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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:23). High of 26 today in Worcester
+6:00: Latest forecast for Thursday's storm (4:18)
+6:00: Looking back at the Blizzard of '78, 47 years later (11:45)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Declared Winter Parking Ban in Worcester to take effect at 9 a.m. Thursday
+6:00: Updated: Idea Lab free open work day and open house planned for Thursday postponed
+6:00: Holy Cross football announces 2025 signees, transfers
+Noon: Worcester Diocese abuse victims want state's report made public
+Noon: "The Cher Show" coming to turn back time in Worcester
+Noon: Lifelong love of Mozart leads to new look at "The Magic Flute"
+Noon: Listen Up: "Raining Femmes" a deluge of joyful covers
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-In Worcester, a 10-month-old hears for the first time (2:37). Article (pictured)
-Want an oven from a classic Worcester restaurant? Equipment sale this month
-Local developer proposes 6-story apartment building on Chandler Street
-Worcester City Council tables vote on sanctuary status for transgender community
-Related: Calls for Worcester to be sanctuary city for trans community (2:24). Article
-On 100th day of school, Worcester students get special message from a 1946 Grafton alum
-Central Mass. hiker speaks after rescue on Mount Washington (2:43). Article
-How far will they go? South High and St. John's get ready for "High School Quiz Show"
-Radio Worcester (18:17): City’s growing role in major film & commercial productions
-Mass. Probation Service staff hosts breakfast for Worcester school children
-Aislinn Doyle: February 6th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
>DINING OUT: Manny Jae Media (20:06): Desy Bar and Grill ribbon cutting
-ICYMI: Downtown Worcester in line for 11-story apartment building
-Local donut shop makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 (5:09)
-Closure of Central Mass. paper mill in May will lead to 71 layoffs
-Catholic school sponsors pro-life billboard in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Free Narcan training February 11th at Holden Safety Complex
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-February Senior Center events
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police seek 2 men in Leominster armed robbery (1:56)
-Shrewsbury voters adopt zoning change for M.B.T.A. Communities Act
-Shrewsbury Superintendent Joe Sawyer says schools "moving forward" amid "headwinds"
-Auburn interim Town Manager Dori Vecchio sworn in
-Grafton Select Board considers options for addressing potential budget shortfall
-West Boylston police log January 20th to 26th
-Fitchburg, Sutton to welcome new police chiefs
-Wingmasters bring owls to Berlin library production
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio Wednesday at 961 Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Spring at the Willard
-Bob Marley Birthday Bash events in Worcester celebrate singer's life, legacy
-North High School Winter Performing Arts Showcase (46:23)
-Horticultural Heroes exhibit highlights inclusivity, equity
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: February Horrorscopes
-Jeff Raymond: Just a thought or 2 (hundred)
-Tim Garvin: 2 types of philanthropy
-City of Worcester (3:38): Introducing Chief Equity Officer Kevin Lovaincy
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 451 (25:33): Lina Gonzalez & SpadXTech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career banker who volunteered on numerous community boards
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are perfect team to pursue Myles Garrett trade
-Tom Brady's broadcast restrictions lifted for Super Bowl
-Celtics beat Cavaliers, 112-105
-Bruins shut out Wild, 3-0
-'Sader Stories (2:13): Transformational student experience
-Railers attendance up compared to last season
>NATIONAL: Post Office suspends incoming packages from China, Hong Kong
-N.T.S.B. confirms Army Black Hawk was flying too high before midair crash
-Tragic: Student dies in "tragic accident" at school drop off: police
>NEW ENGLAND: Patients seeing red from sky-high ambulance bills not covered (3:59)
-Mass. homelessness rise needs funding attention
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria and Wachusett partnership: A pathway to criminal justice careers
-Acclaimed designer Stuart Weitzman to share his entrepreneurial journey at Clark February 12th
-Ethanol derived petrochemicals invented at WPI patented (1:08)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Cruise passenger socked with $1,300 post-trip bill — don't make this mistake
>BUSINESS: Cliff Rucker, owner of Worcester Railers, launches Worcester entrepreneurship hub
-LPL Financial Research: U.S. exceptionalism — Is it still intact?
-Worcester company completes state certification as a multifamily modular manufacturing facility
>SHOPPING: 7 can't-miss Super Bowl TV deals to shop now
>HOMES: Why you should put a ball of aluminum foil in the dishwasher
>HEALTH: How to stay healthy in extremely cold weather (:48)
-People diagnosed with A.D.H.D. have sharply reduced life expectancy: study
>FOOD: These are America's favorite cheeses
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc on the murder of Gabby Petito (1:49)
>MOVIES: Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino to return for "Romy and Michele" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Karla Sofía Gascón breaks down repeatedly in hour-long TV interview: “I Am Not a Racist”
>ANIMALS: Cries coming from a dumpster turned out to be cutest cat (1:50)
>HISTORY: Howard Johnson’s empire started as a Quincy corner pharmacy selling ice cream
>GOOD NEWS: Navy veteran receives keys to new vehicle
-Meanwhile, boy swallows toy magnets, becomes X-Men's Magneto in freak accident
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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