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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 36 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police warn residents about a rash of car break-ins
+6:00: New Worcester city manager will be highest paid in 30 years
+6:00: Holy Cross, Boston University to reignite Turnpike Trophy rivalry
+6:00: After missing in the woods for 33 days, Betsy the bulldog returns home
+6:00: Damar Hamlin awake and holding hands with family, his agency tells CNN
+6:00: Six Things To Do: John Arcaro and Band, DeadBeat, "White Rabbit Red Rabbit," and more
+Noon: See police responses to incidents at Worcester schools
+Noon: Former WAAF radio personality "Ozone" dies unexpectedly in New Orleans
+Noon: Worcester-area women join forces against substance use disorders
+Noon: Westborough police investigating a string of break-ins
+Noon: Take a first look inside the redesigned Barn restaurant, reopening in Princeton
+Noon: Tell Worcester Magazine about your favorite Worcester-area winter walks
-Worcester restaurant releases video to celebrate its 101st year
-Irish pub prepares to open in Worcester
-Fly from Worcester to Fort Lauderdale this winter for $59
-Jason Beck pled for his life in 2020. His accused murderer from Worcester was offered a deal
-State commission suspends Worcester police officer
-Table Talk Pies affordable housing development receives $19.6 million from MassDevelopment
-$1 million bond issued for repairs at Lake Ave. pumping station
-Sheriff Lew Evangelidis sworn in for third term
-WRTA will discuss search for new administrator
-Radio Worcester (24:05): 3rd annual Worcester Sports Management Summit February 10th
-Jim McGovern brings fight to end hunger to the halls of Congress
>HISTORY: This is Worcester No. 157 (28:07): Richard Pinto on the El Morocco, part 3
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-First week Jazzed Up cool starts on Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Cinema 320 at WCUW Radio to host showings of "All that breathes"
-Holy Cross professor Oliver de la Paz is Worcester's next Poet Laureate
-Winter Walks: Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary in Boylston
-Last Call: Dave Curry, Worcester area drum circle founder
-Bill Shaner: Lessons for the year ahead in Worcester politics
-Janice Harvey: After disappointments of 2022, seeking hope in the new year
-What It's Worth No. 440 (28:26): Genesis Club
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to former longtime Worcester pub owner
-Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed a day this week in Worcester because of the holiday
-ICYMI: Body recovered from Lake Quinsigamond
-Mass on Thursday at St. Paul Cathedral for Pope Benedict XVI
-Work at Worcester’s Union Station to add center platform on track for end of year completion
-Vehicle hit by a bullet Tuesday morning in Auburn, according to Auburn police
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Gale Free Library has a part-time opening
-Holden Christmas tree chipping next 2 Saturdays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster developer buys Pleasant Valley Country Club
-Mercantile Center owner buys UMass Memorial facility in Northborough for $10.7 million
-Hearts for Heat in 15th year of helping Leicester residents heat homes
-Shrewsbury swears in new police officer
-West Boylston public police log December 26th-January 1st
-At least 2 hospitalized from gnarly 3-car crash in Sutton, police say
-Gardner company awarded $2.6 million defense contract
-Leominster accounting firm changes name after promoting new partner
>SPORTS: NFL not ruling out Patriots-Bills Week 18 game being postponed
-NFL Week 18 schedule, TV, announcers
-NFL player Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest a "trigger" for these Worcester-area families
-Red Sox agree to 11-year, $331 million deal with Rafael Devers
-Holy Cross hosting Coffee with the Crusaders Thursday in Downtown Worcester
-Picking the top Central Mass. boys' and girls' basketball games of the week
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: 8 dead, including 5 children, in apparent Utah home shooting
-Woman killed in hit-and-run crash after rideshare driver leaves her on Colorado interstate
-Tragic: 5-year-old boy dies from injuries suffered in Christmas Eve fire
>NEW ENGLAND: Gov. Baker, Lt. Gov. Polito make final walk out of State House (4:01)
-Body of a 2-year-old found buried in a Connecticut park
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Thursday: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
-Good hydration linked to lower risk for faster aging, disease, early death: New study
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria College receives $20,000 from Reliant Foundation
-Holy Cross prof: Pope Benedict's theology “will influence the Catholic Church for generations"
>BUSINESS: WBJ's Real estate 2023 economic forecast
-U.S. job openings totaled 10.5 million in November, more than expected
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: Front-runner to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond revealed
>CELEBRITY: Jeremy Renner was "run over" by 14,330-pound snowplow, says sheriff
>ANIMALS: Couple rescues terrified dog, cries as she learns to love (5:32)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman celebrates her 110th birthday
-Meanwhile, in New York, watch this hawk crash through window into home
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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