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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 (:34). High of 60 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: GoFundMe created for family of Worcester mother and son (pictured) found dead in Connecticut
+6:00: Travel advisory for Presidents Day weekend
+6:00: 210 Sports Blog's Friday 4: Calling the rules, changing the rules, knowing the rules, and breaking the rules
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: UPDATE: Police name 3rd Worcester victim found dead in Connecticut house
-Earlier: Worcester mother, 3-year-old son among 3 found dead in Connecticut house (1:32). Article
+Noon: State agency "would not get involved" with investigation into Worcester charter school cheer team
+Noon: W.P.D. Vice Squad arrests suspect, seizes drugs and scales
+Noon: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Radio Worcester (26:06): Mechanics Hall Club 321 presents Mafalda Minnozzi featuring Paul Ricci
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Infinity Pool," "Maybe I Do," and more
-Closing arguments in Worcester trial of Kennie Mota-Cruz, accused of killing Jose Ortiz
-Worcester Fire Department responds to 2-alarm fire on Hamilton Street
-What to know about the plan to redevelop an abandoned Worcester mansion
-Black-owned restaurants in Worcester to support during Black History Month
-Drone video update of construction of new Doherty High (1:24)
-Electric school buses: Is Worcester behind the curve?
-Why do students leave Worcester after graduating college?
-Plan to overhaul Worcester's Tacoma Street Park moves forward
-City Council eyes fix for Worcester's pothole-filled private roads
-Worcester County sheriff hands out gifts for "Random Act of Kindness Day"
-Get ready for adventure: Worcester RV & Camping Show February 24th to 26th
-Thrift Store Threads: Couture, costumes, and a cover girl conversation
>HISTORY: Mystery lies in basement of historic Denholm Building as it awaits unknown fate
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (26:23): Ryed Around the World
>SHOWTIME: Six Things To Do: Maple Days, Almost Queen, Square Loop, and more
-Visit the Downtown Worcester Winter Festival on Saturday
-Worcester musician Giuliano to play show at Off the Rail on Saturday
-National tour of "Annie" bringing more sunshine to Worcester
-Bull rider Grayson Cole ready to take Worcester Rumble by the horns
-WCPA's Frank O'Hara Prize poetry contest open for submissions
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — The gin and tonic
-Capture the Moments Selfie Room in Auburn offers photo settings from Barbie to Celtics
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a "railroad working man" who loved music, art, writing poetry and nature
-ICYMI: Worcester police investigating possible sex crime involving charter school cheerleading program
-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
-Popular Park Ave. restaurant closes for good
-Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade sets date
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): New Arts and Crafts Club at Wachusett engages students
-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): Police worry for health of missing Northborough 15-year-old
-Firefighters rescue family from burning home in Fitchburg
-Sturbridge police seek to identify 3 juveniles after fire
-Shrewsbury’s Assistant Superintendent Patrick Collins to retire
-Site of closed-down Millbury hardware store sold to Sutton company for H.Q.
-Blackstone Valley Tech holds nursing pinning ceremony packed with promise
-Leominster medical company agrees to $2.5 million settlement
-Well-water testing on horizon in Mass.
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Nashville, 5-0
-Celtics name Joe Mazzulla new head coach
-Bravehearts load up with Division 1 talent
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey beats Niagara, 4-3 in overtime. Highlights (1:18). Interview (2:05)
-South High girls' basketball prevails in playoff-like atmosphere, turns back Grafton
>CARS: NEW! Bertera Nissan has a great car for you (4:39)
-Nissan recalling 404,000 vehicles for steering wheel badge that can fly off in a crash
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: N.H.L.P.A. names Labor Secretary Marty Walsh executive director
-Skyrocketing pet deaths after Ohio train derailment has residents questioning chemicals’ long-term health effects
>COLLEGES: WPI's LEGO Club constructs 69,000+ piece model of campus
-UMass Medical School professor, vice provost for research dies unexpectedly
>SHOPPING: 24 best Amazon Presidents Day sales and deals to shop
>FOOD: McDonald's debuts plant-based McNuggets
>NEW ENGLAND: Man convicted of beating mother to death with fireplace log
-Here's how much money was spent on the first day of sports betting in Mass.
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. seeks reader ideas for 2023 Power 50
-Cannabis Control Commission extends COVID orders for 2023
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on spread of highly contagious norovirus
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-3:30 at Worcester Public Library
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>TV/STREAMING: Ryan Seacrest leaving "Live with Kelly and Ryan"
>MOVIES: Steven Spielberg: Tom Cruise's "Top Gun" sequel "saved Hollywood's a--"
>CELEBRITY: Forbes' highest-paid entertainers 2022 includes Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and more
-Bruce Willis' family shares update on his health, new diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Guy wins cat's love by treating her like a dog (3:59)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bodycam video shows hero cop saving choking baby
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, deer crashes through classroom window of elementary school
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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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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