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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 47 today in Worcester
-February climate summary for Worcester
-Video shows wind gusts of 147 mph atop Mount Washington (2:22)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Historic Oakhurst Manor in Northbridge ravaged by fire (1:57)
-Worcester honors its unique connection with abolitionist Frederick Douglass (3:41)
-Unionized Worcester Starbucks workers will get credit card tips
-A Holy Cross student's love letter to Worcester
-Meet the "cat whisperer": Mass. man's job is rescuing frightened felines
-Worcester Technical students seek your support for Paris trip (2:39)
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for February
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Swanson Road Intermediate School in Auburn (:36)
-Radio Worcester (18:34): Jim Brooks and Peter Dunn discuss upcoming Worcester Landlord Summit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (44:03): M.B.T.A. Act & Gov. Healey’s nomination
>DINING OUT: See the List — Worcester Restaurant Week runs through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester tax preparer sentenced to prison for false returns
-Worcester carpenter playing with house money wins $1 million
-Worcester fire caused by overheated hoverboard batteries
-B.T.'s Smokehouse will no longer serve at Polar Park
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 2024 Good Neighbor Awards announced
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-As Attorney General sues over zoning law, Holden has time to comply
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spring floral arrangement class March 9th in Millbury
-Spencer Selectmen approve grants to help 12 businesses overcome COVID impact
-Town of Grafton Democrats to elect delegates to state convention on Saturday
-Grafton Select Board members at Ask Me Anything March 7th
-Nominations sought for Tribute
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-TODAY! Zeke Martin & The Oracle 7 to 9 Saturday at Redemption Rock Brewing
-Does beer before liquor actually make you sicker? Experts weigh in
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Way Up South, Orchestre Métropolitain and more ...
-100FM The Pike (11:09): W.P.D.'s A.M.P.P. program teaches kids how to rock
-Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy bringing blazing fiddle playing to Worcester
-First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. navigates the history of humor
-Ray Mariano: M.B.T.A. Communities Act, Holden and Cookson Park
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 322 (28:12): Jay Givan
-Manny Jae Media (37:24): Manny and the Mayor, Episode 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester spa manager who passed away at 42
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Mavericks, 138-110
-Patriots felt "cheated" by Bill Belichick's Malcolm Butler call
-Holy Cross Academic Recognition Night interview with Sarah Petty (2:29)
-Previewing the Patriot League basketball tournaments
-Worcester feels the pull of the North High boys' basketball team
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Chrysler recalls 338,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees for crash risk
>NATIONAL: Blizzard dumps snow on mountains in California and Nevada
-U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died
-Tragic: 16-month-old dies after mother leaves her alone to go on vacation
>NEW ENGLAND: National Guardsman Jack Teixeira to plead guilty to leaking classified military intel
-Nonwhite drivers more often charged, arrested and searched in 2021 and 2022, Mass. report
>COLLEGES: Nichols reflections on a world away — Costa Rica
-President Rougeau announces Holy Cross will no longer comment on political issues
-Worcester State students raise more than $34,000 in Chandler’s Challenge
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 stunning cliffside retreats
>BUSINESS: 5 questions with ARCpoint Labs Worcester owner Gauri Bhalakia
-Employed Americans say this is more meaningful than a raise
>SHOPPING: Amazon Prime Day is coming
>HOMES: Central Mass. home sales continued decline in January
>HEALTH: Sick with COVID? You no longer have to isolate for 5 days (1:46)
-25% of smokers quit within 2 years of menthol bans, researchers write
>FOOD: Popular Chick-fil-A sauce recalled
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Poor Things," "Lisa Frankenstein," and more
>CELEBRITY: Chris Gauthier, "Once Upon a Time" actor, dies at 48
>ANIMALS: Dora the beagle is rescued from a medical lab and has the best life now (:59)
>HISTORY: "Community Auditions" was the local granddaddy of talent shows
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Girl uses allowance to help homeless in need, make goodie bags
-Meanwhile, in case you missed it, America just effectively got much bigger
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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