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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 40 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Worcester bar, shut down over lack of sprinklers, appeals for help (pictured)
+7:00: Worcester-based filmmaker takes on controversial media personality
+7:00: After COVID delay, trial underway for man charged in '13 slaying of nurse from Rutland
+7:00: Calliope Productions hosts fundraiser for student battling cancer
+7:00: Worcesteria: A quiet monument honors outspoken Worcester resident
+7:00: Casey Borgiel named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: School Committee Member Laura Clancey announces re-election bid
+Noon: WBJ names the 2023 Best of Business winners
+Noon: Free COVID vaccinations on Monday in Worcester: 9-4 at AIDS Project Worcester, 11-7 at Central Branch YMCA, and 11-4 in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester resident rescued by firefighters, hospitalized after house blaze (:17)
-2 popular Worcester businesses closing
-Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for January
-Minority-owned businesses on track with Union Station project
-WRTA updates snow routes for winter weather
-Vocero Hispano: 01-06-2023 al 01-12-2023
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Rally 4 Nally Polar Plunge (:57)
-Radio Worcester (24:05): 3rd annual Worcester Sports Management Summit February 10th
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Pulse Magazine's Cocktail Corner: Don Prange
>SHOWTIME: Meet Worcester's new Poet Laureate, Oliver de la Paz
-Soapbox No. 1295 (20:40): Canal District Wines
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 9 (28:52): The state of politics in Central Mass.
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to area woman who went cliff diving in her 80s
-ICYMI: Local business shrugs as Mass. minimum wage peaks at $15 under "grand bargain"
-Worcester esports facility aims to take collegiate games to big leagues
-5 cheapest places to get gas this weekend in Worcester
-QCC to host 38th Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Annual town election nomination papers available
-Holden police remind residents to lock their cars
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police release 2022 statistics
-Shrewsbury leaders voice concerns about special education tuition hike
-Clintonian makes jewelry more than "novelties"
-Select Board honors Sutton girls’ soccer team for second straight state title
-Rutland tax bills due February 1st
-Millbury and Sutton calendar of events
-Mixed-income senior housing development in former school building opening in Auburn
-Driver cited after pickup truck crashes into Templeton home
>SPORTS: 8 takeaways from the Patriots' season-ending loss to the Bills
-Patriots home and road opponents in 2023
-Bruins blow out Ducks, 7-1
-Foreman's career effort helps Holy Cross women win at Loyola
-HC men's team downs Loyola, 63-55. Highlights (1:47). Postgame interview (1:47)
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil's top government offices
-Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger talked crime on Facebook
-Tragic: Pregnant mom, teen among 4 people killed in Ohio turnpike pileup
>NEW ENGLAND: Husband of missing Cohasset woman arrested for misleading police investigation charge
-Mass. paving contractor stole thousands from customers, indictment alleges
>COLLEGES: Rep. McGovern secures $1 million for upgrade at Anna Maria College
-Clark prof Michael Addis quoted in article about NFL's reaction to Damar Hamlin incident
>HEALTH: BioNTech says it will start cancer vaccine trials in the U.K. from September
-First-of-its-kind MRI machine promises to ease anxiety, save lives in Boston
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the Numbers
-FTC proposes to ban noncompete clauses for workers
>FOOD: Toxic heavy metals found in many chocolate bars: study
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix TV 2023 preview
>MOVIES: "M3GAN" wins box office with $30 million+ opening
>CELEBRITY: Adam Rich, "Eight Is Enough" child star, dies at 54
-The best moments from Prince Harry's "60 Minutes" interview
>ANIMALS: Baby cow adopts a tiny orphaned piglet (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman saves her dog after the pup falls into freezing water
-Meanwhile, baby toy recalled for recorded jokes about shootings, sexual abuse
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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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