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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 (:43). High of 32 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester spotted lanternfly infestation is the largest in the state as hunt for winter egg masses continues
-Abby's House supporters spent a night in the cold
-City says it can’t pay if $8 million judgment against W.P.D. officers in Cosenza lawsuit stands
-Worcester police credit social media for helping solve recent cases
-Does the Worcester Police Department have a recruiting problem?
-75-year-old Worcester family business closing its doors
-Radio Worcester (15:48): Jose Antonio Rivera announces his run for Worcester City Council
-Drone video of last weekend's Downtown Worcester Winter Festival (1:30)
-Ray Mariano: Some intriguing state legislation on tap for 2023
-Take the Worcester Public Schools Safety Perceptions Survey
-Virtual forum on Worcester's Redlined History on Monday
-Here are the 5 Cheapest Places to Get Gas this Weekend in Worcester
-Unsolved: Worcester - "What Happened to Sabrina Hatheway? - Part 1". Video (19:22). Audio (21:06)
>HOMES: See inside Salisbury Street mansion on the market for $2.9 million (42 photos)
-Worcester RV and Camping Show opens to great crowds (1:22)
-FINAL DAY! Get ready for adventure: Worcester RV & Camping Show runs through Sunday
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Eight Things To Do: Balinese performances, Powerwolf, Fiber Art ...
-Laurel: A little night music
-FlyORH: Worcester to Dublin round trip under $1,700
-Keep the Faith: Learning to marvel at the world's everyday wonder
-Vocero Hispano: 02-24-2023 al 03-02-2023
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a woman who was an active and lifelong member of Quinsigamond United Methodist Church
-ICYMI: -Worcester wants state auditor to examine O.S.V. ties to charter school
-Related: Special meeting called for Monday to consider a Worcester charter public school
-Related: Bill Shaner: Cara Berg Powers on the newly recommended charter school proposal
-Worcester bar's license suspended following rooftop overdoses, death in June
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): Wachusett area goings on
-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): Shrewsbury P.D. completes move to new station
-Shrewsbury nearly doubles budget for daily substitutes
-It will take a village to restore American Legion Park in Manchaug
-Bolton Caucus is March 6th; time to set ballot
-Jackson Shea breaks (his own) Grafton High record in high jump at 6 feet
-Murder in Grafton Center, Part 1
-New roof needed at Millbury Junior/Senior High School, maintenance director says
-New students, classes possible at Atlantic Union College site
>SPORTS: Tatum, Celtics beat 76ers, 110-107
-Bruins goaltender scores in 3-1 win in Vancouver
-Red Sox-Braves spring training game ends in bizarre tie because of new rules
-Holy Cross women's basketball team wins 20th game
-H.C. men's basketball and men's hockey teams end regular seasons
-Railers lose in Jacksonville, 4-1
-M.I.A.A. boys basketball, girls basketball and boys hockey seedings and schedule released
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a great car for you (4:39)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: California faces historic blizzard conditions
-Stunning footage captures thunderous rockslide at Yosemite National Park (:44)
-Tragic: Girl, 15, shot dead in her bed, 3 teens charged
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. man, Maine teen slain in Maine
-Victim's statement of infidelity no excuse for murder, S.J.C. says
>HISTORY: The elevator at the former Worcester Galleria
>COLLEGES: 5 Class of 2023 UMass Medical School students celebrate early match success
-Future Focus Program at Q.C.C. helps non-traditional students transition to college (3:15)
>BUSINESS: COVID shrunk the restaurant industry. That’s not changing anytime soon
-How the Supreme Court could reshape the internet as you know it
>HEALTH: This is the most stressful time of day, scientists say
-Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, C.D.C. says
>FOOD: Food additives banned in Europe are "certainly" making Americans sick: experts
>TV/STREAMING: "Grey’s Anatomy" fans raging over lackluster exit for Meredith Grey
>MOVIES: "Cocaine Bear" snorts its way to the top of the box office
>CELEBRITY: Harry, Meghan's U.S. approval rating down after "South Park" dig
>SHOPPING: Over 1 million candles sold at Walmart recalled due to glass breaking
>ANIMALS: Retriever rescued from puppy mill makes first dog friends (3:37)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Kids battling cancer at Dana-Farber get royal treatment at Disney On Ice
-Meanwhile, in London, letter from 1916 arrives at man's home
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Classifieds
+Barback wanted at Holden restaurant
-Prep cook and griil positions at George's Coney Island
-Part-Time Receptionist/Cashier at Lamoureux Ford
-Call-Taker, Scheduler at W.R.T.A.
-Seasonal jobs with Worcester Parks, Rec & Cemetery Division
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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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