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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 47 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester barber John Rickheit remembered as "best of the best"
+6:00: Clark students end strike, vow to continue unionization efforts
+6:00: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
+6:00: Watching Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins will cost Xfinity customers more (2:10). Article
+Noon: Honey Dew Donuts location in Worcester closes for good
+Noon: New Public: The 016 — Blurring boundaries between local news and social media
+Noon: Road to becoming a Celtics dancer is "rigorous but rewarding"
-D.O.J. may end federal police oversight
-The story behind a 100-year-old local potato chip company, Tri-Sum (4:00)
-Worcester D.P.W. to hold job fair for 90 open positions
-Rwandan genocide survivor to speak at Anna Maria on Monday
-Worcester to hold meetings on F.E.M.A. flood map updates
-Area woman with 13 warrants from 3 different counties has been arrested
-After M.C.A.S., how will Shrewsbury determine who can graduate?
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:48): Strike at Clark and other top stories
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:10): Where’s the outrage? Worcester stepped over for state crime lab
>FAITH: Encountering the homeless, building relationships
>DINING OUT: History is on the grill at Kosta's Cafe in Spencer
-ICYMI: Suspect offers cops $10,000 bribe during drug bust in Worcester, police say
-Protesters gather outside Tesla charging stations at Auburn Mall
-At Smith’s Country Cheese in Winchendon, find a family’s dedication to dairy farming
-Radio Worcester (16:05): Worcester’s new weekly farmers market — Fresh food, local goods & live music
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Senior Center events
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Recreation Egg Hunt April 5th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fiber coming to West Boylston within the year
-For Clinton teens, "going to the dogs" a good thing
-Leominster man tells officers “I’m a taxpayer” during domestic dispute
-Millbury Select Board chooses M.B.T.A. Communities-compliant zoning
-Princeton caucus nominates for town election
-Lancaster to go through budget details April 1st
-Sterling ready to put questions before voters
-Wachusett Area Chamber Salute Breakfast is April 3rd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: EcoTarium kicks off 200th anniversary symposium series
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester City Council ready to do nothing on police reform
-David Rushford: Tone down vitriol at Worcester City Council
-Kamala C. Kiem: Clark University is pro-student, not anti-union
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 50 (28:16): Elizabeth Cruz, L.A.B.O. and E.L.L.A.
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:13:44)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who spent her career as a maternity nurse at St. V's
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Trail Blazers, 129-116
-Bruins lose to Kings, 7-2
-Railers beat Trois-Rivieres, 5-4
>NATIONAL: Stricter identity verification for Social Security raises access concerns
-I.R.S. stimulus checks 2025: See if you qualify for $1,400 check
-Tragic: Mother who allegedly slit son's throat on Disneyland vacation charged with murder
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 teenagers killed during fight near mall (:30)
-Students at Mass. high school to stage walkout in protest of staffing cuts (:28). Article
>COLLEGES: Working at Holy Cross (2:50)
Clark police dog has become a comforting presence on campus
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 cities with massive underground complexes
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Psychiatrist: How parents support adult children on job hunt (3:17)
>HOMES: Amazon spring deals — 10 linen closet organizers for tidier storage
>HEALTH: Flu cases in Massachusetts begin to decline (1:35)
-H.P.V. vaccine has dramatically reduced risk of cervical cancer (:49)
>FOOD: F.D.A. alerts Target customers of massive recall of canned vegetables
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 4 of "Hacks" on Max (1:40)
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Brad Pitt Formula 1 movie, "F1" (2:28)
>CELEBRITY: Conan O'Brien accepts Mark Twain Prize for humor
>ANIMALS: Kitten is emotional support animal to 120-pound mastiff (1:45)
>HISTORY: When ice was king in Boston
>GOOD NEWS: Second-grader uses Heimlich maneuver to save choking classmate: video
-Meanwhile, woman baffled after discovering she’s the spitting image of a 1909 painting
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>HELP WANTED
+Hostess and bus person, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Communications dispatchers, town of Auburn
-Full-time police officer, town of Paxton
-Servers and hosts, Chandler Street restaurant
-Substation/utility foreman, Holden Municipal Light Department
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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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