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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 57 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Rolling rally in Worcester will celebrate North High basketball champs
+6:00: D.A. identifies Mass. man killed in skiing accident at Wachusett Mountain
+6:00: JetBlue adds more Worcester-area communities to free roundtrip flight teacher sweepstakes
+6:00: Worcester man sentenced to 13 years for robbery, drugs
+Noon: Meth, 14 guns seized in Worcester bust: Police
+Noon: GoFundMe started for Worcester police Sgt. Derrick Leto’s family
+Noon: City teams up with community to take on pond scum
+Noon: Five Things To Do: Bathsheba Spooner, Stone County Band, Mahler's 5th
+Noon: Last Call: Local musician Tony Gahan on writing and Ireland
-Charlton Middle School teacher placed on leave following rape, assault charges
-Cases of potentially deadly fungus spreading across U.S. found in Worcester
-111-unit apartment complex in Worcester has completed construction
-Worcester Walmart to seek alcohol license from city
-Parades, first pitches and calls from NBA among championship perks for North High
-Funeral for Worcester police Sgt. Derrick Leto, dead at 42, to be held Friday
-New bar, 107 Tap, officially opens in Worcester on Thursday
-Worcester County Food Truck Showdown May 6th in Spencer
-JetBlue to give 2 Worcester-area teachers free roundtrip flights in sweepstakes
-Claremont Academy holds Career Day
-Climate activists in Worcester stand against fossil fuel use
-Manny Jae Media's Inner Views: (18:12): Julie Bowditch, Executive Director, CASA Project, Part 2
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "48 Hours After Baby Marlon Went Missing". Video (23:58). Audio (25:39)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Duo performs at Val's this Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Bruce Springsteen's healthy energy returns to TD Garden in Boston
-Bruce Springsteen adds 2nd summer show at Gillette
-Austin Meade rocks "Abstract Art of an Unstable Mind" on his way to Worcester
-Singer-songwriter Sarah French delivers lovely song and video, "The Woman in Me"
-New owners of The White Room make it their own
-Bill Shaner: On the city’s failure to address the housing crisis
-Jennifer Gaskin: Women, you are worthy!
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester Police Officer Derrick Leto, who passed away at 42
-ICYMI: 67-year-old skier from Shrewsbury dies after crashing into tree at Wachusett Mountain in Princeton (2:47). Article
-Woman beats elderly man in Canal District, steals car with dog inside
-Quest to find Worcester's Best Pizza down to Final 4
-$50,000 lottery tickets sold in Worcester and Rutland will expire soon
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden Select Board mulls, finds fault with state MBTA zoning mandate
-Radio Worcester (10:38): Selectman Anthony Renzoni on zoning law
-Band of Wachusett students wins best live performance
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2-alarm fire in Oxford causes traffic issues
-Nominations close, unofficial ballot set for Shrewsbury election
-Leicester police add 3 officers, K9 unit
-Appeals Court upholds former Brookfield selectman violated conflict-of-interest law
-Dave Johnson promoted to Manager of Farm Operations at Community Harvest Project
-Registration open for Bay State Summer Games
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Senators, 2-1
-Celtics beat Kings, 132-109
-Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80
-Patriots Super Bowl hero Dont’a Hightower announces his retirement
-Patriots honor retiring 3-time Super Bowl champ Devin McCourty
-Japan tops United States, 3-2, for World Baseball Classic championship
-Coach John Krikorian of Auburn savors NCAA Division 3 men's basketball championship
-Bravehearts hiring for operations crew
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Los Angeles school workers go on a 3-day strike
-Uvalde cops were too scared of shooter's "battle rifle" A.R.-15
-Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews
-Tragic: Woman fatally mauled by Great Danes
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. man unknowingly hires undercover fed to kill wife
-Mass. man accused of beating, strangling his father has been indicted
>FOOD: "Conspiracy theory" that lobster actually isn't tasty goes viral
>COLLEGES: Assumption President Greg Weiner to be inaugurated on Thursday
-Worcester State's "The Beat" (25:59): Laxmi Bissoondial, Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs
>HEALTH: Reusable water bottles hold more bacteria than toilet seat, study finds
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s, study claims
-As occupancy rebounds, hoteliers say hiring isn’t far behind
>SHOPPING: Pulse Magazine's Style Savvy
>TV/STREAMING: Your TV is spying on you but you can stop it, Kim Komando writes
>MOVIES: Trailer for R rated movie starring Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx as stray dogs (2:32)
>CELEBRITY: Clark grad and celeb chef Padma Lakshmi and daughter Krishna, 13, match in black gowns
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County, March 12th to 19th
>HISTORY: Polar ad from 1977
>ANIMALS: New pets up for adoption in the Worcester area
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Obese raccoons go on a diet (4:21)
-Meanwhile, in Wales, "super rats" as big as cats invading seaside town
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Classifieds
+Multiple positions at Worcester restaurant
+Grounds crew for Worcester Bravehearts
-Multiple positions, Law Department, City of Worcester
-Adjunct Faculty - Surgical Technology, Quinsigamond C.C.
-Director of Planning and Community Development, Town of Holden
-Multiple positions, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
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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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