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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 (:33). High of 59 in Worcester
-March climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Elderly woman killed in Westborough house fire, officials say (pictured)
+6:00: Polar announces limited edition summer seltzer flavors
+6:00: I Love Frankie's voted best pizza in Worcester
+6:00: Why is Worcester such a tough city for allergy sufferers?
+6:00: Peyton Morehouse named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+6:00: Adoption Option: Kinsley the dog waiting for a home
+Noon: W.B.J. names the 2023 Manufacturing Excellence Award winners
-W.P.D. trying to find missing 16-year-old
-6 people hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash involving tractor-trailer in Charlton
-Locals duke it out for Worcester's Best Pizza. Voting ends noon Monday
-Civil rights icon to speak at Anna Maria College on Monday
-Lake View Playground Master Plan public meeting on Monday
-Worcester South High senior Anya Geist on gun violence at schools
-Video of the state champion North High basketball team parade through Worcester (17:44)
-Drone video update of construction at new Doherty High (1:38)
-7-month Route 146 exit closure starts in April
-Driver evades Dudley police near Route 197
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable celebrates 500 episodes (28:12): 2009-2023
>HISTORY: Exploring abandoned mansion in Worcester (49:07)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Northborough grandmother celebrating 100th birthday with jokes from strangers (:51)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Selections from what customers at Root & Press are reading
-WCCA-TV What It's Worth No. 443 (28:15): Michele Rushfeldt
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester man who cared for patients as a C.N.A. for over 10 years
-ICYMI: New census data show population rise in Worcester County
-Worcester man pleads guilty to gun possession as a felon
-Collision involving potential hazmat spill closes roads in Sterling
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Wachusett Teacher Spotlight -- AnneMarie Donahue
-Good Neighbor awards presented
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston looks at $29 million budget
-Boylston H intersection could be re-opened
-Shrewsbury Rotary Club to hold recycling event
-First Congregational Church of Sutton announces Holy Week schedule
-Lancaster budget heads to town meeting voters
-What's the right spelling for these towns: boro or borough? (4:03)
-Actor Ben Stiller takes pictures with fans at Westborough store (:21)
>SPORTS: Bruins beat St. Louis, 4-3, for 60th win
-Red Sox defeat Orioles, 9-5
-David Prouty retires Pro Bowler Pat Ricard's No. 42
-With Olympic Trials in mind, Princeton's Colin Bennie elects to skip Boston Marathon
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 8-1
-Pirates beat Bay Area Panthers, 59-52
-Revolution, New York City FC draw, 1-1
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
>NATIONAL: Why your IRS tax refund may be smaller this year
-32 dead as tornadoes torment from Arkansas to Delaware
-Tragic: Philippine ferry fire leaves 31 dead, at least 7 missing
>NEW ENGLAND: Key Mass. COVID eviction protection ending, advocates seek extension
-Mass. $389 million supplemental budget signed: What's in it
>FOOD: 10 grocery items most likely to cause food poisoning: "Big surprise"
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School child trauma specialist training Ukrainian clinicians
-WPI-led team uncovers new details of SARS-COV-2 structure
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Job-seekers feel underqualified for prospective jobs: poll
>SHOPPING: Mass. candle company burns bright after spark of innovation during pandemic
>HEALTH: Here's the age your ability to walk and talk starts to decline: study
-What makes fentanyl so dangerous and how can people prevent overdoses? An expert explains
>HOMES: 5 homes for sale in and around Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Jennifer Aniston talks about how “a whole generation of people” now finds "Friends" "offensive"
>MOVIES: Here are all the movies hitting theaters in April
>CELEBRITY: Neil Diamond faces Parkinson's disease -- "I have to make the best of it"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 places that used to be secret
>ANIMALS: Pony who'd never trusted anyone follows teen girl around (3:17)
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, cow gets new sanctuary home after escaping Brooklyn slaughterhouse
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Classifieds
-Catering, Bartenders & Concessions Staff at Creedon & Co.
-YouthGROW Mentor, Driver at Regional Environmental Council
-Housekeeper at Canal District bar
-Multiple positions for Wonder Bar's Polar Park location
-Grounds crew for Worcester Bravehearts
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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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