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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:53). High of 34 today
-2-hour early release for Worcester Public Schools on Wednesday. FULL LIST
-Worcester winter parking ban begins at 2 p.m. Wednesday
-Worcester superintendent explains what goes into calling a snow day
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Want to rent the former Rotmans building in Worcester? (pictured) Here’s how much it would cost you
+6:00: Is hunting legal within Worcester city limits? Resident looks to stop bow hunting
+6:00: National drive in high gear to honor Major Taylor with Congressional Gold Medal
+Noon: Clerk hospitalized after robbery, attack at 7-11 on Park Ave. in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester State to close at noon
+Noon: WCAC taps Morales to lead Resiliency Center
+Noon: Winter Walks: Worcester's Donker Farm a key to an agrarian past
+Noon: Listen Up: STL GLD back with hard-hitting, layered "Rock Boyega"
-Dozens gather for vigil in Brookfield for missing woman Brittany Tee (2:14)
-Related: Nothing found as search renewed (1:23)
-Extreme atrocity and cruelty: Man convicted in murder of 25-year-old from Worcester
-Worcester café owner sues landlord in fight to stay open after 25 years
-Nicole Valentine stepping down as Worcester assistant city manager
-Worcester draws up report card on multilingual programs, students
-A tip of T&G Santa's hat to all donors
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - "Stranged to Death and Dumped in the Street, Part 2". Video (19:30). Audio (21:07)
>MOVIES: The nominees for the 95th Academy Awards
-Oscar snubs and surprises: Tom Cruise and Viola Davis are out, Paul Mescal and Ana de Armas are in
-Westborough’s Daniel Kwan receives 3 Oscar nominations for "Everything Everywhere All At Once"
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: WOOtenanny comedy series to host big-name comics
-Artist Spotlight: Daniel Danger
-Jazzed Up Trio marathon week of cool
-Worcesteria: For Artifakt Studios' Ryan Gardell, mural at DCF hits home
-Living in Freedom Together's Desiree Demo on sexual exploitation
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (39:00): City Council and School Committee tenure and pay
-Radio Worcester (16:54): School Committee member Sue Mailman is running for re-election as an At-Large candidate
-Radio Worcester (9:11): United Way of Central Mass. 103rd anniversary
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a Worcester man who founded his own construction company
-ICYMI: Man spins out on I-290, starts driving the wrong way, and then is killed in head-on crash
-Related: Dashcam video shows car driving wrong way on I-290 in Worcester moments before fatal crash (:23)
-A.G. puts renewed scrutiny on Peterson Oil over biodiesel, reaches additional settlement
-Blackstone Herbs and Martini Bar opens in Worcester offering food, drink flights, karaoke
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): John DiPietro (7:44) -- Holden PD is here for you
-Brilla Coffee Roasters opens long-awaited new Holden location (1:06)
-Lamoureux Ford wants to beat the snow (1:31)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Power back up at Wachusett Mountain after 2-day outage (2:08)
-Shrewsbury trash pickup delayed a day this week
-"New" Old Navy store to open February 4th at plaza in Sturbridge at location
-West Boylston police log for the period Jan. 16th through January 22nd
-Millbury Sutton Chronicle goings on
>SPORTS: Patriots to reunite with Bill O’Brien as offensive coordinator
-Tom Brady lashes out in expletive-filled rant after Gisele Bündchen divorce
-Bruins beat Canadiens, 4-2
-Heat rallies past Celtics, 98-95
-Red Sox acquire shortstop from Royals
>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: Woman scams investors out of $4 billion and disappears, FBI says
-18-year-old charged in shooting that killed 2 students, injured 1
-Tragic: Caregivers accused of killing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl on Christmas night
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 children dead, 8 month old found unconscious in Duxbury home, D.A. says
-Mass. man who never came home found dead in Cape Cod waters: Police
>BUSINESS: Walmart raising pay for hourly workers to $14
-Worcester Business Journal Editor: Moving beyond basic D.E.I. coverage
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County January 15th to 22nd
>SHOPPING: Solomon Pond Mall -- A dying mall overrun with scooters (27:42)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross names Elliott Visconsi Provost and Dean
-Clark lectures illuminate urgent challenges with human-environment impacts
-Wednesday is the final day for add/drop at Quinsigamond C.C.
>ANIMALS: Worcester area adoptable pets -- Cats, dogs and more
>HEALTH: Why experts worry TikTok could add to mental health crisis among U.S. teens
-Radio Worcester (7:51): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID, gonorrhea and gun violence
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Pamela Anderson documentary on Netflix (2:11)
>CELEBRITY: Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Group to honor Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Odenkirk
-Panic! At the Disco is breaking up
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman reunites with firefighters who helped deliver her at birth 22 years later
-Meanwhile, man goes to McDonald’s drive-through for lunch and leaves with bags of cash instead
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>WEATHER: Late snow tonight into Saturday, high of 28 today in Worcester (3:29)
-Weekend snow and bitter cold temperatures (8:06)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: In Worcester, there's an extra "E" at May Street Elementary School
+Noon: Goddard rocket launch centennial celebrations ready for lift off
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Oxford's Whistle Stop Bar & Grill revitalized by new owners
+Noon: New England's most romantic restaurants for a perfect date night
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Hamnet," "The Secret Agent" and more
-Worcester bakery offering free coffee, Patriots cake giveaway
-$325K snow crab heist in Worcester leads to federal charges
-Former Worcester Vice Lords leader who ordered witness killed to remain in prison
-Donovan Goparian new trial? Judge sets May hearing in Worcester murder case
-Central Mass. police have seen unusual run of traumatic events in early 2026
-Radio Worcester (19:45): D.P.W. commissioner explains snowstorm response, parking ban enforcement and road treatment
-Snow removal lacking in Worcester, city councilors say
-T&G This Week: Covering the shootings in Spencer
>DINING OUT: Addie Lee’s Soul Food: A Sector 1 legend
-ICYMI: Man says son was shot 3 times prior to deadly standoff in Spencer (1:28). Article
-Related: Suspect in Spencer shooting identified, worked for Worcester D.P.W. (2:36). Article
-Worcester couple gets 18 years in prison for sexually trafficking young relative
-Worcester courthouse evacuated following bomb threat
-Worcester board advances Shrewsbury Street apartments, despite parking concerns
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden eyes "bare minimum" in compliance with M.B.T.A. housing requirement
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Wachusett Echo: What’s behind the decline in school election participation?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck driver dies after Route 2 crash
-Police in South Carolina make arrest in death of Oakham native
-Elderly woman in medical coma, cat dies after Lancaster apartment fire
-Worcester County towns get $500,000 to prepare for extreme weather
-Shrewsbury police stats for January
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Evil Felipe, "Wortown Rising," "Sinners," and more ...
-"Wortown Rising" proves that Worcester hip-hop has been thriving for decades
-Noah Kahan takes steps to prevent scalpers from getting tickets (1:39)
-Artist Cicely Carew lifts orchids in exhibition "Elevated"
-Nominations sought for this year's Stanley Kunitz Medal
>OPINION: Andrea Joy Campbell: Fighter for human rights in state's corner
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (55:11): Chuck Jackson and Larry Schuyler, Building Bridges Veterans Initiative
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:01): Worcester snow response, city council power shifts and downtown growth
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who served during Vietnam War
>SPORTS: Drake Maye M.V.P. runner-up, Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels win coaching awards
-How Vrabel’s speeches have lifted Patriots amid playoff run
-Former Patriot Adam Vinatieri headlines a Hall of Fame class missing Bill Belichick
-Patriots' TreVeyon Henderson reveals he eloped ahead of Super Bowl
-Patriots teammates don't seem happy with Tom Brady's Super Bowl take
-Holy Cross men’s basketball hosts Lehigh for Cousy Court Dedication, 125th anniversary celebration
-No. 13 Holy Cross women's ice hockey set to take on Boston College & New Hampshire
-Holy Cross announces 2026 football coaching staff
-Abby Kelley's Layomi Akintan sets tone for Bears
>NATIONAL: Guthrie family shares second plea to possible kidnappers after first ransom deadline passes
-Rep. McGovern accuses D.O.J. of deliberately exposing Epstein victims while protecting the perpetrators
-Tragic: 3 sisters jump to their deaths from balcony after dad bans them from playing game on phone
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver faces charges after car plows into home (1:41)
-Private school teacher on leave after student contracts S.T.I., others report "inappropriate physical contact"
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 28 (37:38): Engineering Safer Skiing | Christopher Brown
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the oldest Olympic venues still in use
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence continued to slip in January
-LPL Financial Research: Dueling mandates: The Fed’s policy caution and Treasury’s growing borrowing needs
-New Worcester conference to promote inclusive leadership
>HOMES: Hot housing markets in New England (5:08)
>SHOPPING: 25+ best Amazon Presidents Day sales, per a pro deal-hunter
>FOOD: Here's how to throw Super Bowl party without breaking the bank (1:55)
>HEALTH: How a cancer diagnosis can affect a patient's mental health (3:24)
-Researchers find that experimental cholesterol-lowering pill could give millions a new option
>TV/STREAMING: FX announces release date for limited series on JFK Jr.'s whirlwind romance
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Harrison Ford hints he'll retire from acting after "Shrinking" ends
-"Full House" alum Dave Coulier gives health update after back-to-back cancer diagnoses
>ANIMALS: Bulldog greets her neighbors through her special fence window (1:56)
>HISTORY: Former Union Depot in Worcester, 1907
>GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritan saves child from attacker
-Meanwhile, in Ontario, escaped emu runs through town, predicts "6 more weeks of winter"
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