Highlights in The 016 Saturday, January 29th

• Posted by 016 Administrator January 30, 2022 - Filed in News - 734 views

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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

  -WRTA suspends service

  -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

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