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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 (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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