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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester city councilor to attend meetings remotely, cites threats
+6:00: Worcester to select park vendors by lottery in 2025
+6:00: Hooters apparently near bankruptcy. But owner of Shrewsbury location says spot to remain open
+Noon: This long-running Worcester bar can be yours for $200,000 (pictured)
+Noon: Candlepin bowling exists in Worcester, membership required
+Noon: Last Call: Suzanne Graham Anderson, CEO, Positively Suzanne
+Noon: Amir Jenkins finds himself leading the pack with Worcester Academy basketball
-Worcester residents fed up with snow cleanup (2:15)
-"We missed the mark": Councilors share city manager's frustration over response to recent storm
-Worcester informs constables of certification requirement
-Clark considers cutting, restructuring Humanities majors
-How a Worcester auto body shop is becoming a bookstore
-A way to solve Worcester’s litter problem? City officials say more trash cans
-Best Date Night Restaurant in Central Mass.: Down to the top 8. Vote now
-Man appeal for new trial, resentencing in murder of Assumption grad denied (:29). Article
-Holden agrees to drop its opposition to M.B.T.A. housing law
-Aislinn Doyle: School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Feline booking: March Meowness returns to Worcester libraries
-Holy Cross Professor: Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
-Radio Worcester (22:32): City Manager Eric Batista on storm response, speed limits and major developments
-DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week returns, offering local dining deals
-ICYMI: "Swatting" hoax sends officers swarming into Worcester neighborhood
-Around 30 shots fired in double shooting in Worcester, 2 hurt
-Worcester Business Journal names the 2025 Business Leaders of the Year
-West Boylston fires town administrator after flag controversy (1:47). Article
-Worcester couple serves up the flavors of El Salvador
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town manager presents 2026 budget overview
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Good Neighbor Awards announced
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Want to plunge with the Shrewsbury Police Department? Here’s your chance
-Spencer Planning Board looks at master plan, addresses road paperwork issues
-From pilots to presidents, their glasses all came from Southbridge
-Clinton library proponents gather to voice support
-Nashoba struggles to reduce costs with insurance challenge
-E.M.T. cadet program evolves and innovates
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Colors mix in Zola Simone's "Kaleidoscope"
-Dan Cloutier went to Greenland for his cool new album "The Iceberg"
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: As promised, Herr Döge
-Brad Kane: Redemption Rock and Maker to Main were beautiful for what they were
-Worcester Public Schools (:55): North High School's Health Assisting Program
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:23): Jennifer Cappabianca, Founder, Radiant Energy Wellness
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher in the Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Maple Leafs in overtime, 5-4
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Colgate
-Holy Cross women's hockey team heads to Vermont for Hockey East Opening Round game
-Bravehearts introduce some returning players for 2025
-How NFL is getting rid of Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl merchandise
-WNBA icon Diana Taurasi retires after 20 seasons
>NATIONAL: Southwest plane aborts landing to avoid colliding with private jet in Chicago
-15-year-old shoots mom and sister during "bad reaction" to edibles: police
-Tragic: 3 women from Revere found dead at hotel in Belize
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read case: Analysis from high-stakes hearing (20:21)
-Gun rights advocates challenge Mass. gun reform law (1:49)
>COLLEGES: Art reception to Anna Maria on Thursday
-Wednesday talk at Clark explores the legalities of federal policy changes
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Nantucket in winter — 5 ways to enjoy quiet season on island (1:27)
>BUSINESS: Worcester company sues Hadley Planning Board over denial of permit
-LPL Financial Research: Refinancing Z.I.R.P.
-More consumers making minimum credit card payments (1:31)
>SHOPPING: Shop Wayfair's Spring Savings sale to save up to 70% off sitewide
>HOMES: Easy home composting
>HEALTH: New pancreatic cancer blood test could improve treatment
-Does everyone have to get the H.P.V. vaccine or is it just a certain age? (1:15)
>FOOD: McDonald's celebrates Egg McMuffin with promos, new menu items
>TV/STREAMING: HBO developing “big budget” "Game Of Thrones" spinoffs
>MOVIES: Oscars odds: List of all likely winners for 97th Academy Awards
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Munn rejected millions to stay quiet about movie set incident
>ANIMALS: Rescued baby cow's first friends are 2 huge puppies (1:55)
>HISTORY: Mussolini’s nonpayment was catalyst for Gorton’s and Birdseye frozen food success
>GOOD NEWS: Woman spends 104th birthday in jail as part of special bucket-list wish
-Meanwhile, in California, 11 donkeys found wandering loose
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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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