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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: High of 71 today in Worcester (3:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: As Robert Stoddard slept, thieves made off with 9 valuable paintings, including recovered Avercamp
+4:00: Related: Stolen Dutch master painting back in Worcester after nearly 47 years — to be shown at Worcester Art Museum
+4:00: Man arrested after pursuit through Worcester Common
+4:00: WPI lays off 24 employees, citing rising costs and federal uncertainty
+4:00: Radio Worcester (9:25): At airport, 44 acre solar farm planned and American Eagle flights return
+4:00: Holy Cross baseball falls to North Carolina in NCAA regional tourney opener
+4:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Handshakes, USA Hockey, Touch the trophy, and Wienie racing
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Bella Pizzeria brings Brazilian pizza to Worcester
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Fight or Flight," "The King of Kings" and more
-Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
-Related: Worcester Technical High School graduation (1:23:13)
-Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
-Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
-D.O.J. retracts investigations of 8 police departments. What about Worcester?
-Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
-Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
-W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
-Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
-Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
-100 FM The Pike (9:38): Middle Eastern Festival
-Mass. Attorney General issues guidance on rights during I.C.E. enforcement
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Banned from City Hall — The boundaries of protest
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Red Lobster menu changes — Under $20, hush puppies, Happy Hour deals
-ICYMI: Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo 5:30 to 8:30 Saturday at Val's
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-May & June Senior Center events
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Joann Fabrics officially closes in Shrewsbury
-Join the inaugural Shrewsbury Pride 5K Run/Walk
-Struggling Quabbin Reservoir towns make public appeal for more state funding
-James Ettamarna, Christine Watkins will join Sutton Select Board
-West Boylston ballot features races, override
-New senior center director introduced in West Boylston
-Clinton Select Board restricts recycling center to residents only amid surge of use by outsiders
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
-Shakira, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn concerts at Fenway Park canceled after sources say staging fell apart (3:44). Article
-"American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
-Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
-Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 53 (28:26): Dr. Tasia Cerezo, Meryl's Safe Haven
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (31:48)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who expanded his family's trucking business
>SPORTS: TODAY! What to know before Bravehearts Home Opener
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Today. Get tickets here
-Bravehearts fall to Starfires, 10-6
-Vrabel's vibes, Drake Maye's relationship with Josh McDaniels (6:47)
-Jordon Hudson's raunchy sexual innuendo from viral Bill Belichick getaway revealed
-Holy Cross baseball to face No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Regional
-Related: Crusaders celebrate resilient journey to NCAA Tournament
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 3-2
>CARS: Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles due to rearview camera issue
>NATIONAL: Blatten, Switzerland buried following glacier collapse (2:13). Photos
-4-year-old Mexican girl faces deportation amid medical crisis
>TRAGIC: Teen dies from playing social media "tackle game"
>NEW ENGLAND: Major traffic trouble on the Mass. Pike begins today (2:07). Article
-Around 40 people arrested during I.C.E. operations on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard
-Karen Read trial (21:07): The prosecution rested its case — our experts grade it
>COLLEGES: Celebrate the Holy Cross Class of 2025
-WPI graduate commencement (:27)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What American tourists should know about "terrorism" threat in Italy
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. nonprofits snag portion of $6.7 million for small business training
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Most employees would invite family or a friend on a work trip
>SHOPPING: Shoppers are exploiting retail return policies
>HEALTH: Mental health organizations in Mass. struggle with federal funding cuts (:57)
-Doctor on Hepatitis A after exposure warning issued at Mass. eatery (3:10)
>FOOD: Coke or Pepsi? Best-selling sodas in America in 2024 revealed
>TV/STREAMING: Worcester plays strong supporting role in episode of "The Walking Dead"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Pete Davidson horror movie, "The Home" (1:58)
>CELEBRITY: Sarah Silverman reveals A-lister who saved her after "SNL" firing
>ANIMALS: Lonely puppy who wasn't moving slowly comes back to life (1:44)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Burke Square, Main and Ripley streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's gas stop turns into 6-figure lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Utah, 7-year-old boy drove his little sister to get McDonald's
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