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In The News
-Latest weather: Heat index approaches 100 today
+6:00: Widow of Officer Manny Familia talks of the drowning and his commitment to serve Worcester (:54). Article
+6:00: Full video: Officer Familia’s wife speaks (4:05)
+6:00: Days before school starts, Leicester Middle School is unusable
+6:00: Artist Spotlight: Amber Tortorelli
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Josh Turner, Bring Your Own Improv, Memory Lame and more ...
+Noon: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
+Noon: Joyner Lucas set for first hometown show in years with Joyner Fest
+Noon: "Black Panther" movie chase unfolds in Worcester
+Noon: Southborough singer Storm Large's journey ends on "America's Got Talent"
-Worcester woman remembered as teen mentor as killer sentenced to 6 years
-No charges in Oxford daycare fire that seriously burned toddler
-Family of Officer Familia developing the "Manny Tube" for police vehicles
-Worcester businessman David Brunelle named Chairman of Berkshire Bank
-Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival returns to Worcester Common August 28th
-Check out the highlights from this year's Taste of Shrewsbury Street
-Traffic advisory for downtown Worcester during filming of movie
-Worcester residents get $25 your utility bill balance at Out to Lunch Thursday on the Common
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 26th
-ICYMI: First look inside Torrey Lofts, Worcester's newest apartments
-School Committee candidate calls for a new superintendent; superintendent suggests candidate "coached"
-Worcester Tech freshmen get ready for first full year since 6th grade
-5 questions for Richard Cipro, Worcester District 1 City Council candidate
-Forum to be held for District 5 City Council candidates
-Bill Shaner: "They shouldn't be in health care but they are"
-Earlier: St. Vincent Hospital adding replacement nurses at "a rapid pace"
-Marc Martel brings the Ultimate Queen Celebration Show to Indian Ranch
-Last Call with Worcester Pride organizer Al Green
-Spinstatz Showcase comes to Worcester in "Love & Hip Hop edition"
-Northlands calls it a summer with Lee Brice the final show of the season August 29th
-New Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn farmers market resumes Thursday
-West Boylston football makes call for motivational help from Marines
-Mosquito spraying on Shrewsbury High School campus
-Shrewsbury patrols to focus on impaired driving through September
-Meet the new staffers for Millbury Public Schools
-Southborough's Storm Large makes "America's Got Talent" quarterfinals
-Arrest made in Virginia for murder of Milford man
-The 210 Awards for the Worcester Bravehearts 2021 season
-Boston Globe: Massachusetts Pirates offer fans fun, affordable, winning indoor football
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 9-4
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Lots of great high line cars at Bertera like BMW and Infinity (5:00)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Colleges: WPI names ambassador its first Distinguished Statesman in Residence
-UMass Medical School doctor lands $1.7 million grant
-Business: UMass Medical School named one of the best employers in Massachusetts
-Mass. biopharma industry swells with Worcester topping charts, says report
-New England: Man arrested after leading officers on wild chase in stolen Amazon van, police say
-Animals: 110 kittens and cats rescued from Louisiana looking for homes in Mass.
-Shopping: Shop the 21 best deals in Ulta's 21 Days of Beauty
-Food: Mass. company recalling chicken salad, dips due to contamination concerns
-Dunkin', Harpoon release 3 new fall beer flavors
-Homes: 5 open houses for you in Worcester
-History: Baseball game at the Oval in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: What’s leaving Netflix in September
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Florida restaurant customer leaves staff a $10,000 tip
-Meanwhile, in Florida, home for sale has a giant tree through the middle of it
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Diocese of Worcester allowing parents to decide if students should wear masks
+6:00: What to know about Mass. school mask mandate exceptions
+6:00: Leominster woman, Conway student are winners of state’s final "Mass VaxMillions" giveaway
-Worcester teachers union in support of vaccine mandate for teachers, masks in schools
-School committee member proposes outdoor lunches as safety measure
-Hanover Theatre will require masks and proof of vaccination or negative test at least through Thanksgiving
-J&J says its booster shot generated a promising immune response in early trials
-Universal masking for Shrewsbury students while indoors
-WBJ Panel: Nonprofits find silver linings after surviving the pandemic
-FLEXcon mobilized to help the front lines
-Pediatric hospitalizations surge to highest on record as doctors brace for more
-Bodies stacked to the ceiling as surge creates backlog at funeral homes, crematories
-NIH director: Children 5-11 may be eligible for vaccine by end of year
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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