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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 (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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