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>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 (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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