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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:24). High of 18 today in Worcester
+1:00: Sterling hits snowfall jackpot (:30)
-Coffee, adrenaline and snow: Take a break with Worcester’s winter storm crews
-D.P.W. working to clear more than 18 inches of snow in Worcester
-Clear roads in Worcester (:26)
-Here's how a school calls a snow day in Massachusetts (3:31)
-Snowstorm causes schools to close. See where classes are canceled
>PATRIOTS GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL
-Patriots beat Broncos in snowy AFC title game, 10-7, advance to Super Bowl for first time since 2019
-Mike Vrabel outcoached Sean Payton in Patriots’ win
-How snow changed everything about field goal block that doomed Broncos
-Drake Maye reflects on AFC Championship win (:26)
-Patriots Carlton Davis III has a message for Pats fans (:13)
-Patriots stayed Denver an extra night due to weather, Vrabel gives players Super Bowl bus threat
-Patriots, Seahawks set to meet in Super Bowl rematch
-Seahawks favored over Patriots
-Cardi B reacts to Pats win over Broncos (:44). Article
-Drake Maye, wife Ann Michael embrace after win
-JetBlue expands flights for Patriots Super Bowl travel
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+1:00: TV food personality Alton Brown is set to return to Worcester in April
+1:00: "Flame-broiled riffs": Treaty Oak Revival set for DCU Center
+1:00: A week after intentional crash into headquarters, Shrewsbury police recovering
+1:00: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Study in frustration: Trial parking ban gets F from Roosevelt School parents
-Auburn boy writes, illustrates children’s book
-Phantom Gourmet ranks Worcester restaurant among Great 8 Steakhouses (5:41)
-UMass Medical School rural health scholars lead culinary workshops at local senior center
-Lakeside demolition clears way for new affordable homes
-New test looks for cancer causing chemicals in firefighter gear (2:24)
-Habitat in a jug: Worcester plant initiative to host 'Winter Sow' workshop
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Brio 33 steps into the void left by Tavolino closing
-ICYMI: Worcester is among top 30 most livable metro areas in U.S. for 2026
-Worcester is cutting down thousands of trees outside the city. Here's why
-WPI-led study finds A.I. can predict and help contain disease outbreaks in confined spaces
-Worcester pharmacy to pay $750,000 over false Medicare billing claims
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Trash pickup delayed a day; non-emergency municipal buildings closed
-Snow emergency through 10 a.m. Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-12-year-old cellist from Holden competes as semifinalist in national competition
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury mother to run Boston Marathon to support local program
-Innovative Shrewsbury High School course teaches students how to referee
-Auburn High senior turns passion for helping into lifesaving work (2:22)
-Man arrested after Leominster CVS shoplifting investigation leads officers to Motel 6
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: A millennia-long fascination with armor
-Music Worcester's "The Complete Bach" continues with Emmanuel Music performing Bach: Solo Cantatas
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents February 1st concert
>OPINION: Karin Jeffers: Behavioral health care a must, not a luxury
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:36:24)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:57): The dismissal of Worcester's director of veterans services
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:54): Joe Robinson departure, development accountability and city infrastructure issues
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman whose heritage included being a proud part the Laurel-Clayton community
>SPORTS: Will the Celtics go all-in if Tatum returns? (2:06)
-Railers beat Norfolk, 3-2
>CARS: Toyota recalls 162,000 trucks over faulty screens
>NATIONAL: 95% of faculty think A.I. making students overly reliant on technology: survey
-Inside cruel plan to fool young Latin American women into making killer drones in Russia
-Tragic: Australian boy dies after shark attack
>NEW ENGLAND: Plane with 8 on board crashes at Bangor airport after taking off in storm
-2 Bryant students among 3 dead in Rhode Island crash
-Woman dies, husband hurt after plow truck crash in parking lot (1:29)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Professor Harry Steward remembered as mentor, colleague, and cartographer
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Here’s what airlines owe you amid winter storm Fern
-Flying United? Economy passengers must preorder hot meals starting March 1st
>BUSINESS: Healey examining business fees, ban on medical debt in credit reports
-Why you might get a "peanut butter"-style pay raise in 2026
>HOMES: Mortgage rates fall below 6% for first time since 2023
>HEALTH: Dementia risk rises 45% if "peak activity" happens after this time of day
-About 85% of people with this "silent killer" are undiagnosed
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Star Search" reboot on Netflix (1:17)
>MOVIES: Trailer for "The Strangers - Chapter 3" (2:03)
>CELEBRITY: Ed Harris reacts to wife Amy Madigan’s Oscar nomination for "Weapons"
-Natasha Lyonne reveals she relapsed after nearly 10 years of sobriety
>ANIMALS: Reminding owners to allow quick breaks for pets during storm (1:58)
>HISTORY: Holograms bring famous Miracle on Ice game to life in Lake Placid
>GOOD NEWS: Grief-stricken widow was living at husband's grave, until help arrived (2:42)
-Meanwhile, in Medway, person in inflatable giraffe costume clears snow (:22)
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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