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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:53). High of 34 today
-2-hour early release for Worcester Public Schools on Wednesday. FULL LIST
-Worcester winter parking ban begins at 2 p.m. Wednesday
-Worcester superintendent explains what goes into calling a snow day
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Want to rent the former Rotmans building in Worcester? (pictured) Here’s how much it would cost you
+6:00: Is hunting legal within Worcester city limits? Resident looks to stop bow hunting
+6:00: National drive in high gear to honor Major Taylor with Congressional Gold Medal
+Noon: Clerk hospitalized after robbery, attack at 7-11 on Park Ave. in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester State to close at noon
+Noon: WCAC taps Morales to lead Resiliency Center
+Noon: Winter Walks: Worcester's Donker Farm a key to an agrarian past
+Noon: Listen Up: STL GLD back with hard-hitting, layered "Rock Boyega"
-Dozens gather for vigil in Brookfield for missing woman Brittany Tee (2:14)
-Related: Nothing found as search renewed (1:23)
-Extreme atrocity and cruelty: Man convicted in murder of 25-year-old from Worcester
-Worcester café owner sues landlord in fight to stay open after 25 years
-Nicole Valentine stepping down as Worcester assistant city manager
-Worcester draws up report card on multilingual programs, students
-A tip of T&G Santa's hat to all donors
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - "Stranged to Death and Dumped in the Street, Part 2". Video (19:30). Audio (21:07)
>MOVIES: The nominees for the 95th Academy Awards
-Oscar snubs and surprises: Tom Cruise and Viola Davis are out, Paul Mescal and Ana de Armas are in
-Westborough’s Daniel Kwan receives 3 Oscar nominations for "Everything Everywhere All At Once"
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: WOOtenanny comedy series to host big-name comics
-Artist Spotlight: Daniel Danger
-Jazzed Up Trio marathon week of cool
-Worcesteria: For Artifakt Studios' Ryan Gardell, mural at DCF hits home
-Living in Freedom Together's Desiree Demo on sexual exploitation
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (39:00): City Council and School Committee tenure and pay
-Radio Worcester (16:54): School Committee member Sue Mailman is running for re-election as an At-Large candidate
-Radio Worcester (9:11): United Way of Central Mass. 103rd anniversary
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a Worcester man who founded his own construction company
-ICYMI: Man spins out on I-290, starts driving the wrong way, and then is killed in head-on crash
-Related: Dashcam video shows car driving wrong way on I-290 in Worcester moments before fatal crash (:23)
-A.G. puts renewed scrutiny on Peterson Oil over biodiesel, reaches additional settlement
-Blackstone Herbs and Martini Bar opens in Worcester offering food, drink flights, karaoke
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): John DiPietro (7:44) -- Holden PD is here for you
-Brilla Coffee Roasters opens long-awaited new Holden location (1:06)
-Lamoureux Ford wants to beat the snow (1:31)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Power back up at Wachusett Mountain after 2-day outage (2:08)
-Shrewsbury trash pickup delayed a day this week
-"New" Old Navy store to open February 4th at plaza in Sturbridge at location
-West Boylston police log for the period Jan. 16th through January 22nd
-Millbury Sutton Chronicle goings on
>SPORTS: Patriots to reunite with Bill O’Brien as offensive coordinator
-Tom Brady lashes out in expletive-filled rant after Gisele Bündchen divorce
-Bruins beat Canadiens, 4-2
-Heat rallies past Celtics, 98-95
-Red Sox acquire shortstop from Royals
>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: Woman scams investors out of $4 billion and disappears, FBI says
-18-year-old charged in shooting that killed 2 students, injured 1
-Tragic: Caregivers accused of killing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl on Christmas night
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 children dead, 8 month old found unconscious in Duxbury home, D.A. says
-Mass. man who never came home found dead in Cape Cod waters: Police
>BUSINESS: Walmart raising pay for hourly workers to $14
-Worcester Business Journal Editor: Moving beyond basic D.E.I. coverage
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County January 15th to 22nd
>SHOPPING: Solomon Pond Mall -- A dying mall overrun with scooters (27:42)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross names Elliott Visconsi Provost and Dean
-Clark lectures illuminate urgent challenges with human-environment impacts
-Wednesday is the final day for add/drop at Quinsigamond C.C.
>ANIMALS: Worcester area adoptable pets -- Cats, dogs and more
>HEALTH: Why experts worry TikTok could add to mental health crisis among U.S. teens
-Radio Worcester (7:51): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID, gonorrhea and gun violence
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Pamela Anderson documentary on Netflix (2:11)
>CELEBRITY: Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Group to honor Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Odenkirk
-Panic! At the Disco is breaking up
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman reunites with firefighters who helped deliver her at birth 22 years later
-Meanwhile, man goes to McDonald’s drive-through for lunch and leaves with bags of cash instead
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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
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>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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