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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). High of 21 today in Worcester
-Parents concerned after school buses get stuck on snow-covered Worcester streets (2:26). Article
-Plow driver rescues Auburn man stuck in snowbank during height of winter storm
-Where does this week's storm stand in the history of Worcester storms?
-Worcester winter parking ban remains as snow cleanup continues
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Meet the Women to Watch, eager to make 2026 a year of impact
+Noon: Worcester commission recommends police oversight board
+Noon: Fire breaks out at Gardner day care
+Noon: Things to Do: Chamber Music Society, One Dime Band, Almost Queen ...
+Noon: First Person: Calories and conversation on order at Carl's Diner
-Massport seeks to double Worcester airport passenger use by 2035, grow cargo operations
-Carabba returned to Worcester, charged in '09 disappearance of Patricia Santos
-Lancaster woman charged with keeping house of prostitution at local spa, police say
-Lunenburg school resource officer helps recover more than $100,000 in crypto scam
-Grand reopening Friday as Park Ave. Price Chopper becomes Market 32
-DEADLINE TOMORROW! Lottery open for 22 affordable condos on Elm St. in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for January
-Mini-grants applications for Worcester teachers now open
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant celebrating 23rd anniversary
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial sees spike in shoveling heart attacks after storm (1:53). Article
-720 tickets, 400 tows in Worcester during storm
-Kraft honors fallen officer’s family with Super Bowl tickets
-As "Laverne & Shirley" turns 50, remembering Worcester's own Big Ragoo
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Free Narcan training February 10th at Holden Safety Complex
-NEW! Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury police Ice Fishing Derby Saturday
-Why Shrewsbury’s Will Tonelli wouldn’t trade his busy life for anything
-Nomination papers available for annual Shrewsbury election
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "I Declare" eyes Black perspectives in face of historic anniversary
-Last Call: Dee O'Connor, book collaborator
>OPINION: Keith Linhares: Lawsuit warning shot for Worcester's free press
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Riding out snowstorm with a toddler can strengthen your creativity
-Radio Worcester (19:30): Mayor Joe Petty on killing of Alex Pretti, community safety, police oversight
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:48): Etel Haxhiaj case, Mayor Petty criticism and police accountability in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:35): How are the roads?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career teacher and lifelong Worcester resident
>SPORTS: Patriots to host Super Bowl send-off rally in Foxborough (2:18). Article
-Patriots list quarterback Drake Maye as "limited" on projected practice report
-Vrabel emphasizes rest, recovery as Patriots prep for Super Bowl
-Robert Kraft says Bill Belichick unequivocally deserves to be first-ballot Hall of Famer
-Jimmy Johnson to skip Hall of Fame ceremony over Belichick snub
-NFL world wants anti-Belichick Hall of Fame voters "exposed"
-Celtics lose to Hawks, 117-106 (2:02). Article
-No. 13 Holy Cross women's hockey team set to take on No. 6 Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball outlasts Colgate in overtime victory, 60-50
-Tyler Boston drops 20 in Holy Cross men’s basketball defeat at Colgate
-Worcester State men's hockey starts 11 Fund to honor Armit's legacy
>CARS: Shake in your steering wheel? Check for snow in your tires (:50)
>NATIONAL: Partial government shutdown days away; where negotiations stand
-Population growth slows dramatically amid immigration crackdown
-Tragic: Mom accused of killing 3-year-old in "exorcism" horror offers twisted defense
>NEW ENGLAND: Man in his late 60s dies in Mass. house fire (:59)
-Nurse rescued after car slides off icy Mass. bridge into river (2:05). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI researchers uses A.I. to make greener chemicals
-Worcester State Physics Professor Maxim Olegovich Lavrentovich receives Reviewer Excellence Award
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): New survey reveals what Europeans think of American tourists
-10 surprising etiquette faux pas in other countries
>BUSINESS: Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged
-LPL Financial Research: The productivity advantage: Powering economic growth in 2026
-Radio Worcester (7:42): B.B.B. of Central New England launches trades scholarship
>HOMES: How to prevent your home's pipes from freezing
>FOOD: McDonalds revives fan-favorite 1980s Happy Meal toy
>HEALTH: Nearly half of American adults will be obese by 2035: forecast
-What is H.R.V.? What the biometric can reveal about your health
>TV/STREAMING: Billy Bob Thornton addresses rumors he’s exiting "Landman" after Season 2
>MOVIES: Sydney Sweeney to star in Edith Wharton movie "Custom of the Country"
>CELEBRITY: "My 600-lb Life" star Charity Pierce dies at age 50
-Lindsey Vonn flaunts bikini bod ahead of Winter Olympics
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues dog living on a mattress in the woods (2:54)
>HISTORY: 40 years after Challenger, McAuliffe’s legacy honored (1:42). Article
>GOOD NEWS: Heroic cop races to save choking baby in dramatic body cam video
-Meanwhile, cowboy gallops through Target on horseback leaving staff to clean up mess
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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