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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). Low of -13 today
-Worcester will open temporary warming center on Friday morning
-Worcester Public Schools cancels school on Friday because of arctic temperatures. School closings
-Fire officials urge safe use of space heaters, wood and pellet stoves during cold snap
-How to keep pets safe during extreme cold
-How to prepare your car for the bitter cold
-Item communities planning for warming centers
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: New bar in Worcester to celebrate opening Saturday
+6:00: Chef Zak Lindgren heads up WooTrucks catering team
+6:00: Updated: Worcester police investigating Aetna St. shooting that injured 31-year-old man
+6:00: 210 Sports Blog's Friday 4: The last Expo, the last game, the last straw, and last but not least
+Noon: After Downtown Worcester shooting, man charged with possession of machine gun
+Noon: Worcester Diocese finds 173 credible allegations of cleric abuse of minors since 1950
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Monster Jam champ Linsey Read looking to "wow the crowd" at DCU Center
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Babylon," "House Party," and more
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Evan Charney
-Police investigate shots fired in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester man caught breaking into cars on Paradox Drive
-Worcester U.S.P.S. supervisor gets prison time for stealing packages
-Boylston man sentenced in crash that killed Grafton man in wheelchair
-Situation with barricaded person in Clinton is de-escalated
-New barbecue restaurant opens on Chandler Street in Worcester
-W.C.A.C. seeing more first-time applicants for fuel assistance program
-Concern over growing number of homeless seniors and disabled people in Worcester
-Residents raise housing alarms at meeting on inclusionary zoning
-New lottery office opens on Gold Star Blvd. in Worcester on Monday
-Berkshire Bank appoints Karyn Polito to Board of Directors
-Worcester Academy plans expansion onto former St. Vincent Hospital site
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Found Clobbered and Mutilated on Myrtle Street". Video (16:47). Audio (18:25)
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (29:58): Rum for Whiskey Drinkers
>SHOWTIME: Artist's talk precedes Spotlight Concert in Worcester
-Five Things To Do: Hearts and Crafts, Broadway Upside Down, and more
-Black History Month: Past, future highlight Worcester-area events
-Black dolls at Worcester PopUp tell the "history of what's going on"
-Radio Worcester (6:47): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista talks police body cameras and Civilian Review Board
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to an accomplished guitarist who played in several popular Worcester area bands
-ICYMI: New Worcester restaurant and bar celebrates grand opening
-Developers buy former Volvo showroom on Gold Star Blvd., plan new retail building
-COVID, flu shots ending at Downtown Worcester site
-Worcester ranked in top 10 worst cities to get married
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden ice rink should be ready for skating this weekend
-Holden family displaced by Wednesday morning fire
-Holden Police hope to I.D. woman who took a walk with $200 boots
-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): Auburn Park 'N Shop reopens with new look taking 100-year-old family trade into new era
-Leominster firefighter Vincent "Vinny" Alia competing on Team Ramsay in "Next Level Chef"
-Beloved Fitchburg firefighter dies after long battle with illness: Officials
-Shrewsbury School Committee approves school start time changes
-West Boylston police arrest Shrewsbury man for car break-in
-Here's the latest addition to the Shrewsbury Fire's fleet
-Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce to host Love Your Legislator Breakfast
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft wants Tom Brady to retire with the Patriots
-Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown become first ever NBA duo to achieve this feat
-Holy Cross men's hockey working for the weekend
-Bravehearts land 9 with local ties as first roster signings
-Worcester area high school sports fans: Beware of this likely scam
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-U.S. probes complaints of parts flying off of Ford Explorers
-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)
>NATIONAL: Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the U.S.
-Tragic: Baby killed when "acquaintance" steals, crashes mom’s car: cops
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross professor -- Canonizing popes is a long and politically fraught process
-Anna Maria Scholarship Spotlight with Jessica Clary of Leicester
>NEW ENGLAND: New documentary to retrace infamous texting manslaughter case
-Mass. vocational schools policy violates student civil rights, complaint says
>BUSINESS: Here's what the Fed interest rate hike means for you
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Holy Cross professor Victor Matheson on paying for Polar Park
>SHOPPING: Worcester’s Crompton Place hosting "Be My Galentine" event February 9th
>HEALTH: Cough syrups may be linked to more than 300 child deaths: W.H.O.
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-3:30 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: A closer look at Paramount+ show "1923" (4:14)
>MOVIES: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence announce "Bad Boys" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Ozzy Osbourne retires from touring, cancels shows amid health woes
>HISTORY: 1880 ad from Ware, Pratt Clothiers in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Special home sought for abandoned 1-year-old pig that will weigh several hundred pounds
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school basketball announcer tells heckling fans to "shut up"
-Meanwhile, Canada's Punxsatawney Phil drops dead on Groundhog Day
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-Servers, cooks and grill staff at George's Coney Island
-Line Cook at Canal District Restaurant
-Home Care Case Managers at ESWA
-Part-time busser at 122 Diner
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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