Highlights Wednesday, February 16th

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  In The News

  -Latest forecast: High in 40s today in Worcester, heavy rain and powerful winds coming Thursday night

  +6:00: Millbury fire captain sentenced to jail on multiple charges of indecent assault on a child

  +6:00: 39-year-old Worcester man arrested for stolen vehicle

  +6:00: Officer injured in hit-and-run during arrest attempt in Fitchburg (:36)

  +6:00: Southbridge man faces up to 40 years in prison for cocaine possession

  +6:00: Worcesteria: Spirit of radio lives on in community, internet stations

  +6:00: Bill Shaner: Can the Board of Health really do a re-do?

  +1:00: Tech company moves HQ to Worcester from Marlborough

  +1:00: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - February 16th

  +1:00: Arrest made at Kennedy compound on Cape Cod

  +1:00: Blockopoly game brings Worcester streets to life

  +1:00: First Person: Homelessness issue on display at the library

  +1:00: Contemporary artists explore identity in Worcester Art Museum's "Us Them We"

  -UDPATE: One teen found and is safe. Worcester police searching for 2 teens who did not come home from school

  -Frontier, Spirit airlines discuss adding Worcester flights

  -Trial date set in the case of murder at O'Connor's Restaurant 

  -Judge denies motion to move trial of man charged in Worcester firefighter's death

  -State police stop in Worcester ends in gun charge for Webster man

  -Worcester's second Fuel America location opens at Northworks building

  -Kids can grab a hot cocoa, Table Talk apple pie for $1

  -Worcester club wants your help commemorating 85th anniversary

  -Worcester tavern says a final good-bye

  -The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday

  -Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (50:01): Bowman Bros and Elijah Craig

  -Bravehearts' mural will salute fans, local businesses ... and you can be on it

  -WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 465 (27:59): Gas Stations

  -Grant helps Worcester's E for All expand program to Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs

  -Pleasant Street in Worcester selected for state program

  -Kiva Centers help people experiencing emotional distress

  -Artist Spotlight: Dwarakesh Nallan

  -Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti to lead free workshop for Worcester high schoolers 

  -Tribute to a woman who won the Mrs. Worcester Beauty Pageant in the 1940s

  -ICYMI: Final estimate is that 5.7 million gallons of sewage spilled into Lake Quinsigamond

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  -The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Interactive hologram "Olivia," robot "Pepper" welcome customers in Shrewsbury bank

  -Tree House Brewing owners buy $1.5 million vacant land next to Charlton HQ

  -Officials identify 2 drivers killed in head-on crash in East Brookfield

  -Fireworks and cow chips -- plans under way for Sutton's 4th of July

  -DeFazio will not seek re-election to Grafton Select Board

  -Millbury Public Schools gets FY23 budget ready for public hearing

  -Auburn woman cited after crashing snowmobile into groomer on New Hampshire trail 

  -Sports: New 10-part documentary series on Patriots dynasty announced for Apple TV+

  -Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales 

  -Celtics blow out 76ers, 135-87

  -Rangers beat Bruins, 2-1

  -Holy Cross announces updated spectator policy

  -Cars: 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: Sandy Hook families agree to settlement with gunmaker Remington

  -Conviction overturned for man who served 44 years in prison

  -New York girl who went missing in 2019 found alive in hidden staircase space

  -New England: Foxwoods announces high-stakes expansion in Connecticut

  -Fight between American Airlines workers ends in stabbing at Logan Airport

  -4 RMV employees fired after more than 2,000 people issued driver’s license without taking road test 

  -Business: Another inflation measure rose in January

  -IPG Photonics’ $365 million revenue in 4th quarter leads to 8% annual growth 

  -Colleges: Speaking at Anna Maria, U.S. Attorney addresses mental health issues in the criminal justice system

  -WPI researcher awarded $1.1 million for cell division study

  -TV/Streaming: YouTube TV is offering $30 off for first 3 months to new subscribers 

  -Celebrity: Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall to host Oscars

  -Prince Andrew settles sex abuse lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre for estimated $12 million: source

  -P.J. O'Rourke, legendary political satirist, dies at 74

  -Food: Mass. company making Kuerig-like machine, but for ice cream 

  -Shopping: Sephora coming to several Kohl’s stores in Massachusetts

  -History: Former Union Station in Worcester 

  -Homes: Worcester area real estate roundup

  -Animals: Worcester area pets waiting to be adopted

  -Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Indiana man who held up sign at NFL game (finally!) gets a kidney 

  -Meanwhile, in Phoenix, thousands of baptisms now invalid after pastor performed them for decades using one wrong word 

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  +1:00: Pace of Americans getting boosters at all-time low, analysis finds

  -Diocese of Worcester ready for potential removal of mask mandate

  -Free testing 9-noon today in Downtown Worcester and vaccinations/boosters available 11-7 at Worcester Public Library

  -Radio Worcester (18:48): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus on mask mandate, Worcester Airport, sewage leak and more

  -Mass. DPH loosens face mask advisory as cases drop

  -Shrewsbury’s mask mandate to be lifted February 18th

  -Fate of masks in Grafton schools will be decided February 28th

  -Mass. officials report nearly 1,500 new cases, 90 additional deaths with 3 percent positivity rate

  -Babies of vaccinated moms better protected from COVID, study shows

  -Child hospitalizations rose amid Omicron, especially among those too young to be vaccinated

  -Free COVID tests are arriving: What to know about expiration dates, cold temps