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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 40 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Worcester bar, shut down over lack of sprinklers, appeals for help (pictured)
+7:00: Worcester-based filmmaker takes on controversial media personality
+7:00: After COVID delay, trial underway for man charged in '13 slaying of nurse from Rutland
+7:00: Calliope Productions hosts fundraiser for student battling cancer
+7:00: Worcesteria: A quiet monument honors outspoken Worcester resident
+7:00: Casey Borgiel named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: School Committee Member Laura Clancey announces re-election bid
+Noon: WBJ names the 2023 Best of Business winners
+Noon: Free COVID vaccinations on Monday in Worcester: 9-4 at AIDS Project Worcester, 11-7 at Central Branch YMCA, and 11-4 in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester resident rescued by firefighters, hospitalized after house blaze (:17)
-2 popular Worcester businesses closing
-Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for January
-Minority-owned businesses on track with Union Station project
-WRTA updates snow routes for winter weather
-Vocero Hispano: 01-06-2023 al 01-12-2023
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Rally 4 Nally Polar Plunge (:57)
-Radio Worcester (24:05): 3rd annual Worcester Sports Management Summit February 10th
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Pulse Magazine's Cocktail Corner: Don Prange
>SHOWTIME: Meet Worcester's new Poet Laureate, Oliver de la Paz
-Soapbox No. 1295 (20:40): Canal District Wines
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 9 (28:52): The state of politics in Central Mass.
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to area woman who went cliff diving in her 80s
-ICYMI: Local business shrugs as Mass. minimum wage peaks at $15 under "grand bargain"
-Worcester esports facility aims to take collegiate games to big leagues
-5 cheapest places to get gas this weekend in Worcester
-QCC to host 38th Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Annual town election nomination papers available
-Holden police remind residents to lock their cars
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police release 2022 statistics
-Shrewsbury leaders voice concerns about special education tuition hike
-Clintonian makes jewelry more than "novelties"
-Select Board honors Sutton girls’ soccer team for second straight state title
-Rutland tax bills due February 1st
-Millbury and Sutton calendar of events
-Mixed-income senior housing development in former school building opening in Auburn
-Driver cited after pickup truck crashes into Templeton home
>SPORTS: 8 takeaways from the Patriots' season-ending loss to the Bills
-Patriots home and road opponents in 2023
-Bruins blow out Ducks, 7-1
-Foreman's career effort helps Holy Cross women win at Loyola
-HC men's team downs Loyola, 63-55. Highlights (1:47). Postgame interview (1:47)
>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: Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil's top government offices
-Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger talked crime on Facebook
-Tragic: Pregnant mom, teen among 4 people killed in Ohio turnpike pileup
>NEW ENGLAND: Husband of missing Cohasset woman arrested for misleading police investigation charge
-Mass. paving contractor stole thousands from customers, indictment alleges
>COLLEGES: Rep. McGovern secures $1 million for upgrade at Anna Maria College
-Clark prof Michael Addis quoted in article about NFL's reaction to Damar Hamlin incident
>HEALTH: BioNTech says it will start cancer vaccine trials in the U.K. from September
-First-of-its-kind MRI machine promises to ease anxiety, save lives in Boston
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the Numbers
-FTC proposes to ban noncompete clauses for workers
>FOOD: Toxic heavy metals found in many chocolate bars: study
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix TV 2023 preview
>MOVIES: "M3GAN" wins box office with $30 million+ opening
>CELEBRITY: Adam Rich, "Eight Is Enough" child star, dies at 54
-The best moments from Prince Harry's "60 Minutes" interview
>ANIMALS: Baby cow adopts a tiny orphaned piglet (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman saves her dog after the pup falls into freezing water
-Meanwhile, baby toy recalled for recorded jokes about shootings, sexual abuse
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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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+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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