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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 78 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-After closures, new Worcester restaurants spring up along busy Park Avenue block
-Worcester teen flashes gun near arcade, arrested near bus hub
-Girls Inc. of Worcester, C.E.O. being sued for discrimination by former employee
-Earlier: Claims of racist behavior at Girls Inc. of Worcester as petition calls for removal of 2 top leaders
-Radio Worcester (13:32): Mayor Joe Petty & E.A.W. President Melissa Verdier on the tentative teachers’ contract agreement
-Earlier: Worcester School Committee, teachers union reach tentative agreement on new contract
-Breaking down the language barrier - helping E.S.L. students feel at home
-Going to Wachusett Dam Day on Sunday? These 30 historic photos of it being built are amazing
-W.R.T.A. seeks rider community rep
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Worcester's Oldest Unsolved Murder Case". Video (20:04). Audio (21:34)
-ICYMI: Report: Polar Park will run deficit of $40 million to $60 million for Worcester city government
-Polar Park wins Ballpark Digest's "Best of the Ballparks" fan vote
-Ice cream shop opened in Worcester by Holy Poke owners
-Car fire on Mill Street in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): TODAY! Brush chipping and composting 8-2:30
-Wachusett students have new Holden hotspot
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury police warn residents about fake parking ticket scam
-Fundraiser for Jill Christensen, hurt in Berlin home explosion, surpasses $77,000
-Leicester police log May 4th to 10th
-Which Grafton employees earned the most in 2022? Here are the top salaries
-Traffic advisory Saturday in Rutland for baseball, softball parade
-Rutland P.D. is conducting grant-funded traffic “Click-it-or-ticket” enforcement
-Shrewsbury Town Manager Download podcast (38:38): Public Power featuring Christopher Roy
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: 10 Things To Do: Lewis Black, comic con, Wings of Song, more ...
-Worcester Youth Orchestras alumni help keep the music playing
-Suzanna Parpos: I fell in love with a dead man
-Lewis Black visits Theatre Café before show at Hanover Theatre
-Worcesteria: Queer the Scene gets down to business
-Bill Shaner: Student solidarity for the E.A.W., homeless sweeps, Polar Park boondoggle report
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: VOTE!!
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 6 (28:21): Inroads In Edgartown, Part 1
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 231 (28:29): Breastfeeding Support
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native given key to the city upon his retirement
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Cardinals, 8-6
-Wild stat sums up Jayson Tatum's crazy game 6 vs. 76ers
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Pirates look for third straight win vs. Iowa on Saturday
-Benestad, Collins key fast start for Saint John's offense in win over Doherty
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-Ford reveals the new Ranger for the U.S., where competition is huge among smaller trucks
-Tragic: 14-year-old girl shot, killed while playing hide and seek
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. man drowns while fishing in N.H. lake
-Man sentenced to life for killing dad on Super Bowl Sunday 2021
>HEALTH: A skin patch to treat peanut allergies? Study in toddlers shows promise
-Ozempic helps "natural killer" cells curb cancer in people with obesity: study
>BUSINESS: Foldable phone, new tablet and lots of A.I.: What Google unveiled at its big developer event
>COLLEGES: Laurie Mazza earns WPI's first Masters in Interactive Media and Game Development
-Anna Maria celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in city of Worcester, April 30th to May 7th
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the coolest rest stops in the U.S.
>FOOD: Burger King to shut 400 U.S. locations by end of year
>SHOPPING: Shop the 25 best deals from the Wayfair Memorial Day sale
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand: "Evil Dead Rise," "Paint" and more
>CELEBRITY: Jamie Foxx out of hospital and "recuperating," daughter says
>ANIMALS: Truck driver rescues puppy covered in ice (3:22)
>HISTORY: Worcester Auditorium
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Veteran starts charity to help veterans in crisis through fishing
-Meanwhile, in Florida, cops called to "fight in progress" find two goats brawling
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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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