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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 82 today in Worcester
-New England is shaping up to have a great year for foliage (3:03). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 67-year-old Brian Curtis Derby was worker killed in rock collapse in Sterling
-Earlier: Search continues for worker killed in Sterling rockslide (1:48). Article
-Earlier: Worker dies after quarry wall collapses on excavator in Sterling (4:53)
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (9:32): Blue Light Bandits talk about block party festival Saturday in Worcester
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (7:53): Breakdown Lane
+Noon: The Hanover Theatre's audiences coming back as shows set records
+Noon: Polish Festival noon to 8 on Saturday in Worcester
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Pachinko" on Apple TV+ and more
-Worcester's in-house busing sports savings, full staff of drivers
-Worcester's breakout Olympic star Stephen Nedoroscik will join "Dancing With the Stars"
-Worcester city councilors: WPI shows "alarming lack of transparency"
-Earlier: WPI's plan to buy hotels reignites debate about tax exemption for universities
-Earlier: Radio Worcester (13:34): Worcester leaders criticize WPI’s hotel plan, citing economic impact
-Residents raise a stink about smell in area town (2:21). Article
-TODAY! Friendly House Backpack Giveaway & Back-to-School Bash on Friday
-3 Worcester organizations win grants from opioid settlement funds
-As trial of murderer's ex-boyfriend nears, texts referencing violence, children discussed
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (37:21): WPI hotel controversy, School Committee budget clash and police chief Civil Service
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:28): WPI hotel conversion sparks outrage
>DINING OUT: Restaurant says college students returning to campus is a boost for business
-ICYMI: Bus route breakdown in Worcester
-West Nile detected in new Worcester sample
-Worcester Public Works Commissioner Jay Fink resigns
-Amidst "crisis" of violent crashes, Worcester City Council slow-walks action for safer speed limits
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Days tomorrow
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster man arrested for O.U.I. with child in car
-Frustrated Family Dollar employee arrested for assault of elderly customer in Gardner
-34-year-old man arrested for heroin distribution in Webster
-Shrewsbury Police Department receives 20 Manny Tubes from Manny 267 Foundation
-Friends of the Grafton Public Library Back-to-School used book sale this weekend
-Clinton/Lancaster Girl Scouts working towards Bronze
-C.P.R. course for Grafton residents August 27th
-Big Y construction begins in Uxbridge
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Six things to do: Film, music, magic ...
-All together now as Space Jam marks second year at Electric Haze
-Winging it: Pigeons Playing Ping Pond lead Palladium show, jam party
-Liz Goodfellow: Worcester Speaks No. 3 — Maria Ravelli
-Unity Radio (50:33) — The Woo 508
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 90 (27:53): Thitu Muiruri
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked at Fallon Clinic for 30 years
>SPORTS: Worcester's Amir Jenkins to play for Team USA in FIBA World Cup
-Where Patriots stand on ESPN’s ranking of all 32 NFL coaching staffs
-NFL Preseason Week 3 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross quarterback Joe Pesansky ready to step into the spotlight
-Holy Cross Athletics' Dining with Dani, Episode 2 (1:16): Tyler Boston
-WooSox beat Norfolk, 5-3
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: 4 children shot driving stolen car in Minneapolis: Police
-Tragic: Beloved dad shot dead by neighbor after daughter "touched mulch"
>NEW ENGLAND: Ranking Massachusetts rail trails — Great to God Tier
>COLLEGES: At Clark, 10 things to know for fall
-Holy Cross professor: Catholics debate removing paintings by priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Your Boston to Europe flight just got a lot cheaper
>BUSINESS: Touring Amazon’s huge new distribution center in Charlton
-LPL Research: Stock and bond market FAQs from the field
-Credit union brings V.P. back to serve as next chief lending officer
>SHOPPING: Walmart+ members can get Burger King discount, free Whoppers
>HOMES: Homes in Worcester County sold for higher prices recently: See how much here
>HEALTH: Common respiratory virus is on the rise, C.D.C. warns
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:03): Got Stress? Get it Gone!
>FOOD: Pieces of metal found in Perdue frozen chicken lead to recall
>TV/STREAMING: Chick-fil-A is launching a streaming service
>MOVIES: Best "Alien" movies, ranked
>CELEBRITY: How Mariska Hargitay helped solve thousands of sex crimes
>HISTORY: Cooking on the American homefront during World War II (22:50)
>ANIMALS: Scared dirty highway dog turns out to be gentle giant (3:08)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bus driver gives barefoot passenger her own shoes (2:00)
-Meanwhile, in California, bear wanders into teacher's classroom
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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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