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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:17). High of 32 today in Worcester
-Looking back at the Blizzard of '78, 47 years later (11:45)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester nonprofit's future in doubt after it's funding left out of state budget
+6:00: Worcester is getting a pop-up Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: Winter storm hits Worcester (1:11)
+Noon: Seven Things to Do: James Montgomery Band, Italian Opera and more ...
+Noon: "Solus," shot in Worcester, to debut at Dead of Winter film festival
+Noon: Robert Kraft casts Tom Brady, Snoop Dogg in his latest ad
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing adult sisters
-Classes canceled at Worcester Public Schools
-Declared Winter Parking Ban in Worcester to take effect at 9 a.m. Thursday
-Idea Lab free open work day and open house planned for Thursday postponed
-Worcester Diocese abuse victims want state's report made public
-What to expect at Worcester’s soon-to-reopen eatery
-National day care franchise to open Worcester location
-Elder service providers feeling pressure as population expands
-Aislinn Doyle: February 6th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
>DINING OUT: Manny Jae Media (20:06): Desy Bar and Grill ribbon cutting
-ICYMI: In Worcester, a 10-month-old hears for the first time (2:37). Article
-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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Terrance Fencher spreads positivity and creativity throughout Wachusett
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Free Narcan training February 11th at Holden Safety Complex
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Scam claims to be from Shrewsbury Consumer Science Department
-Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services invites new board members
-Fitchburg’s decades-long downtown revitalization enters its next phase
-Rutland Police Department's Warrant Wednesday
-Grafton boards, commissions and committees need members
-Laura Taylor Clinton's new Council on Aging director
-The "spell" of success in Bolton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "The Cher Show" coming to turn back time in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (18:17): City’s growing role in major film & commercial productions
-Ozzy Osbourne announces final show with Black Sabbath
-Lifelong love of Mozart leads to new look at "The Magic Flute"
-Listen Up: "Raining Femmes" a deluge of joyful covers
>OPINION: Elizabeth Chirico: How to stay sane on a snow day
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The immorality of dehumanizing migrants
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 47 (28:32): Shelley Wright & CE4ST, part 2
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (58:24)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who served the Worcester Fire Department for 42 years
>SPORTS: Patriots quarterback Drake Maye says he recruited players at Pro Bowl
-Chiefs' Steve Spagnuolo, a Grafton native, savors latest Super Bowl run
-Bruins lose to Rangers, 3-2
-Holy Cross men's basketball team falls to Army
-Holy Cross football announces 2025 signees, transfers
-Worcester Bravehearts celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day
-Railers beat Atlanta, 3-2
>CARS: Ford expects to rack up E.V. losses of up to $5.5 billion in 2025
>NATIONAL: Second type of bird flu detected in U.S. dairy cows
-Man on FBI's Most Wanted list arrested in newlywed bathtub killing
-Tragic: "Loving father" killed in hammer throw accident while attending son's high school track meet
>NEW ENGLAND: Maine Mall shooting suspect at large, victim expected to survive
-Students spend a quarter of the school day on their phones (1:58)
>COLLEGES: New way to produce batteries invented at WPI patented (:54)
-Anna Maria secures nearly $1 million to advance nursing labs
-Clark grad Penelope Amara has built an online community to inspire authors
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These are America’s most lavish — and expensive — hotel suites
>BUSINESS: Nissan, Honda to scrap $60 billion merger talks: report
-LPL Financial Research: U.S. exceptionalism — Is it still intact?
-Employees reveal how productive they are when working from home
>SHOPPING: Shop Presidents Day TV sales for up to 60% off now
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers, Sunday, February 2nd
>HEALTH: What is food noise and how can it be silenced? (1:01)
-Lack of sleep can bring up unpleasant memories, study says (:51)
>FOOD: McDonald's Shamrock Shake returns alongside Uncle O'Grimacey
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for fifth and final season of Netflix's "You" (:42)
>MOVIES: "Jurassic World Rebirth" trailer with Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali
>CELEBRITY: New Ben Affleck Dunkin’ Donuts Super Bowl commercial features Jeremy Strong
-"Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo honored as Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
>ANIMALS: Tangled baby fox calms down for his rescue (1:46)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Crystal Pond, Main South, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: World War II veteran celebrates his 103rd birthday
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man bounces table tennis balls with his mouth to break record
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Expensive weapon detection system leased by UMass Medical School rarely used (3:18). Article
-Worcester woman, firm admit to $1.6 million MassHealth fraud
-"Caretaker" stole from local elderly victim, squatted, police say
-Dominican man sold rifles, guns in Walmart parking lot in Worcester, feds say
-Worcester Housing Authority gives old movie theater new life
-Today! Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Worcester schools approve grant for new machines at Worcester Tech, with a caveat
-Worcester schools release bus routes early. Video (1:56)
-End of summer celebration Saturday at The Village
-Central Mass. tomato farmers bounce back from wet, cold start in spring
-Is Goose a he or a she? Now we know, as celebrity lizard settles into new home
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (9:54): James and Gabriella from Worcester’s legendary Boulevard Diner
-ICYMI: Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Planned power outage August 26th
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 sought in attempted carjacking of Uber driver, passenger in Lancaster (1:34). Article
-Inside the futuristic traffic technology Shrewsbury is using to prevent accidents
-Man’s car towed for revoked registration after passing field sobriety test in Rutland
-Leominster City Council votes to raise school committee stipend to $4,000
-Police seize unsecured guns, family seeks involuntary commitment for man struggling with addiction
-Bill causes concern for towns housing fairs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-New Gallup poll shows what Americans are thinking about alcohol
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Lee Brice, Tyler Hubbard and Hot Dog Safari
-Stephen Martin's "Thumper" evokes growing up in Worcester in the 1950s
>OPINION: Tim Murray: State government belongs in office, not in spare room
-Asha Holmes: 5 after-school routine ideas for a calm home
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (53:53)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple restaurants with her husband
>SPORTS: Patriots’ Mike Vrabel demanding more leadership from Drake Maye
-Red Sox getting some schedule relief after daunting stretch
-Roman Anthony putting himself on short lists with Hall of Famers
-Celtics schedule with dates, opponents for every game
-Holy Cross women's soccer drops season opener to Fairfield
-Holy Cross women's soccer 2025 season preview
-Holy Cross football media day
-WooSox beat Iowa, 13-10
>CARS: Here's what to check to avoid buying a water-damaged car
>NATIONAL: 6 dead in Michigan after truck crashes into van carrying members of Amish group
-Idaho killer called his mom on way home from slaying and again on his way to visit crime scene: report
>TRAGIC: Parents and child killed when tree falls on their car
>NEW ENGLAND: Landscaping worker killed after contacting live power line in N.H. (2:27). Article
-Woman injured in shooting at Mass. pond, police believe incident was intentional
>COLLEGES: Plant puncture tools: Holy Cross summer research (1:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the most remote places in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Inc. magazine names 17 Central Mass. companies among annual list of fastest-growing businesses
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-State equity fund boosts cannabis small businesses with $27 million amid uphill battle with larger firms
>SHOPPING: The North Face has an Amazon storefront
>HOMES: Real estate mogul Anthony Lamacchia discusses current state of Mass. home prices
>HEALTH: Putting our stress on D.N.D. with modern mindfulness (4:36)
-Local doctor urges young people to get screened for colon cancer after son’s passing (6:18)
>FOOD: Healthy or harmful: Taking a look at plant-based meats
>TV/STREAMING: Kelly Clarkson's talk show future confirmed following ex-husband death
>MOVIES: First look at new Jordan Peele movie, "Him" (1:42)
>CELEBRITY: Leonardo DiCaprio, 50, insists he's "emotionally" 32 amid backlash over dating younger women
>ANIMALS: Someone adorable was abandoned in this doghouse (2:46)
>HISTORY: "Dirty Water" is more than a game-winning song
>GOOD NEWS: Boy's heartwarming moment with prize-winning goat at animal show goes viral
-Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver's "Marriage Story" used to scare wolves
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