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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:10). High of 49 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: New grocery store coming to Downtown Worcester
+6:00: Eclectic Shrewsbury Street esports bar quietly closes
+6:00: JetBlue's 3-day Spring Sale has rates as low as $49
+6:00: Former site of Ronnies Seafood and Ice Cream sold for $3 million; Auburn approves plans for car wash
+Noon: Site of proposed Worcester daycare sold to developer for $1.4 million
+Noon: Local musicians stage benefit for friend in need with The Give Back
+Noon: Listen Up: Tom Hurley flies solo in melancholy, energetic "101 Songs"
+Noon: Jazzed Up Trio at 961 at Union Station 6 to 9 on Wedesday
+Noon: Janice Harvey: At McGovern town hall event, sense of community stirs
-Feds cancel leases for 37% of Central Mass. commercial space used by federal agencies
-A roundabout could be coming to this Worcester intersection
-Police dog, prostitution sting policies change in Worcester after damning D.O.J. probe
-Police arrest man for theft from Worcester gun shop
-American Antiquarian Society receives "unprecedented gift" of more than 18,000 items
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week: Recognizing high achievers
-Why's it called that? Country Club Blvd. has plenty, except a country club
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (16:30): Bears wake up hungry! Here's what you should know
>FAITH: Catholic Diocese of Worcester celebrates 75th anniversary
-DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week continues this week
-ICYMI: Turtleboy blogger will try to have criminal charges dismissed at Wednesday hearing
-The Skull Society at WPI remains a well-guarded secret
-Lawyers, federal judge have "spirited discussion" on illegal Mass. State Police recordings
-McGovern decries cuts to S.N.A.P., other programs and looks for voters to put pressure on
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Federal job cuts hit Holdenite
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Connect wisely — cell phone pocket policy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): New town clerk appointed in Grafton
-Man arrested for violating restraining order by replying to text message from ex
-Clinton woman arrested after smashing neighbor’s and her own apartment windows
-Shrewsbury Cultural Council and Zoning Board of Appeals have openings
-Sutton Garden Club offers scholarship
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Exploring Independent Bookstores (1:09): Bedlam Books
-Barbra Streisand's duet album will include Ariana Grande, Paul McCartney
>OPINION: Viktoriya Skuz: 5 tips for a smooth daycare experience
-Worcester Public Schools (1:54): Freshmen workshop at Worcester Tech
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1371 (24:44): Katelyn O'Brien, Business Improvement District
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was born 4 days after Tornado of 1953
>SPORTS: NFL owners upset by Bill Belichick pursuing "Hard Knocks" opportunity
-Former Worcester Tech hoop star signs pro contract
-Holy Cross men's hockey enters national polls at No. 20
-Holy Cross men's basketball team opens Patriot League Tournament at Lafayette
-210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 21
>CARS: Maybach, Audi among nearly 300,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Tariffs against Canada and Mexico are now in effect
-U.S. hits "pause" on aid to Ukraine
-Tragic: Woman fatally mauled by neighbor's 2 dogs
>NEW ENGLAND: Tesla charging stations set on fire in Massachusetts (2:12). Article
-Logan passengers shocked after woman stung by scorpion at baggage claim (1:44). Article
>COLLEGES: The Scarlet: A look inside Clark University’s finances
-3 Assumption professors granted tenure in spring semester
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 underrated world capital cities to visit
>BUSINESS: How new 25% tariffs could impact Mass. (3:55). Article
-LPL Financial Research: Earnings season recap — Strong growth, big upside, now what?
-Proposed bill would tax mall owners with too many vacancies (:59)
>HOMES: How to treat bedbugs in your home and bedbug bites (1:20)
>SHOPPING: Discover Samsung Spring sale — Frame TVs, S25 Galaxy, Bespoke Jet vacuums
>HEALTH: "Patients are very sick": Flu cases peaking in Mass., rest of country
-1 in 4 Americans who monitor health share data with doctor (:58)
>FOOD: Listeria outbreak — Lyons ReadyCare, Sysco Imperial supplement shakes recalled
>TV/STREAMING: Here’s why your Netflix monthly cost just went up
>MOVIES: Oscars analysis — How "Anora" won, Demi Moore lost
>CELEBRITY: Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, dies at 82
>ANIMALS: After 2 months, stray cat finally found courage to come inside (1:44)
>HISTORY: What was the Golden Age of train travel like?
>GOOD NEWS: Community, basketball teams rally around girl with cancer
-Meanwhile, Temu's toy fail leaves dad speechless: "Not today, Satan"
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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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