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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 37 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Feds may investigate claims of Worcester police misconduct involving prostitution
-Worcester police, Santa bring smiles and gifts to city schoolkids
-A year after St. Vincent nurses strike ends, tension between union, management remains
-Auburn solar co. moving to Worcester
-Longfellow Manor Apartments in Worcester for sale for $8 million
-Worcester sets environmental targets for affordable-housing developers
-With Worcester’s unsheltered population jumping 50.6% over last year, city looks to increase shelter beds
-One Eleven Chop House spruces look up with renovations
-Worcester County Toys for Tots collected 75,000 toys this year
-T&G Santa: These generous donations help fund top $40,000
-T&G Santa's elves arrived at the Worcester Housing Authority with toys and holiday cheer
-Mailman, Novick seek at-large Worcester School Committee seats in 2023
-Radio Worcester (12:12): Tracy O'Connell Novick talks about her 2023 School Committee re-election bid
-Ray Mariano: Changing street names and taking down statues when they offend people
-Radio Worcester (17:09); City Manager Eric Batista on the new homeless shelter, school safety, development and more
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 1 - "Mistaken for a Mannequin". Video (16:12). Audio (18:26)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (43:52): Top 10 whiskies of 2022
>SHOWTIME: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Six Things To Do: Cara Brindisi, Worcester Youth Orchestras, more ...
-Winchendon Music Festival back with 4 concerts in December, January
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Latina Equal Pay Day. We’re still waiting...
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 439 (27:52): Personal chef Zachary Wentzell
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to founder of Worcester firm entering its 50th year
-ICYMI: Famous painting stolen in Worcester located thanks in part to an $18 throw pillow
-Work begins on 171-apartment, mixed-use project near Polar Park in Worcester
-Developer purchases former Fairway Beef site for $900,000
-How 1930s redlining is still affecting Worcester’s neighborhoods
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Breakfast with Mrs. Claus Sunday at 122 Diner
-Brilla Coffee Welcomes You to Holden (7:05)
-Happy holidays from the staff at Lamoureux Ford (1:13)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police arrest 2 men after foot chase
-Millbury police warn of large, tire-popping pot hole
-Millbury Street Elementary School collects pajamas for families in need
-Shrewsbury police receive $34,000 grant for impaired driving enforcement
-Wachusett area fire, police logs
-Sterling police's No Shave November extends to New Year
-Gardening Central Mass.: Appreciating the Winter Garden
>SPORTS: Magic past NBA-leading Celtics, 117-109
-Red Sox cut ties with Hosmer, get RHP Wyatt Mills from KC
-Peyton Manning spills wild Bill Belichick-Pamela Anderson tale
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (38:22): Catching up with women's basketball coach Maureen Magarity
>CARS: Sincere Holiday Greetings from Bertera Nissan (2:07)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: National Archives releases thousands of JFK assassination documents
-Here’s how to use Lensa, the chart-topping app that uses AI to transform your selfies into digital avatars
-Tragic: Boy, 8, suffers horrific injuries in fall from horse in Belize
>NEW ENGLAND: Top Mass. lottery ticket-cashing duo convicted
-DPH report shows 25 fewer opioid deaths in Mass. this year
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County December 4th through 10th
>COLLEGES: William "Bill" Koelsch, former Clark professor and gay rights icon, dies at 89
-Anna Maria student leaders stand out at NSLS Conference
>HEALTH: Long COVID responsible for thousands of U.S. deaths, but true numbers likely much higher
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Jobless claims fall to lowest level since September
-Workers who tested 4-day workweek say they’ll never return to 5 days — or only with a huge pay bump
New England's premier entrepreneur conference coming to Worcester
>SHOPPING: 1 in 3 Americans buy holiday gifts 2 months in advance
>TELEVISION: New movies and shows to watch: "1923" on Paramount+ and more
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "The Banshees of Inisherin," "The Fabelmans," and more
>CELEBRITY: Prince Harry says William "bullied" him out of the royal family
-Jane Fonda reveals cancer is in remission
>ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option -- Alice is seeking her forever or foster home
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Home Depot employees track down customer who dropped $700 cash
-Meanwhile, in England, herd of cows help police capture suspect
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Classifieds
+Director of Women's Services at Abby's House
+Bilingual-Multilingual Case Manage, at Abby's House
-4 positions, Worcester Division of Public Health
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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
-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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