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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 (:29). High of 37 in Worcester
-A real snow day, at last: Worcester residents take it in stride
-Worcester digs out from heavy, wet snow (2:13)
-Worcester’s Winter Parking Ban lifted at 6 a.m. Wednesday
-2-hour delay for Worcester schools on Wednesday
-Wachusett schools closed on Wednesday
-Reminder: Trash and recycling collection in Worcester, Holden and Shrewsbury delayed a day the rest of the week
-Residents digging out from 2 feet of snow in Fitchburg (1:00)
-Who received the most? Snowfall totals in Mass. (1:17)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Bank collapse fallout in Worcester? Not likely, according to some experts
+6:00: Worcester releases first police bodycam video as program begins
+6:00: Child injured as S.U.V. slams through porch of Grafton home (pictured)
+6:00: Q.C.C. opens Athletic Center for public gym memberships
+6:00: Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
+6:00: Bill Shaner: The cruelty continues unexamined
+6:00: Patriots add receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster with 3-year deal
+Noon: Rescue crews save young skiers lost in "extremely remote" area behind Wachusett Mountain
+Noon: Shrewsbury church historian sheds new light on Underground Railroad
+Noon: Auto mechanic Jai Santora aims to make customers feel safe
+Noon: A new beer honors a local legend, love story
-Worcester police looking for missing 14-year-old
-Worcester Public Schools holds job fair info session on Wednesday
-Last Worcester inclusionary zoning law hearing ahead of council vote
-First Worcester Jersey Mike's location "coming soon"
-Worcester Public Library hosts U.S. citizenship class
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Charlton
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 497 (28:18): Prostitution, Spotted Lanternfly
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - Season 3, Episode 7 - What happened to Donald Wallace?. Video (15:14). Audio (16:52)
>MOVIES: Sturbridge actor Gary Galonek shares key information with Keira Knightley in Hulu's anticipated "Boston Strangler"
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-New in the Woo: Boland’s Bar and Patio
-In search of a non-cliché St. Patrick’s Day playlist
>SHOWTIME: "How to Cook Everything" author Mark Bittman set for White Room
-Fate takes Belén Moyano on a trip to "Hadestown" in Worcester
-Janice Harvey: Film, fantasy, and the past imperfect of movie-watching
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester native who created an automobile empire
-ICYMI: Elm Park Tower residents to begin moving back in 6 weeks after flooding
-Salisbury St. in Worcester may bear Albanian warrior's name
-WPI grad, an ex-Navy pilot who’s seen UFOs in flight, calls for investigations of aerial phenomena
-Tuxedo-clad Dr. Fauci, a Holy Cross grad, aids collapsed woman at D.C. dinner
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): For Wachusett students, return to normal brings trials
-Wachusett budget still above town recommendation
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Operations return to normal at Heywood Hospital after Code Black lifted
-Advisory warns about eating fish from Lake Quinsigamond
-West Boylston police log March 6th to 12th
-West Boylston nomination papers available until April 13th
-Museum visitors travel south of the border
-Goings on from Millbury Sutton Chronicle
>SPORTS: Jakobi Meyers comments on leaving for Raiders: "They wanted me"
-Blackhawks top Bruins, 6-3
-How Bruins' trade deadline acquisitions have performed so far
-Proud Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity excited about her team taking in N.C.A.A. experience
-Holy Cross announces 2023 football schedule, season ticket renewals open
-Sherry Levin steps down as Worcester Academy girls' basketball coach
-Enter Worcester Bravehearts March Madness Challenge
-How some former Worcester pros are doing so far in the 2022-23 season
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: U.S. sues Rite Aid for missing opioid red flags
-Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment
-Tragic: 11-year-old-girl killed by stray bullet while sleeping
>NEW ENGLAND: Here's how fast sports betting took off in Mass.
-Several cows killed after barn roof collapses at Mass. farm (1:48)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria student’s passion for gaming takes eSports team to new heights
-UMass Medical School presents "Celebration of Black Excellence" for Black History Month
>HEALTH: F.D.A. approves new nasal spray to treat migraine headaches in adults, Pfizer says
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library, 9-1 at CENTRO
>BUSINESS: Widespread support in Mass. for $20 minimum wage, new poll shows
-Meta confirms another 10,000 layoffs
>FOOD: "Keto-like" diet may be associated with a higher risk of heart disease, according to new research
>TV/STREAMING: ABC sets date for Ryan Seacrest's "Live with Kelly and Ryan" Exit
>CELEBRITY: Tom Cruise celebrates Michael Caine's 90th birthday after ditching Oscars
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>HISTORY: "Birdseye View of Worcester, Mass. from Normal Hill, Worcester, Mass." 1912
>ANIMALS: Adorable adoptable pets of the week at Worcester area shelters
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Great-grandmother celebrates 90th birthday by skydiving
-Meanwhile, in England, man says, "I changed my name to Fire Exit — now I'm more famous than Elton John"
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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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