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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 58 today in Worcester
-Incredible Northern Lights timelapse from Spencer (:42)
-Breathtaking timelapse of Northern Lights over Maine lighthouse (2:19)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Police commend Amazon driver for helping solve hit-and-run
-Married couple opening new fitness center on Worcester’s Lincoln Street
-Vernon Hill American Legion hosts fourth annual Blessing of the Bikes
-City hosts inaugural Green Worcester Summit
-Worcester's Matt Mobley making most of European basketball adventure
-U.S. Postal Service conducts annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive
-Central Mass. organizations receive $458,000 to train disabled workforce
-Manny Jae Media (1:39:40): Examining Worcester's city charter
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:55): Debate on strong mayor vs. Plan E government
-Worcester County Wonders: World's oldest baseball diamond remains a hidden gem in Clinton
>DINING OUT: Mother's Day plans? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: Worcester bakery closes 2 locations
-Air fryer that caught fire in local home linked to safety recall, fire department says (1:20). Article
-Parents give Worcester Public Schools’ proposed cell phone policy mixed reviews
-Worcester Summer Impact program to start early in response to recent youth violence
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Club focuses on simply supporting sisters
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Wachusett seniors embrace voting rights as new adults
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Views from the dam walk in Clinton
-Nicholas Lazzaro and Katherine McKenna win Millbury Select Board seats
-Millbury citizens join suit against M.B.T.A. Communities Act
-Veterans needed to keep Post 189 marching
-Oak A.S.L. Club performs national anthem at WooSox game
-Grafton's Chapter 90 funds top $500,000 for fiscal 2025
-Nashoba receives lifesaving gift of A.E.D.
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Pub brews brawl for distribution rights on Beacon Hill
>SHOWTIME: Ambitious Angelo's Stories from the Woo (51:05): Lord Afrixana
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 325 (28:43): Chris Motta
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 565 (27:55): Tommy Lamar
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1338 (25:22): Heather Hurd, B.C.B.S. Medicare Expert
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to "Doc," a bartender at many establishments throughout the Worcester area
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Cleveland, 106-93, to take 2-1 series lead
-Bill Belichick will be on every "ManningCast" episode in 2024
-Watch Drake Maye throw to Ja’Lynn Polk in first look at Patriots’ future
-As expected, Eliot Wolf named Patriots’ E.V.P. of player personnel
-Registration open for Bravehearts Summer Camp July 8th to 12th and 15th to 19th
-Red Sox beat Washington, 4-2
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 4-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: The Boy Scouts of America has a new name — and it's more inclusive
-Mom refuses to give up on daughter on life support after crash (2:32)
-Tragic: Mother indicted in stabbing, fire deaths of her 2 children
>NEW ENGLAND: Understanding the pushback against M.B.T.A.'s zoning law (2:05)
-Moment Maine police fire at suspect who jumped behind the wheel of cop car
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profiles: Shayla MacDonald and Adrianna Rose Fraioli
-Holy Cross seniors, alumni win Fulbright Scholarships
-WPI student work on robotic surgical instrument honored at international conference (7:52)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. airlines with the most delays and cancellations revealed
>BUSINESS: Attempt to raise tipped minimum wage in Mass. challenged in court
-Job openings drop to 3-year low of 8.5 million as fewer workers quit
>HOMES: See inside Bill Belichick's new $4.8 million Nantucket home
>HEALTH: Hyperbaric chamber treatment offers solution for long COVID
-Pasteurization kills bird flu in milk, doctor explains (2:14)
>FOOD: Ultraprocessed foods you need to avoid, according to a 30-year study
>TV/STREAMING: Disney, Warner Bros. join forces to offer streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu and Max
>MOVIES: Aaron Sorkin says he's writing a "Social Network" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Roger Corman, independent filmmaking legend, dies at 98
>ANIMALS: Trembling dog finally lets someone hold him (3:08)
>HISTORY: Main Street looking North from Franklin Street
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mom of twins born at 22 weeks to celebrate first Mother's Day
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, 3 cows lead police on hoof-chase
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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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