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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester demands Polar Park developer pay taxes & fees over terminated project
+6:00: George Russell will not seek reelection as District 3 city councilor
+6:00: Worcester City Councilor Thu Nguyen takes hiatus, accuses colleagues of transphobia (1:35). Article
+6:00: Related: Councilor Kate Toomey responds
+6:00: Related: Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson responds
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:08): Public comment rules and early Worcester city council race insights
+Noon: Last Call: Darnella Williams, owner, Candles by Darnella
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
-Confession reveals details in disposal of body, evidence in local homicide
-Carrying a badge - and a Ph.D.: Worcester police officer on duty with cybersecurity degree
-TODAY! Expect delays on Burncoat Street starting Wednesday
-Worcester police bust 2 men in stolen vehicle, drug bust
-School bus, car collide in Grafton, leaving both drivers hurt (2:11)
-Charlton police mourn sudden passing of officer
-Worcester city councilor wants to bring back New Year's celebration
-City Council committee to re-examine decorum for council members
-Public health experts warn of bird flu becoming potential pandemic
-Woman wins $1 million on scratch ticket bought in Auburn
-Heartfelt "Thank you" to all of T&G Santa's helpers
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Prime Rib (5:20)
-ICYMI: Manhole explosion launches cover high into air over Worcester, narrowly missing car (2:44). Article
-Work is underway to make a Worcester landmark shine brighter (2:10)
-Worcester's revamped online spending portal omits police settlements, court judgments
-71-year-old man killed crossing the road after getting off bus on Lake Ave. in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Players raise money for their teams
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo: A cup of cozy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 teens arrested in Southbridge on gun charges
-Leominster man with over $70,000 in toolbox and tire iron initiates crime spree
-Uxbridge Police K9 Bear retires after 10 years of service (1:51). Article
-Art Dobson: Korean War veteran, supermarket aficionado, and Rotary Club mainstay
-Want to learn to dance like Bollywood? Check it out January 18th
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at 961 at Union Station 6 to 9 Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Rodney Marsalis band to join South High students in Mechanics Hall show
-Cheyenne Jackson to round out Broadway in Worcester's season
-Listen Up: Jafet Muzic starts new chapter with "Death to Rebirth"
-Federated Church of Charlton film series aims to entertain, enlighten
>OPINION: Janice Harvey: "Maybe it’s a metaphor for 2025 — nothing to celebrate"
-Amanda Meady: Quality time over time
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (57:57): Kerri Lewis, addiction & mental health recovery coach & speaker
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who found her calling as a nurse and nursing instructor at Q.C.C.
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel reveals type of Patriots offense he wants with Drake Maye
-Josh McDaniels’ preseason comments about Maye are worth revisiting
-Bruins beat Lightning, 4-2
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit February 14th at Holy Cross
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball face Bucknell on Wednesday
-Wyatt Omsberg signs 1-year deal with New England Revolution
>NATIONAL: Weather site moderator credited with saving lives with L.A. fires warning
-Radio Worcester (22:13): Lee Gaudette explains L.A. wildfire losses, insurance challenges and the role of F.A.I.R. plans
-Tragic: Ex-con allegedly stabs fiancée to death a day after publicly proposing
>NEW ENGLAND: Passenger dies onboard AirFrance flight from Paris to Boston
-Authorities identify N.H. woman who fell though icy pond (2:01)
>COLLEGES: Clark alum is first woman on Tampa Bay Rays’ medical staff
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This city is home to the world's largest natural ice rink
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: New year, same bull market?
-Brad Kane: The Best from Worcester Business Journal in 2024
>SHOPPING: Amazon to end "Try Before You Buy" option for Prime members
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 5th to 11th
>HEALTH: Parts of New England reporting high levels of COVID, R.S.V., flu (1:03)
-Tips for improving your gut health (3:54)
>FOOD: Egg inflation surges 8.5% in December as bird flu, demand strain supply
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix show "With love, Meghan" from the Duchess of Sussex (1:51)
>MOVIES: Glenn Close explains why she was “furious" with "Fatal Attraction"s ending
>CELEBRITY: Jon Hamm is named Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year
>HISTORY: Bancroft School in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Tiny abandoned kitten asks this guy to be his mom (1:43)
>GOOD NEWS: Missing cat reunited with New Hampshire family after 700 mile journey
-Meanwhile, tech-challenged Florida woman busted after accidentally texting cop instead of drug dealer
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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