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In The News
-Latest forecast: High over 50 today in Worcester, but 6 inches or more of snow possible Friday
-UPDATED: Police ID 21-year-old Grafton man who died after crashing car into ocean off Falmouth beach
+6:00: Worcester man attempts to break into tiger enclosure at Franklin Park Zoo
+6:00: 3 minors, 2 men arrested when guns found during Worcester traffic stop
+6:00: 18 things to do near Worcester during school vacation
+6:00: Mayor Joe Petty: Affordable house is key to the city's future
+6:00: A 3-course meal for $28.22 during Worcester Restaurant Week
+6:00: Central Mass. entrepreneurialism soared to new heights in 2021
+6:00: Holden police warn residents to lock cars at night
+6:00: McDonald’s brings back Shamrock Shake
-Fly from Worcester to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Here's How
-Popular Worcester bar announces reopening
-X-Golf Worcester taking tee times for March 1st opening
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 21st
-Fun by the dozen around Worcester County for February school vacation
-What's open and closed on Presidents Day
-Trash and recycling pickup in Worcester delayed a day this week because of holiday
-Chamber study: Just 6% of the city’s housing stock is condominiums
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-19-year-old Worcester man busted for gun, crack
-Tax deal illustrates job creation, environmental concern balance
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-JFK Library and Museum hosting free virtual Presidents Day activities
-New exhibition in Worcester highlights art and identity
-Ladies Night Out Worcester returns in April
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Hard Target scores direct hit with "Lost Cause"
-Tribute to a member of the 2019 Worcester Tech championship basketball team
-ICYMI: 45-year sentence for man caught by mother of Worcester boy he sought to molest
-Driver flees after hitting and killing man in wheelchair in Worcester, police say
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-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3-hospitalized after Spencer freight train crash (:17)
-Nipmuc Water Ski Club holds 2nd annual ice fishing tournament
-Leicester Police Log February 10th to 16th
-Winter weather impacts area snow removal budgets
-Sports: Worcester fighter Jamaine Ortiz improves to 15-0-1 with win in main event
-Pirates re-sign offensive lineman Marquis Lucas
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bravehearts' mural will salute fans, local businesses ... and you can be on it
-Cars: 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: Warning for Chrome, Firefox, Edge users to prepare for update
-Rents reach "insane" levels across U.S. with no end in sight
-Tragic: Girl, 9, drowns after hair gets caught in pool drain
-New England: Kingston woman killed after fire started by dropped candle
-Business: Chamber Exchange newspaper February 2022
-Employees are leaving their jobs in record numbers; But where are they going?
-Berkshire Hathaway's Munger says crypto is like a "venereal disease"
-TV/Streaming: New on Disney Plus in March
-Movies: Here's the first trailer for "Elvis" biopic coming this year (3:16)
-Celebrity: Kelly Clarkson is officially changing her name post-divorce
-Food: These 10 foods can help you look and feel younger, experts say
-Shopping: Amazon Prime's price is now higher for new customers
-Health: How temperature swings can affect your health
-Animals: Cat has a transformation of a lifetime and couldn't be more grateful (3:33)
-History: When jazz happened here; the birth of the music in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): N.H. woman who gave birth while in coma meets 2-month-old son for first time
-Meanwhile, in Winnipeg, woman writes her obituary as an application to heaven complete with resume
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-Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Facilities Maintenance Manager at Abby's House
-Manager, Shelter Services at Abby's House
-Volunteer Coordinator at Abby's House
-Research Associate, at Worcester Regional Research Bureau
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Special school vacation week vaccination/booster clinic 11-7 today at Central Community Branch YMCA at 766 Main Street in Worcester
-Worcester giving away college scholarship, other prizes in push to increase vaccination rate among kids
-Downtown Worcester testing and vaccination site closed for the holiday
-ICYMI: Worcester's vaccination rate increased just 9 percent during period of mask mandate
-A 4th shot might be recommended this fall
-Queen Elizabeth II tests positive and has mild symptoms
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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