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In The News
-Latest weather: Mild and dry, high of 73 in Worcester with rain overnight
+9:30: UMass Memorial workers to protest vaccine mandate
-St. V doctors back CEO, health care workers union supports nurses
-Couple from China works to build enterprise in Worcester
-Worcester church hosts Gyro Fair to celebrate Greek culture
-Here's what $400,000 buys in Worcester's red-hot real estate market
-Food: Gentile's Bakery bread now available at D'Errico's Market in Worcester
-Driver sought in Grafton hit-and-run
-Millbury police warn residents of new "coworker" scam
-Injured Holy Cross rower gets back on water
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-A Worcester poster exhibit honors women who run for public office
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Worcester Election Commission working on census-driven map redraw with little help from residents
-WCCA-TV's "Soapbox" (27:16): Page Bik and Deborah Hall, YWCA Central Massachusetts
-ICYMI: Do you recognize these 3 people wanted for questioning in Worcester?
-Man in custody after robbery at Park Avenue TD Bank in Worcester
-Worcester Prius owners warned of catalytic converter thefts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton & Upton Railroad must pay $52K, train responders in EPA settlement
-Pats fans heading to Millbury barbershop to get ready for Sunday's big game
-Auburn man killed in tractor-trailer crash on turnpike in Maine
-Davis Mega Maze showcases new "Where's Waldo"
-Annual Family Fun Fishing Day held in Uxbridge
-ERA Key Adds Kyriazis as Realtor in Auburn office
-East Brookfield Court renovations, relocation planned
-Sports: Everything you need to know about tonight's Pats-Bucs game
-Brady releases "homecoming" hype video ahead of Foxborough return
-Slow start, turnovers prove costly in Holy Cross' loss to Harvard
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-"A true Worcester treasure in every sense of the word": Community remembers Donald "Dee" Rowe
-Red Sox rally in 9th, on brink of clinching wild-card berth
-Shrewsbury's Brittany Altomare reflects on life on the LPGA Tour, representing Team USA and planning a wedding
-Cars: It's still summer at Bertera Nissan (3:03)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Business: Ford plans $11.4 billions investment in U.S. E.V. plants
-National: 2 die when helicopter, plane collide midair over Arizona
-Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
-New England: Man dies after being trapped under skid-steer loader in Dartmouth
-Business: Loopholes in Mass. ballot question would mean less than minimum wage for gig workers
-Colleges: Clark grad advocates for change as senior labor adviser in the Biden administration
-Student-generated Urban Studies minor debuts at Holy Cross
-Health: Scientists eye opioid vaccine as a shot to stem overdose epidemic
-Animals: Stray cat waits at guy's window until he's adopted (3:42)
-Shopping/Deals: Groupon to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at the Hanover
-TV/Streaming: "Squid Game" on pace to overtake "Bridgerton" as Netflix’s most popular show ever
-Movies: New movies on VOD
-Celebrity: Gloria Estefan says she was molested at music school when she was 9 years old
-History: Building the Mass Pike (42:29)
-Homes: See inside penthouse in Downtown Worcester listed for $264,900
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dunkin’ surprises Taunton officers with tickets to Pats-Bucs game to honor act of kindness
-Meanwhile, in Boston, goats wearing Patriots jerseys walk streets of Boston (:35)
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-Marketing advisor in Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Mass. doctor on new pill that could help treat COVID-19 patients
-Vaccines are the way out of the pandemic, regardless of whether pills are approved, experts say
-State lawmakers extending emergency paid leave to April
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial Chief: A vaccine mandate may make hospital staff, ICU bed shortages worse
-Woman who survived 1918 flu, World War succumbs to COVID
-How long does immunity last after infection?
-Tragic: Man suffers heart attack, dies after failing to find an ICU bed in 5 different states
-After losing her husband to COVID-19, widow furious over hospital system's billboard
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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