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In The News
>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 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Bus drivers want out of Worcester teachers union. Here's why
+Noon: Worcester human rights commissioner quits over police review decision
+Noon: Crazy stats from Red Sox’ miraculous 20-game turnaround
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing teen girl
-UMass Memorial increases planned Community Healthlink layoffs to 231
-Worcester’s Washington Square to be site for demolition, new apartments
-Mass. House approves carveout allowing for Worcester Red Sox players to not be subject to state wage laws
-Former UMass Medical School student and cancer survivor in seventh Pan-Mass Challenge (2:53)
-UMass Memorial Health opens convenient new family medicine facility at White City
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (26:14): State Sen. Robyn Kennedy on budget, child welfare reform, housing costs, I.C.E.
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (4:59)
-Worcester bistro closed until August 3rd
-Worcester bakery closed until August 5th
-ICYMI: Worcester city manager nixes Research Bureau bid for police civilian review board
-Another pedestrian crash in Worcester renews push for safety improvements
-Massport announces record year for Worcester Regional Airport
-City backs 4 affordable housing developments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Senior Center closed through the end of July
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Victor Catacchio has been making cars look like new for 43 years
-Leominster man arrested after police find him passed out behind the wheel with fentanyl
-Crews install modular bridge spanning French River between Dudley and Webster
-Road closure today and tomorrow in Shrewsbury
-Spencer Summer Concert Series returns to Powder Mill Park
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: EcoTarium honors U.N. environmental leader with its highest conservation award
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1385 (30:00): Gina Alice, Captains of Entropy and more
>OPINION: Tom Marino: When Worcester chose the bailout over the Constitution
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 168 (29:48): Ed Gardella, Part 2
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester business owner who passed away at 44
>SPORTS: Drake Maye-A.J. Brown connection among storylines to watch as training camp opens (11:25)
-Red Sox beat Rays, 6-5, for 14th straight win
-'Sader Stories (2:20): Kaitlyn Flanagan, Crusader of the Year
-7 Bravehearts heading to Futures League All-Star Game (1:29)
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts enter All-Star break in the thick of playoff chase
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>CARS: Best used cars for teen drivers, according to Consumer Reports
>NATIONAL: 3 more U.S. servicemembers killed in war in Iran (2:03)
-Disney World guest, 54, died on iconic ride after suffering heart emergency
-Tragic: 5 die after people jump into river trying to save someone in the water
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (1:27): Jury selection resumes after 5 seated
-Pamela Smart seeks new trial for 1990 murder of husband (3:22)
-Teacher and coach charged with O.U.I. and child endangerment
>COLLEGES: Clark's century-old Economic Geography sees jump in citation rankings
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 5 most expensive states to visit in 2026
-This Conn. amusement park was named most affordable in the U.S. (1:01)
>BUSINESS: Shrewsbury commercial landscaper acquired by New Jersey firm
-LPL Financial Research: China holds keys to post-war oil prices
-Shocking amount of Gen Z employees pretend to be productive at work: survey
>SHOPPING: Dollar Tree installs price scanners for surprising reason
>HOMES: Consumer Reports: Guest WiFi network can boost privacy, speed
>HEALTH: Humanoid robots complete historic surgery
-How many cups of coffee are safe to drink per day? (1:53)
>FOOD: Cyclospora outbreak: Taylor Farms test update, food safety (7:52)
-Mass. lettuce farm says its crop safe amid cyclospora fears (1:49). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Shocked Geena Davis addresses Netflix canceling "The Boroughs"
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" reviews roundup: What critics are saying
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s pals reveal new wedding details
-Brenda Fricker, "My Left Foot" Oscar-winning actress, dies at 81
>ANIMALS: Stray orange cat chooses his family and fits right in (1:44)
>HISTORY: These discoveries reshaped what historians knew about America's Founding Fathers
>GOOD NEWS: Cape Cod farm offers 20 years of opportunity for adults with disabilities (1:33). Article
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man balances 195 rolls of toilet paper on his head for 30 seconds
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