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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 42 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Student faces charges after threat to "shoot up" Auburn school, authorities say
-"Her sweet memory": Worcester candy business scholarship honors late employee
-Does Worcester’s mayor support a police oversight board? It’s complicated
-Contractor forms partnership with Worcester Technical High School to promote on-the-job training
-"It’s a lifeline": New food pantry opened inside Worcester school to help fight food insecurity
-Worcester restaurateurs bring Eddy’s Pub & Sports Bar to Webster Square
-The Scarlet: Clark cuts 4 majors and 3 minors from Fall 2025 offerings
-Life sciences investment group opens office at Worcester incubator
-Latin American Health Alliance awarded a $50,000 grant
-Radio Worcester (7:44): Worcester to release redacted police misconduct files to Human Rights Commission
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:19): Decorum debate and election battles
>FAITH: TODAY! Service celebrating immigrants and Haitian culture with music and food Sunday morning
-Rev. Wil Darcangelo: On love and light in challenging times
-Mass. residents are becoming less religious, according to poll: See stats
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (5:42): Jay & Andrew from Broth Ramen
-ICYMI: Assumption students accused of "To Catch a Predator" assault push to drop charges
-Worcester restaurant warns of fake gift cards
-Messages between Karen Read, Turtleboy discussed at hearing (1:45)
-At Clark University, student workers face union fallout
-The HeartWell Institute vacates building after sale, community mission remains top priority
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Nominations open for Holden Woman’s Club Person of the Year award
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: The Menendez story hits Netflix, students react
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 23 years after new high school opened, Shrewsbury faces overcrowding
-St. Joseph Basilica in Webster is third stop on the bishop’s local pilgrimage
-David Prouty senior Morgan Kates honored with Worcester County Superintendents’ Scholar Award
-Spencer/East Brookfield School Building Committee talks security cameras, logos
-From heartbreak to hope: Turning tragedy into a force for good
-Rutland prepares for $2.1 million override vote
-Photos: Clinton schools honor students, staff
-Free Narcan training April 2nd in Leicester
-Millbury police warn residents of scam
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Leon Trout, The Sphinx Virtuosi, craft markets and more
-WoMag, T&G features editor Victor Infante honored with lifetime achievement award
-Clark Theater’s attempt to fight Shakespearean misogyny
-Holy Cross hosts authors Michelle Ephraim and Alizah Holstein
-Baseball and poetry take the spotlight in Worcester this spring
>OPINION: Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on pothole repairs on streets in Worcester
-Con Chapman: Amtrak needs competition to get better
-Brandon L. Robbins: Homelessness and hunger create a domino effect of need
-Worcester Public Schools (1:20): Doherty High Career Technical Education Program
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 469 (27:51): Samantha Stearns, Generation Z
-Manny Jae Media's Innerviews (52:10): Jaimes Flores
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked with her husband for 30 years at their Worcester auto body shop
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Spurs, 121-111
-Bruins lose to Red Wings, 2-1
-Red Sox lose to Rangers, 4-3
-Railers lose to Trois-Rivières, 4-2
>CARS: Honda probed after 2.2 million vehicle engines fail to restart: report
>NATIONAL: 2 killed, 4 injured in Washington house party mass shooting
-Plane crashes into house near Minneapolis, sending home up in flames: dramatic video
>TRAGIC: Teen found murdered, raped; dad arrested after shootout with cops
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead, 2 injured in "catastrophic" car crash on Cape Cod
-Mass. is most expensive state to raise child. How much it costs per year
>COLLEGES: WPI highlighted among universities with highest return on investment (4:00). Article
-Worcester State to offer self-defense and sexual violence awareness programs this spring
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Great Wolf Lodge getaway tips
>BUSINESS: Consumer spending and inflation are up amid tariffs jitters
-Americans haven’t been this worried about rising unemployment since 2009
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (50:28)
>HEALTH: Benadryl bottles recalled due to "child poisoning" risk
-Women with heavier signs of menopause at higher risk of dementia
>FOOD: North Shore company offers new take on instant coffee (3:29)
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for Netflix remake of "The Four Seasons" (1:19)
>MOVIES: Are mafia movies getting whacked by Hollywood?
>CELEBRITY: "Impractical Jokers" star Joe Gatto accused by former employee of inappropriate touching
>ANIMALS: Senior dog wanders into a home and stays forever (2:11)
>HISTORY: Marking the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride (2:03)
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman: People with amazing talents inspiring others (38:38)
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, live alligator left behind in motel room
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-Servers, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Part-time outreach worker, Holden Senior Center
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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
-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)
>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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