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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). High of 29 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Burst pipe ends the school day at Millbury Junior-Senior High
+6:00: Michael Skrzek talks road from Worcester to "Some Like it Hot" tour
+6:00: Bibbe Hansen show at Hunchback Gallery felt like old-school Worcester
+6:00: Songs, sensibility of the '80s highlights "A Midsumnmer Night's Dream"
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 17
+6:00: Is this your dog?
+Noon: Inventor with honorary doctorate from WPI placed on leave after Epstein messages surface, report says
+Noon: Here’s what Worcester groundhog Cornelia predicted on Groundhog Day
+Noon: Buddy the blind cat needs a home. Maybe, yours?
-Popular Shrewsbury St. restaurant closed until Thursday for maintenance (pictured)
-Urgent call for volunteers as St. John’s opening emergency shelter in Worcester
-Study shows childcare out of reach for most families
-UMass Medical School’s new A.I. Assurance Lab tests developing healthcare tech, so it functions properly in the real world
-Worcester’s trolley system was once the largest in the state
-Worcester County Wonders: Some monkey business in Worcester's history
-Worcester City Council eyes transit, snow response and city systems
-WCCA-TV newsletter for February
-Punxsutawney Phil makes his Groundhog Day winter prediction
>DINING OUT: Familiar name replaces closed Mexican eatery at DCU Center
-ICYMI: When is Checkers opening in Worcester? Opening date announced
-Worcester Business Spotlight: New services and seasonal trends for 2026
-Market 32 gets formal unveiling on Park Ave. in Worcester
-Tax breaks for small businesses? Worcester could adopt little-used law to provide relief against one of the state's highest property tax rates
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Fire damages commercial building on Wachusett Street
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-February Senior Center events
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 122-unit The Griffin moves forward in Grafton after Select Board signatures
-Northborough dental device company acquires Washington developer
-Man arrested for cocaine trafficking at Gardner Cumberland Farms after loitering complaint
-After starring at Wachusett, Vinton sisters begin coaching journey as Mid-Wach rivals
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Full list of winners at the 68th Grammys
-Boston 2026 concert lineup: Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran
>OPINION: Rosalie Tirella: The lineages of Worcester porches
-Carly Bridgeman: 5 ways to show appreciation to your spouse when you’re both exhausted
-This Week in Worcester podcast (2:09:48)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:48): Etel Haxhiaj case, Mayor Petty criticism and police accountability in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:35): How are the roads?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a scholar of Italian Renaissance art
>SPORTS: Thousands pack Gillette Stadium for Patriots Super Bowl rally
-Top 7 storylines in Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl matchup
-NFL-ESPN megadeal closes after receiving governmental approval
-Celtics beat Bucks, 107-79 (2:01). Article
-Bruins fall to Tampa Bay, 6-5
-Holy Cross women's basketball hosts B.U. Monday afternoon on CBS Sports
-Holy Cross men’s basketball hosts B.U. Monday in nationally televised contest
-Red Sox spring training truck makes stop at Polar Park
-Railers beat Wheeling, 1-0
>NATIONAL: Kennedy Center to close for construction for 2 years
-National Guard works to clear 100-car pileup in North Carolina
-Tragic: Girl shot by crazed driver in random attack while she was in back of parents car on way to school
>NEW ENGLAND: Vermont snowmobile crash leaves woman dead
-New Bedford couple charged in $750,000 insurance fraud scheme
>COLLEGES: WPI/Fitchburg State professor: Giving an A.I. the ability to "think" about its "thinking"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 budget-friendly mountain escapes in the U.S.
-Disney fans outraged after theme park eliminates popular snack
>BUSINESS: SiriusXM to pay "do-not-call" settlement. See how to qualify
-Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Tax experts advise caution with A.I. tools for tax season
>HOMES: The 1-basket rule that keeps your home clean
>SHOPPING: Just Between Friends kids sale is coming to Worcester
>FOOD: How to save money at the grocery store (and stay healthy)
>HEALTH: Pancreatic cancer breakthrough: Tumors disappear in mice
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 3 of "The Night Agent" on Netflix (2:20)
>MOVIES: "Iron Lung" smokes its competition on its opener
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B warns Stefon Diggs after he has 4 kids with 4 different women
-Every single gorgeous red carpet look from the Grammy Awards
>ANIMALS: Dog kept disappearing for hours until his mom found out why (2:53)
>HISTORY: President Taft drives through Worcester in 1910
>GOOD NEWS: Dog alerts homeowner to fire, likely saving his life
-Meanwhile, in Florida, Airbnb host accused of walking around resort naked & engaging in sex act with vacuum cleaner
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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