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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 52 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 2 apartments, retail space planned for narrow Harding Street building (pictured)
+6:00: Busking fee hits sour note with Worcester street musicians
+6:00: Worcester Hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 20
+6:00: Greta Walting selected as Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: Child care center, office planned for Worcester parcel currently owned by Boy Scouts
+Noon: 2 girls shot with BB gun at The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley in Millbury
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Protesters gather outside bull riding event in Worcester
-Friendly touch for special-needs kids at Touch-a-Truck
-$100,000 given to city to fight gang-related crime
-Federal class-action lawsuit filed in Worcester over illegal state trooper recordings
-Turtlebooy, Karen Read both due in court Monday
-100FM The Pike (10:51): Odd By Worcester is the new brewery in town
-Remembering those who died in the Station Nightclub fire, 21 years later
-Advocate for Worcester's homeless speaks from experiences, works with City Council
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — Jessica Jones and the Chocolog Shuffle. Video (14:43). Audio (14:42)
-Radio Worcester (21:04): Worcester’s Vision Zero — Creating safer streets
-Radio Worcester (8:30): Chris Dempsey advocates for a walkable Worcester with Vision Zero
-Worcester LGBTQ+ educator Stacy Lord promotes inclusivity in the arts
-Radio Worcester (46:18): Roundtable discusses mayor’s plan against racist calls
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week Winter Edition returns
-ICYMI: 2 arrested in February 12th shooting death of teen on Shannon Street in Worcester
-Developers of Worcester housing project slash number of proposed affordable units by 85%
-Could disc golf help or hurt a Worcester park fallen on hard times?
-19-year-old Nicholas York supports fellow LGBTQ+ teens in Mass.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Movie Monday at Senior Center
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Lupus Foundation benefits from local connections
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury warrant leads to arrest for drug trafficking
-100FM The Pike Adventures with Mike Hsu (2:32): Ice rescue training with Webster Fire Department
-In Grafton, 58 Follette Street cell tower approved
-Leominster heroin dealer held on $100,000 bail after major drug bust
-Sheriff's Office visits Leominster for Random Acts of Kindness
-Bolton readies articles for May meeting
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Central Mass. Actors' Collective to hold monthly workshop series
-Radio Worcester (11:32): Santino Fontana Live in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (13:19): Comedian Josh Blue on faking parenting teenagers and being a Paralympian
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 27 (29:45): 5G Friend Or Foe
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 194 (27:58): Authors Donald Unger and Nick Zwirblia
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime reporter for the T&G
>SPORTS: Jerod Mayo explains philosophy behind expanding Patriots’ coaching staff
-Possible NFL landing spots for Holy Cross players
-Railers end Florida vacation with 1-5 mark
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Toyota recalls 280,000 vehicles because they may "creep forward" in neutral
-Tragic: 2 year-old shoots herself in face, father charged
>NEW ENGLAND: Community mourning after girl dies in house fire (1:15)
-Mass. personal care assistant accused of defrauding woman, 95
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's AMC@Work: Captain Kate Howarth
-20 student artists are the first inducted into Clark Kappa Pi
-WPI's first police dog, Bella, is retiring this spring (1:21)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The trip to take in every decade of your life
>BUSINESS: How government contractors can capitalize on the opportunities ahead
-Viewpoint: Leveraging intelligence for a smarter community
>SHOPPING: Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning
>HOMES: Does your keyboard have more bacteria than a toilet seat? (1:25)
>HEALTH: Does Paxlovid work to treat COVID? (:29)
-Doctor uses drug in new way to treat anxiety and depression
>FOOD: Dunkin' debuts new caffeinated energy drinks
>TV/STREAMING: "Little People, Big World" stars exit after 25 seasons
>MOVIES: Fantastic Four movie cast revealed
>CELEBRITY: Jimmy Kimmel hints he's ending his talk show
>ANIMALS: Cat pics will pay your fines at Worcester's libraries
>HISTORY: College of the Holy Cross, 1910
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Town's beloved 90-year-old gravedigger continues to inspire (2:57)
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, deer crashes through glass door at Old Navy store
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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