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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 30 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Developers buy former Volvo showroom on Gold Star Blvd., plan new retail building
+5:00: Worcester police will operate 2 drones after years of tests
+5:00: Artist's talk precedes Spotlight Concert in Worcester
+Noon: Public's help sought in identifying tank top found during probe of 1993 murder of Holly Piirainen. Video (10:38)
+Noon: City hosting 2 public meetings on Spectrum contract renewal
+Noon: COVID, flu shots ending at Downtown Worcester site
+Noon: Worcester ranked in top 10 worst cities to get married
+Noon: February neighborhood watch meetings in Worcester
+Noon: Winter Walks: G.W.L.T.'s Cascades in Worcester, Holden and Paxton
+Noon: “Marty” Christiansen keeps Ecotarium's best secrets
+Noon: Listen Up: Catching up with Sam James, Robin Lane and Savoir Faire
+Noon: Worcester area high school sports fans: Beware of this likely scam
+9:00: Tom Brady announces his retirement, says it's "for good" this time
-Worcester transfers police investigations commander following T&G report on settlement
-Earlier: Worcester settles lawsuit claiming police lied about handling of phone in arrest
-Hampden County D.A. to release new evidence on 1993 slaying of Holly Piirainen of Grafton
-3,000 Worcester apartments now planned ahead of new affordability law
-Worcester's growth has housing advocates calling for affordable options
-Holden Police hope to I.D. woman who took a walk with $200 boots
-Downtown Worcester Winter Festival moved to February 18th because of harmful temps forecast for Saturday
-Radio Worcester (6:24): Weekly Worcester & Central Mass. health update with Dr. Michael Hirsh
-Radio Worcester (10:12): Fred Taylor, President Worcester Chapter NAACP after the release of the Tyre Nichols video
-New residential drop-off days for yard waste in Worcester
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Body Found Beneath Snow at The Beacon". Video (17:42). Audio (19:28)
>ANIMALS: NEADS World Class Service Dogs seeks puppy raisers in Worcester County
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: EcoTarium to celebrate Groundhog Day with proclamation
-First Negro Leagues exhibit in Worcester starts Black History Month
"Last Deal" with Worcester actor Anthony Molinari coming to theaters, V.O.D.
-Thrift Store Threads: Worcester brothers forge vision in vintage store
-Related: Music, memory, family focus of new Worcester fashion store (:59)
-Janice Harvey: Banning books, history doesn't erase truth
-Bad Advice with Shaun Connolly
-Bill Shaner: The WPD has its own SCORPION unit
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester man who literally wrote the book on patents
-ICYMI: 6 weeks in, Worcester residents still grappling with homeless shelter
-Boston Globe (free to read): Worcester is booming amid Boston's housing affordability crisis. Now its home prices are soaring, too
-Holden police arrest Worcester man for being getaway driver in Walgreens robbery
-Inspired by Worcester woman, national firefighters union takes action against P.F.A.S. in gear
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden police arrest man for vandalizing property with an axe
-Real estate and personal property taxes due on Wednesday
-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): Town of Auburn planning warming center for this weekend's brutal cold
-Westminster family struggles to have fallen tree removed until Channel 4 makes calls (1:50)
-13-year-old bobsledder from Lunenburg making push for Youth Olympics
-Good news from Millbury Sutton Chronicle
-Milford P.D. investigating eighth overdose since January 25th
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick moonlighted as Patriots’ offensive play-caller in 2022: Report
-Bravehearts land 9 with local ties as first roster signings
-Holy Cross "Coffee with the Crusaders" Thursday at Fuel America in Downtown Worcester
-Holy Cross 2023 football season tickets now available
-Polar Park to host state baseball title games
>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: Brandon Tsay, the hero who disarmed the Monterey Park shooting suspect, honored with medal of courage
-Children lost about 35% of normal school year's worth of learning during pandemic, study suggests
-Tragic: Dad of 2 dies from snake bite in front of wife
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School prof named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
-Anna Maria to hold campus gathering for discussion and support in wake of Tyre Nichols' death
>NEW ENGLAND: D.A. identifies "innocent bystander" salon worker killed in mall shooting, gunman charged
-1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Brockton Dollar Tree store
-Mass. ranked among top 10 states with worst drug problems
>BUSINESS: Global economic outlook slightly "less gloomy"
-Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet
-Worcester Business Connect No. 39 (26:57): NCR with Peter Bellanton
>FOOD: McDonald’s is rolling out strawless lids
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County January 22nd to 29th
>HEALTH: Common cancer drug could extend lifespan of healthy people: discovery
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: Your guide to Star Wars' Disney+ lineup in 2023
>MOVIES: How to watch the Oscar nominees on Amazon Prime Video
>CELEBRITY: Barrett Strong, Motown singer and songwriter, dead at 81
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Nun stops robbery in Buffalo
-Meanwhile, in Minnesota, wild turkey terrorizing neighbors
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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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