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In The News
-Latest weather: Dry, high in the mid 40s today in Worcester
-Worcester restaurant closes after more than 20 years in business
-Longtime Worcester café announces final day
-X-Golf bringing simulators, full bar to Trolley Yard in Worcester
-Canal District streets convert to one-way on Monday
-Polar Park hosts first Winter Wonderland
-UMass Memorial Health holds 20th annual "Goods for Guns" buyback
-Worcester’s LIFT to open outpatient clinic for survivors of the sex trade
-Everyday Miracles provides support system for recovery, even during pandemic
-Accused carjacker caught at Worcester Dunkin' drive-thru
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester Parish to support Afghan families
-Six Things to Do: "Nutcracker," "Good Grief!" and more
-U.S. Navy Band concert at Mechanics Hall canceled
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-A Night of Brass Funk, Reggae/Rocksteady, Rhythm Blues & Ska coming January 7th
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (55:38): Whiskey Wednesday with special guest John Ellsessar
-Worcester task force recommends school safety plan that includes citywide liaison officers
-School Committee vote may force council to look in the mirror
-ICYMI: Worcester ranked among 10 hottest real estate markets in U.S.
-Dental practice with Worcester location being sued by state
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-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden increasing to 6 voting precincts
-FeedBack Earth doesn’t pass the sniff test, will put soy product on hold
-Girl Scouts to help build pollinator garden at Shrewsbury’s Dean Park
-Holiday lights are aglow on the Princeton gazebo
-Sports: Holy Cross men's basketball team falls to Siena
-Jake The Lion goes “Over the Edge” in downtown Worcester (:34)
-How the outcome of today's Bills-Bucs game will impact Patriots' AFC East, No. 1 seed odds
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Railers win 4-2 at home
-Beware of the "ferocious" Lions’ Den
-Cars: Happy Holidays from Bertera Nissan (2:04)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Central Mass. company plans big pour at UMass Medical School
-Low wages antagonizing human services labor shortages
-Health: Eye drops could help people with age-related blurry vision (1:42)
-Colleges: Holy Cross holds "Benching for Breast Cancer" event
-WPI professors, students design, build, ship kit-style ventilators to Africa
-National: Photos of the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes that ripped communities apart
-Kentucky family's old photo sucked into sky by tornadoes, found 150 miles away
-Lightning flashes in dark sky illuminate killer tornado
-New England: 23-year-old man dies in fiery plane crash near New Hampshire airport
-Ayer playground closed to public due to arsenic contamination
-Homes: See inside grand 1930s manor in Worcester selling for $550,000
-Food: Google's top 10 trending recipe searches in Mass. in 2021
-TV/Streaming: HBO's "Succession" leads Critics Choice TV Awards nominations with 8
-Movies: Spielberg and Oscar buzz could give "West Side Story" a big opening weekend
-Celebrity: Anne Rice, author of gothic novels, dead at 80
-Animals: This 2-pound rescue pig will make your day (:31)
-History: 20 retro holiday ads that you'd never see today
-Meanwhile, in Norwood, company touts world's largest pot brownie
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Rutland vaccine clinic nears 70,000 shots
-ICYMI: Worcester sees 6 straight week-over-week increases
-South African doctors see signs Omicron is milder than Delta
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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-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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