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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:47). High of 12 today in Worcester
-Emergency shelter open at Worcester Tech High School
-Worcester preparing for largest snowfall of the winter this weekend
-Parking ban, free garages announced in Worcester storm response
-Latest National Weather Service prediction for snowfall totals
-How temperatures affect "fluff factor" of snow (1:02)
-Storm of activity at Worcester supermarkets
-Related: Customers swarm Shrewsbury Market Basket (:13)
-Down to the last shear pin: Hardware customers prep for snowstorm
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man accused in shooting on I-290 being held without bail
-Worcester man pleads guilty in federal gun case
-Worcester entrepreneurs expand private jet business to include luxury vacations
-Newport Restaurant Group to open Avvio Ristorante in Millbury
-Table Hoppin': Brio 33 steps into the void left by Tavolino closing
-12-year-old cellist from Holden competes as semifinalist in national competition
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Public safety, civic scrutiny and local pride
-Worcester Cultural Academy gets no-cost literacy tutoring from state
-Cause not certain as officials identify man killed in Oakham blaze
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week returns February 23rd
-ICYMI: Worcester pharmacy to pay $750,000 over false Medicare billing claims
-Worcester police investigate after window shatters on plow truck
-Bridge in Worcester to be renamed for Bob Cousy
-Second Chick-fil-A set to open in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Youth Arts for Humanity watercolor workshop
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden police warn of R.M.V. text scam
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police swear in 3 new members
-$5 million lottery ticket sold in Uxbridge
-Leominster man pleads guilty to embezzling $49,000 from Gardner-area labor union
-250-unit development at former Tanela site in Shrewsbury reaches Planning Board
-Shrewsbury delays trash and recycling a day next week because of storm
-Police continue to search for missing Sturbridge man
-Wachusett Chip warehouse in Sterling changes hands for $11 million
-Rocky Pond Community Forest an chance to explore 3 towns' woods
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Lord of the Lost, the Metrons, the Fools and more ...
-Radio Worcester (19:42): EcoTarium announces free admission day Saturday
-Treaty Oak Revival "degenerates" from West Texas to rock DCU Center
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 4 (29:45): Brian Nelson
>OPINION: Tom Marino: New councilor’s requests highlight Worcester council’s dysfunction
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 127 (26:56)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:57): The dismissal of Worcester's director of veterans services
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:54): Joe Robinson departure, development accountability and city infrastructure issues
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester veteran who earned a Purple Heart in Vietnam
>SPORTS: Patriots-Broncos trash talk heats up before AFC Championship
-Drake Maye staying aggressive with Super Bowl trip on the line
-How Jarrett Stidham went from Patriots backup to starting for Broncos (3:44)
-J.K. Dobbins ruled out for AFC Championship Game in huge Broncos crusher
-Celtics beat Nets, 130-126 (2:05). Article
-Holy Cross wishes Naemi Herzig well on her way to the Olympics (1:00)
-No. 14 Holy Cross women's hockey team earns 2-1 win over Providence
-Holy Cross men’s hockey falls on the road at Robert Morris
-Holy Cross men's basketball (at home) and women's basketball (on the road) face American
-Railers fall to Norfolk, 5-3
>CARS: Preparing your car for winter weather (1:55)
>NATIONAL: Winter storm begins to disrupt travel plans across country (1:51)
-Americans spend over a third of wages on rent in 75% of counties analyzed
-Tragic: Man texted family goodbye after he was fatally shot at Facebook marketplace meetup
>NEW ENGLAND: Judge denies Farwell's request to move trial out of state (:33)
-Beloved Boston bartender who inspired "Cheers" character dies (1:02)
>COLLEGES: Assumption announces partnership with Worcester Public Schools
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These 5 U.S. cities have secretly become retirement hot spots
-Some airports are now letting nonpassengers past T.S.A.
>BUSINESS: M.B.I. adds 2 startups to Worcester incubator
-Mass. unemployment rose in December
-Westborough robotics firm raises $7.5 million, capping off 2025 expansion efforts
>HOMES: Home prices in Central Mass. climbed faster than state average in 2025
>SHOPPING: Baby teething toy sold on Amazon recalled over dozens of choking scares
>HEALTH: Doctor on safety, costs of new Wegovy pill (2:34)
-Controversial new fifth type of diabetes is officially recognized
>FOOD: McDonald's customers irate after seeing prices from 2009 — and some items have tripled in cost
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Merrily We Roll Along" and more
>CELEBRITY: Celebrities who have slammed the Oscars over the years
-"Top Chef" winner Kelsey Clark charged with D.U.I. after plowing car into mailbox
>ANIMALS: Some dogs are learning new names by eavesdropping on their owners, study finds
>HISTORY: Worcester marks 250 years of the Knox Trail
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman's 2025 "On the Road" stories (2:05:48)
-Meanwhile, Florida man charged with felony after allegedly hurling ketchup packet at good Samaritan
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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