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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 61 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester mother, 3-year-old son among 3 found dead in Connecticut (1:27). Article
+6:00: What to know about the plan to redevelop an abandoned Worcester mansion
+6:00: Black-owned restaurants in Worcester to support during Black History Month
+6:00: Drone video update of construction of new Doherty High (pictured) (1:24)
+6:00: Capture the Moments Selfie Room in Auburn offers photo settings from Barbie to Celtics
+6:00: Bull rider Grayson Cole ready to take Worcester Rumble by the horns
+Noon: Plan to overhaul Worcester's Tacoma Street Park moves forward
+Noon: Firefighters rescue family from burning home in Fitchburg
+Noon: Why do students leave Worcester after graduating college?
+Noon: Six Things To Do: Maple Days, Almost Queen, Square Loop, and more
+Noon: Thrift Store Threads: Couture, costumes, and a cover girl conversation
+Noon: Site of closed-down Millbury hardware store sold to Sutton company for H.Q.
-Worcester police investigating possible sex crime involving charter school cheerleading program
-Earlier: State won’t confirm if it's investigating misconduct at Worcester charter school
-Anna Maria College students help save family from fire during Super Bowl trip
-No signs of braking before car hit Worcester condo on Halcyon Drive, police say
-Earlier: Driver in critical condition after car slams into Worcester condo (2:37). Article
-Housing Authority raises money for displaced Elm Park Tower residents
-Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade sets date
-Robyn Kennedy picked to lead key Senate committee
-Sewer rehabilitation work begins in Worcester February 16th
-Executive director of Abby’s House to step down
-Get ready for adventure: Worcester RV & Camping Show February 24th to 26th
-Radio Worcester (11:34): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty on sex ed, swatting & safety and new fire chief
>ANIMALS: Worcester area pets who need a home
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (26:23): Ryed Around the World
>SHOWTIME: DCU Center to replace all seating this summer, as part of $7 million renovation
-Listen Up: My Silent Bravery offers earnest, gentle, "Where Do We Go?"
-Resistance against oppression: Frederick Douglass reading at City Hall
-Last Call: Dancer captivates an audience onstage at the 2022 Pride Worcester festival on street dancing and the Worcester scene
-Zombies "out on a limb" for charity fundraiser
-Jazzed Up Trio: Smooth and Cool at Chashu Thursday night
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Black people's mental health is in crisis
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to woman who worked for the Worcester Public Schools for 30 years
-ICYMI: Grand jury indicts 2 people in fatal Shrewsbury hit-and-run
-Martin Dyer named Worcester Fire Department Chief
-More Worcester families are saying no to district's sex ed curriculum. What to know
-Worcester restaurant owner feels "violated" after man steals tip jar (2:17). Article
-Popular Park Ave. restaurant closes for good
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): Town seeking a Director of Planning and Development
-Holden D.P.W. has new home (12:06)
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton boards, offices move to Public Safety Building
-Later school start times: Shrewsbury is doing it. Will other districts follow?
-Shrewsbury scouts to collect bottle and cans
-Edie Tufts represents Sutton at Project 351 community service program
-Nomination forms now available for May 16th Grafton Town Election
-Millbury Memorial Junior/Senior High School Honor Roll
-Nashoba budget still waiting for state figures
>SPORTS: Patriots increase season ticket prices, reveal new parking options
-Celtics beat Pistons, 127-109
-Holy Cross men beat B.U. at the buzzer, 71-69. Highlights (1:59). Interview (2:03)
-Holy Cross to hold 50th anniversary of Title IX celebration on Saturday
>CARS: NEW! Bertera Nissan has a great car for you (4:39)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: East Palestine residents blast response to train derailment
-Michigan State student who lost pals in Oxford, Michigan school shooting relives horror
-Rare video of 1986 dive on Titanic wreck released (2:10)
-Tragic: Mass. family reeling after mother's cancer diagnosis, losing home to fire on consecutive days
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria hosts mental health in schools briefing
-Clark class gets lesson in celebrity product branding
>FOOD: McDonald's debuts plant-based McNuggets
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. family, would-be pet buyers dogged by Craigslist scam
-Radio Worcester (9:19): Tim Murray weighs in on vocational education in Massachusetts
>BUSINESS: How to know when it’s time to move on
-W.B.J. seeks reader ideas for 2023 Power 50
>HEALTH: Blood pressure drug rilmenidine could help slow aging
-UMass Medical School Ophthalmology expert discusses macular degeneration (21:04)
-Free COVID testing on Thursday: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County February 5th to 12th
>TV/STREAMING: Dick Van Dyke, 97, performs, revealed as gnome on "The Masked Singer"
>MOVIES: "Magic Mike's Last Dance" won Super Bowl weekend box office
>CELEBRITY: Golden Globe-winning actress Raquel Welch dies at 82
>HISTORY: Salem Square in Worcester around 1895
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mini horse named "Butterfly" brings joy to nursing home residents
-Meanwhile, in Rio, watch as lightning strikes the Christ the Redeemer statue
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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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