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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 35 today in Worcester
-Final National Weather Service snowfall map as storm moves South and largely misses Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: "Let them have it!" Worcester residents glad to be spared worst of winter storm
+6:00: This visionary Worcester woman changed the way many Americans celebrate Valentine’s Day (pictured)
+6:00: Bar serving "sacred root" drinks coming to Worcester
+6:00: 2 baseball teams, 1 city: can Bravehearts, WooSox find peace?
+6:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+Noon: Worcesteria: Time to get real when it comes to live entertainment
+Noon: Solution for Worcester rat problem again sought by City Council
+Noon: "The Catskills" at Worcester J.C.C. is a nostalgic look at Borscht Belt
+Noon: Listen Up: Kristian Montgomery at large with "Lower County Outlaw"
-Worcester teen killed in Monday shooting: Police
-Worcester Regional Airport regains its altitude under Andy Davis’s watch
-Former chaplain of the Worcester Fire Department passes away at 63
-Earlier: Remembering longtime local priest Reverend Walter Riley: a life of service and faith
-Ink-credible proposal: Worcester man pops the question with a "tattoo"
-Holy Cross grad Anthony Fauci will reflect on long career in new memoir "On Call," out in June
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda Preview
-City of Worcester (3:18): An inside look at the Quality of Life Team
-Radio Worcester (16:21): Quality of Life Team leader Dan Cahill
-Worcester Public Schools Ask the Superintendent (10:28): At South High
-T&G Student of the Week: Shining the spotlight on high achievers. Vote now
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Where to celebrating Valentine's Day in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Valentine's Day plans? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: Worcester’s Crust Bakeshop crafts "Anti-Valentine’s Day" cookies
-2 arrested after pedestrians shot by paintball gun in Worcester
-Worcester waits while support for safe injection sites grows
-Worcester County Wonders: Order "up" at George's Coney Island
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Snow emergency declared in Holden
-Related: Trash pickup delayed a day
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-From gymnastics to diving - a decisive health move for Wachusett's O'Malley
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Hydrant hit in Clinton, causing flooding, brown water
-Sherwood Middle School holds inaugural Culture Night
-La Romana team works to better lives
-Moisans ready to take the "plunge"
-William R. Linde Jr. pleads guilty to shooting man at Fitchburg vigil
-Rutland bylaws are focus of special meeting
-Towns readying for busy election year
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: From the Antiques Roadshow to the Willard House & Clock Museum
-First Person: Cheryl Bonin's got the "skinny" on childbirth
-Manny Jae Media (16:06): Eamonn Dennis receives key to city of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 560 (27:03): Guillermo Creamer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who owned his own electrical company
>SPORTS: "Multiple owners" in contact with Bill Belichick about 2025 season
-Worcester’s Bob Cousy: one of basketball's all-time greats
-Will Messineo named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester hockey alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 18
-Radio Worcester (46:35): WooSox and Bravehearts unite — Dr. Steinberg’s vision
-Railers fall in Orlando, 3-2
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Honda, Kia, Nissan among 1.1 million vehicles recalled
-Tragic: Worker crushed to death in recycling center dumpster
>NEW ENGLAND: Donations needed as migrant community grows (2:11)
-Nursing assistant arrested after dead veteran's wedding band stolen, police say
>COLLEGES: Assumption President Greg Weiner hosts first Alumni Town Hall
-Challenge. Change. podcast (13:53): Author Curtis Chin shares coming-of-age story with Clarkies
-Worcester State Shared Scholarship Series highlights research on food insecurity and water pollution
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Travel advisories issued at popular vacation spots (2:34)
>BUSINESS: 101: Managing a leave of absence
-Most common (and uncommon) second jobs, how much you can make (2:39)
>SHOPPING: Walmart, Energizer ordered to face lawsuits over high battery prices
>HOMES: $3.25 million Tudor house in Newton features 2-tiered deck
>HEALTH: People with depression have higher body temperature: study
-Study may help develop way to diagnose C.T.E. in live patients (1:45)
>FOOD: Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Dunkin’s heart-shaped doughnuts, pink drinks
>TV/STREAMING: Super Bowl 2024 sets ratings record with 123.4 million viewers
>MOVIES: Extended sneak preview of "Dune: Part Two" (6:57)
>CELEBRITY: Carl Weathers brings NFL fans to tears with posthumous Super Bowl commercial
>ANIMALS: Q.C.C. announces new Community Resource Team member, "Siggy" the Golden Retriever
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Lost World War II Bible returned to veteran's family
-Meanwhile, in Texas, porch pirate opossum caught on camera stealing box of cookies
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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