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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
-Latest forecast: Slight chance of showers, high of 45 today in Worcester
+6:00: New Worcester high-rise: 415 units planned at Franklin Street site (above)
+6:00: MassDEP fines company over violations at Worcester warehouse
+6:00: Paxton police looking for driver who fled traffic stop
+6:00: Grab a "Super Bowl Sundae" kit this weekend at Mrs. Moriconi's
+6:00: Bravehearts tease Tuesday announcement
+6:00: U.S. inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high
+6:00: Boston Celtics trade multiple players for Daniel Theis, Derrick White
+Noon: Morning fire closes Route 12/Suthbridge Street in Auburn
+Noon: Holden police arrest woman with multiple open warrants
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 10th
+Noon: Travel From Worcester With Amtrak's Buy 1, Get 1 Free Deal
+Noon: Four Things to Do: Calliope's 40th, 'C'Mon C'Mon' and more ...
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Grandkids provide all the magic at Disney World
+Noon: Bad Advice: Drunken prank deserves harsh payback
+Noon: Don’t expect grocery store prices to come down anytime soon
-Man charged in Worcester firefighter's death wants to move trial out of Worcester
-Man cleared in gun incident at Doherty High
-Suspect in Brockton killing arrested in Worcester
-Worcester supermarket property sold for $26 million
-Radio Worcester (15:15): The union decertification battle at Saint Vincent with Bill Shaner
-Worcester parents worried about daughter, Sue Paye, 15, missing for a month
-Clark University grad students seek to form a union
-Parts of Leicester under boil water order following main break
-Rutland middle schooler hits 2 half-court shots in playoff game, including OT winner (1:00)
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (50:01): Bowman Bros and Elijah Craig
-City Council sends Brattle Stop zoning issue back to subcommittee
-Volbeat and Twin Temple playing in Worcester with Ghost
-Tribute to Worcester man who was a longtime drummer and drum teacher
-ICYMI: Wastewater flow halted after 4 million gallons released into Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester landlords filed 898 evictions for rent in 2021
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rollover accident in Spencer
-Haze Cannabis of Grafton hopes to clear the air about marijuana plans
-Petition asks to replace Columbus Day on Shrewsbury school calendar
-Search for Sutton's new schools superintendent begins to take shape
-Auburn Rec and Culture offering Zumba Classes starting March 2nd
-Sports: Holy Cross men slip past Loyola, 68-64. Highlights (1:53)
-Holy Cross AD Kit Hughes and football coach Bob Chesney talk about contract extension (2:05)
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Surprise a loved one with flowers and chocolates delivered by Jake the Lion on Valentine's Day
-Bruins goalie Tuuka Rask announces retirement
-Bruins’ Brad Marchand suspended 6 games
-Former Red Sox player Jeremy Giambi dies in California at 47
-Cars: NEW: Great Savings All Month Long at Bertera Nissan! (6:05)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: How to get up to $3,600 per child in tax credit
-Woman fatally falls from 3rd-floor parking lot during motorcycle lesson
-Tragic: 9-year-old shot in head during Houston road rage incident, cops says
-New England: Man repeatedly fired gun into Cape Cod home, nearly striking young children
-Colleges: Holy Cross alumna creates fast-growing company
-Nichols opens student bar with plans to expand to general public
-TV/Streaming: Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" to premiere on Disney+ and HBO Max March 2nd
-Movies: Bruce Willis & Jared Leto get shamed in Razzie nominations
-Celebrity: Dolly Parton offers free tuition to all employees of Dollywood
-Bob Saget died of "brain bleed," fell asleep after hitting head: report
-Health: Don’t postpone mammograms because of swollen lymph nodes after COVID vaccine, study says
-Homes: Why the U.S. is facing a paint shortage
-Food: Here’s when McDonald’s is bringing back the Shamrock Shake
-History: Exchange Hotel, 93 Main Street in Worcester in 1907
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Bella
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man discovers lost brother while watching the weather forecast
-Meanwhile, in Britain, zoo hires Marvin Gaye impersonator to get monkeys in the mood
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+Research Associate, at Worcester Regional Research Bureau
-Preschool teacher at the Guild of St. Agnes
-Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
-Yoga Instructor at Worcester JCC
-PT Front Desk Associate at Worcester JCC
-Civil Engineer II, Town of Holden
-Full Time Firefighter/Paramedic, Town of Holden
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Shrewsbury Street gym owner happy to say "goodbye" to mask mandate
+Noon: Worcester residents split over city lifting mask mandate
+Noon: Do we need a 2nd booster?
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-Radio Worcester (16:54): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus on ending the mask mandate, homeless encampments and more
-Public school mask mandate ends on February 28th
-Is it safe for kids to take off their masks in schools?
-When will masks leave Grafton schools? Discussion is set for March 8th
-Fauci says "full-blown" pandemic almost over in U.S.
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (8:17): Removing Worcester's mask mandate with Board of Health member Gary Rosen
-Mass. officials report 2,794 new cases, 69 additional deaths with 4 percent positivity rate
-Cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children continue to rise
-55% of teachers more likely to leave profession early due to COVID burnout, study finds
-Can you get long COVID after an infection with Omicron?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 30 today in Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 killed, 9 hurt in Brown University shooting (9:49)
-Related: Video shows man sought in Brown shooting (4:39)
-Related: Newest details on search for Brown shooting suspect (12:39)
-Related: Brown students describe aftermath of campus shooting (2:44)
-"Waiting for the next child to die": Former Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. child welfare system
-Worcester schools release new data looking at assaults on staff
-Worcester man's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables attracts visitors from around Mass. (2:40). Article
-Worcester doesn’t have enough supermarkets. Some people blame the city’s tax rate
-Holy Cross buys off-campus student rental house for $2.2 million with plans for faculty housing
-A tropical escape blooms inside a historic Worcester building
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
-Powerball jackpot grows to colossal $1.1 billion after Saturday’s drawing
>DINING OUT: Raising Cane’s opening Worcester location next week
-ICYMI: Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police introduce newest officer, Amgad Nashawi
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 stab victims found outside Thirsty Turtle Pub in Templeton
-Barre man charged with extortion after dispute with neighbor over $50 chicken dinner ticket
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-All charges dropped against unlicensed driver accused of evading Shrewsbury police
-Man arrested after entering Leominster Verizon store, charging at and threatening employee
-Police seek hit-and-run driver who was operating stolen vehicle
-Dickman receives honor for his work in fatal crash reconstruction
-Local pajama drive breaks records
-Lights in Common shines in Princeton
-Goings on from Grafton News, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and The Landmark
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-Rebuilding the Higgins Collection: Successes, surprises and what’s still missing
-John Cena taps out to Gunther to lose final WWE match
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 1 (21:51)
>OPINION: Laurel: Welcome to Green Hill Park, past and present
-Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 59 (28:55): Matthias Waschek and Jeffrey L. Forgeng
-Manny Jae Media (1:03:09): 508 Live! with Papee Paye
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots can clinch the AFC East with a win today (1:43). Article
-Slowing down James Cook is pivotal for New England
-Will Patriots earn AFC’s No. 1 seed? Simulating the NFL’s final 4 weeks
-NFL Week 15 schedule, TV and announcers
-Caitlin Clark: WNBA labor talks "biggest moment" league has seen
-Bravehearts name Joe Galvin manager
-Railers beat Mariners, 4-2
>NATIONAL: Australian officials say 12 are dead in attack on Jewish event in Sydney
-New Epstein photos show presidents, more V.I.P.s
-Lionel Messi’s brief appearance at India soccer game sparks chaos as fans destroy stadium
-Tragic: Horrific moment teen mauled to death by zoo lion (1:48)
>NEW ENGLAND: Ballot question volume creating unease among top state officials
-N.H. mom charged with child endangerment after daughter ingested T.H.C. gummy
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 23 (51:11): Engineering a cultural connection
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Q.C.C. holiday initiatives & student support with Dr. Luis Pedraja
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airlines now exempt from covering costs during recall delays
>BUSINESS: This workplace benefit is the biggest reason people jump jobs: survey
-Community bank collects hundreds of food items for local veterans, military families
-ChatGPT chatbot's shocking response to alleged role in murder-suicide
-Dividing restricted stock units and stock options in divorces
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Gifts with ongoing fees and sneaking subscriptions: Consumer Reports
>HEALTH: Why experts say you should enroll in A.C.A. even if premiums spike
-W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health for December (37:51)
>TV/STREAMING: "New Year's Rockin' Eve" to feature Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Maren Morris
>MOVIES: Trailer for "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Peter Greene, "Pulp Fiction," "The Mask' actor, dies at 60
-Jane Seymour, 74, is "very sexually active" with rocker beau John Zambetti
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues teeniest Frenchie puppy who hops like a bunny (2:03)
>HISTORY: Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
>GOOD NEWS: Child turns little library into free food pantry for neighbors
-Meanwhile, Virginia's drunk raccoon exposed as serial offender
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