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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:49). High of 33 today in Worcester

  -Latest National Weather Service snowfall forecast: 18 to 24 inches for Worcester

  -Winter weather emergency declared in Worcester

  -School closings and delays for Monday
  
  

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -Retired Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. D.C.F.

  -From Worcester waiting rooms to a nursing career that makes sense

  -Worcester Board of Health considering changing tobacco regs. What we know

  -Holy Cross student Madeleine Moino wants to be a nurse. So why is she winning international literature awards?

  -Worcester artist transforms abandoned Japan house into art residency

  -Gunfire strikes Worcester home

  -Private Worcester club loses liquor license for multiple violations

  -Worcester favorite returns for limited time

  -Worcester Branch N.A.A.C.P. calls for support of public servants, transparency and accountability in policing

  -Worcester man arrested after police pursuit from Shrewsbury into Worcester

  -Worcester Guardian's Week in Worcester: Public health hire, C.E.O. shift, school news

  -T&G This Week: Good writing is worth the effort

  -FAITH: At Holy Cross, James O'Toole on the rise and fall of confession in America (45:55)

  >DINING OUT: Asian and Latin fusion restaurant added to Park Ave. restaurant options

  -Table Hoppin': Ciao Bella set to cater dinner fundraiser

  -ICYMI: Neighbors near Doherty voice concerns over proposed apartment complex

  -Worcester man, former head of Mass. State Police union, resentenced for stealing funds

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Special Town Meeting documents

  -Holden to vote on obeying M.B.T.A. housing law one final time as court case looms

  -Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)

  -Holden: What have we become?

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): How fried fish is uniting the Shrewsbury community

  -Webster sewing group creates sleeping bags for homeless

  -Princeton man permanently trespassed, charged with third-offense O.U.I. at Leominster Motel 6

  -Fitchburg economic development to receive boost from state

  -Worcester Walks: Winter's tales await at Oxbow Wildlife Refuge
  
  

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

  -WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1363 (30:00): sombr, Little Image, Reduction in Force and more

  >SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Aaron Diehl Trio, "The Ring," Antiquarian Society panel ...

  -Black American Women Songwriter's Concert (1:59:49)

  -3 Mass. museums, including 1 in Central Mass., ranked among the country's best by USA Today

  -Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:08): Kaz Supernova, filmmaker, "Wortown Rising"

  >OPINION: Laurel: Dig we must after another snowstorm

  -Worcesteria: Re-imagining Worcester as a game of Dungeons & Dragons

  -Rep. James O'Day: Local leaders united amid federal challenges

  -Positively Suzanne (1:05:26): David Connell, President & CEO, YMCA of Central Mass.

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:07): Etel Haxhiaj verdict and $35 million Worcester–Holden sewer ruling

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman whose career spanned 40 years in the Worcester Public Schools
  
  

  >SPORTS: Could Raiders trade disgruntled Maxx Crosby to Patriots?

  -U.S. wins its most gold medals ever at Winter Olympics

  -Holy Cross women’s basketball cruises to victory over Bucknell on Senior Day

  -Holy Cross men’s hockey falls on the road to Sacred Heart

  -Holy Cross men’s basketball travels to Bucknell Sunday

  -Railers fall to Rapid City, 5-3
  
  

  >CARS: Nissan recalls vehicles for engine and gear issues

  >NATIONAL: Nancy Guthrie search may be scaled back, sheriff says no cuts

  -A crisis emerges across the U.S. as "forever chemicals" quietly contaminate drinking water wells

  -Tragic: Infant viciously mauled by family bulldog during diaper change in home

  >NEW ENGLAND: 2 die in Monson house fire

  -Mass. girl, 11, killed in avalanche while on family vacation in Utah

  >COLLEGES: Clarkies enjoy a Valentine's Waltz, Brazilian Carnaval

  -Q.C.C. program receives $148,993 grant
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 fascinating abandoned U.S. tourist attractions

  -United Airlines slashing miles rewards for travelers who don't own its credit card

  >BUSINESS: Telegram & Gazette transitioning to postal home delivery

  -Economist discusses whether consumers should expect money back after tariffs struck down (2:22)

  -101: How to utilize interns

  >HOMES: The rise of smart homes — What’s worth the upgrade

  >SHOPPING: Bath & Body Works now selling these products on Amazon

  >HEALTH: This extreme exercise is prematurely aging people's bodies
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: HGTV cancels "Rehab Addict" after Nicole Curtis is caught using racial slur

  >MOVIES: "GOAT" and "Wuthering Heights" in close battle for No. 1 at box office

  >CELEBRITY: Megan Thee Stallion celebrates 31st birthday with bikinis, bold cutouts, $200,000 Bentley

  >ANIMALS: Entangled bird’s friend wouldn’t leave until help arrived (1:38)

  >HISTORY: Horror writer H. P. Lovecraft set many of his tales in Mass.

  >GOOD NEWS: Man's cat sanctuary naps still helping rescue expand years after they first went viral (2:51)

  -Meanwhile, in Britain, art student stuffs world's largest sock monkey

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