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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 32 today in Worcester
-"Let them have it!" Worcester residents glad to be spared worst of winter storm
-Worcester businesses keep busy during Tuesday's snow
-How much snow fell in Worcester County? The latest town-by-town totals
-Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
-Why do school districts decide snow days so early? (3:12)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+8:00: Lawyer responds to Auburn mobile home complaints
+8:00: The Faces of Worcester: Rachel Blessington, Business Owner & Midwife
+1:00: Worcester's Youth Poet Laureate crafts poem with community words (4:08). Article
+1:00: A busy Valentine's Day at Edible Arrangements in Worcester
+1:00: St. V's nurses allege conditions "getting worse, not better"
+1:00: Janice Harvey: Time to get out of your house and support the local arts
+1:00: Last Call: Owen Dominguez, student photographer
-Worcester's newest bar won't serve alcohol
-This visionary Worcester woman changed the way many Americans celebrate Valentine’s Day
-Local group collecting Valentine's Day cards for seniors
-Where to celebrating Valentine's Day in Worcester
-Racist speech infiltrates Worcester City Council meeting again
-City Council discusses security at City Hall, rats, homelessness
-Aislinn Doyle: School Committee agenda preview
-Solution for Worcester rat problem again sought by City Council
-Worcesteria: Time to get real when it comes to live entertainment
-Channel 5 Wake up call from Major Edwards Elementary School in West Boylston (:30)
>FAITH: Ash Wednesday and Valentine's are on the same day, what can Catholics do?
>DINING OUT: Valentine's Day plans? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: 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
-Ink-credible proposal: Worcester man pops the question with a "tattoo"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Conservation Commission has a vacancy
-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): Leominster residents frustrated by denial of federal aid for flood damage
-Spencer Sewer Commissioners “reluctantly” raise rates by as much as 30 percent
-Lane brothers latest in sports tradition at Wachusett
-Millbury deprived of community events
-Grafton annual town election is May 21st
-North Central chamber launches Manufacturing Council
-Shrewsbury Police Department January at a glance
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Rucker Collective takes home Grammy for work on Lecrae song
-"The Catskills" at Worcester J.C.C. is a nostalgic look at Borscht Belt
-Radio Worcester (10:05): Raising Wrenn’s — A powerful memoir recounting a turbulent youth
-Listen Up: Kristian Montgomery at large with "Lower County Outlaw"
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 560 (27:03): Guillermo Creamer
-Manny Jae Media (37:10): Dr. Sheri Ann McLean, McLean Coaching and Consulting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman owned Dance Loft Worcester for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Nets, 118-110
-Bruins lose to Lightning, 3-2
-2 baseball teams, 1 city: can Bravehearts, WooSox find peace?
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Clark Tournament to return for 83rd year with expanded girls divisions
-Campco Elite Girls Basketball Clinic coming to Bancroft School this summer
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL: 9 gold mine workers are missing after landslide in Turkey (:32)
-Dashcam video shows jet crash on Florida highway (:43)
-Tragic: 8-year-old girl struck and killed while boarding school bus
>NEW ENGLAND: Probation for clerk who tried to cash customer’s winning lottery ticket
-Major swaths of state’s healthcare system considered high risk due to patient backlog
>COLLEGES: Feel the love on Valentine’s Day at these Worcester spots
-Anna Maria to host annual Legislative Breakfast Thursday
-Clark student: "My Journey into the Nightmarish World of Clark’s Nearly Non-Existent COVID Policy"
-Nichols rises in U.S. News Best Online Programs rankings
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best museums on the West Coast
>BUSINESS: Here are the 5 best top-paying, low-stress jobs for 2024
-58% of likely voters support boosting wages for tipped workers
>SHOPPING: Target considering paid membership program to compete with Amazon, Walmart
>HOMES: Experience luxury living at its finest in 4-bed masterpiece with fireplace and scenic views
>HEALTH: Here's how long it takes to recover from food poisoning
-Nose picking likely "partially" to blame for Alzheimer's disease: scientists
>FOOD: Free wings at Buffalo Wild Wings for Super Bowl overtime: Here's when
>TV/STREAMING: Top 10 Valentine's Day TV episodes to keep you company
>MOVIES: Hallmark Valentine's Day movies
>CELEBRITY: Kate Winslet says after "Titanic" that "being famous was horrible"
>ANIMALS: Abandoned pup becomes grandpa's best friend (:59)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple celebrates 7 decades of Valentine's Days together
-Meanwhile, in China, octopus attempts to climb out of restaurant seafood bucket (:22)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Expensive weapon detection system leased by UMass Medical School rarely used (3:18). Article
-Worcester woman, firm admit to $1.6 million MassHealth fraud
-"Caretaker" stole from local elderly victim, squatted, police say
-Dominican man sold rifles, guns in Walmart parking lot in Worcester, feds say
-Worcester Housing Authority gives old movie theater new life
-Today! Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Worcester schools approve grant for new machines at Worcester Tech, with a caveat
-Worcester schools release bus routes early. Video (1:56)
-End of summer celebration Saturday at The Village
-Central Mass. tomato farmers bounce back from wet, cold start in spring
-Is Goose a he or a she? Now we know, as celebrity lizard settles into new home
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (9:54): James and Gabriella from Worcester’s legendary Boulevard Diner
-ICYMI: Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Planned power outage August 26th
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 sought in attempted carjacking of Uber driver, passenger in Lancaster (1:34). Article
-Inside the futuristic traffic technology Shrewsbury is using to prevent accidents
-Man’s car towed for revoked registration after passing field sobriety test in Rutland
-Leominster City Council votes to raise school committee stipend to $4,000
-Police seize unsecured guns, family seeks involuntary commitment for man struggling with addiction
-Bill causes concern for towns housing fairs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-New Gallup poll shows what Americans are thinking about alcohol
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Lee Brice, Tyler Hubbard and Hot Dog Safari
-Stephen Martin's "Thumper" evokes growing up in Worcester in the 1950s
>OPINION: Tim Murray: State government belongs in office, not in spare room
-Asha Holmes: 5 after-school routine ideas for a calm home
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (53:53)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple restaurants with her husband
>SPORTS: Patriots’ Mike Vrabel demanding more leadership from Drake Maye
-Red Sox getting some schedule relief after daunting stretch
-Roman Anthony putting himself on short lists with Hall of Famers
-Celtics schedule with dates, opponents for every game
-Holy Cross women's soccer drops season opener to Fairfield
-Holy Cross women's soccer 2025 season preview
-Holy Cross football media day
-WooSox beat Iowa, 13-10
>CARS: Here's what to check to avoid buying a water-damaged car
>NATIONAL: 6 dead in Michigan after truck crashes into van carrying members of Amish group
-Idaho killer called his mom on way home from slaying and again on his way to visit crime scene: report
>TRAGIC: Parents and child killed when tree falls on their car
>NEW ENGLAND: Landscaping worker killed after contacting live power line in N.H. (2:27). Article
-Woman injured in shooting at Mass. pond, police believe incident was intentional
>COLLEGES: Plant puncture tools: Holy Cross summer research (1:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the most remote places in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Inc. magazine names 17 Central Mass. companies among annual list of fastest-growing businesses
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-State equity fund boosts cannabis small businesses with $27 million amid uphill battle with larger firms
>SHOPPING: The North Face has an Amazon storefront
>HOMES: Real estate mogul Anthony Lamacchia discusses current state of Mass. home prices
>HEALTH: Putting our stress on D.N.D. with modern mindfulness (4:36)
-Local doctor urges young people to get screened for colon cancer after son’s passing (6:18)
>FOOD: Healthy or harmful: Taking a look at plant-based meats
>TV/STREAMING: Kelly Clarkson's talk show future confirmed following ex-husband death
>MOVIES: First look at new Jordan Peele movie, "Him" (1:42)
>CELEBRITY: Leonardo DiCaprio, 50, insists he's "emotionally" 32 amid backlash over dating younger women
>ANIMALS: Someone adorable was abandoned in this doghouse (2:46)
>HISTORY: "Dirty Water" is more than a game-winning song
>GOOD NEWS: Boy's heartwarming moment with prize-winning goat at animal show goes viral
-Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver's "Marriage Story" used to scare wolves
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