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In The News
-Latest forecast: Cold and dry today, high of 21 in Worcester
-Worcester man dies in crash involving tractor-trailer on I-495
-Worcester man gets 43 months in prison for threatening teens with sawed-off shotgun on Christmas night
-Judge mulling restitution for man convicted in $3.5 million temp agency scheme
-Vice Squad search warrant leads to guns and drugs on Perkins Street, 1 arrest
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-WOOlympics debut Saturday at Worcester Common Oval
-The vote to decertify Saint Vincent nurses union starts
-Councilor Moe Bergman proposing ice skating on Worcester's Elm Park pond
-After 2 years off, Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade is on
-Worcester to discuss decriminalizing shrooms and other psychedelics
-Friday's trash and recycling pickup in Worcester to conclude on Saturday
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (43:59): The Eagle has landed
-Rosalie Tirella: Canal District traffic patterns and missing street lights
-Worcester Public Schools accepting applications, nominations for superintendent
-Worcester Public Schools open survey for superintendent search
-WoMag editors: Time to Redecorate
-Just in time for Valentine's Day: Favorite breakup songs
-Artist Spotlight: Lisa Hayden
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 464 (27:46): Rat problem, positive developments at Union Station
-Tribute to author of "Wry & Ginger" T&G column for 55 years
-ICYMI: Man steals running car outside Worcester McDonald's, police make quick arrest
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-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tractor trailer fire shuts down I-84 westbound in Sturbridge
-Spencer police seek assistance locating vehicle that hit pole
-Wachusett sophomores take on Lions speech contest
-BVT gains engineering and robotics equipment through Toshiba grant
-Sports: Bravehearts name new hitting, pitching coaches
-Holy Cross Athletics announces updated fan policy
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Celtics beat Pistons, 102-93
-Bruins to host NHL Winter Classic
-Railers beat Kalamazoo, 5-2
-Cars: NEW: Great Savings All Month Long at Bertera Nissan! (6:05)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: Survey shows stressed out teachers looking forward to final lesson
-Tragic: Mother accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter
-New England: Icy roads cause hundreds of crashes in Massachusetts (2:21)
-24 people hospitalized in Rhode Island rehab center fire
-Business: U.S. employers shrug off Omicron, add 467,000 jobs in January
-Greater Worcester unemployment rate drops to 3.6%, near pre-pandemic level
-Colleges: 2 WPI faculty members named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List
-At Holy Cross, Mable Millner looks back over a career spent looking ahead
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on VOD
-Celebrity: "Yellowjackets" star Melanie Lynskey takes on body-shaming trolls
-Food: Listeria outbreak linked to Dole salads kills 2, CDC says
-Health: Limiting screen time in infants may decrease risk of autism spectrum
-Homes: Top 10 most expensive home sales in Worcester County for the week ending January 29th
-History: Major Taylor, "The Jackie Robinson of cycling", honored in Worcester with museum and monument (2:57)
-Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Twix
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Instacart worker hailed as hero after saving man during grocery delivery
-Meanwhile, in Maine, convertible driver braves snowstorm with the top down
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester will consider lifting mask mandate (:26). Article
-Worcester City Hall set to fully reopen on February 14th
-Worcester continues to keep school bus windows down as safety measure
-Walkup vaccincations/boosters 11-5 today at Worcester Public Library
-U.S. death toll hits 900,000, accelerated by Omicron
-ICYMI: 1 city employee fired, 75 others non-compliant following vaccine, booster mandate
-Mass. officials report more than 4,000 new cases, 63 additional deaths
-Why does wastewater monitoring work so well?
-Nearly 50 percent of Mass. children ages 5-11 remain unvaccinated
-Case numbers falling in 49 of 50 states
-Though rare, Moderna vaccine recipients have higher risk of heart inflammation than Pfizer
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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