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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 66 today in Worcester
+6:00: Will New England skies cooperate for lunar eclipse? (:31)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester firefighter helps deliver baby of colleague
+6:00: New farmer's market to open May to October in Worcester
+6:00: Amtrak’s Lakeshore Limited now selling tickets between Worcester and Boston
+Noon: Search for Best Date Night Restaurant in Central Mass. down to a pair
+Noon: "She was kind of a Rock Star Nun": 4th Wall to stage "Searching for Galileo's Daughter"
+Noon: Listen Up: Elijah Divine comes home to hip-hop with "AMBUSH"
-Officials still mum on "fatal officer-involved shooting" in Boylston
-Earlier: Boylston neighbors describe "unsettling" incident that ended in person’s death
-Worcester Fire Department updates status of derailed train (:46). Article
-Earlier: Train cars full of ethanol derail and crash into Worcester building (2:52). Article
-Off-duty Worcester police officer charged in fight at youth soccer game (2:19). Article
-5 years later: Worcester professor researches COVID’s mental toll
-Related: 5 years ago, Mass. declared a COVID State of Emergency. Timeline of major events
-Housing alliance: Fixing homelessness in Worcester not as simple as it may sound
-Man sentenced for fracturing baby's skull in Hardwick
-Bobcat attacks police officer in Southbridge (2:18). Article
-Body cams show dogs attack Webster police officers during raid (2:37)
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (21:06): Superintendent Monárrez on strategic plan & staff safety improvements
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-At winter's end: Most people give to charity at the holidays, but it's necessary all year
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant extends Restaurant Week until March 31st
-ICYMI: Documents detail health, safety violations during city official's time at Community Healthlink
-"The Parenting," filmed in Leominster, brings Hollywood to Central Mass. in Max debut
-Millbury's Destiny Fausta seeks to pave the way for Black women working in construction
-Worcester County Wonders: The tale of Bethsheba Spooner, the first woman executed in the U.S.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting Tuesday
-Sen. Durant, Rep. Ferguson to hold office hours on Tuesday
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbory Town Manager to hold Budget Roundtable Tuesday
-School budget cuts could eliminate 17 positions in Grafton
-Templeton town administrator resigns, citing legal costs and Select Board conflict
-West Boylston honors students of the month
-Nashoba names students to honor roll
-Mini golf returns to Clinton Library March 21st and 22nd
-Watershed group needs volunteers
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Ariana Falk to be Worcester Chamber Music Society's new exec director
-Grafton native designs costumes for the stage
>OPINION: Samara Ebinger: S.G.A.R. rodenticides place eagles, wildlife at risk
-Maggie Calvetti: Things I've accomplished this year — What really matters
-Manny Jae Media (1:55:40): Ella Poderosa Leadership Summit
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Saint Vincent Hospital for nearly 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots keep acing offseason with $282 million free agency blitz
-Celtics beat Jazz, 114-108
-How Bruins captain Brad Marchand said goodbye after trade (1:49)
-Former M.V.P. Mo Vaughn admits to taking human growth hormone
-Holy Cross women's basketball beats Navy in Patriot League Tournament, 66-52
-210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 22
>CARS: Lincoln, Ford among nearly 260,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Trade war widens as tariffs from, against U.S. begin this week
-Gambling addiction "soaring since legalization of sports betting in most U.S. states"
-Tragic: Boy, 10, crushed to death when 340-pound foster mom sits on him because he was "acting up"
>NEW ENGLAND: Body found off Mass. coast likely burial at sea, investigators say
-D.I.S.A. data breach impacts hundreds of thousands in Mass. (2:12)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State relaunches its Pre-K-12 Center
-Radio Worcester (8:21): Q.C.C. President Pedraja on enrollment surge & the future of MassReconnect
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places in U.S. cities that feel like small towns
>BUSINESS: Worcester’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is attracting more investors
-LPL Financial Research: Navigating strategic and tactical investment horizons: The differences
-Bob Paulhus closing out career at Clinton Savings Bank
>SHOPPING: Shop 24 Amazon Sleep Week deals with thousands of 5-star reviews
>HOMES: $50 discount on Mass. electric bills in April
>HEALTH: New kidney cancer vaccine puts 9 patients into remission
-Dr. Colleen Harrington on S.C.A.D. and danger to women's heart (3:35)
>FOOD: "Daughter & Pop" bakery in Charlton now 25 years strong (1:05)
>TV/STREAMING: What's new in March on Max (1:11)
>MOVIES: "Sound of Music" turns 60 — Christopher Plummer hated it, film saved Fox
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin reveals one of "most regrettable things" about Kim Basinger divorce
>ANIMALS: Stray cat kept bringing woman flowers until she let her inside (2:14)
>HISTORY: WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 118 (28:41): Tiny Guns and Nick Zwirblia
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old invites special needs rec center where he volunteers to birthday party (2:39)
-Meanwhile, man busted smuggling cocaine under toupee in airport
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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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