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In The News
-Latest forecast: Coldest morning of the year for some, warming up Wednesday-Friday
+6:00: WRA, unit owners exploring options for Denholm building (above)
+6:00: Worcester office building sells to church for $1.7 million
+6:00: Driver suffers minor injury in early morning crash in Holden
+6:00: Tom Brady to break silence amid retirement reports on podcast With Jim Gray
-Worcester cleans up after Saturday's snowstorm
-No delay for Worcester Public Schools today
-Move to Water Street for Worcester bar with troubled past is delayed
-Worcester’s time is arriving, Boston business newspaper proclaims
-Diamond Inn on Grafton Street in Worcester sold for $1 million
-Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in vacant Boylston home
-Area Catholic schools see increase in students
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - January 31st
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-New Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (49:49): St George Spirits
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 463 (27:40): Rent
-Tuesday Worcester City Council: more talk on rent and housing, looking ahead to lifeguarding needs
-WCCA-TV's "Mayor's Forum" (27:55): Kate McEvoy and Kim Salmon, Worcester's Tercentennial Celebration
-Cover Songs to Get You Through the Week: Stevie Subrizi, Niki Luparelli and My Silent Bravery
-ICYMI: Snow won't stop Saint John's Food for the Poor program
-John DiPietro (38:08): Driving around Worcester during the storm
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Worcester developer buys $1.4 million Grafton complex
-Holden woman spearheads project to help connect siblings with new babies in NICU
-4 seek appointment to vacant Grafton School Committee seat
-Sutton's Carolyn Burke named vice chair of Nichols College board
-Webster's Samuel Slater Experience to open March 4
-Shrewsbury hoping to fill vacancy on Council on Aging
-Millbury High School announces 2nd-quarter honor roll
-Sports: Mac Jones named to AFC Pro Bowl team
-Josh McDaniels to be next Raiders head coach: ESPN
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Rams, Bengals to face off in Super Bowl
-Stars beat Bruins, 6-1
-Railers lose at home, 6-4
-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: Miss USA 2019 jumps to her death from NYC high-rise
-Millennials shop less, sleep more than Gen Xers, study claims
-Tragic: Father of 22-year-old mauled by dogs details her "incredible fight to stay alive"
-New England: Lt. Gov. Polito urges public to "be patient" as crews continue cleanup
-Engaged Mass. couple shoveling driveways to help pay for their wedding
-Boston police officer dead after being found outside Canton home
-Business: $208 million in Worcester bonds rated "AA"
-Heywood Healthcare partners with nonprofit to eliminate $800,000 in patients' medical debt
-How do I tell a potential employer how much salary I require?
-Colleges: Clark students earn prizes for essays on social, economic trends
-Health: Signs to look for if someone is struggling with grief
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in February (7:42)
-Movies: ICYMI: How a Worcester actor became Meryl Streep in "Don't look up"
-Celebrity: Howard Hesseman, star of "WKRP in Cincinnati," dies at 81
-Food: These are the worst foods for your health, experts say
-Shopping: What really happens to Amazon returns
-History: Armory, Women's Club (now Tuckerman Hall) and former North High
-Homes: 2 Worcester homes new to the market
-Animals: Puppies can't stop wagging tails when reunited with mom (3:24)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): R.I. couple ties knot during Saturday's blizzard (:42)
-Meanwhile, there's an unknown space object beaming out radio signals
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Moderna announces full U.S. approval for its vaccine
+Noon: Radio Worcester (6:24): The state of COVID-19 as we end January 2022 with Dr. Michael Hirsh
-ICYMI: Keep at-home COVID test kits at room temperature (:34)
-How long should I wait to get my booster after catching COVID?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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