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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 91 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 65-year-old
+5:00: Parking restrictions in Canal District on Monday night
+5:00: India Society of Worcester presents India Day at DCU Center
+5:00: WooSox Rewind: Worcester splits series with Buffalo
+Noon: Worcesteria: The Weintraub's Delicatessen sign is now at Polar Park
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-"It's still just surreal": Worcester Olympic hero Stephen Nedoroscik on Olympic success (:56)
-Related: Stephen shares his experience sleeping on cardboard beds (:25)
-Earlier: "Hardware baby!" Stephen pumped for second Olympic medal, and Worcester is too (2:20). Article
-Earlier: "He did it again!" Social media erupts for Stephen's second bronze
-Developer plans second Green Island apartment project near Polar Park
-Worcester man celebrates big milestone: 30 years cancer-free, and 30 years riding the Pan. Mass. Challenge
-UMass Medical School professor receives $2.6 million for research targeting radiation resistant breast cancer
-508 Forever Young hosts annual backpack drive
-Events Tuesday and Friday to mark 79th anniversary of Hiroshima, Nagasaki
-More historic grave markers found in Worcester
-Home building kicked off for injured Holden veteran
-City of Worcester (1:52): September 3rd state primary election [Espanol]
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:38): Discussing shocking pedestrian injury on Shrewsbury Street
>DINING OUT: Vendor shuffle at the Worcester Public Market
-ICYMI: Worcester Washington Heights fire: Residents face problems after blaze
-Talking Book Library in Worcester Public Library gets BARD contributions
-Worcester's digital equity report finds some strides, significant gaps
-When are move-in dates and class schedules for Central Mass. colleges
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road construction
-TODAY! Be Red Cross Ready presentation at Senior Center
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Richard Price: Why is Holly Piirainen homicide still unsolved?
-Check out one of the largest military reenactments in U.S., at Old Sturbridge Village (1:39)
-Man crashes into fence in Leominster, falls out of vehicle, attacks firefighter and cop
-Sterling searching for parcel for M.B.T.A. zoning
-Grafton ice cream venue highlighted in Mass. Ice Cream Trail guide
-Overpass for rail trail connecting Twin Cities named for Rep. Olver
-Botanic Garden finalizes alliance
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester artists featured in the state Senate
-Violinist Johnny Gandelsman to play at Holy Cross on September 26th
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 61 (29:43): Kevin Figueroa
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 542 (27:57): City Council critique and goals for city manager
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:24:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local first grade teacher
>SPORTS: Noah Lyles claims title of world's fastest man at the Olympics
-Team USA ends Olympics with most swimming gold medals after world record
-Red Sox beat Texas, 7-2
-Bravehearts end season with 11-7 win over Brockton
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 10-1
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of massive California blaze
-Sonya Massey's mom begged 911 dispatch not to send a "prejudiced" cop who might "hurt" her
-Tragic: Pastor tackled grandson after he gunned down wife and 4 kids
>NEW ENGLAND: Pope Francis to name new archbishop of Boston, replacing Cardinal Sean O'Malley
-Communities standing out in support of Karen Read (2:14)
>COLLEGES: Igniting opportunity through love of the game: Assumption’s partnership with BASE
-Community college is now free in Mass. Here's what to know about who's eligible and how to apply
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of America’s most bizarre tourist attractions
>BUSINESS: Worcester self-storage project secures $13.3 million in financing
-Radio Worcester (10:18): What are the benefits of B.B.B. accreditation?
>SHOPPING: When is tax free weekend? The dates and details
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, July 28th to August 3rd
>HEALTH: Should you stretch before exercising or after?
-Accuracy of blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease varies: study
>FOOD: Pumpkin Spice is already on the menu — in August
>TV/STREAMING: Hulu Mormon swingers reality show sets premiere date
>MOVIES: Deadpool & Wolverine breaks record, becomes highest-grossing R-rated movie ever
>CELEBRITY: Emma Thompson's daughter takes swipe at mom's ex Kenneth Branagh
>HISTORY: Harrington Richardson factory on Park Ave. in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Woman adopts anxious Chihuahua no one wanted (3:26)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mount Auburn Hospital welcomes 2 sets of twins on same day
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, Realtor finds bear in mansion pool
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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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