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In The News
-Latest forecast: Slight chance of showers, high of 45 today in Worcester
+6:00: New Worcester high-rise: 415 units planned at Franklin Street site (above)
+6:00: MassDEP fines company over violations at Worcester warehouse
+6:00: Paxton police looking for driver who fled traffic stop
+6:00: Grab a "Super Bowl Sundae" kit this weekend at Mrs. Moriconi's
+6:00: Bravehearts tease Tuesday announcement
+6:00: U.S. inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high
+6:00: Boston Celtics trade multiple players for Daniel Theis, Derrick White
+Noon: Morning fire closes Route 12/Suthbridge Street in Auburn
+Noon: Holden police arrest woman with multiple open warrants
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 10th
+Noon: Travel From Worcester With Amtrak's Buy 1, Get 1 Free Deal
+Noon: Four Things to Do: Calliope's 40th, 'C'Mon C'Mon' and more ...
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Grandkids provide all the magic at Disney World
+Noon: Bad Advice: Drunken prank deserves harsh payback
+Noon: Don’t expect grocery store prices to come down anytime soon
-Man charged in Worcester firefighter's death wants to move trial out of Worcester
-Man cleared in gun incident at Doherty High
-Suspect in Brockton killing arrested in Worcester
-Worcester supermarket property sold for $26 million
-Radio Worcester (15:15): The union decertification battle at Saint Vincent with Bill Shaner
-Worcester parents worried about daughter, Sue Paye, 15, missing for a month
-Clark University grad students seek to form a union
-Parts of Leicester under boil water order following main break
-Rutland middle schooler hits 2 half-court shots in playoff game, including OT winner (1:00)
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (50:01): Bowman Bros and Elijah Craig
-City Council sends Brattle Stop zoning issue back to subcommittee
-Volbeat and Twin Temple playing in Worcester with Ghost
-Tribute to Worcester man who was a longtime drummer and drum teacher
-ICYMI: Wastewater flow halted after 4 million gallons released into Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester landlords filed 898 evictions for rent in 2021
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rollover accident in Spencer
-Haze Cannabis of Grafton hopes to clear the air about marijuana plans
-Petition asks to replace Columbus Day on Shrewsbury school calendar
-Search for Sutton's new schools superintendent begins to take shape
-Auburn Rec and Culture offering Zumba Classes starting March 2nd
-Sports: Holy Cross men slip past Loyola, 68-64. Highlights (1:53)
-Holy Cross AD Kit Hughes and football coach Bob Chesney talk about contract extension (2:05)
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Surprise a loved one with flowers and chocolates delivered by Jake the Lion on Valentine's Day
-Bruins goalie Tuuka Rask announces retirement
-Bruins’ Brad Marchand suspended 6 games
-Former Red Sox player Jeremy Giambi dies in California at 47
-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: How to get up to $3,600 per child in tax credit
-Woman fatally falls from 3rd-floor parking lot during motorcycle lesson
-Tragic: 9-year-old shot in head during Houston road rage incident, cops says
-New England: Man repeatedly fired gun into Cape Cod home, nearly striking young children
-Colleges: Holy Cross alumna creates fast-growing company
-Nichols opens student bar with plans to expand to general public
-TV/Streaming: Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" to premiere on Disney+ and HBO Max March 2nd
-Movies: Bruce Willis & Jared Leto get shamed in Razzie nominations
-Celebrity: Dolly Parton offers free tuition to all employees of Dollywood
-Bob Saget died of "brain bleed," fell asleep after hitting head: report
-Health: Don’t postpone mammograms because of swollen lymph nodes after COVID vaccine, study says
-Homes: Why the U.S. is facing a paint shortage
-Food: Here’s when McDonald’s is bringing back the Shamrock Shake
-History: Exchange Hotel, 93 Main Street in Worcester in 1907
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Bella
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man discovers lost brother while watching the weather forecast
-Meanwhile, in Britain, zoo hires Marvin Gaye impersonator to get monkeys in the mood
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-Classifieds (Help Wanted)
+Research Associate, at Worcester Regional Research Bureau
-Preschool teacher at the Guild of St. Agnes
-Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
-Yoga Instructor at Worcester JCC
-PT Front Desk Associate at Worcester JCC
-Civil Engineer II, Town of Holden
-Full Time Firefighter/Paramedic, Town of Holden
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Shrewsbury Street gym owner happy to say "goodbye" to mask mandate
+Noon: Worcester residents split over city lifting mask mandate
+Noon: Do we need a 2nd booster?
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-Radio Worcester (16:54): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus on ending the mask mandate, homeless encampments and more
-Public school mask mandate ends on February 28th
-Is it safe for kids to take off their masks in schools?
-When will masks leave Grafton schools? Discussion is set for March 8th
-Fauci says "full-blown" pandemic almost over in U.S.
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (8:17): Removing Worcester's mask mandate with Board of Health member Gary Rosen
-Mass. officials report 2,794 new cases, 69 additional deaths with 4 percent positivity rate
-Cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children continue to rise
-55% of teachers more likely to leave profession early due to COVID burnout, study finds
-Can you get long COVID after an infection with Omicron?
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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