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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester nursing home cited for understaffing, overmedication, neglect (pictured)
+6:00: Related: Disturbing conditions at a Worcester nursing home prompt questions of state oversight
+6:00: Oxford man get 5 to 7 years in prison for gun possession
+6:00: Winter Festival, black history exhibit, yacht rock: 5 fun things
+6:00: Last Call: Soben Ung, newspaper editor and publisher
+Noon: Report: Worcester median rent rose 7.6% in 2023
+Noon: First Person: Suzanna Parpos will rock the red February 2nd to fight heart disease
-Another Canal District business announces closing, third to close this month
-Saint Vincent nurses claim retaliation for safety complaints
-Worcester business loses tobacco license after repeat violations
-Amazon says it plans to open Worcester warehouse by end of year
-Unsolved: Worcester podcast returns for its seventh and final season
-Related: Unsolved: Worcester - Season 7 Trailer (1:50)
-City to hold public hearings on lowering speed limit to 25
-Worcester residents' debris issue raises question about city's 311 app
-Radio Worcester (12:02): Vice Chair King responds to racist remarks at City Council meeting
-Radio Worcester (17:12): Rob Antonelli Jr. and Worcester’s Urban Forest Plan
-Worcester Public Schools Gathering for Excellence (1:48:10)
>DINING OUT: The Cellar Bar & Grille a hidden gem in Northborough
-ICYMI: Man shot Monday morning in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester's unsolved chronicles: 2 men vanish in 1982
-3 from out of state arrested for coordinated shoplifting
-2 arrested in Worcester for stolen vehicle
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Arthur "AJ" Dionne pinned at Eagle Scout Court of Honor
-Lamoureux Ford Testimonial (:47)
-Police responded to 13 crashes during storm
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Dudley teen missing, police say
-2 hospitalized after head-on crash in Rutland
-"Road is all ice" police warn after multi-car crash on Route 146 in Sutton
-Hearing set for pair in Auburn sex party human trafficking case
-Spencer business owners upset over stalled A.R.P.A.-funded grants from town
-Shrewsbury library director: Difference after policy implemented
-Silt runoff from Douglas solar project continues to concern abutters, Conservation Commission
-Millbury bylaw review may not be ready for spring town meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Community Art Pop-Up Sunday at The Village
-Listen Up: Worcester-connected musicians trade tunes in "song swap"
-Bill Shaner in Columbia Journalism Review: Why communities need columnists (by a columnist)
-Janice Harvey: The good, the bad, and the puzzling
-Gardening Central Mass.: Winter pruning helps keep plants healthy
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 143 (29:22): Optometry
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 22 (28:52): Colleges and student mental health
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester business owner Tom Oliveri
>SPORTS: North basketball team dedicates season to Carl-Hens Beliard (1:51)
-Celtics beat Indiana, 129-124
-Jayson Tatum passes LeBron James in jersey sales
-Former Celtics Rajon Rondo arrested on gun, drug charges
-Where could Bill Belichick coach in 2025? 7 teams worth watching
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Wachusett girls' basketball nets win No. 300 for Jim Oxford
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Toyota warns drivers of 50,000 vehicles to stop driving immediately and get cars repaired
>NATIONAL: 2024 tax refunds could be larger than last year
-Bayer ordered to pay $2.25 billion after jury concludes Roundup weed killer caused cancer
-Tragic: Boy killed by friend in hunting accident
>NEW ENGLAND: State troopers among 6 arrested in bribery investigation
-Man sentenced to 40 years to life for shooting bishop, assaulting bride and groom at wedding
-Education board ignores meeting law, hosts politicized panel
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria scholarship recipients recognized
-Assumption welcomes new watering hole, gathering place
-New WPI lab dissects impact of social media (4:37)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Cape Codder hotel will reopen as Margaritaville resort (:57)
>BUSINESS: UPS is cutting 12,000 jobs
-Job openings rise to 9 million in December as layoffs increased
>HOMES: Millennials and Gen Z aren't leaving home - here's why that's a good thing
>HEALTH: Worcester hospitals offer the latest treatment for B.P.H.
-About 20% of former Ozempic and Wegovy users regain weight: new study
>SHOPPING: Dollar General selling fruits, veggies at 5,000 stores
>FOOD: KFC introduces smashed potato bowls
>TV/STREAMING: "Sex And The City" becomes latest HBO show to head to Netflix
>MOVIES: New Star Trek movie in the works at Paramount set before 2009 film
>CELEBRITY: Broadway legend Chita Rivera dead at 91
>ANIMALS: Kitten who couldn't even stand decides he wants to walk (3:07)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 31st (1:27)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man who nearly died of heart attack reunites with rescuers (2:15)
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., potty-mouthed parrots teaching other birds to swear as zoo hatches plan to stop it
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-Cooks and waitresses, Worcester bistro
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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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