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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 34 today in Worcester
-Remembering 2015's snow blitz; Could it happen again? (3:17)
-Worcester winter weather records
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Police investigate "barbaric" injuries to local hawk (2:09). Article
-Worcester paid more than $250,000 to lawyer who slammed D.O.J. police report
-Patriots hire former Assumption star, Holy Cross coach to coach Drake Maye, Patriots quarterbacks
-Worcester bishop releases statement on immigration enforcement
-Worcester Dual Language Magnet School to open bilingual library
-Civil Service exam for Worcester Police Department March 15th to 22nd
-Police arrest 2 after a drug transaction in Worcester
-Bank opening Tatnuck Square location this spring
-Worcester Central District Court clerk’s office reopens reception area
-Radio Worcester (18:09): Tony Economou announces campaign for Worcester District 1 City Councilor
-Related: District 1 City Councilor Jenny Pacillo won’t seek re-election
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:54): Council controversy, political underpinnings and Worcester’s future
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Restaurant announces opening date for new Shrewsbury Street location
-ICYMI: In Worcester, new school bus cameras catch drivers who ignore stop signs
-Over 229,000 passengers flew through Worcester last year
-D.O.J. freezes civil rights litigation; what is impact in Worcester?
-Father Ralph DiOrio, the "healing priest," dies at 94
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Gibbons recounts her first months at U.S. Naval Academy
-Holden update from Town Administrator Peter Lukes (8:00)
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton secures added liquor licenses
-Spencer Selectmen strategize approach to override request
-Grafton Water District agreement waives fees
-Northborough sends letters of support for B.W.A.L.T. project
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Wrestling at Electric Haze, blues at WCUW and more ...
-100FM The Pike (4:40): Breakdown Lane
-Worcester Youth Symphony, Symphony Pro Musica combine for big concert
-Music Worcester presents Imani Winds & Boston Brass in concert in February
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 449 (28:26): Worcester Senior Center & C.M.P.T.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man whose work supported the Apollo space missions
>SPORTS: What Josh McDaniels’ contract could look like as Patriots offensive coordinator
-Jury acquits Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers in assault and battery trial
-Where Bruins stand in crazy Eastern Conference wild card playoff race
-Enrollment open for Bravehearts' Summer Camps
-Holy Cross women's hockey edged by No. 15 B.U.
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball face Loyola
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-2
>CARS: Ford recall over 270,000 U.S. vehicles due to battery concern
>NATIONAL: As flames linger, Los Angeles neighborhoods look to rebuild
-Radio Worcester (13:30): McGovern on Gaza ceasefire — "Hopeful news" but long-term peace still elusive
-Tragic: Boy, 8, dies after being attacked by 2 loose dogs
>NEW ENGLAND: Family of Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont speaks out
-Upon Arrival: The mental health impacts of immigration (3:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption public safety awarded grant funds
-Worcester State Education professor pens children’s book celebrating neurodiversity
-Clark hires dean and establishes new School of Climate, Environment, and Society
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 most-visited museums in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Medical debt credit ban faces opposition
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Worcester Business Journal editorial: Hospitals need more than increased oversight
>SHOPPING: Record 15,000 U.S. stores to close this year — as Shein, Temu surge: report
>HEALTH: Cancer deaths down but more women, young are getting diagnosed (1:07)
-Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is making a comeback
>FOOD: F.D.A. proposal — Put nutrition info on front of packaging
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Sonic The Hedgehog 3" and more
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift expanding $17.75 million Rhode Island mansion
>HISTORY: Will release of J.F.K. documents finally end conspiracy theories?
>ANIMALS: Limping puppy found in garbage dump is thriving now (1:41)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots quarterback Drake Maye surprises veteran with Super Bowl tickets (1:33)
-Meanwhile, in Houston, "drug-addicted rats" destroying evidence in Houston police lockers
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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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