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• Highlights Friday, February 21st
  Posted by 016 Administrator Thu at 7:34 AM

  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault

  +6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year

  +6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival

  +6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
  
  

  +Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester

  +Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy

  +Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story

  +Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera

  +Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend

  +Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more

  +Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
  
  

  -Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)

  -Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)

  -Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute

  -Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale

  -West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says

  -Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article

  -Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article

  -After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)

  -Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)

  -Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester 

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote

  -DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern

  -ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely

  -Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit

  -Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year 

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter

  -Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents

  -Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury

  -Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop

  -Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person

  -Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation

  -Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved

  -Clinton School Committee honors students, staff

  -Grafton police log
  
  

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

  >SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more

  -Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden

  -One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center

  >OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester

  -City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms

  -Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
  
  

  >SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship

  -Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records

  -With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout 

  -'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti

  -Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series

  -2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
  
  

  >CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue 

  >NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video

  -Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors

  -Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years 

  >NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent

  -Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals

  >COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)

  -Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs 

  >BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales

  -LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up

  -How Gen Z can get on the right financial track

  >HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks

  >HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink

  -How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress

  >FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA" 

  >MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners

  >CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit

  >ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38) 

  >HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal 

  >GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral

  -Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)

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