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-Latest forecast: Possible record high of 57 today in Worcester
-City expects no long-term effects from massive dumping of untreated wastewater in Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester DA’s office drops murder charge against man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing
-25-year-old Worcester man arrested for cocaine distribution
-Worcester Irish Festival will return in 2022 before parade
-Friday's trash collection in parts of Worcester will be completed today
-2gether We Eat makes learning about hydroponics fun and engaging
-Here's the most popular Valentine's Day candy in Mass.
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester Bakery (5:08)
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Four Things to Do: Calliope's 40th, "C'Mon C'Mon" and more ...
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-New! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (50:01): Bowman Bros and Elijah Craig
-"Voice" star Ricky Duran delivers beautiful, bluesy debut with "Space & Time"
-"Love Stories" from Worcester and around the world
-Screen Time: Arthur Kennedy, the biggest actor to ever come out of Worcester
-Worcester Public Library celebrates Black History Month
-The Youth America Grand Prix returns to Worcester
-Tribute to a Worcester native and longtime local business owner
-ICYMI: New Worcester high-rise: 415 units planned at Franklin Street site
-MassDEP fines company over contamination cleanup violations at Worcester warehouse
-Worcester police more likely to give warnings instead of tickets to white drivers
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Carlson will not seek re-election to Grafton Select Board
-Millbury Town manager blames Planning Board for planning director's departure
-Sports: Bravehearts tease Tuesday announcement
-Surprise a loved one with flowers and chocolates delivered by Jake the Lion on Valentine's Day
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Celtics beat Denver for 7th straight win
-Matt Turner’s summer transfer to Arsenal becomes official
-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: Woman killed, 9 police officers injured in "ambush," shootout at Phoenix home
-Philadelphia man allegedly stabbed family members as they slept
-Complaints about mail service prompt USPS hiring push, proposed reforms
-New England: Fallout from Canadian trucker protest trickling down to Massachusetts
-Video shows BU professor moments before deadly fall (:45)
-Business: Local florist expects last-minute rush on Valentine's Day
-The 10 most-searched jobs in the U.S., according to Google — and how much they pay
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on VOD
-Celebrity: Sting sells music catalog to Universal Music Group for $250 million
-Health: New study suggests sleeping 8 hours a night could help you lose weight
-Homes: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
-Food: Food prices are still rising. Here are 4 ways to slash your grocery bill
-History: Bird's-eye view of Worcester, 1908
-Animals: Retriever who had separation anxiety gets kitten brother (3:10)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bullied girl with Down syndrome walked to school with her country's president
-Meanwhile, in Russia, museum guard doodled eyes on $1.4 million Anna Leporskaya painting
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Using social media, youth ambassadors to promote vaccine around Worcester
-New cases in Worcester down 90% since January 11th
-Worcester's cases, hospitalizations continue downward trend
-Free vaccinations/boosters 11-5 today at the Worcester Public Library
-Worcester Board of Health needs to meet again to vote on lifting mask mandate
-Shrewsbury Board of Health may reconsider mask mandate February 15th
-Radio Worcester (7:10): Holden Selectman Anthony Renzoni on Masks in Wachusett schools
-ICYMI: Case numbers for every city, town in Worcester County
-Mass. officials report 2,500 new cases, 53 additional deaths with 3.7 percent positivity rate
-MIAA ending student athlete mask mandate on February 28th
-COVID may have helped man's cancer disappear: study
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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