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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: 100 FM The Pike (9:15): The Breakdown Lane
+5:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: New Patriots, playoff game 7s, baseball’s good and bad, and double 1
+5:00: John Keough: Distractions, distractions, playgrounds and the budget looms
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Grill & Green Kitchen "a little of Paris in Worcester"
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: Toni Ballard returns to sing locally for first time since 2019
+Noon: Beyond Beer: Region’s bartenders to jar over pickle gin trophy
-State Police begin revamp of academy program after death of recruit from Worcester (2:51). Article
-Earlier: Attorney General asks for patience as probe into Worcester trooper recruit's death begins (1:57)
-The Worcester School Committee names a new superintendent
-State gives Worcester OK for feasibility study on replacing Burncoat High
-New rooftop solar panels installed atop Doherty High
-508 CHEER gives kids in Worcester a second chance to find their voice
-Chief Saucier, City Manager Batista: Parts of D.O.J. report on Worcester Police Department are true
-Related: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:18): D.O.J. report, police reform & city response
-2 injured in stabbing at Auburn Comfort Inn; woman arrested after chase
-Reward offered for missing childhood blanket, stolen in Worcester
-Lincoln Street traffic advisory for wake and funeral of Molly McGovern
-Earlier: Funeral services scheduled for Rep. McGovern’s daughter, remembered for "pure joy"
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): O'Connor's Restaurant resumes regular hours
-ICYMI: 70-year-old Rutland woman released from federal detainment (1:47). Article
-Prosecutors seek to revoke Aidan Kearney’s bail (2:26). Article
-Ground Round holds Grand Opening (1:49). Article
-Central Mass. health alliance to disband after 15 years
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town meeting, election information
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-New food recovery program sprouts up in Wachusett cafeteria
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fried chicken restaurant is coming to Shrewsbury. Neighbors aren’t happy
-Community turns out to protest motion calling some sexuality topics "controversial" at Wachusett
-Spencer Town Meeting OKs Prop 2½ override appropriations; voters to decide at ballot box
-Sterling & Maple bringing style to region
-Savvy shoppers at Rutland Townwide Yard Sale undeterred by weather
-Lancaster hopes to hire administrator in May
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Ritual goth party, ArtsWorcester Biennial and more ...
-In 1965, the Rolling Stones played the Worcester Memorial Auditorium
-Student art exhibitions now on view at Worcester State’s Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery
-Radio Worcester (9:04): Baseball Poetry Festival at Polar Park
>OPINION: Jeff Raymond: Lesson in depression
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 98 (29:46): Worcester State student activist on Israel
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:52): Michael Shelby, founder, Technology Addiction Center
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester's "Aunt Pat"
>SPORTS: Drake Maye on Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels and Will Campbell (1:31)
-Bill Belichick is a "punch line" around NFL amid Jordon Hudson interview saga
-Jordon "demanded" exec producer role on Belichick show
-Red Sox lose to Blue Jays, 4-2
-Bravehearts sell out first 2 Baseball in Education games
-Holy Cross Athletics (3:10): Men's soccer alumni highlights
-WooSox beat Toledo, 7-4
>NATIONAL: Measles outbreak continues to spread from U.S. to Canada
-I.R.S. predicts D.O.G.E. lost half a trillion dollars for the U.S.
-U.S. and Ukraine sign agreement for decade-long military aid
>TRAGIC: Mass. veteran dies saving son, niece from rip current while on vacation in Florida
>NEW ENGLAND: Crumbling foundations in Mass. fuel continuing appeals for aid
-Karen Read trial catchup: What's new, retrial surprises, your questions answered (21:02)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria First-Year Focus: A wrap-up with Luke Joseph, class of ’28
-Trailblazing women leaders from Ireland honored at Worcester State
-Holy Cross’s Latin American Student Organization hosts 25th annual Noche Latina
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The world's most architecturally stunning office buildings
>BUSINESS: Business leaders highlight potential financial and workplace culture benefits of employee ownership
-LPL Financial Research: Softer tone on China is encouraging, but some caution still advised
-Saying "please" and "thank you" to ChatGPT costs tens of millions of dollars: OpenAI
>HOMES: Mortgage demand drops as would-be homebuyers wary of U.S. economy
>SHOPPING: Here are some easy ways to find coupons while shopping online (1:47)
>HEALTH: Every bite of ultraprocessed food will increase your chance of an early death, major new study says
-Related: The reason processed meats may harm your heart, according to a cardiologist
>FOOD: Fast food companies lean into chicken offerings as popularity skyrockets
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc of Air Force's Thunderbirds (2:48)
>MOVIES: Steven Spielberg says "Godfather" is greatest American film ever made
>CELEBRITY: Demi Moore is "100 percent" ready to be a silver fox with gray hair
>ANIMALS: Kitten rescued just in time from water drum (1:57)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 41 Elm St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. State Police troopers save woman choking on food in car
-Meanwhile, weirdest finds inside unclaimed luggage include "Goonies" script, glass eye
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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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