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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:53). High of 48 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police arrest Worcester man in connection with Main Street shooting
+6:00: Shrewsbury, Sutton motels fined for wage, sick time violations
+6:00: Truck gets stuck beneath railroad bridge over Route 30 in Westborough
+6:00: Worcester Bridal Expo this weekend to DCU Center! (:30). Buy tickets now
+6:00: New pets up for adoption at Worcester area shelters
+Noon: Worcester bakery at site of old Corner Grille (pictured) to close at end of January
+Noon: Thrift Store Threads: Couples couture, fashion fearful symmetry
+Noon: Metalcore band We Came As Romans to play Worcester
+Noon: Poetry series honors Shawna Shea's memory, supports Worcester-area poets
+Noon: Janice Harvey: The many lives of George Santos
-Police to expand search for missing Brookfield woman (1:32)
-Related: Family of missing Brookfield woman desperate for answers (2:35)
-Related: Complete press conference video (7:44)
-Worcester police seek to identify man involved in Main Street incident
-Worcester had 4 more homicides (12) in 2022 than there were in 2021
-Worcester Police Department honors 2 with Loman Rutherford Awards
-"Firefighter’s hero": Diane Cotter featured in P.F.A.S. documentary produced by actor Mark Ruffalo
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (4:06)
-Drone video of ice skating at the Worcester Common Oval Skating Rink (:54)
-Worcester group cries foul on charter school's Catholic Diocese lease
-Clark professor explains why prices of some items are rising faster than others
-Worcester COVID vaccine clinics still drawing good crowds
-Radio Worcester (9:06): Dr. Michael Hirsh's mid-January health update
-MLK Community Breakfast returns to in-person celebrations
-Mike Benedetti: City Council Preview -- A slow week
-Radio Worcester (14:20): School Committee Member Jermoh Kamara on her run for re-election in 2023
-D.A.'s office provides funds to support post-prom, graduation events
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Worcesteria: Knitting activism; help for the homeless, hope for a hen
-Worcester Magazine goes for a snowy walk in Elm Park
-Vocero Hispano: 01-13-2023 al 01-19-2023
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 5: Bullet to the Brain Ends Argument at Millbury Street Bar. Video (19:19). Audio (21:06)
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 896 (28:43): Christine Cross
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Gulf War veteran who served the Worcester Fire Department for 20 years
-ICYMI: 22-year-old man shot on Main Street in Worcester; no arrests
-Worcester pair sentenced in federal court for roles in drug trafficking venture out of a Belmont Street convenience store
-Fred Taylor, President, Worcester NAACP: Much work to be done in 2023
-All Worcester homeless shelters are at capacity
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden favorite named one of 10 best bagel shops in state
-MassWildlife, police track down adult moose near Mayo Elementary School
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Shrewsbury bakery rings in third birthday on Tuesday
-Shrewsbury retail space on Route 9 sold for $1.6 million
-Clinton exhibit honors the life and work of Gordon Lankton
-Program at Tufts veterinary school in Grafton helps EMTs learn to provide basic life-saving care for police K9s
-Auburn burning season permits can be obtained at fire headquarters
-Millbury Public Schools to hold kindergarten registration
>SPORTS: Bruins top Flyers, 6-0
-Celtics beat Charlotte, 130-118
-Obiamaka Igwenagu named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, NHL week 14
-Avery Marzo pours in career-high 39 points to power Notre Dame Academy past Northbridge
-Picking the top Central Mass. girls' basketball games of the week
-Picking the top Central Mass. boys' basketball games of the week
>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: At least 68 killed in Nepal’s worst airplane crash in 30 years
-F.A.A. is years away from upgrading the system that grounded all U.S. flights
-Tragic: Mom of 5 dies in hit-and-run after defending daughter from bullies
>FOOD: F.D.A. adds sesame to list of allergens food brands must declare on labels
>BUSINESS: FTC proposes sweeping changes to non-compete law
-COVID broke supply chains. Now on the mend, can they withstand another shock?
>NEW ENGLAND: Man charged with trying to kidnap woman in Target parking lot in Maine
>COLLEGES: WPI's Office of Technology Commercialization helps navigate IP, startup "maze"
-UMass Medical licenses rights to gene therapy program to pharmaceutical company
>HEALTH: COVID "Kraken" subvariant XBB.1.5 gaining more ground nationally, CDC warns
-Sitting all day has health risks. New study reveals how to undo the health harms
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County January 8th to 14th
>SHOPPING: Thrift Store Finds -- Formal, casual, favoriet designers, seekers' stories
>TV/STREAMING: CNN wants comedian to save network in prime time war: report
>CELEBRITY: Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida dead at 95
>ANIMALS: Woman patiently waits 3 weeks trying to rescue stray dog (3:30)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Meet the woman who blitzes neighborhoods with free scarves
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, mechanic hit by metal bar twice in slapstick garage fail: video
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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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