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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 41 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester rental registration program brings confusion, concerns
-Downtown Worcester theater for lease as possible cinema, music venue
-Holden doctor hopes his son’s addiction story can help others
-Rutland home has to be lifted off its foundation because of crumbling foundation (2:00). Article
-Worcester Housing Authority's Great Brook Valley gets high scores in fed inspection
-Worcester needs $53 million to build 300 affordable housing units
-Worcester students and parents express concern over nutritional value of school lunches
-Holy Cross women's basketball team falls to top seed Iowa in NCAA Tournament (1:10). Article
-Veterans Inc. receives funding to help homeless veterans
-Worcester man charged in connection with February shooting
-City of Worcester State of Our Streets Forum (1:23:52): Worcester Vision Zero
>DINING OUT: Peppercorn's raising money to help one of its own battling cancer
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking to question pair in investigation
-Olivia Colby, missing Westborough woman, found dead
-Teen arrested for gun threat on W.R.T.A. bus at Auburn Mall
-“Worcester’s issues not unique”; report reveals crime trends
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie Monday at the Senior Center tomorrow
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Holden Recreation teams up with Xtreme Hip Hop with Heather for classes
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Cinema World in Fitchburg to close after 28-year run
-Auburn police looking to speak with woman who "took something that was not hers"
-Top Shrewsbury town employee salaries in 2023
-Rutland's Faford among winners of prestigious Ouimet Scholarship
-Sutton Historical Society membership drive under way
-Leicester police get grant for automatic external defibrillator
-Officials favorable to Gibbs creating T-ball field
-Blackstone Valley Tech annual golf tourney June 10th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Massachusetts' first kava root bar to open in Worcester (2:46)
>SHOWTIME: Music Worcester will perform Bach's Mass in B Minor in May
-100FM The Pike (8:26): Competitive eater Geoff Esper of Oxford
-Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on arrival of spring in Worcester
-Ray Mariano: To St. Vincent Hospital, det it right this time for the patients
-Dr. Satya Mitra (27:27): A Future of Youth & Empowerment
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Cartoon costume fundraiser "draws" community support
-Manny Jae Media (26:05): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 80 (28:24): Tradition vs. Modernity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who helped to make suits for Gemini space program
>SPORTS: How might a Patriots-Vikings trade in NFL Draft play out?
-Celtics beat Chicago, 124-113
-Bruins lose to Flyers, 3-2
-Bravehearts swing into season in style with kickoff at Nuovo
-Holy Cross' Liam McLinskey named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year
-26 from Worcester running 2024 Boston Marathon
-A booming market for golf simulator businesses is keeping players swinging year round
-Revolution, Crew draw, 1-1
-Railers fall to Reading, 2-1
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-2024 Kia recalls 48,232 hybrid vehicles: See if yours is on the list
>NATIONAL: Taps run dry across South Africa's largest city in unprecedented crisis
-Tragic: Toddler fatally shot while watching TV
>NEW ENGLAND: Thousands without power as heavy rain and snow pummels region
-Police called to Hudson home in alleged swatting incident
>COLLEGES: Online track offers flexibility and access for Anna Maria’s M.S.W. degree
-The See You Collective faces “significant pause” after closing of fiscal sponsor
-Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja: Education opens doors to gender equality
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 epic cable car rides
>BUSINESS: Chamber's Alex Guardiola to take over Better Business Bureau of Central New England
-Radio Worcester (11:10): B.B.B.’s Nancy Cahalen warns of home improvement scams
-Viewpoint: Advancing wellness in the post-COVID workplace
>SHOPPING: Target is pulling back on self-checkout, limiting service to people with 10 items or fewer
>HOMES: See inside this Massachusetts mansion with 14 bathroom
>HEALTH: Mild winter in Mass. leads to early allergy season (1:39)
-C.D.C. urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the U.S. and globally
>FOOD: Inflation drives up grocery costs as Fed considers rate cuts
>TV/STREAMING: Stephen King movie "Salem's Lot" to debut on Max
>MOVIES: Kristen Wiig has blunt response for "Bridesmaids" sequel hopefuls
>CELEBRITY: Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden welcome baby No. 2
>ANIMALS: Crow waits for favorite kid to get home from school (:55)
>HISTORY: 100-year-old recalls excitement of 1932 eclipse
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 100-year-old Florida World War II veteran to get married
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, officials warn residents there could be bears under their homes
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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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