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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 34 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -Pedestrian struck, killed on Route 146 in Sutton

  -Credit card skimmer found at Worcester Big Y

  -10,000 gallons of milk spill on on-ramp to Mass. Pike in Auburn after tanker rollover. Video (:31)

  -"They've made Worcester home": Why the city is perfect for teachers

  -TODAY! Youth Extravaganza at The Village

  -Local basketball community shows support to Ava Blazis, who has cancer

  -Regional Environmental Council sees benefits of H.I.P. at Winter Mobile Market

  -Nonprofit Support Center restarts with $1 million grant

  -Presidents Day: What's open, what's closed

  -Unsolved: Worcester — Killed in Worcester's Webster Square. Video (11:58). Article (11:57)

  >FAITH: Catholic Church membership in Mass. suffers steep declines (4:28)

  >DINING OUT: Breakfast sandwich at Rutland café selling out on weekends

  -ICYMI: Remembering former Worcester Fire Department chaplain Fr. Walter Riley

  -2 Worcester package stores sanctioned for selling to minors

  -2 local men face federal sexual exploitation of minor charges

  -Ads calling for ceasefire in Gaza removed from Worcester city buses (2:15)

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  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Eagle Lake study to go forward

  -At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)

  -Wachusett girls' varsity basketball going strong

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tragic loss led Quabbin senior to discover her passion fighting fires

  -Police arrest father, son in Blackstone, seize gun, 100-plus grams of cocaine

  -Controversial downtown Spencer CVS, historic site of George Washington visit, sold to McDonald’s franchisee

  -Grafton mulls future of old fire station

  -Clinton High hosts blood drive March 14th

  -Bigfoot expert in Clinton March 14th

  -Nashoba announces its honor roll
   

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday

  >SHOWTIME: Giuliano D’Orazio — The Worcester musician with unflinching passion for his work

  -First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., three special moments in fleeting

  -Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on Worcester school vacation

  -WCCA-TV's The American Constitutionalist No. 9 (26:05): Taxes

  -WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 457 (27:56): Gen Z and Dating/Relationships, Part 2 of 2

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who spent her career in banking
   

  >SPORTS: Bruins lose to Kings in overtime

  -Takeaways from episodes 1 and 2 of Patriots docuseries "The Dynasty"

  -Holy Cross men’s hockey completes sweep of Sacred Heart

  -Railers see bigger crowds in 2024, but attendance lags behind prior seasons as team makes playoff push

  -These Central Mass. athletes were selected as Hometeam Fall 2023 all-stars

  -Ex-Celtics center Scot Pollard has surgery for heart transplant
   

  >CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)

  >INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL: Prisoners part of hidden workforce linked to major food brands (1:00)

  -Radio Worcester (40:19): Carl Hobert discusses threats posed by China

  -Tragic: Pack of dogs bite 11-year-old boy 60 times

  >NEW ENGLAND: Suspicious deaths of 2 under investigation in Salem, N.H. (1:59)

  -Vermont city prepares for population to surge for total solar eclipse

  >COLLEGES: Loretta J. Ross, a creator of the term "Reproductive Justice," visits Holy Cross

  -Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (12:38): How evolution impacts courtship in the animal kingdom
   

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These are the most — and least — stressful airports in U.S. (:46)

  >BUSINESS: Why soft skills are in great demand in today's workforce

  -Mass. has half the national average of same-day, low-risk ambulatory surgical centers

  >SHOPPING: Amazon Presidents Day sales

  >HOMES: Experience coastal living with $25 million residence, clubhouse on Martha's Vineyard

  >HEALTH: Running not effective way to lose weight, study says (:58)

  -Erectile dysfunction drugs may help reduce risk of Alzheimer's (1:03)

  >FOOD: Cheese, yogurt and dairy recall — Here’s a list of items linked to Listeria outbreak
   

  >TV/STREAMING: Disney+ to grant subscribers the ability to password share — at a price

  >MOVIES: Bob Marley "One Love" jamming to $46 million opening

  >CELEBRITY: Beach Boys' Brian Wilson has dementia, family seeks conservatorship

  >ANIMALS: Dog found safe after more than a week in the bitter cold

  >HISTORY: St. Paul's Cathedral in Worcester

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 96-year-old WWII vet graduates high school after nearly 80-year wait

  -Meanwhile, company seeks old love letters to turn into toilet paper

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