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In The News
-Latest forecast: Mild, but Winter Storm Watch for Friday
+6:00: Worcester councilors tank gas station ban proposal
+6:00: Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band is coming to Worcester
+6:00: Worcester Historical Museum offering free admission to visitors for entire month of February
+6:00: stART on the Street returning
+Noon: Vice Squad arrests Worcester man for heroin distribution
+Noon: Livia's Dish, Tito's team up to support Manny 267 Foundation
+Noon: Worcester home values rose 18% in 2021
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 2nd
+Noon: Winter Storm Watch in effect Thursday Night in Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Michael Gutierrez-May offers quirky, empathetic "Drifting to the Right"
+Noon: Bad Advice: Love is in the air at Chuck E. Cheese
-Worcester police officer who reportedly OD'd inside his home in June is no longer on the force
-1 killed, 2 injured in crash on Route 9 in Leicester
-Canal District restaurant sold, will relaunch in April
-Insomnia Cookies 12 packs are buy one, get one free
-See the February menus for local specialty doughnut shops
-RMV aims to open new Worcester service center in spring
-$178 million overhaul planned for Worcester's Curtis Apartments
-Mayor Joseph Petty proposes affordable housing development
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (49:49): St George Spirits
-Worcesteria: There are still local businesses that have a personal touch
-Radio Worcester (19:21): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks storm cleanup, COVID, Midtown Mall and downtown housing
-See Worcester Black History Month events, initiatives
-African Community Education in Worcester fosters growth for immigrants
-Tribute to "child whisperer," who helped bring arts, nature to generations
-ICYMI: Judge punishes city of Worcester for acting in bad faith in lawsuit
-Phantom Gourmet visits Shrewsbury restaurant (4:24)
-Rosalie Tirella: Canal District broken promises
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Charlton K9 Dozer sniffs out suspect in domestic incident
-Holden discusses tax override to pay school assessment and keep services
-Mariagraciela Vargas-Baker chosen to fill empty Grafton School Committee seat
-Northbridge nursing home sold for $4 million
-Leominster car dealership property sold to partner for $4.3 million
-Residents escape early morning fire in Barre
-Sports: Bravehearts Summer Camps back for 2022
-Former local high school star heading to NFL Draft
-Tom Brady makes it official: He's retiring
-Brady's retirement: What happens to the $15 million bonus?
-Rumors of upcoming Brady appearance at Gillette Stadium are untrue
-Former Patriots assistant uses Belichick texts in NFL lawsuit
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bruins beat Kraken, 3-2
-Cars: NEW: Great Savings All Month Long at Bertera Nissan! (6:05)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school
-2 officers shot and killed at small Virginia college
-New England: Girlfriend of Mass. police officer charged in his death during nor'easter
-Racist taunts at high school girls' basketball game in Westford draw condemnation
-Business: A record number of Americans quit their jobs in 2021
-MacKenzie Scott sells $8.5 billion worth of Amazon stock
-Colleges: Clark professor wins best symphonic recording award
-ESPN interviews Holy Cross professor about dilemma facing Chinese-endorsed NBA stars
-TV/Streaming: Watch the best 2022 Super Bowl commercials released so far
-Movies: 11 must-see movies being released in February
-New on DVD: "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" dusts off the proton packs
-Celebrity: Hoda Kotb says her engagement has been called off
-Food: Dunkin’ giving away free coffee on Wednesdays in February
-History: The former Union Church in Worcester
-Homes: Real Estate roundup for Worcester
-Animals: Pets up for adoption in the Worcester area
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young girl sews cheerful gowns for kids in hospital (1:48)
-Meanwhile, here's a sample of the more than 500 personalized license plate requests rejected by Florida
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-Featured Classifieds (Help Wanted)
+PT Front Desk Associate at Worcester JCC
+Civil Engineer II, Town of Holden
+Full Time Firefighter/Paramedic, Town of Holden
-Assistant Building Inspector, Town of Shrewsbury
-Mental Health Researchers (multiple positions)
-Director of Food and Beverage at DCU Center
-Catering and Sales Manager at DCU Center
-Housekeeper/Custodian at DCU Center
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Walkup vaccincations/boosters 11-7 today at Worcester Public Library
-Massachusetts COVID hospitalizations drop below 2,000 for first time in a month
-Mass. officials report more than 2,000 new cases, 127 additional deaths with 7 percent positivity rate
-Mass. reports more than 27,000 new breakthrough cases
-Experts confident "virus is here to stay," but what does that mean?
-This at-home antigen test is only $9 and ships ASAP
-Massachusetts saw first confirmed case 2 years ago
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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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Full-time firefighter/paramedics, Town of West Boylston
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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