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In The News
-Latest weather: Storm will turn into a monster, some predicting up to 28" for Worcester
+5:30: "Stay home": Worcester city workers prepare for nor'easter (2:34)
+5:30: Parking ban begins at midnight in Worcester
+5:30: Worcester Vice Squad arrests 2, find crack and ammo
+5:30: How a Worcester actor became Meryl Streep in "Don't look up"
+5:30: Frustration, anxiety voiced by Worcester parents over school bus delays and no-shows
+5:30: See inside a "rustic" brand new $1 million mansion in Worcester
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making pre-storm plans
+Noon: Snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapses
+Noon: WCCA-TV's "Mayor's Forum" (28:22): School Committee members Jermoh Kamara and Sue Mailman
+Noon: Ray Mariano: Worcester rat problem. How to fix it? Bait and trap
+Noon: Holden police arrest Worcester man for using wrong plates on unregistered car
+Noon: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Mary
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Gloria J. Goguen
+Noon: Use your library card to stream music with Freegal (3:24)
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand
-Here's a home preparedness checklist for the storm
-Worcester emergency contact list
-Everything you should do ahead of Saturday's historic nor'easter
-Worcester's Mayor Joe Petty to announce run for state Senate: Report
-Empty parcels in Main South to become storefronts
-4 arrested, fentanyl seized by Worcester Neighborhood Response Team
-Man indicted for accessory in 2018 murder of Brandon Chicklis
-Defendant appeals ruling on DNA that allegedly ties him to killing of Princeton jogger
-WPI president named first woman to lead NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - January 28th
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-NEW Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (49:49): St George Spirits
-Worcester seeking residents to help distribute $146 million of pandemic aid
-Greendale a Worcester neighborhood with a bright future
-The Kids Are Alright: Making music when you're under 21 in Worcester
-Stephen Murray offers a first look at "Nellie: The Musical" at Calliope
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — QSL cards
-Tribute to a man who kept and maintained his garden into his 98th year
-ICYMI: Worcester eatery expanding to Newton
-Channel 7 helps Worcester woman who was waiting months for her new garage door to be installed
-ACT NOW: Fly From Worcester To Ft. Lauderdale For $65 on JetBlue
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Investigation underway into cause of house fire in Westborough
-Millbury throws a party for Pauline O'Laughlin, 101
-To protect and serve and go social: How Sutton Police use Facebook
-Princeton ice skating rink steady on second try
-Sports: Holy Cross announces schedule updates because of storm
-Patriots celebrate 22nd anniversary of hiring Bill Belichick
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Revolution, Arsenal reportedly agreed to terms for a Matt Turner summer transfer
-Cars: This is the best month to buy at car at Bertera Nissan (5:21)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: Man who spent 20 years in prison released after twin confesses
-1st Black woman justice on high court "long overdue," president says
-New England: Mass. top judge says courts will cooperate with missing girl investigation
-Truck gets stuck in N.H. lake after falling through ice
-Business: Madison Properties receives $57 million for residential development near Polar Park
-Summit Agency launches residential community for young adults with autism
-Homes: 5 new Worcester houses for sale
-Movies: Movies hitting the big screen in February
-Celebrity: Why artists like Dylan and Springsteen have sold their music catalogs
-Food: McDonald's will offer 4 fan-favorite menu hacks
-Bud Light’s first-ever zero-carb beer hits shelves next week
-Health: Increased daily exercise for 10 minutes could prevent more than 100,000 deaths a year
-History: Elm Street looking toward Main Street in 1902
-Animals: Baby chipmunk burrows into giant 115-pound dog's fur (4:03)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stranger picks up dinner bill for three moms with more than 20 kids
-Meanwhile, in Maine, pair arrested after trying to bail someone out with fake money
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: How many times can I reuse my N95 mask?
-Latest numbers for every city, town in Worcester County
-Mass. on "back side" of latest surge, Gov. Baker says
-Public health officials to council: underlying social issues, variants make COVID a moving target
-Free vaccations/boosters today in Downtown Worcester (Noon-3) and Worcester Senior Center (Noon-8). This week's testing schedule, vax/booster schedule
-UMass Memorial now providing monoclonal treatments
-ICYMI: Testing site at Sullivan Middle School in Worcester is keeping students, staff in class
-Mass. officials report more than 8,000 new cases, 84 additional deaths with 9 percent positivity rate
-Why did everyone in my household get COVID except me?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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