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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: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-4-year-old boy survives falls from seventh floor window of Worcester high rise (:28). Article
-Suspect in custody, victim in critical condition after shooting near Fitchburg State (1:07)
-13 charged with running Worcester-based drug ring
-Worcester unveils major redesign for busy street
-Worcester proposes $7 million Denholm demolition, $3 million sale to developer Menkiti
-168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
-Sian thanks his former Worcester teacher for 40 years of dedication (11:48)
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
-"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
-Original development of Elm Park now digitized
-Worcester environmental group to hold 36th annual Earth Day clean up
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Nashoba Club Pizza & Taproom (5:15)
-ICYMI: Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Pet vaccine clinic 9 to noon May 2nd
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire overnight in Oxford
-Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
-Truck stolen in 1982 recovered from Leicester pond (:42)
-Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
-Dudley police arrest Auburn woman after reports of vehicle crossing lanes and entering ditch
-Westborough café employs only people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries
-Southbridge native, Super Bowl champion John Fitzgerald dies at 77
-White’s Landing permit delay resolved after Board of Health review
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
>SHOWTIME: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
-Joey Fatone reveals status of *NSYNC reunion
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (56:48): A Tribute to Elvis Presley
-Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The Worcester City Council circles the drain, Part 1
-First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:56): Donna French, C.E.O., Animal Aura Yoga
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 486 (28:41): Meghan Anchaukaitis, Generation Z
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester who devoted over 40 years to serving others as a special education teacher
>SPORTS: Best safety fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics vs. 76ers first-round playoff preview, odds, prediction
-Radio Worcester (14:53): Even Sean Grande didn’t see this Celtics season coming
-Bruins vs. Sabres first-round playoff preview, schedule and prediction
-Red Sox beat Twins, 9-5
-Know before you go: Numerous Holy Cross athletic events and special recognitions on Saturday
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Nashville, 5-3
-Railers beat Maine, 3-1
>CARS: Mercedes-Benz recalls over 24,000 vehicles due to drive shaft defect
>NATIONAL: Dashcam footage shows heroic rideshare driver saving toddler walking alone on busy road
-Ukraine captures enemy Russian position using only robots, no humans
-Tragic: Vet, her husband, and their son, 1, killed when truck smashes into cars
>NEW ENGLAND: Feds: How Farwell almost got away with murdering Birchmore (4:31)
-D.E.P. cracks down on illegal dumping across state (2:36)
-Ex-Cape Cod Community College president’s "inappropriate" conduct
>COLLEGES: Clark celebrates Spree Day
-S.T.E.M. Education Showcase at WPI celebrates collaboration across classrooms and communities
-Q.C.C. names new computing dean
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the best diners in America
-Do airlines have dress codes?
>BUSINESS: Jury finds Ticketmaster, Live Nation had anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
-Related: What does the Live Nation, Ticketmaster verdict mean for you
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-Snapchat parent Snap slashes 1,000 jobs in "A.I. efficiency" bloodbath
>HEALTH: Worrying about weight stigma at the doctor’s office (5:31). Article
-Study says fluoride has no impact on children later in life (3:38). Article
>HOMES: See how much home prices held steady in Worcester County recently
>SHOPPING: Whirlpool customers could get 75% back on their fridge. Here's how
>FOOD: Worcester cafe offers free coffee with every breakfast sandwich or entree
>TV/STREAMING: ABC News announces shake-up at George Stephanopoulos’ "This Week"
>MOVIES: First trailer for Jude Law as Vladimir Putin in "The Wizard of the Kremlin"
>CELEBRITY: Brandi Glanville rushed to urgent care for doing TikTok medical trend
-Anna Kendrick claims Katy Perry touched her cleavage in resurfaced interview
>ANIMALS: These baby squirrels never forgot who saved them (1:48)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Woman becomes U.S.'s third-oldest organ donor at age 97
-Meanwhile, drunk Disney guest arrested after banging on wrong hotel door in wild viral meltdown: video
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