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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Another scorcher
+5:30: Worcester schools planning early releases because of extreme heat
+5:30: Members of Worcester police attend Little League game for son of fallen officer Manny Familia
+5:30: Services announced for Officer Familia
+5:30: Increased law enforcement presence on Lake Quinsigamond this week
+5:30: Pirates win at DCU Center, 42-37
+5:30: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
+5:30: Poetry Town: "Wormtown to Woo"
-Hero Worcester Officer, teen on vacation drown at Green Hill Park
*Procession honors Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia (1:36). Article
*Officer Familia remembered as selfless hero
*Online fundraisers for Officer Familia and 14-year-old Troy Love
*"This is the worst nightmare": Gov. Baker reacts
*Tribute: Officer Familia's obituary
*A message from Worcester Police Chief Sargent
*ICYMI: "I'm sorry that he died saving my brother." 14-year-old Troy Love, on vacation from Virginia, was trying to swim across the pond, his brother says
-Firefighter hurt, 9 displaced after 3-alarm fire in Worcester
-Worcester police ask for assistance in case of 7 stolen packages
-Amid the pandemic these restaurants in Worcester actually expanded
-Heather Bish: "It's time that we know what happened" in Molly's murder
-Molly Bish murder suspect’s family demands Worcester DA provide proof
-Worcester gets free community fridge No. 4
-As nurses trike, Saint Vincent names new chief nursing officer
-WCCA-TV's "Coffee with Konnie" (29:14): Judge Mel Greenberg
-WCCA-TV's "This is Worcester" (28:24): TV personality Tommy Colletta, Worcester businessman & City Council candidate Peter Stefan
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including city looking at former Becker College property, and more
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rolling Rally will disrupt traffic in Holden, Paxton, Rutland, Princeton and Sterling
-Grafton Town Meeting adopts Indigenous People’s Day, recognizes Juneteenth
-Police plan for busy summer months
-New Dollar General opens in Northbridge
-Bravehearts split doubleheader. Next home game June 8. Buy tickets
-Worcester Red Sox dominated at home, 18-1
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross announces beer and wine sales pilot program at Fitton Field, Hart Center
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (29:18): Dewar's Smooth Lineup
-Cars: Warmer Weather Means Hot Pricing at Bertera Nissan, says Mike Demers (5:05)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Homes: For $2 million, you can buy the farm in Hubbardston
-Health: FDA approves obesity drug that helped people cut weight by 15%
-Tragic: 18-year-old in Mississippi shot and killed hours after her high school graduation
-History: D-Day spirit of remembrance lives on, despite the pandemic
-Animals: Father swan carries babies on back days after mother died in Boston
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, watch as black bear gets trapped inside parked car
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-QCC to hold second Moderna vaccine clinic on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Are you ready to go maskless indoors? What 7 epidemiologists are doing
-Mass. officials announce 216 new cases, 4 deaths with a positivity rate of .6 percent
-Gov. Baker: Nearly 4 million Mass. residents vaccinated
-New England's success against COVID-19 could be a model
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 95-year-olds get married after COVID courtship (2:26)
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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