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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:49). High of 40 today in Worcester
-Storm will bring damaging winds and flooding Tuesday into Wednesday (3:51)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Holy Cross grad to be next JetBlue C.E.O., as airline inaugurates new Worcester route
+6:00: Central Mass. businesses fight squeeze for workers
+6:00: Free ice skating to be offered on 5 dates in Worcester
+6:00: Listen Up: Bees Deluxe delivers kaleidoscopic "Hallucinate"
+6:00: This Week in Holy Cross Athletics
+Noon: Commissioners ask to (possibly) raze Hope Cemetery barn
+Noon: John DiPietro (8:37): The 016 celebrates its fifth anniversary
+Noon: Worcester-area cannabis businesses find "growing pains," opportunity
+Noon: Madonna proves why she's the "Queen of Pop" at TD Garden
-Snow day just another day on job for Worcester custodians (2:13)
-Related: Worcester Public Schools social media posts have fun with snow day
-Electric school buses coming to Worcester thanks to E.P.A. funding
-Longtime Worcester bakery closes for renovation (pictured)
-Redemption Rock to provide house beer for The Fix Burger Bar locations
-Worcester man released after manslaughter sentence faces new gun, drug charges
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview — land deals and master plans
-City Council to discuss buying Holden farmland to protect water
-A closeup look at City Councilors' remote meeting attendance
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Central Mass. business confidence rises to neutral territory as 2024 brings hopes of slowed inflation
-Townsend woman duped by fake soap opera star into allegedly poisoning husband
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:24): Debating First Night’s future, WoMag changes
>DINING OUT: New eatery bringing "impeccable" açaí bowls, shakes, burgers to Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out after storm dumps heavy snow (1:29)
-Worcester Business Journal names the 2024 Best of Business award winners
-Local hospitals see surge in COVID, flu and R.S.V.
-W.P.D. needs help IDing suspect in Salisbury Street armed robbery
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town election nomination papers available
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 p.m. Tuesday
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-Wachusett Regional High School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tuesday's storm raises flooding concerns in Leominster (2:23)
-Snow day leads to busy trails at Wachusett Mountain
-Shrewsbury High School expansion not selected by M.S.B.A.
-This week in Millbury town government
-This week in Grafton town government
-William Connolly to serve rest of Clinton School Committee term
-Donations "from the heart" push Appeal drive over goal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Local author pens "inspirational" children's book about seeing-eye dog
-Selections from what customers at Annie's Book Stop are reading
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Boxes of Grass to celebrate Día de los Reyes
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 108 (28:04): Caring Transitions
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 23 (29:37): Tech Safety Legislation
>FAITH: January a good time for eyeing spiritual practices that add depth, meaning to our lives
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former captain in the Worcester Fire Department
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels could return to Patriots in Bill Belichick staff twist
-"Drama" on Patriots coaching staff amid Belichick uncertainty: Report
-Celtics lose to Indiana, 133-131
-Bruins lose to Avalanche in shootout
-John Gelatt named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 13
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: Explosion at Fort Worth hotel injures 21
-Red Cross declares nationwide emergency due to critically low blood supply
-Tragic: Toddler, 3, killed by stray bullet during New Year's Eve celebrations
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 found dead after apparent carbon monoxide leak in Nahant
-Mass. man charged with fatally pushing sister down steps on New Year’s Day
>COLLEGES: Assumption receives N.C.A.A. Presidents' Award for academic excellence
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These airlines had the most on-time flights in 2023
>BUSINESS: W.B.J.'s Movers & Shakers for January 8th
-Massachusetts sees rise in fatal workplace injuries, study shows
>HEALTH: Lung cancer pill, Osimertinib, shows "earth-shattering" results in 5-year study
-UMass Medical School Professor: Drugs of the future will be easier and faster to make, thanks to mRNA
>HOMES: High levels of radon detected in more than 20% of Mass. homes, report says
>SHOPPING: Vizio class action lawsuit settlement. Do you qualify to get money?
>TV/STREAMING: Variety's 100 greatest TV shows of all time
>MOVIES: The 5 worst movies of 2023
>CELEBRITY: "The Bear" star Jeremy Allen White smolders in shirtless Calvin Klein campaign
>ANIMALS: Dog who was tied to trailer for a month jumps for joy now (1:00)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 9th (1:22)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston firefighter reunites with man he saved from fire as 3-year-old
-Meanwhile, in Texas, flock of birds takes over parking lot in scene "straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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