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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 (:32). High of 54 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police to get pay bump for body camera program: Contract
+6:00: Worcester Schools open robot summer camp enrollment
+6:00: Auburn and Leominster locations are among the Bed Bath & Beyond locations closing
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 28
+6:00: Adoption Option: Gus the dog waiting for loving home
+Noon: State House recognition, key to the city of Worcester among latest honors for North High
-Community Healthlink president out after state inspection prompts suspension of detox programs, 80 layoffs
-Canal District restaurant listed for sale for $2.3 million (pictured)
-No liquor for Worcester Walmart as city says area is already well served
-Drone video of progress at new Doherty High (1:45)
-Are safe injection sites the answer to rising drug overdose deaths in Worcester?
-Vocero Hispano: 04-21-2023 al 04-27-2023
-Amie Shei, Health Foundation of Central Mass.: Let's make free fares in Worcester permanent
-Worcester Public Schools announces third quarter honor rolls
-Here's where the city of Worcester will be street sweeping on Monday
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Solved or Unsolved? - The Murder of Vicki Lehtinen". Video (17:13). Audio (18:40)
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: "Epicenter 508" Vol. 2, No. 3 (1:12:16)
-What Worcester's Reading: Annie's Book Stop
-Lorie Martiska Lorie: Common myths about homelessness
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: How racism contributes to cannabis prohibition and legalization
-WCCA-TV's The American Constitutionalist No. 4 (20:36): Grievances from the Declaration of Independence
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 2 (28:43): Safer Solutions
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who served on the Urban Design Committee for 25 years
-ICYMI: Worcester developer proposes 98-unit affordable housing project
-Fidelity Investments eyes new Shrewsbury location
-New D.I.Y. doughnut shop is set to open its doors next month in Worcester
-How does gun violence in Worcester compare with the state, and the nation?
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Community Garden Committee has big plans this growing season
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sturbridge's Robin Lataille in need of 2nd kidney transplant
-West Boylston Pride Park funding set with C.P.A.; A.R.P.A. backup
-Shrewsbury municipal election candidate statements
-New Innovation Career Pathways awarded to Millbury High School
-Grafton Historical Society announces upcoming events, Volunteers of the Year
-Douglas High School one of several schools to receive "Innovation Career Pathways" award
-Big Brothers Big Sisters hosts 60th anniversary big celebration
>SPORTS: Celtics beats Hawks for 3-1 lead
-Bruins top Panthers, 6-2, leads series 3-1
-Red Sox beat Brewers, 12-5
-Country club set to host first Worcester County Women's Amateur
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: Iowa teens accused of killing Spanish teacher over bad grade plead guilty
-39 bodies dug up in cult investigation of pastor in Kenya
-Tragic: Baby boy found unresponsive in Waltham dies at hospital
>NEW ENGLAND: 5 charged in youth game brawl; man later died of heart event
-Shrewsbury Rep. Kane on Pike project in Boston: Don't forget Central Mass. commuters
>FOOD: People are losing their minds over how Parmesan cheese is made
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 classes you should take when traveling
>SHOPPING: Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection
>HEALTH: A new COVID variant may trigger a never-before-seen symptom, especially in kids
-Narcan nasal spray maker aims for over-the-counter price of less than $50
>BUSINESS: How the "bare minimum Mondays" craze is tackling burnout
-Procter & Gamble profits from 10% price hike amid inflation
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Social Work Student Spotlight: Phylicia O’Dell
>TV/STREAMING: Charlie Sheen and Chuck Lorre reunite on "How to be a bookie," 12 years after nasty public feud
>MOVIES: Bryan Cranston, Allison Janney to star in drama "Everything’s Going to Be Great"
>CELEBRITY: Angela Bassett is opening up about her snub at the Oscars
>HISTORY: Bancroft Tower in Worcester, 1906
>ANIMALS: Guy is the best friend a squirrel could have (3:32)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Heart recipient meets organ donor's parents
-Meanwhile, in Iowa, sinkhole grows to 40 feet wide
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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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