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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:03). High of 27 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old girl
-Q&A: What happened to Redemption Rock?
-Is recess time equal across Worcester elementary schools?
-Where are the cheapest eggs in Worcester?
-Photos: 5 years later, a look back at COVID in Central Mass.
-Worcester grant funds medically tailored groceries for residents
-Amie Shei is Massachusetts' Woman of the Year
-Share a cat picture in march to support Worcester Public Library
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (25:53): Should City Councilor Thu Nguyen resign?
>FAITH: Worcester Diocese marks 75 years with special mass
-Retired but still serving — Father Ryan says
he became a priest to serve God and country
-DINING OUT: Rustle up an appetite at Trail Dusters Tap & Table in Sturbridge
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old
-Update: Missing child found safe
-Woman charged with stabbing man in the neck at Worcester strip club
-City manager names Paul Saucier Worcester Police Chief
-Bagel Time opens new location on Pleasant Street
-Local executive pastry chef set for Food Network baking competition
-Man gets 2 years in prison for embezzling over $350,000 from area nonprofit
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): New fields to be named for war hero
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo — Auto shop down? What’s next?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Traffic advisory in Boylston for Stu's Road Race
-Shrewsbury eyes $186.64 million budget, a reduction from last fiscal year
-Sutton preliminary budget projects 1.47 percent tax increase
-Westborough site of Mexican and Indian restaurants sold for $4 million
-Blackstone Heritage Corridor's Trail Ambassadors to guide spring hiking series
-David Marzo announces Boylston selectman run
-Sterling scholarship applications available
-Derby winners haul in winning catches
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: All Shall Perish, tenor Ian Bostridge and more ...
-100FM The Pike (20:16): Richard Kind on how people recognize him and how not to be a star
-Cleveland's Museum of Natural History both educational and fun
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin – Stop the Petty politics
-Manny Jae Media (46:14): Parlee Jones
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to 27-year-old from Worcester who succumbed to complications from diabetes
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Penguins, 3-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball beats Bucknell, 67-60
-Holy Cross men's basketball falls to Bucknell on Senior Day. Senior Day (:41)
-Railers beat Bloomington, 6-4
>CARS: Volkswagen recalls 60,000 electric cars in U.S.
>NATIONAL: A look at what happened in the U.S. government this week
-Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce
-Tragic: 18 dead, 23 injured after Thailand tour bus overturns
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 puppies found tethered to tree at Mass. school
-Plea deals in murder cases can leave Mass. families without answers (2:09). Article
>COLLEGES: Assumption hosts Ecumenical Worship Service
-Bishop Fenwick Society at Holy Cross hosts debates on heresy and presidential power
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Behind scenes at Logan Airport — Where is airplane food made? (10:10)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-This is why Gen Z aren't applying for jobs — and it will shock you
-How to boost your financial wellness in 2025 (1:45)
>HEALTH: Dementia risk could increase with low levels of essential vitamin
-Kate Hayes: How to help your kids develop a mindfulness practice
>FOOD: How to redeem McDonald's deal for $1 breakfast sandwich on Sunday
>TV/STREAMING: Oscars producers promise fresh energy, big stars and surprises at the show
>MOVIES: Oscars guide — Presenters, nominees, start time
-20 times the Oscars got it wrong
-Razzie Award winners: "Madame Web," "Megalopolis," "Joker 2," "Unfrosted"
>CELEBRITY: Oscars Flashback: What movie stars wanted to be when they grew up (2:29)
>ANIMALS: Gentle Great Dane fosters tiny kittens (1:38)
>HISTORY: Jack the Ripper's identity revealed after D.N.A. breakthrough: historian
>GOOD NEWS: Amazon driver helps save family from burning home
-Meanwhile, in Atlanta, viral airport brawl likened to "Braveheart"
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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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