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In The News
+5:30: Man suspected of high-end shoplifting spree is arrested in Millbury
+5:30: Ready for New Year's? Wachusett Wine & Spirits has all your favorites in 2 locations! Order online or call ahead
+12:30: Happy National Bacon Day! Here are 5 ways you can celebrate
-Worcester woman ID'd as victim in fatal Leicester crash, authorities say
-Worcester City Councilor's son killed in Christmas Day pedestrian crash
-GoFundMe launched for ‘loving, dedicated father’ injured by brick thrown through windshield in Worcester
-Worcester man wins $1 million on lottery ticket he bought in Auburn
-New BBQ restaurant stresses food, safety and fun
-QCC settles with disabled student who sued college
-Worcester’s Sam James’ cover of ‘Savage’ makes Facebook’s ‘Peace Out 2020’
-Here are all the Worcester locations in Liam Neeson’s ‘Honest Thief’, which is now available to rent
-WCCA-TV's 'Coffee with Konnie' (27:52): Konnie Lukes welcomes Caitlin McCarthy, who wrote the screenplay 'Wonder Drug'
-Glazy Susan, The Fix to collaborate on ‘Piggy Sue’ burger on Jan. 1
-Here are 8 great ways to spend New Year’s Eve in Worcester
-Be careful: ABCC will be out at Massachusetts bars, restaurants on New Year's Eve
-New Year's Eve plans? Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for take-out or dine-in deals and options
-ICYMI: Brewery expansion, possible distillery taking over former restaurant space on Shrewsbury Street
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-'Rage: Sounds of a Riot' raises money for Stone Soup, Abby's House
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Decision on Grafton restaurant's license delayed a week
-Fire fills house on Sutton Road in Millbury
-Rig overturns on I-395 ramp in Webster
-Weekend primer for Holy Cross women's ice hockey vs. UNH (3:50)
-Nominations opens for 2021 WBJ Awards
-Early bird discount ends Dec. 31 for inaugural Women's Health and Wellness Conference
-Cars: The entire team at Bertera Nissan wishes you and your family a great holiday season (1:58)
-TV/Streaming: 'The Office' leaves Netflix this week
-Food: Dunkin to offer coffee with 20% more caffeine
-Homes: U.S. home prices rise at fastest pace in more than 6 years
-Shopping: Stores extending time for holiday gift returns
-Tragic: 7-year-old Georgia girl dies after being shot in head while Christmas shopping with family
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 61-year-old Kentucky woman raising 2 grandkids receives generous gift
-Meanwhile, in Australia, hopping mad kangaroo caught on video punching man in the face
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: COVID hospitalizations in Mass. up 129% in last month (1:46)
+5:30: Gov. Baker: Mass. still on track to get 300,000 vaccine doses by Thursday
+5:30: Massachusetts AG Maura Healey warns of vaccine scams (1:07)
+5:30: Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies of COVID at age 82
+12:30: Americans begin to receive $600 stimulus checks
+12:30: Mass. firefighters union questions when they will get vaccinated
-Second surge outpacing first at Worcester DCU Center field hospital (:21). Article
-Hundreds of Worcester Public Schools students, staff contracting virus outside schools
-Diocese of Worcester to join others across the country in ringing bells at noon today in memory of those lost to COVID-19
-UMass Memorial sees $15 million surplus after two years of losses, credits its caregivers and $178 million in CARES Act funding
-Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on getting the vaccine
-ICYMI: 'Someone has to take care of them': Area nurse dies after 24 days on ventilator
-Mass. officials announce 3,659 new cases, 58 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 7.6 percent
-Virus expert ‘frustrated’ by slow vaccine rollout
-Record hospitalizations in U.S. could soon force health experts to ration care
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Winnebago CEO expects pent-up demand to propel boom in RV sales in 2021
-Uh oh: First reported U.S. case of variant found in a Colorado man who didn't travel
-Scientists study melatonin as possible treatment
-Coronavirus has been with us for a year. Here’s what we still don’t know
-Tragic: They did everything right. But after one at-home haircut, a husband and wife from Chicago die of COVID-19
-Here's an idea: 'Adopt a Server' helping laid-off restaurant workers
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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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-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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