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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:40). High of 47 today in Worcester
-Winter climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Elderly man arrested for drug trafficking in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester native, Doherty alum named Washington Commanders' Chief Partnerships Officer
+6:00: Help the T&G find the Best Chinese Restaurant in Central Mass.
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 21
+Noon: European Bakery & Pastry sets sights on new horizons
+Noon: W.B.J. names Business Leaders of the Year
+Noon: W.B.J.'s Movers & Shakers
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: People struggle with motherhood; this initiative offers help
-4 nabbed in cell tower break-in, cable theft
-This unlikely spot in Worcester might be the best place in Mass. to open a brewery
-In Worcester and other places, machine gun conversion devices creating chaos and concern
-Is Worcester public housing unsafe for tenants? (5:57)
-Bottle service talks shelved again in Worcester
-Little Free Libraries in Worcester
-Northbridge mom planning surprise trip with her kids after winning $1 million
-From food truck to Food Network, Boylston's Cassidy Bauer is the best
-Nex Benedict vigil shines light on discrimination LGBTQ community faces, even in Mass.
-State Sen. Michael Moore on Mass. immigration crisis plan
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for February
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (44:03): M.B.T.A. Act & Gov. Healey’s nomination
-Unsolved: Worcester — Jampy Rivera - Double Shooting on Sturgis Street. Video (12:26). Audio (12:26)
>DINING OUT: See the List — Worcester Restaurant Week runs through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-2 local men sentenced in contraband tobacco scheme that cost the state millions
-Worcester Irish Festival holds 40-year anniversary celebration
-Menkiti Group outlines vision for Worcester ahead of Denholm Building project
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Diploma returns to former high school class space
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-2024 Good Neighbor Awards announced
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wachusett Rotary hosts Left-Right-Center event
-Grafton High School first semester honor roll
-Sterling hosts forum on economic development
-Lancaster Church hosting corned beef supper March 16th
-Nashoba hires student services director
-Berlin wins Complete Streets Grant
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Recap of Mom's Night Out at Courthouse Brew
>SHOWTIME: Paxton gives People's Choice Award to 2 artists
-Blackstone Valley Art Association events
-Worcester Art Museum connects "the local and the global" with impressive collections
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 24 (29:05): State judicial nomination process
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 145 (29:29): AARP Massachusetts
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to teacher and youth sports coach
>SPORTS: Celtics destroy Golden State, 140-88
-What Patriots might be able to get in a Mac Jones trade
-Chris Mortensen, longtime ESPN NFL insider, dies at 72
-Revolution loses home opener to Toronto, 1-0
-Railers lose to Lions, 5-2
-Caitlin Clark passes Pete Maravich to become all-time Division 1 scoring leader
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Hyundai recalls 2015-2016 Elantra cars for trunk latch issue
>NATIONAL: More snow on the way after massive blizzard in California
-One of the world's biggest cities may be just months away from running out of water
-Tragic: 3 college swimmers killed in highway crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman charged with murder after man found dead in apartment (:32)
-A new mom died after giving birth at a Boston hospital. Was corporate greed to blame?
>COLLEGES: Clark professor discusses impact of Alexei Navalny's death
-Anna Maria's AMC Love Stories: Dean and Lynne Landry
-TODAY! Feminist author and scholar Cynthia Enloe to speak at Worcester State on feminism during war
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Incredible destinations featured in this year's Oscar nominees
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows prices rose in January while spending cooled
>SHOPPING: Suit accuses Temu shopping app of spying, reading users’ private messages (2:38)
>HOMES: Historic $6.5 million Western Mass. retreat offers seclusion, 4 miles of trails
>HEALTH: Is your heart age older than you are?
-UMass Medical School professor: How frontotemporal dementia, the syndrome affecting Wendy Williams, changes the brain
>FOOD: Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009
>TV/STREAMING: Apple TV+ "Great Movies" are now included in subscriptions
>MOVIES: "Dune: Part Two" proves its more than its gimmicky popcorn bucket
>CELEBRITY: Ricki Lake, 55, shows off 30-pound weight loss, denies Ozempic use
>ANIMALS: Dog found in freezing snow loves lying by fireplace now (3:09)
>HISTORY: Clark University
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Breakthrough treatment helping boy, 4, battle rare genetic disorder
-Meanwhile, in Glascow, Scotland, Willy Wonka-inspired experience sparks outrage and online mockery
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In The News
>WEATHER: High of 71 today in Worcester (3:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: As Robert Stoddard slept, thieves made off with 9 valuable paintings, including recovered Avercamp
+4:00: Related: Stolen Dutch master painting back in Worcester after nearly 47 years — to be shown at Worcester Art Museum
+4:00: Man arrested after pursuit through Worcester Common
+4:00: WPI lays off 24 employees, citing rising costs and federal uncertainty
+4:00: Radio Worcester (9:25): At airport, 44 acre solar farm planned and American Eagle flights return
+4:00: Holy Cross baseball falls to North Carolina in NCAA regional tourney opener
+4:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Handshakes, USA Hockey, Touch the trophy, and Wienie racing
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Bella Pizzeria brings Brazilian pizza to Worcester
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Fight or Flight," "The King of Kings" and more
-Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
-Related: Worcester Technical High School graduation (1:23:13)
-Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
-Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
-D.O.J. retracts investigations of 8 police departments. What about Worcester?
-Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
-Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
-W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
-Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
-Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
-100 FM The Pike (9:38): Middle Eastern Festival
-Mass. Attorney General issues guidance on rights during I.C.E. enforcement
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Banned from City Hall — The boundaries of protest
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Red Lobster menu changes — Under $20, hush puppies, Happy Hour deals
-ICYMI: Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo 5:30 to 8:30 Saturday at Val's
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-May & June Senior Center events
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Joann Fabrics officially closes in Shrewsbury
-Join the inaugural Shrewsbury Pride 5K Run/Walk
-Struggling Quabbin Reservoir towns make public appeal for more state funding
-James Ettamarna, Christine Watkins will join Sutton Select Board
-West Boylston ballot features races, override
-New senior center director introduced in West Boylston
-Clinton Select Board restricts recycling center to residents only amid surge of use by outsiders
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
-Shakira, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn concerts at Fenway Park canceled after sources say staging fell apart (3:44). Article
-"American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
-Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
-Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 53 (28:26): Dr. Tasia Cerezo, Meryl's Safe Haven
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (31:48)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who expanded his family's trucking business
>SPORTS: TODAY! What to know before Bravehearts Home Opener
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Today. Get tickets here
-Bravehearts fall to Starfires, 10-6
-Vrabel's vibes, Drake Maye's relationship with Josh McDaniels (6:47)
-Jordon Hudson's raunchy sexual innuendo from viral Bill Belichick getaway revealed
-Holy Cross baseball to face No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Regional
-Related: Crusaders celebrate resilient journey to NCAA Tournament
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 3-2
>CARS: Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles due to rearview camera issue
>NATIONAL: Blatten, Switzerland buried following glacier collapse (2:13). Photos
-4-year-old Mexican girl faces deportation amid medical crisis
>TRAGIC: Teen dies from playing social media "tackle game"
>NEW ENGLAND: Major traffic trouble on the Mass. Pike begins today (2:07). Article
-Around 40 people arrested during I.C.E. operations on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard
-Karen Read trial (21:07): The prosecution rested its case — our experts grade it
>COLLEGES: Celebrate the Holy Cross Class of 2025
-WPI graduate commencement (:27)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What American tourists should know about "terrorism" threat in Italy
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. nonprofits snag portion of $6.7 million for small business training
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Most employees would invite family or a friend on a work trip
>SHOPPING: Shoppers are exploiting retail return policies
>HEALTH: Mental health organizations in Mass. struggle with federal funding cuts (:57)
-Doctor on Hepatitis A after exposure warning issued at Mass. eatery (3:10)
>FOOD: Coke or Pepsi? Best-selling sodas in America in 2024 revealed
>TV/STREAMING: Worcester plays strong supporting role in episode of "The Walking Dead"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Pete Davidson horror movie, "The Home" (1:58)
>CELEBRITY: Sarah Silverman reveals A-lister who saved her after "SNL" firing
>ANIMALS: Lonely puppy who wasn't moving slowly comes back to life (1:44)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Burke Square, Main and Ripley streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's gas stop turns into 6-figure lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Utah, 7-year-old boy drove his little sister to get McDonald's
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