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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 36 today in Worcester
+Noon: Up to 8 inches of snow possible in northern Worcester County
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: "We will not give up hope": Girlfriend of missing Worcester man keeping faith in Puerto Rico
+6:00: Related: GoFundMe for missing U.S. Marine from Worcester approaches $10,000 goal
+6:00: Worcester City Council votes to submit Burncoat Middle School project for state funding
+Noon: Statewide R.M.V. outage puts brakes on some transactions, agency says
+Noon: Worcester’s Ziggy Bombs expands to Boston area with new Brookline location
+Noon: Bean Counter closing Shrewsbury café, Worcester shops to remain (pictured)
+Noon: "Why should we care?" Forum eyes antisemitism, past and present
+Noon: Blackstone Valley Music musicians pay tribute to the Eagles
+Noon: Summer is a-comin' in: Renaissance fairs in Winchendon, Phillipston
-Larry Lucchino, former Red Sox president who brought WooSox to Worcester, passes away at 78 (:51). Article
-Related: Lucchino "adored" Worcester and Boston, says close friend Dr. Charles Steinberg (4:23). Article
-Related: Radio Worcester (21:59) — Worcester Red Sox mourn Lucchino's passing
-Related: Remembering Lucchino's impact on Red Sox, WooSox, MLB (1:39)
-One of Worcester's oldest bars will reopen
-Amazon delivery driver arrested in Auburn for trafficking cocaine
-Home destroyed by intense overnight fire in Orange (:26)
-Melee at Worcester McDonald's: Woman grabs cash, kicks car, gets arrested
-Worcester gang member threatened to shoot people before arrest, police say
-Separated by distance and war, Worcester resident fights for her family in Gaza
-Community, City Council resistant to new rental property registry
-A.C.L.U., groups urge Worcester to restore online checkbook
-Worcester councilors have questions on youth justice reform
-Mill Street crashes are average for road after re-striping: Chief
-New coworking space coming to Downtown Worcester
-Worcester bakery shares what it took to serve Easter customers
>Dining Out: Wan Wang vs. Jasmine in search for Best Chinese Restaurant in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: 4 from Worcester indicted in Medicaid fraud scheme
-Canal District Transformation, part 2: Creating the next chapter
-Owner of Gage Street site where 4 died in fire may face fines: City
-Brockton homicide suspect arrested on West Boylston Street in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police add patrols after report of man luring student
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Holden water, sewer rates stable
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Small towns in Mass. welcoming big developments
-School Committee votes to pursue Shrewsbury High expansion
-Grafton teachers push School Committee for new contract, higher pay
-Stormwater management budget and fees on Millbury annual town meeting warrant
-3 vs. 5: Lancaster officials do not back board size increase
-Library board only race in Sterling
-Single race on Boylston ballot
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: "SNL" star Pete Davidson bringing his "Prehab Tour" to Worcester
-TODAY! All Elite Wrestling to hold double show Wednesday at DCU Center
-With "Wanderer’s Tethering" composer Mason Bynes explores identities
-"Runway" is the latest album by Konfuzed Wit a K.
-2 Assumption students featured in ArtsWorcester College Show
-Manny Jae Media's InnerViews (41:56): Janice Weekes, Director, MassHire Central Career Center
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (1:06:07)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to World War II veteran from Shrewsbury
>SPORTS: WooSox drop Opening Day to Buffalo, 2-0
-Related: WooSox honor the late Larry Lucchino at Polar Park opener
-Bruins beat Predators, 3-0
-Iowa vs. LSU TV viewership sets women's NCAA March Madness record
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Kraft Group releases new designs for soccer stadium in Everett
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Dozens trapped in tunnels after Taiwan’s strongest quake in 25 years kills at least 9
-Half a million California fast food workers will now earn $20 per hour
-Tragic: California grandfather shot and killed in front of granddaughter
>NEW ENGLAND: Husband killed wife in Brockton murder-suicide, authorities say (2:30)
-Woman found dead in her home of apparent homicide, D.A. says (1:38)
>COLLEGES: Assumption celebrates Women’s History Month
-Anna Maria's Alisha Ditaranto: A B.S.W. student who dreams of owning an equine therapy program
-Clark is No. 3 in Princeton Review’s game design rankings
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Tropicana Las Vegas casino closes after 67 years
>BUSINESS: Pay raises coming for employees who return to office
-LPL Research: IPOs as a market tell
-Central Mass. state senator seeks to reform debt collection practices
>HOMES: Nantucket seaside retreat gets 74% price cut — at only $600,000 — as shoreline erodes in weeks
>HEALTH: Boston doctor explains health officials' concern about certain bacteria
-What does the state's nurse shortage it mean for your health?
>FOOD: How fast food joints are getting you to order and spend more
>TV/STREAMING: Hulu on Disney+ launches, bringing shows like "The Bear" and "Only Murders In The Building" to Disney+ bundle
>MOVIES: Watch the Academy Award®-winning documentary "20 Days in Mariupol" (1:34:07)
>CELEBRITY: R.I.P. Joe Flaherty: "Freaks And Geeks" and "Happy Gilmore" actor dies at 82
>ANIMALS: Couple becomes crazy dog grandparents (3:07)
>HISTORY: The old Post Office on Main Street in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mother of organ donor meets her son's kidney recipient
-Meanwhile, in Boston, woman tried to fly out of Logan Airport with 74 lbs. of marijuana, D.A. says
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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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