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In The News
-Latest forecast: Snow, a lot of it
+6:00: ESPN: Tom Brady is officially retiring from football after 22 seasons
+6:00: Brady’s TB12 company says he’s retiring at age 44
+6:00: Football world reacts to Tom Brady retirement news
+6:00: AP: Despite reports, Brady hasn’t made up mind
+6:00: Worcester educator to be umpire for NFC Championship Game
+6:00: John DiPietro (38:08): Driving around Worcester during the storm
+6:00: Auburn firefighters extinguish fire that scorched plow
+6:00: Extreme wind chill and another 2 - 4 inches of snow expected
+6:00: Gov. Baker says Sunday will be a "very long day" of cleanup across Massachusetts
-When will the snow be heaviest? (1:14)
-"Stay home": Worcester city workers prepare for nor'easter (2:34)
-Worcester residents prepare for blizzard (1:49)
-Parking ban in effect in Worcester
-Here's a home preparedness checklist for the storm
-Worcester emergency contact list
-How a Worcester actor became Meryl Streep in "Don't look up"
-Homes: See inside a "rustic" brand new $1 million mansion in Worcester
-Worcester Vice Squad arrests 2, finds crack and ammo
-Radio Worcester (9:52): Midtown Mall Owner Felicio Lana on the new facade and improvements at Midtown Mall
-$15 million apartment project rising on former brownfield site in Worcester
-Worcester officers attend funeral of NYPD officer killed in line of duty
-Gourmet Worcester doughnut shop creating mochi doughnuts for Lunar New Year
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-NEW Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (49:49): St George Spirits
-Frustration, anxiety voiced by Worcester parents over school bus delays and no-shows
-Worcesteria: Bosstones call it quits; Rosen stirs the pot
-WCCA-TV's "Mayor's Forum" (28:22): School Committee members Jermoh Kamara and Sue Mailman
-Ray Mariano: Worcester rat problem. How to fix it? Bait and trap
-Artist Spotlight: Gloria J. Goguen
-Use your library card to stream music with Freegal (3:24)
-Tribute to a woman who had a 50-year career as a nurse
-ICYMI: Worcester's Mayor Joe Petty to announce run for state Senate: Report
-WPI president named first woman to lead NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab
-ACT NOW: Fly From Worcester To Ft. Lauderdale For $65 on JetBlue
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Here's a look at plans for Millbury's new Fire Department Headquarters
-Holden police arrest Worcester man for using wrong plates on unregistered car
-Worcester resident Bill Horne cobbles into 50th year in Westborough
-Grafton Police Chief: Don’t fall victim to a Publisher’s Clearing House scam
-To protect and serve and go social: How Sutton Police use Facebook
-Sports: Holy Cross men beat Lehigh, 67-65. Highlights (1:06)
-Remembering Holy Cross football and track star Fr. Tom Henehan
-Ski Ward in Shrewsbury counting on heavy snow this weekend
-Tom Brady retiring? Assistant said to be looking for a new job
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Hawks beat Celtics, 108-92
-Railers beat Maine, 6-3
-Cars: This is the best month to buy at car at Bertera Nissan (5:21)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: Mega Millions $421 million jackpot won, ticket sold in California
-Snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapses
-Tragic: Arizona hiker falls 700 feet to his death while trying to take a photo
-New England: Tractor-trailers banned from traveling on Mass. highways during nor’easter-Tragic:
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on demand
-Celebrity: Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest over Spotify
-Gayle King signs new deal with CBS, spurning CNN
-Food: Little Debbie ice cream flavors coming to stores soon
-Health: Millions of routine vaccinations have been missed amid pandemic
-History: Worcester's Park Plaza building under construction in 1914
-Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Mary
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): N.H. mail carrier saves woman's life after noticing her mail building up
-Meanwhile, in Florida, iguanas could rain down from trees as temperatures plunge
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester to keep COVID safety measures in place through February 6th
-Auburn extends COVID measures
-Latest numbers for every school district in Worcester County
-Vaccation/booster clinic at Worcester Public Library postponed because of storm
-UMass Medical School virologist on Omicron's new variant cousin
-ICYMI: Latest numbers for every city, town in Worcester County
-Mass. officials report more than 7,000 new cases, 65 additional deaths with 8.9 percent positivity rate
-COVID hits one of the last uninfected places on the planet
-60 million households have requested free rapid tests, White House says
-How many times can I reuse my N95 mask?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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