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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 (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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