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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:23). High of 34 today in Worcester
-Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon breaks down how snow blitz happened (7:14)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
+6:00: Declared winter parking ban to take effect at 11 p.m. Tuesday in Worcester
+6:00: Auburn High athletic director charged with sending pornographic video to 17-year-old
+6:00: Westborough police rescue girl held against her will at hotel (1:28)
+Noon: Last Call: Livv Welch, photographer and Fitchburg State student
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Listening to children singing raises fears for their future
-Central Mass. bar arcades look to cash in on nostalgia
-Local man resident wins $1 million on Powerball
-Worcester residents report feeling Maine earthquake
-Clark grad and Philadelphia Eagles owner in running to buy Celtics
-Themes of coverage, leadership mark Mass. Women of Color Coalition annual meeting
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (11:13): Worcester City Clerk explains agenda process amid council controversy
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:54): Council controversy, political underpinnings and Worcester’s future
>DINING OUT: New owners of Ground Round trying to balance expectations, excitement with upcoming reopening
-ICYMI: Owner of Central Mass. Subway shops ordered to pay back wages
-Worcester bishop, Catholic schools superintendent address immigration enforcement
-Worcester County feeling the effects of new immigration policy
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January events at Senior Center
-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): "Forever chemical" elevated in Sterling well
-How Shrewsbury’s Highway Division prepares for winter weather
-3 arrested, 4 charged in drug bust at home linked to past deaths
-Shoplifting incident during charity toy drive at Leominster Target
-Worcester County Wonders: Westborough's most famous inventor
-West Boylston police log January 13th to 19th
-Local Jazzercise taking part in kindness
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: "Songs of Hope" honors bond between Black, Jewish communities
-Radio Worcester (10:15): Worcester’s film scene shines — "Solus" to premiere at Dead of Winter Film Festival
-Small Stones announces awards at festival opening
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Transphobia fight at City Hall an echo of national anxiety
-Unity Radio 's The Susanity Life (58:36): Ernie Floyd, executive producer of Unity Radio
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who escaped Germany in 1939
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel-led Patriots staff boasts plenty of head coaching experience
-Tom Brady "running everything" for Raiders as Las Vegas turns to Pete Carroll
-Celtics lose to Rockets, 114-112
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to host annual Alumni Weekend Saturday and Sunday
-Crusaders add Shane Davenport as Director of Sport Performance
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball fall to B.U.
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni 2024-25 highlights, NHL week 16
-Athletic trainers back on Worcester schools’ budget agenda
-Doherty, Burncoat, South battle for top spot in Inter High hoops
>CARS: Ford and Kia among over 500,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Mudslides and floods swamp L.A. as much-needed rains fall on fire zones
-Holocaust survivors gather for likely the final time at 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation
-Tragic: 95-year-old woman who survived Nazis, Chernobyl and COVID dies crossing street
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver dies in crash at I-495 rest area in Haverhill
-Teachers union reportedly makes new push to legalize strikes (:29)
>COLLEGES: Clark to partner with African Community Education
-Worcester State launches upgraded virtual campus tour
-UMass Medical School appoints Harvard director to help integrate A.I. into science research
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 spectacular ancient Roman landmarks to visit in Italy
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-LPL Financial Research: Is the bond market worried about inflation?
-New Chinese A.I. company sends American investors into panic (1:37)
>HOMES: Worcester County home listings asked for less money in December
>HEALTH: New tool aids students with cerebral visual impairment (3:00)
-New study uncovers the biggest risk factor for colon cancer in under 35s — and it will shock you
>FOOD: Expect record-high egg prices for most of the year
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix show, "American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson" (2:27)
>MOVIES: Steven Spielberg says he fought to stop "E.T." sequel from being made
>CELEBRITY: Conan O'Brien to receive Mark Twain Prize for comedy
>HISTORY: Franklin Building, Franklin Square in Worcester, 1898
>ANIMALS: Stray puppy rescued from abandoned building (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: California man proposes to girlfriend after finding engagement ring in Eaton Fire rubble
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., yet another gender reveal stunt devolves into horror and confusion: "Oh, s--t! Oh, no!"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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