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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Pick of the weekend
+Noon: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Debris falling from Charlton overpass causes 5-mile backup on Mass Pike
+Noon: Worcester Jewish community honors Judge Joseph Goldberg
-Former city official on trial for fraud tells court, "'Someone else was using this email"
-Earlier: Worcester's top housing official takes the stand, denies the charges (subscription required)
-Lifesaving equipment placed near ponds, lakes as tribute to fallen officer Manny Familia (2:05). Article
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Worcester restaurant continues celebrating 9th anniversary today
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Fresh food shouldn't cost a fortune. Feed the whole family with major discounts on items nearing their best by dates with Flashfood
-WCCA-TV's "Worcester Election Countdown" Episode 12 (28:14): Meet Gregory Stratman, Candidate, District 5
-Answer on new Burncoat High construction likely not until end of year
-Superintendent's review: Worcester making progress on suspensions, diversity hires
-Affordable housing trust fund proposed in Worcester
-Worcester's Haitian community rallies support for friends, family
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits offers Rebel Bourbon from its single-barrel program
-ICYMI: Worcester man pleads guilty to fraud related to MBTA passes
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including columns by Ray Mariano and Winston Wiley
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn detective retires after 33 uears
-Despite protests, "Heroes of January 6th" rally in Auburn to go ahead
-Overturned tractor trailers wreaks havoc on Route 20 traffic in Millbury
-Tradition continues as Sturbridge fire truck takes home Lt. John Marinelli on his last day before retirement
-Leicester police looking for driver involved in hit-and-run on property
-Leicester police ask public for help IDing man accused of stealing TV out of man’s cart
-Dudley property with Walgreens sold for $8.3 million
-Historic Princeton church gets new roof
-'Hearts impress in doubleheader sweep at home. Next home game 6:30 p.m. today. Buy tickets
-Free hat, ticket to Bravehearts game with vaccination card
-Cars: Great Savings right now at Bertera Nissan in Auburn (4:12)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Tragic: Woman finishes lunch, grabs her dog, leaps to her death
-Animals: Adoption option: Emma Moto is a candidate for WARL's Senior for Senior Program
-Food: Farms are wasting 1 billion tons of food. That’s a disaster for the climate
-Shopping: Best Buy's sale is up to 50% off for "Black Friday in July"
-Celebrity: Country star Morgan Wallen addresses his use of racial slur
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-History: Bancroft Tower
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Sturbridge blacksmith finds forever friendship with mini donkey
-Meanwhile, in Australia, crafty cockatoos master dumpster diving and teach each other
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Worcester School Committee, Board of Health to meet on COVID safety
-Worcester Public Schools haven’t made a decision about masks
-Dr. Robert Finberg of UMass Medical School on booster timeline, college kids (3:07)
-Delta variant detected in Provincetown cluster, DPH confirms
-"Breakthrough" infections "are what we expect," doctor says (3:12)
-ICYMI: Doctor describes sick patients begging for vaccine
-Mass. reports 586 new cases, 5 additional deaths
-Will mask mandates return to Massachusetts? Here’s what you need to know
-Could health insurance cost more for the unvaccinated?
-Most unvaccinated Americans don't want shots, poll shows
-Register now for the last 4 $1 million giveaways. Enter at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
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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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+Full-time firefighter/paramedics, Town of West Boylston
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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