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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Students begin break at Worcester Common Oval
+6:00: Central Mass. driving school cries foul in early termination of contract with R.M.V.
+6:00: 50 years later, the disappearance of Vicke Lee Lamberton
+6:00: Radio Worcester (23:40): Craig Blais & Jenny Pacillo discuss Greendale, W.B.D.C., Amazon plans
+6:00: Radio Worcester (15:49): Worcester Guardian top stories, H.O.F. update
+6:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+Noon: Frankly, Charlotte: Worcester gets tangled in "Madame Web"
+Noon: Horror films in fearsome focus at Worcester's Dead of Winter Horror Fest
+Noon: Poet's Cauldron illustrates what's right with local arts
+Noon: Blue Ribbons take prize with new album, "Forever, But Not For Long"
-2 treated after Worcester house fire
-Several customers at Worcester Big Y had credit card info stolen, police say
-Earlier: Credit card skimmer found at Worcester Big Y
-Worcester Tech, Second Chance Cars team up to help local man's recovery journey
-Shrewsbury store run by neurodivergent students learning on the job (2:30). Article
-Family and friends hold 10th annual warm clothing drive on Worcester Common
-Worcester lawyer confirmed as juvenile court judge
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-South High's program teaches more than about skiing
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Ahead of winter break, primary elections, no City Council until March
-Radio Worcester (53:40): Roundtable debates Quality of Life Team’s impact in Worcester
>DINING OUT: New owner Christon Paddock adapting to Kenmore Diner
-ICYMI: Life Flight chopper lands safely at Worcester Regional Airport after losing one of its engines
-Area woman dies in snowmobile crash in New Hampshire
-State police identify woman fatally struck on Route 146 in Sutton
-Who killed Becker student Will Smith in 2008?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Person of the Year nominations open
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Friends of Red Barn preserve history
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Blackstone man pleads guilty to federal fraud charges
-Shot fired in Douglas leads to lockdown of Middle School
-Rutland skater headed to Las Vegas
-Working group planned for Douglas solar farm runoff cleanup
-Nashoba students ask for a say
-Lancaster town election papers available
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: LGBTQ+ artist Laura Marotta runs Worcester space for self-expression
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 525 (27:49): Neo-nazis/Safety
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 26 (28:19): Hawaii For Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a man who was a teacher and principal in Worcester Public Schools for 42 years
>SPORTS: Patriots are moving on from Trent Brown, cut Lawrence Guy, Adrian Phillips
-Bruins beat Dallas in shootout
-TD Garden rejects fans from Bruins game after new bag policy (2:18)
-Dan Shaughnessy recovering from heart surgery, Boston Globe says
-Liam McLinskey named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Restoring Worcester Country Club course's historic character
-North boys, South girls dazzle in Central Mass. Tournament doubleheader
-Railers beat Orlando, 4-2
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 19
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Tesla Cybertruck owners complain their new vehicles are rusting
>INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL: Alexei Navalny's wife addresses "horrific news" of his death
-$36 million Mega Millions jackpot goes unclaimed
-Tragic: 5 patients die as Gaza hospital seized by Israeli forces
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. named "most educated" state in U.S. again
-Is there a way to fix the pothole problem in Massachusetts?
>COLLEGES: Dialogue Dinner at Holy Cross promotes civil discussion and community
-Wellness Expo brings health and wellness resources and fun to Worcester State
-Funded by $1.1 million in grants, Clark researchers dive into undersea war of the microbes
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Strike closes the Eiffel Tower
>BUSINESS: After a jump in rates over the last 2 years, banks are preparing for cuts
-Boston-based restaurant tech company, Toast, planning for 550 layoffs
>HOMES: Local team empowers first-time homebuyers with seminar
>HEALTH: Why this popular exercise can lower blood pressure more than cardio
-Maternal syphilis rates in U.S. tripled in recent years
>FOOD: This fruit can improve your mental health in 4 days: study
>TV/STREAMING: Katy Perry quits "American Idol" after 7 seasons
>MOVIES: First look at new movie "Wicked" (1:01)
>CELEBRITY: David Letterman revisits Top 10 List for "Stupid Pet Tricks" with Sarah Silverman
>ANIMALS: Sheep loves to give playful head-butts to everyone she meets (3:07)
>HISTORY: President Taft's visit to Worcester in 1910 remembered
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Police officer uses C.P.R. to save unresponsive 3-year-old
-Meanwhile, Florida man attacks friend with samurai sword over Xbox
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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