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In The News
>Latest weather: Remaining unseasonably chilly, high of 51 today in Worcester
-Former Worcester man who ran Medfield barbershop sentenced for child rape
-The top 5 most popular Japanese restaurants in Worcester, based on reviews
-Father, son die after crash sends car into Nipmuc Pond in Mendon
-How a Southern California educator plans to hit the ground running as Worcester’s new superintendent of schools
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-5 Things: Music Worcester, local theater and silent movies ...
-ICYMI: Developer plans to demolish Worcester restaurant, construct 24 apartments
-Worcester woman killed in Friday morning crash on Mass Pike
-$4 million lottery prize won in Worcester
-Worcester license commissioners watching Little Caesars after allegations of rats, trash and "oozing" bags
>HOMES: The 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester last week. The 10 least expensive
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Rosalie Tirella: Moms
-Too many gas stations in Worcester — or too few?
-Ghanian immigrant opens new grocery store on Main Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (7:19): Congressional candidate Jeffrey Sossa-Paquette talks getting on the ballot & the issues
-Radio Worcester (11:09): State Senate candidate Robyn Kennedy talks getting on the ballot & abortion rights
-Radio Worcester (6:17): Worcester Now | Next with Guillermo Creamer
-Vocero Hispano: May 6th edition
-Tribute to a retired pharmacist with deep roots in the Worcester area
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): UPDATE: Grafton police locate missing 62-year-old man
-Little Leaguers parade through South Grafton
-Grafton High’s Ashmore raises awareness for science fair
-Love, Riches vie for Paxton Select Board seat
-Holden police arrest Marlborough man for OUI
-Holden police arrest man for driving with suspended license
-Millbury TM: It's still Board of Selectmen and elected Planning Board
>SPORTS: Bucks edge Celtics, 103-101
-White Sox top Red Sox, 3-1
-Chris Sale's return delayed: Here's what happened
-Bravehearts to celebrate Worcester’s 300th birthday with 3 home games
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose in Toledo, 5-3
-St. John's baseball beats Westborough in Greg Montalbano Classic
-Pirates lineman signs with USFL team
-Revolution, Crew draw, 2-2
>CARS: Great Values of Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles at Bertera Nissan (3:44)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Ukraine evacuates civilians from Mariupol steel plant under siege
-Deaths of 3 Americans at Sandals resort in the Bahamas are under investigation, officials say
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 killed in crash with wrong-way driver on Interstate 495
>BUSINESS: Tree House Brewing continues expansion with Tewksbury Country Club purchase
-Starbucks hit with sweeping labor complaint including over 200 alleged violations
>TV/STREAMING: "SNL" time travels in cold open
>CELEBRITY: He said, she said: Accounts from Depp and Heard rarely match
-Ashley Judd pens essay about first Mother's Day without Naomi
>MOVIES: Will Smith's first post-slap film, "Emancipation," pushed to 2023: report
>ANIMALS: Rescued sloth becomes best friends with a beagle (3:13)
>HISTORY: Harrington & Richardson Company building in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman meets birth mother for the first time in more than 50 years
-Meanwhile, in South Dakota, priest has priceless reaction to 7-year-old who chugged wine at first communion
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Coronavirus wave for fall, winter could infect 100 million
-ICYMI: Half of Mass. now at high risk for community transmission
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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