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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 72 today in Worcester
-2025 hurricane names include Andrea, Barry and Chantal. See the full list
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: UMass Memorial, 1,000 workers have a week to avoid strike
+5:00: "Disruptive and intimidating": Activist David Webb under no trespass order from City Hall
+5:00: Worcesteria: Wurlitzer in spotlight at Hanover "Safety Last" showing
+5:00: Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2025 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
+Noon: Grand jury hearing evidence in death of Worcester state police trainee
+Noon: Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after I.C.E. "violated his rights," attorney says
+Noon: Greater Worcester Opera's "Love Italian Style" something to sing about
+Noon: Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
-The last 24-hour diner: A Worcester staple stands alone (pictured)
-Worcester woman arrested for shoplifting over $700 in goods from Leicester Walmart
-By raising dogs, Northborough couple helps those in need
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Exploring identity through Worcester’s gaming culture
-Courthouse Lofts secures funding to boost digital access
-Worcester expands youth jobs, workforce programs
-Green Public Service Awards recognizes 5 outstanding public employees
-WCCA-TV (59:37): State of the City address
-Woo! Science: Why cicadas will not go quietly
-Worcester County Wonders: Tackling racism on 2 wheels, the tale of Marshall "Major" Taylor
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Banned from City Hall — The boundaries of protest
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Radio Worcester (24:00): El Sombrero Taqueria and Dashboard Diner
-ICYMI: Worcester teen who died eating spicy chip to be honored with street
-Worcester's American Vinegar Works has grown loyal fanbase for its locally made product
-Trial delayed for man accused of throwing 7-year-old off I-290 bridge into lake
-A federal judge with Worcester roots has become a focus of president's anger. Here's why
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden Woman's Club Person of the Year
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Item photos/video: Tahanto Regional graduates Class of 2025
-Mother and son arrested in drug raid in Leominster; AR-15, handguns and cocaine seized
-Rochdale man arrested in Leicester traffic stop after giving false name
-Grafton Job Corps students, staff decry federal "pause" on operations
-Town manager James Smith retires from Sutton
-In It To End It walk raises $12,000 in Goodwill's honor
-Bolton board plans to make 2-member board work
-Successful project with Grafton Garden Club grant
-Sterling Library of Things adds to collection
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: For Luanne Crosby, music is the key to happiness, togetherness
-Unfiltered Femininity exhibition curated by alumna opens at Worcester State gallery
>OPINION: Safe Exit Initiative: Not for sale — Ending exploitation
-Patricia Baker and Vicky Negus: Budget cuts pose threat to S.N.A.P. families, businesses in Mass.
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 474, Part 2 (27:39): Dr. Satya Mitra, candidate for Worcester City Councillor At-Large
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:41:44)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Doug Hannam, longtime Little League coach and official
>SPORTS: How Patriots could make NFL playoffs after last-place finish
-It just got $9 million cheaper for Bill Belichick to blow off U.N.C. football
-How Payton Pritchard’s role for Celtics could change next season
-Red Sox beat Braves, 3-1
-Bravehearts split doubleheader with Burlington. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross men’s rowing places 20th at I.R.A. National Championship
-Holy Cross Coaches Roadshow (:40)
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 7-4
>CARS: Over 200,000 Ram vans recalled for camera issue
>NATIONAL: 6 people hurt in Colorado attack; suspect taken into custody (2:21)
-1 dead, 11 others injured in North Carolina shooting
>TRAGIC: Baby found in home with rotting goat carcass, dozens of animals; couple jailed
>NEW ENGLAND: Hundreds attend rally for Milford high honor student detained by I.C.E. (2:15)
-Plane crashes near Connecticut airport, 2 people rescued
>COLLEGES: WPI Alumni Stories, Episode 7 (34:27): Marc Printz
-Assumption honors exceptional leadership with Emmanuel D’Alzon Crown and Shield Awards
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 tips for blending in with the locals in a new country
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Radio Worcester (22:54): MassHire’s Bruce Mendelsohn on A.I. talent gaps, tariff impacts and shifting job market
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading: Booklovers' Gourmet
>HEALTH: Avoid these foods to reduce sodium intake, says study (1:16)
-Potentially deadly bacteria found in invasive tick for first time in U.S.
-Mass. psychiatrist on balancing the needs of young children and aging parents (2:52). Article
>FOOD: Haribo issues recall over cola gummies are tainted with cannabis
>TV/STREAMING: Taylor Sheridan’s TV show lineup: "Landman" Season 2, "1944", "Yellowstone" spinoffs and more
>MOVIES: "Lilo & Stitch" dominates box office to become second-highest grossing film of 2025
>CELEBRITY: Jason Sudeikis breaks silence on uncle George Wendt's death
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever and kitten rival for dad's affection (2:22)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Roadside marker in Ashby honors John Fitch, familiar to Fitchburg
>GOOD NEWS: Cops save infant's life after she stopped breathing: shocking video
-Meanwhile, watch a humanoid robot attack workers on factory floor (:48)
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+Multiple positions, Nancy Chang Restaurant
+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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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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