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In The News
-Latest forecast: Wetter and cooler, chances of rain throughout the day in Worcester
-Worcester man pleads guilty to striking and killing man after driving home drunk from the Blarney Stone bar
-Demolition crews finish off what's left of historic Sir Morgan's Cove in Worcester
-Former Worcester City Councilor to lead investigation into St. John's Food for the Poor Program Director
-Earlier: Worcester food pantry operator suspended over accusations of sexual coercion
-2 Worcester residents arrested for drug trafficking
-Planet Fitness renovates Webster Square location
-Fire wrecks car, burns Shrewsbury garage, other cars
-Wachusett Regional School Committee names new superintendent
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Brit Floyd, Inmo Yang and more ...
-Listen Up: "Voice" star Sam James has first major label release with "Going Through It"
-In his own words: Itzhak Perlman will "talk the music" in 2 Music Worcester shows
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 470 (27:58): Chief Diversity Officer/Police Cadets
-Worcesteria: The mysterious case of the disappearing community fridge
-Tribute to Bishop Harrington, who passed away 25 years ago this month
-ICYMI: Ethics Commission won’t dismiss allegations against Worcester DA and others
-Former Worcester resident, City Council candidate is trying to get his grandmother back from Russia
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-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden police arrest driver after rollover crash
-Holden police arrest man for OUI, open container
-Large blaze guts Webster restaurant (1:13)
-West Boylston cannabis dispensary to open Monday
-Carney is no longer "interim" principal at Grafton High
-Fitchburg grandfather dealt setback in push to get daughter, grandson out of Ukraine
-Former Southbridge town councilor arrested in Indiana
-Sports: At Holy Cross, Amanda Belichick is creating her own coaching legacy
-Bravehearts add 13 new Division 1 players
-Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bruins beat Winnipeg, 4-2
-Railers beat South Carolina, 3-0
-Cars: March to Bertera Nissan for great values! (7:57)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National/International: Despite drop in world oil prices, gas prices remain high
-6 dead in Missouri interstate pileup involving 47 vehicles, official says
-FBI warns technical and customer support fraud
-New England: March Madness begins as Mass. sports gambling is in limbo
-Mass. named most expensive state to have a baby
-Business: Greater Worcester unemployment rose to 5% in January
-Rockland Trust parent announces a 6% increase in quarterly dividend
-Colleges: UMass Medical School hosts annual Match Day event. Video (54:10)
-Worcester Planning Board gives go-ahead to new dorms at Holy Cross
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on VOD
-Celebrity: Pete Davidson will no longer fly to space
-Health: Excessive napping could be a sign of dementia, study finds
-Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Joker
-History: Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 5: Hospital legacy
-Homes: 5 open houses planned in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Activist injects new life into her Michigan community (2:30)
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, bodybuilding contest debuts slap fighting championship
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-119 new cases reported in Worcester in last 7 days
-Free walkup vaccinations/boosters 11-5 today at Worcester Public Library
-ICYMI: What’s in the forecast? New variants moving into Massachusetts
-Mass. reports 813 new cases, 7-day positivity rate rises slightly to 1.68%
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
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>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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