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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 45 today
-In Worcester, road crews breathe sigh of relief as snowstorm peters out (2:36)
-Parking ban in Worcester lifted
-Low snow - and business - so far for local landscaping and snow removal companies
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+noon: Five Things to Do: Black Dolls Matter, Michelle Wilson, TEAM Up! ...
+Noon: Thrift Store Threads -- College student, colleague share fab finds
+Noon: Worcester's new poet laureate, Oliver de la Paz, reflects on his role
+Noon: First Person: "Who should rule this life of ours?"
+Noon: 'Sader Stories podcast (27:55): Get to know women's tennis coach John Nestel
-Clerk hospitalized after robbery, attack at 7-11 on Park Ave. in Worcester
-Want to rent the former Rotmans building in Worcester? Here’s how much it would cost you
-Sentencing of Worcester postal supervisor who stole cocaine packages rescheduled
-Is hunting legal within Worcester city limits? Resident looks to stop bow hunting
-Burncoat dance film "Toe the Line" now at Apple TV and Amazon Prime
-Worcester e-bike users have traveled halfway around Earth: Data
-National drive in high gear to honor Major Taylor with Congressional Gold Medal
-WCAC taps Morales to lead Resiliency Center
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Robbed and Murdered on Millbury Street". Video (14:48). Audio (16:44)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: STL GLD back with hard-hitting, layered "Rock Boyega"
-Worcester mascots will help open new sports exhibit
-Last Call: Hardwick author Tracey Ryan releases fourth murder mystery novel
-Winter Walks: Worcester's Donker Farm a key to an agrarian past
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a man who served in the Worcester Police Department for 34 years
-ICYMI: 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
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): Brookfield actress (and her baby) in Hulu's "The Drop"
-Shrewsbury High students discuss acceptance, inclusion with middle schoolers
-Shrewsbury mom wins award from the Children's Trust
-Fathering Fathers gets REAL with new name
-Sterling author’s book is semi-finalist in top 10 of adventure writers competition
-Police looking for 23-year-old Fitchburg man missing for a week
>SPORTS: Red Sox sign Adam Duvall; former All-Star closer Matt Barnes designated for assignment
-NFL Conference Championships schedule, TV and announcers
-Radio Worcester (9:45): Bravehearts GM Dave Peterson on the upcoming Worcester Sports Management Summit on February 10th
-Lehigh halts Holy Cross women's winning streak
-Holy Cross men fall to Lehigh. Highlights (1:07)
-Olsofka, Haskins earn Walter Camp All-America honors
-Pirates sign former Rose Bowl Defensive MVP and former All Big-12 defensive standout
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales
-G.M. reveals new Chevy Corvette E-Ray hybrid sports car, starting at over $104,000
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: Lawyer representing teacher shot by 6-year-old says school officials were warned 3 times
-Tragic: Heroic dad popped back hatch of sinking car to save daughters before death
>NEW ENGLAND: Duxbury mother charged in deaths of her children, D.A. says
-Lexington man dies after being pinned under tractor-trailer on Conn. highway
>BUSINESS: Amazon launches RxPass, a low cost prescription drug service
-ChatGPT could make these jobs obsolete
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County January 15th to 22nd
>SHOPPING: Solomon Pond Mall -- A dying mall overrun with scooters (27:42)
>FOOD: Oreo's newest cookie is stuffed with Oreos
>COLLEGES: WPI collaboration puts affordable robots onto world stage
-W.B.J.'s Higher education 2023 economic forecast: Building on new beginnings
>HISTORY: Union Station pre-renovation
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Thursday: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
-Merck says it's working to reduce levels of cancer-causing compound in popular diabetes drugs
>TV/STREAMING: Hulu's Boston Strangler movie gets March 17th release date
>MOVIES: Oscars Best Picture predictions -- Who will win and who should win
>CELEBRITY: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash and Elisa Donovan to have "Clueless" reunion
-Lance Kerwin dead at 62 -- Starred in "James at 16," "Salem's Lot"
>ANIMALS: Huge dog is so patient with her little goat brother (:33)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman captures viral photo of flight attendant comforting woman who was nervous about flying
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, video shows D.U.I. suspect doing backflip to try to prove sobriety
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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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