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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Closed Worcester Mediterranean restaurant expected to reopen by March
+6:00: 2 caught stealing copper from Worcester home in broad daylight (:24). Article
+6:00: Worcester residents want police monitored by civilian review board
+6:00: After law change, parole hearing slated for man who killed trooper in Auburn
+6:00: 'Sader Stories Podcast (25:27): Olympic hockey player Naemi Herzig
+Noon: Worcester council delays vote on tax break for developer that violated ordinance
+Noon: City Council raises concerns over speed humps, needle disposal sites
+Noon: Embattled Worcester hospital announces new interim C.E.O. on its website
+Noon: Central Mass. Jewish Film Festival offers wide appeal with 6 movies
+Noon: Songs of moving on, moving past by Young Man Winter, Caylin Costello
-2 Worcester teens face charges after leading police on chases in stolen cars, with video
-Worcester police seek new clues in woman's 2014 disappearance
-Husband charged with murder in wife’s shooting death in Leominster home
-Worcester man arrested for aggravated child rape released on personal recognizance
-To kickstart redevelopment, Worcester takes ownership of old R.M.V. site from state
-Worcester water main breaks expose aging system, city responds
-P.O.S.T. Commission clarifies role of local police oversight
-Worcester Public Library offers wide accessibility to its collections for patrons with varied abilities
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>DINING OUT: Central Mass. pizzeria reopens with explanation for abruptly closing
-ICYMI: Mannequins, images found in Princeton home of man in child sex abuse material case, sources say (1:12). Article
-Worcester police arrest man with ghost gun after moped crash
-Thieves stole gutters from Worcester house while owner was home
-Developer plans 48 housing units in former Shack's building in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Owner of Ten West Market ready to rebuild after business destroyed by fire
-A.G.: Holden, 11 other towns to face repercussions for noncompliance with M.B.T.A. housing law
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wake being held for fallen Uxbridge police officer (1:01). Article
-Man arrested after he was caught on video threatening brother with box cutter
-Route 12 in Westminster reopens hours after bad crash
-Man seen driving with phone in hand arrested after license comes back suspended
-First update on S.E.L.C.O.’s plans to construct a new headquarters
-Sterling officials interview fire chief finalists; vote planned Wednesday
-Sutton firefighter among graduating Firefighting Academy class
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Planning winter entertainment in Worcester
-BTS announces world tour with 2 nights in Foxborough
-100 FM The Pike (5:26): Breakdown Lane
-New Faith in Film season set for Federated Church of Charlton
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Taken in by takeout, a culinary conundrum
-Richard Wexler: A better approach for state child care
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 103 (28:41): Luma Samara & Karen Ross, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who spent his career at Norton Company/Saint-Gobain
>SPORTS: Drake Maye leading Patriots by prioritizing communication over humiliation
-Ann Michael Maye goes Beyond Bakemas with Dave Portnoy (9:17)
-Bruins beat Red Wings, 3-0
-Holy Cross men's basketball (at home) and women's basketball (on the road) face Army
>NATIONAL: Grieving Iranian families search through bodies after massacre of protesters
-Husband charged in double homicide after affair with au pair on trial
-Tragic: Husband allegedly killed wife as kids called 911 begging
>NEW ENGLAND: State seizes Cape Cod homes for bridge replacement project (1:55)
-"Protecting himself, not the child": Dispute over charges in neighborhood crash (3:46)
>COLLEGES: WPI, city launch design partnership
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Amtrak just set another ridership record
>BUSINESS: U.S. inflation rose 2.7% in December
-LPL Financial Research: Earnings preview: Double-digit streak likely to continue
-Mass. biotech company lays off entire workforce as cash dwindles
>SHOPPING: Shop Joanna Gaines spring drop at Target: Hearth & Hand with Magnolia
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: State of denial: How insurance companies impact health care today
-Doctor reveals how body reacts to Dry January over 30 days
>FOOD: Wegmans adds facial recognition in some stores
>TV/STREAMING: NBC pulls "Law & Order: SVU" episode featuring Timothy Busfield
>MOVIES: "Beauty and the Beast" live-action spinoff movie "Gaston" in development at Disney
>CELEBRITY: Rihanna hints she's ready for baby No. 4 with A$AP Rocky
-Scott Adams, whose comic strip "Dilbert" ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68
>ANIMALS: Dumped "skeleton" dog makes shocking transformation (1:46)
>HISTORY: Vintage TV commercials from 1974 (18:46)
>GOOD NEWS: Lowe's employees go above and beyond to find beloved cat (2:45)
-Meanwhile, watch man cling to back of pickup truck on Mass. Pike (1:00)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). High of 48 today in Worcester
+5:00: Close call with major snowstorm? Boston meteorologists discuss (8:39)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Shrewsbury school worker, 19, arrested on child sexual abuse image charges (:39). Article
+5:00: Gunman who killed trooper in 1983 has first parole hearing (2:06)
+5:00: Farewell to fallen hero: Funeral for Uxbridge Officer Stephen LaPorta (1:57)
+5:00: Worcester’s new steakhouse has a genius system for all-you-can-eat meat
+Noon: Worcester skyscraper proposal nearly doubles in size following developer error
+Noon: DCU Center announces that Amy Peterson to be new general manager
+Noon: Key staff changes at WCUW Community Radio take effect
+Noon: Worcester's new poet laureate "Nic" Turner melds love of poetry, city
+Noon: Samara Tang-Rainwater is Worcester's new youth poet laureate
+Noon: Gardening Central Mass.: Why New England Gardens are going local
+Noon: Shaun Murphy named C.E.O. of the Worcester Majors semipro basketball
-Grafton school bus driver from Worcester charged with kidnapping, endangerment (2:29). Article
-Closed Worcester Mediterranean restaurant expected to reopen by March
-2 caught stealing copper from Worcester home in broad daylight (:24). Article
-Worcester residents want police monitored by civilian review board
-Worcester council delays vote on tax break for developer that violated ordinance
-Related: Worcester apartment project developer fined over subcontractor violations
-City Council raises concerns over speed humps, needle disposal sites
-Is the Worcester Board of Health too harsh on city businesses?
-Embattled Worcester hospital announces new interim C.E.O. on its website
-P.O.S.T. Commission clarifies role of local police oversight
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': DeSouza’s Catch offers a little bit of everything
-ICYMI: 2 Worcester teens face charges after leading police on chases in stolen cars, with video
-Worcester police seek new clues in woman's 2014 disappearance
-Husband charged with murder in wife’s shooting death in Leominster home
-Worcester man arrested for aggravated child rape released on personal recognizance
-Worcester police arrest man with ghost gun after moped crash
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Open brush burning begins January 15th
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Owner of Ten West Market ready to rebuild after business destroyed by fire
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Daughters of slain Trooper George Hanna fight killer's parole (2:41). Article
-Related: After law change, parole hearing slated for man who killed trooper in Auburn
-Fallen Uxbridge police officer remembered at wake (2:03)
-In second attempt, Charlton votes to allow guns in municipal buildings
-Auburn police, fire departments to participate in Polar Plunge March 20th
-Bolton voters will decide filtration payment source
-Worcester Walks: At Bolton Flats, wandering through winter's wonders
-Tahanto Super Bowl players honored
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Central Mass. Jewish Film Festival offers wide appeal with 6 movies
-Songs of moving on, moving past by Young Man Winter, Caylin Costello
-Trevor Noah to host Grammys for the sixth and final time
>OPINION: Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: The treasures hidden in public documents
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:09): Joe Paskalis, Loan Officer, Byrnes Financial
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who ran multiple local businesses with her husband
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft opens up about firing Jerod Mayo, Patriots’ turnaround and more
-Patriots receiver Kayshon Boutte says gambling addiction nearly cost him career: "Life's good now"
-Red Sox pinching pennies while A.L. East foes spend big in free agency
-'Sader Stories Podcast (25:27): Olympic hockey player Naemi Herzig
-Balanced scoring leads Holy Cross men’s basketball to mid-week victory versus Army
-Kaitlyn Flanagan enters Patriot League top 10 all-time in assists as Holy Cross women's basketball falls
-Holy Cross National Girls and Women in Sports Day Skills Fest set for February 14th
-Railers beat Reading, 4-1
>NATIONAL: Mass chaos after Verizon customers unable to text and call after network outage (2:19)
-Former prosecutor raises concerns about evidence in murder of dentist, wife
-Tragic: Dad shot dead by Army vet after Target parking lot fight
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. audit law "standoff" flares up with complaints, allegations
-Babson College student’s deportation was a mistake, administration says in court
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross earns national recognition for community engagement from Carnegie Foundation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Inside Pittsburgh’s striking new $1.7 billion airport
>BUSINESS: Consumer price report: How inflation impacts grocery prices
-LPL Financial Research: Earnings preview: Double-digit streak likely to continue
-Here's what a 10% credit card interest rate cap could mean for consumers
>SHOPPING: New gadgets for parents and kids (2:12)
>HOMES: Will your pipes freeze if you leave the heating off?
>HEALTH: New healthcare regulations end some prior authorizations
-"Potentially scary" link between nose picking and Alzheimer's
>FOOD: The new O-M-Cheese Burger from Applebee's review (5:46)
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for final season of HBO's "Like Water for Chocolate" (:48)
>MOVIES: Julia Roberts thought "Notting Hill" was "f--king stupid" when she was first offered the film, nearly rejected iconic Hollywood role
>CELEBRITY: Timothy Busfield surrenders amid child sex abuse charges in N.M.
-Chris Noth takes dig at "Sex and The City" co-star Sarah Jessica Parker
>ANIMALS: "Sick" puppy on euth list gets out at the very last moment (1:51)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Richards Memorial Library, 44 Richards Ave., Paxton
>GOOD NEWS: Woman thanks retired dispatcher who helped save life in 1994 (3:47). Article
-Meanwhile, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Jimmy Fallon say every town, city in Mass. (5:02)
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