Highlights in The 016 Tuesday, February 1st

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  In The News

  -Latest forecast: Clear and cold, high of 32 today in Worcester

  +6:00: 1 killed, 2 injured in crash on Route 9 in Leicester

  +6:00: $178 million overhaul planned for Worcester's Curtis Apartments

  +6:00: Real Estate roundup for Worcester

  +6:00: Radio Worcester (19:21): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks storm cleanup, COVID, Midtown Mall and downtown housing

  +6:00: See Worcester Black History Month events, initiatives

  +6:00: Clark professor wins best symphonic recording award

  +6:00: Brady's retirement: What happens to the $15 million bonus?

  +6:00: Rumors of upcoming Brady appearance at Gillette Stadium are untrue

  +6:00: Pets up for adoption in the Worcester area

  +6:00: 11 must-see movies being released in February

  +Noon: Canal District restaurant sold, will relaunch in April

  +Noon: Insomnia Cookies 12 packs are buy one, get one free

  +Noon: See the February menus for local specialty doughnut shops

  +Noon: Tom Brady makes it official: He's retiring

  +Noon: Patriots thank Brady: "It was quite the ride" (:47)

  +Noon: Brady's snub of Patriots draws strong Twitter reaction

  -Judge punishes city of Worcester for acting in bad faith in lawsuit

  -Nearly 400 vehicles towed in Worcester during Saturday's nor'easter

  -Saturday's nor'easter a challenge for shelters, homeless population

  -WRA, unit owners exploring options for Denholm building

  -Worcester office building sells to church for $1.7 million

  -5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 1st

  -Phantom Gourmet visits Shrewsbury restaurant (4:24)

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday

  -Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (49:49): St George Spirits

  -Rosalie Tirella: Canal District broken promises

  -Could Worcester's voting rights be expanded?

  -WCCA-TV's "Mayor's Forum" (27:55): Kate McEvoy and Kim Salmon, Worcester's Tercentennial Celebration

  -Mike Benedetti: City Council Preview for February 1st

  -City Council candidate confirms interest in LeBoeuf's Worcester House seat

  -Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester in February

  -Tribute to a Worcester woman "who touched more lives then her family may ever know" 

  -ICYMI: Move to Water Street for Worcester bar with troubled past is delayed

  -Worcester’s time is arriving, Boston business newspaper proclaims

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury receives inventory of 141 historic properties

  -Shrewsbury selectmen take next step with South St. senior housing project

  -Driver suffers minor injury in early Monday crash in Holden

  -Auburn Police Chief Andrew J. Sluckis retires after 33 years in law enforcement

  -Sutton seeks to narrow $1 million gap in preliminary schools budget

  -Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in vacant Boylston home

  -Don Landgren: Move over Asian longhorned beetle, meet the spotted lanternfly!

  -"Grafton Unites" seeks candidates against masks, CRT, and sex ed

  -Sports: Bravehearts Summer Camps back for 2022

  -Jack Ricketts named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week

  -How Worcester's Makai Ashton-Langford has rediscovered his swagger at Boston College

  -Local guys love playing for Worcester Academy basketball

  -Tom Brady insists he hasn’t made retirement decision yet

  -Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 16

  -Celtics beat Heat, 122-92

  -Cars: NEW: Great Savings All Month Long at Bertera Nissan! (6:05)

  -Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston

  -National: The New York Times buys popular word game Wordle

  -More than 120 U.S. federal prisons on lockdown after 2 Texas inmates killed during gang altercation

  -Tragic: 7-year-old killed by father's bulldozer in Michigan 

  -New England: DA investigating death of Boston police officer outside Canton home

  -Poll shows Maura Healey with big lead in Democratic primary race for governor 

  -Business: After hiatus, Rapscallion to reopen in February at Sturbridge homestead

  -Radio Worcester (7:12): Alex Guardiola of the Worcester Chamber talks vaccine passports & gas stations

  -Health: Alcohol consumption can directly cause cancer, study says 

  -TV/Streaming: Here are 5 golden moments from NBC's Betty White special 

  -Movies: "Hocus Pocus 2" wraps filming; set for Halloween release 

  -Celebrity: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting a baby 

  -Food: Dunkin’ giving away free coffee on Wednesdays in February 

  -History: Woodland Park in Worcester 

  -Homes: 2 Worcester homes new to the market

  -Animals: Kitten saved from car gives hope to guy who needs it most (3:06) 

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Father donates late son's wheelchair to veteran in need 

  -Meanwhile, in Siberia, they ran a marathon with a temperature of minus 63.4 degrees

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +6:00: Experts confident "virus is here to stay," but what does that mean?

  +6:00: This at-home antigen test is only $9 and ships ASAP

  -Moderna announces full U.S. approval for its vaccine

  -Radio Worcester (6:24): The state of COVID-19 as we end January 2022 with Dr. Michael Hirsh

  -Grafton schools will distribute at-home tests in February

  -ICYMI: How long should I wait to get my booster after catching COVID?

  -Mass. officials report more than 12,000 new cases, 83 additional deaths over 3-day period

  -Mass. officials urge colleges to roll back COVID precautions to "near normal" levels

  -Worcester Public Schools keep COVID fan restriction in place for sporting events until February 19th

  -FDA says to stop using these at-home tests after concerns of false negative, positive results

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