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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 47 today in Worcester
-February climate summary for Worcester
-Video shows wind gusts of 147 mph atop Mount Washington (2:22)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Historic Oakhurst Manor in Northbridge ravaged by fire (1:57)
-Worcester honors its unique connection with abolitionist Frederick Douglass (3:41)
-Unionized Worcester Starbucks workers will get credit card tips
-A Holy Cross student's love letter to Worcester
-Meet the "cat whisperer": Mass. man's job is rescuing frightened felines
-Worcester Technical students seek your support for Paris trip (2:39)
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for February
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Swanson Road Intermediate School in Auburn (:36)
-Radio Worcester (18:34): Jim Brooks and Peter Dunn discuss upcoming Worcester Landlord Summit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (44:03): M.B.T.A. Act & Gov. Healey’s nomination
>DINING OUT: See the List — Worcester Restaurant Week runs through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester tax preparer sentenced to prison for false returns
-Worcester carpenter playing with house money wins $1 million
-Worcester fire caused by overheated hoverboard batteries
-B.T.'s Smokehouse will no longer serve at Polar Park
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 2024 Good Neighbor Awards announced
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-As Attorney General sues over zoning law, Holden has time to comply
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spring floral arrangement class March 9th in Millbury
-Spencer Selectmen approve grants to help 12 businesses overcome COVID impact
-Town of Grafton Democrats to elect delegates to state convention on Saturday
-Grafton Select Board members at Ask Me Anything March 7th
-Nominations sought for Tribute
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-TODAY! Zeke Martin & The Oracle 7 to 9 Saturday at Redemption Rock Brewing
-Does beer before liquor actually make you sicker? Experts weigh in
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Way Up South, Orchestre Métropolitain and more ...
-100FM The Pike (11:09): W.P.D.'s A.M.P.P. program teaches kids how to rock
-Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy bringing blazing fiddle playing to Worcester
-First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. navigates the history of humor
-Ray Mariano: M.B.T.A. Communities Act, Holden and Cookson Park
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 322 (28:12): Jay Givan
-Manny Jae Media (37:24): Manny and the Mayor, Episode 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester spa manager who passed away at 42
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Mavericks, 138-110
-Patriots felt "cheated" by Bill Belichick's Malcolm Butler call
-Holy Cross Academic Recognition Night interview with Sarah Petty (2:29)
-Previewing the Patriot League basketball tournaments
-Worcester feels the pull of the North High boys' basketball team
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Chrysler recalls 338,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees for crash risk
>NATIONAL: Blizzard dumps snow on mountains in California and Nevada
-U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died
-Tragic: 16-month-old dies after mother leaves her alone to go on vacation
>NEW ENGLAND: National Guardsman Jack Teixeira to plead guilty to leaking classified military intel
-Nonwhite drivers more often charged, arrested and searched in 2021 and 2022, Mass. report
>COLLEGES: Nichols reflections on a world away — Costa Rica
-President Rougeau announces Holy Cross will no longer comment on political issues
-Worcester State students raise more than $34,000 in Chandler’s Challenge
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 stunning cliffside retreats
>BUSINESS: 5 questions with ARCpoint Labs Worcester owner Gauri Bhalakia
-Employed Americans say this is more meaningful than a raise
>SHOPPING: Amazon Prime Day is coming
>HOMES: Central Mass. home sales continued decline in January
>HEALTH: Sick with COVID? You no longer have to isolate for 5 days (1:46)
-25% of smokers quit within 2 years of menthol bans, researchers write
>FOOD: Popular Chick-fil-A sauce recalled
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Poor Things," "Lisa Frankenstein," and more
>CELEBRITY: Chris Gauthier, "Once Upon a Time" actor, dies at 48
>ANIMALS: Dora the beagle is rescued from a medical lab and has the best life now (:59)
>HISTORY: "Community Auditions" was the local granddaddy of talent shows
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Girl uses allowance to help homeless in need, make goodie bags
-Meanwhile, in case you missed it, America just effectively got much bigger
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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