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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Developer plans 2 7-story buildings, one on former site of Notre Dame Church
+6:00: Rutland man pleads guilty to fraud of medical nonprofit
+6:00: Things to Do: Ruby Rose Fox, Armenian Festival and Southall and more
+Noon: Alerted by alarms, family escapes overnight fire on Oxford Street North in Auburn
+Noon: Shrewsbury estate bilked out of nearly $200,000 in gold coin case: Feds
+Noon: Traffic stop results in 5 drug arrests in Sutton
+Noon: Local activists join call for Middle East ceasefire, peace
+Noon: TODAY! Greendale Fall Job Fair 4-7
+Noon: The monsters are due on Tory Fort Lane: haunted displays delight
+Noon: Singer-songwriter Ruby Rose Fox set to perform at the Mystery Cabaret
+Noon: Winsome robots win hearts at Scrapped and Found
+Noon: Worcester District City Council Debate (1:43:40)
-Worcester schools consider big donation from convicted felon's foundation (pictured)
-Downtown Worcester eatery celebrates grand opening
-Worcester Bazaar brings night market feel to city
-Man calls for justice after bail’s reduced for drunk driver charged with killing his daughter
-Day care center chain with locations in Shrewsbury, Westborough fined for labor law violations
-Councilors: Rooming houses, shelters "affecting quality of life"
-Worcester Housing Authority moves forward with Lakeside Redevelopment Project
-UMass Memorial, TJX have the most job postings among Central Mass. companies
-Manny Jae Media (34:48): City Manager Eric Batista on voting access, city hiring practices and housing crisis
-Worcester County Sheriff’s Office hosts 10th annual winter coat drive
-Neighbors concerned over new methadone treatment center in Worcester (2:05)
-Worcester Walks: Exploring the trails on the Worcester-Holden border
-Candidates for Worcester district City Council seats debate in Mechanics Hall
-Related: Nicole Apostola — District City Council forum
-Meet the Candidates: George Russell, District 3 City Councilor
-Manny Jae Media (1:02:00): Guillermo Creamer for Mayor & City Council At-Large
>DINING OUT: TODAY! Phantom Gourmet recording in Worcester on Thursday
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing 17-year-old
-Worcester man faces rape charge after woman mistakes his car for her Uber at Boston nightclub
-I-190 lanes closing in Worcester during morning rush
-Revisiting the story of Worcester's Titanic survivor
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Confidential document shredding 9-noon Saturday
-Card making classes October 23rd and 30th at Senior Center
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Radio Worcester (7:31): Bluestone Residential reviving historic Jefferson Mills
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster Rite Aid marked for closure in new court filing
-Lake Quinsigamond “no wake” buoy destroyed
-Shrewsbury Multicultural Festival November 4th
-Oxford heart transplant patient grateful for stranger who drove him to operation
-No fee-reduction for Rice Road project in Millbury
-Millbury Sutton Chronicle goings on
-Rutland American Legion will be hosting a dedication on Saturday, November 11th
-Spencer selectmen approve Pine Grove Cemetery agreement
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "Spider Gates": A prose poem
-Worcester broadcast veteran Bob Rivers named to Radio Hall of Fame
-Listen Up: The Jacklights the last ones standing with "Final Girl"
-Brothers in horror: The writing and art of Jeffrey and Scott Thomas
-Last Call: Tia Kinsman
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who "found immense fulfillment in teaching English as a Second Language"
>SPORTS: What's the plan with Malik Cunningham, Patriots' backup QB job?
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross Hall of Fame Reflections: Briana McFadden, Class of '10
-“Pandemonium at the Palladium 2” December 9th in Worcester
-2023-24 Worcester Railers roster
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Calls for peace grow as airstrikes pound Gaza Strip (1:26)
-Rep. McGovern joins 6 House reps calling for ceasefire
-Tragic: Autistic toddler drowns while weed-smoking parents were inside apartment
>NEW ENGLAND: Gov. Healey unveils $4 billion proposal to build, preserve housing
-Portland cruise ship explosion injures crew member
>COLLEGES: Nichols names Bill Pieczynski interim president
-Clark bards forge bonds verse by verse
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 must-visit historical sites in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: A Tale of Three Polls
-Report: Parents could save money, work more with early child care subsidies
>HEALTH: Running may treat depression as well as antidepressants, study suggests
-What are the latest developments in breast cancer treatment? Central Mass. experts explain
>HOMES: Worcester County median home sale price jumps 10% as sales hit 13-year low point statewide
>FOOD: Everything you need to know about baking in the air fryer
>TV/STREAMING: Inside the "Frasier" reboot on Paramount+ (22:09)
>MOVIES: Taylor Swift "Eras Tour" concert movie opens Friday in Central Mass.
>CELEBRITY: Burt Young, Oscar-nominated "Rocky" actor, dies at 83
>ANIMALS: 12-year-old kid has saved 4,800 shelter dogs (3:53)
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 19th (1:18)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple, 96, marry after meeting at senior living facility
-Meanwhile, in Indianapolis, monkey on the loose seen drinking beer
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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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