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>Latest weather: Sunny, hot and humid, high of 93 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: O’Connor’s Restaurant to be sold, as long-time owners to retire
+6:00: 3 area teens killed in Brimfield crash
+6:00: How a small typo ruined a Westborough couple's credit
-Fatal crash in Lancaster under investigation
-First Black music festival attracts hundreds in Worcester
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-3 decades of innovation celebrated at the Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science
-The Faces of Worcester: Vanessa Joga
>HOMES: See the top 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County from June 12th to 18th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a teacher who was also a prolific writer
-ICYMI: Blockade formed around Worcester home halts eviction
-Worcesteria: A love letter to Annie's Clark Brunch
-The Worcester Art Museum heist, 50 years later (19:33)
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Why isn’t your dog running for Grafton Dog Mayor?
-Westborough’s Covectra taps CFO as new CEO
-Another Central Mass. Starbucks unionizes, this time in Gardner
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Cleveland, 4-2
-Central Mass. women's sports pioneers reflect on 50 years of Title IX impact on lives of female athletes
-Bravehearts lose to Norwich, 10-0. Next 'Hearts home game: 4 p.m. Sunday, YOU-Choose-the-Music & Kids Club Sunday
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Charlotte, 12-2
-Pirates secure playoff berth in record-setting win over Sioux Falls. Postgame recap (1:36)
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Connect podcast No. 27 (24:32): Blue Flamingo Entertainment
>SHOPPING: The best early deals for Amazon Prime Day
>FOOD: Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is changing its name
>COLLEGES: WPI names new head of Computer Science Department
>NATIONAL: Brian Laundrie’s notebook reveals confession in Gabby Petito’s death
-Gas prices could reach "apocalyptic" levels during hurricane season: oil expert
>NEW ENGLAND: Dunkin' customer throws beverage, pulls gun on workers, police say
-Winthrop man, woman seriously injured in 20-foot fall from deck
>HEALTH: Viral TikTok tanning "hack" could lead to cancer: experts
-Free COVID vaccinations/boosters 9-3 Sunday at YMCA in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Daytime Emmy Award moments
>MOVIES: Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie match on set of "Barbie" movie
>CELEBRITY: Bob Odenkirk feels "great" after heart attack
>ANIMALS: Horse wouldn't let anyone touch him until he met the perfect mom (3:09)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Fenway Fantasy Day gives cancer patients a chance to take the field
-Meanwhile, in Florida, bear makes repeated visits to golf course, tennis courts
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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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