiefs warn E.M.S. system "on verge of collapse"
-Shrewsbury Police Department December stats
-North Central Massachusetts Chamber speaker will discuss new professional football team
-Southbridge plaza sold for $11 million by Burlington firm
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: 95 biggest concerts of 2025 — Tickets, prices, dates and more
-Otis is neurodivergent hero of Worcester State prof Megan Connerly's children book
-Listen Up: Staying in the game with Torbin Harding of LoZ Records
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: Año Nuevo — The grapes that shape your year
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The post-January 6 world and the global shift against progress
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (53:31): Art as a reflection of life — A Bharatanatyam production
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (57:15): Musical performance by Marty Friedman Jazz Quartet
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man known as a "warrior" after surviving horrific car crash as a child
>SPORTS: Patriots complete 2 interviews as head coach search continues
-Robert Kraft updates Eliot Wolf’s status before Patriots offseason
-Updated list of Patriots picks in every round of NFL Draft
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Navy
-Celtics beat Nuggets, 118-106
-Bruins lose to Oilers, 4-0
>NATIONAL: Massive wildfires rampaging in southern California (2:32)
-Medical debt being banned from credit reports (2:44)
-Tragic: 3 relatives dead after eating same Christmas cake, months after baker's husband died from food poisoning
>NEW ENGLAND: Passenger opens emergency door on taxiing plane at Logan (2:47)
-10 stories to follow in Massachusetts for 2025
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The noisiest seats on an airplane — and the quietest — revealed
>BUSINESS: Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District picks new executive director
-LPL Financial Research: Evaluating stock and bond market predictions from 2024
-Radio Worcester (13:09): 2025 B.B.B. preview — Events, workshops and scammer-prevention resolutions
>HOMES: What $800,000 can buy you in Worcester County, December 29th to January 4th
>SHOPPING: Market 32/Price Chopper gets their ducks in a row to support Cure Rare Disease
>HEALTH: Is everybody sick? Data shows Mass. is relatively healthy (1:13)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (54:18): Understanding vascular disease
>FOOD: McDonald's "sustainable" move is ruining drinks, customers complain
>TV/STREAMING: Disney inks deal to combine Hulu + Live TV business into Fubo
>MOVIES: Tim Allen teases a "very, very clever" "Toy Story 5" script
>CELEBRITY: Zendaya and Tom Holland engaged after 2025 Golden Globes rumors
-Peter Yarrow dies: Peter, Paul and Mary singer dead at 86
>HISTORY: Worcester Memorial Auditorium, circa 1934
>ANIMALS: Couple builds igloo for husky who can't play in snow (1:59)
>GOOD NEWS: Boy rewarded after giving away his only dollar (2:46)
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, watch deputy chase escaped rooster around church parking lot
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In The News
>WEATHER: Get ready for heavy rain, high around 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 displaced after Worcester house fire
-Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
-Chance to win money, prizes at lottery event in Worcester
-Part of Lake Quinsigamond remains closed due to E. coli bacteria
-Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
-After Anna Maria and Becker closures, colleges embrace new strategies amid intensifying headwinds
-Former Worcester Academy ballfields slated for 207-unit housing complex
-Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
-Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-Worcester man charged with trespass, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-ICYMI: 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 police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-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)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver charged with motor vehicle homicide in death of Oakmont student
-In Shrewsbury, Emerald Run construction halted after environmental issues
-Chris Starczewski elected chairman of Dudley Board of Selectmen
-Doug Small is Spencer’s new U & F superintendent
-East Brookfield celebrates America’s 250th with fireworks, parade and carnival fun
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players open "Escape to Margaritaville" Friday
-The Village's Revolutionary Reading Tuesday
-Cassinda Scharff: 4 extra spicy book series that consumed my life
>OPINION: Dr. Geneve Allison and Dr. Ethan Brackett: PC4YOU state's antidote to medical care cuts
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 107 (1:26:14): Commemorating Robert Goddard's launch of a small liquid-fueled rocket
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to second generation leader of family construction company in Worcester
>SPORTS: A.J. Brown starting to fit in and more takeaways from Day 3 (1:50)
-Patriots’ defense ahead of offense early in training camp
-How Chad Tracy is following in father Jim Tracy’s footsteps
-Red Sox beat A's, 4-2
-Holy Cross standout Michela Lio signs with German pro team
-Bravehearts beat Lowell, 10-0
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>NATIONAL: American Red Cross declares nationwide blood shortage (1:05)
-Police arrested a 15-year-old after a festival shooting that killed 3 near the Space Needle
-Tragic: 11-year-old boy dies from rabies after waking up with bat on his face
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial begins (18:34): Analysis on openings, ex-husband's testimony
-Opening statements: Prosecution (19:48), defense (33:05)
-Teacher accused of having child sex abuse material, police say (:30)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 people you should always tip on vacation
>BUSINESS: The key to North Central downtown revitalization? Small businesses
-National Grid's $474 million project leads push to power the economy of the future
>SHOPPING: Popular squishy toys may cause serious burns, doctors say (2:44)
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Cyclospora outbreak is changing people's eating habits (1:46)
-Women living in poverty are more likely to develop cervical cancer (2:49)
>FOOD: McDonald's employee reveals secret menu hacks
>TV/STREAMING: Where to stream Shark Week for free
>MOVIES: Ryan Gosling unveiled as Ghost Rider, David Jonsson joins Marvel in "Black Panther 3" role
>CELEBRITY: John Cusack reveals why he stepped away from Hollywood after decades
-Nickelodeon star has "crashout" over shocking residual check
>ANIMALS: Former stray cat kept hissing at her new kitten brother (2:22)
>HISTORY: This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. veterans take to the skies again with Dream Flights in World War II-era aircraft
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, deputies respond to "break-in," find bear cubs ransacking home
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>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
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