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In The News
-Latest forecast: Quick moving snow squalls possible this afternoon
-Driver flees after hitting and killing man in wheelchair in Worcester, police say
-Joint investigation leads to arrest of Worcester-area gun trafficker
-Worcester police arrest 3 for selling drugs in Main South
-Man in custody after hitting Boylston police officer with car in Fitchburg while evading arrest (:25)
-Local churches welcome Afghan family
-Auburn restaurant sold for $1.4 million to Asian cuisine restaurateur
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday podcast (50:01): Bowman Bros and Elijah Craig
-Worcesteria: Of children, mask mandates and figure skating ...
-Monster Jam at DCU Center for the first time since the pandemic (:17)
-5 Great Ways to Spend Presidents Day Weekend in Worcester
-Legendary "CATS" returns to Worcester for some new memories
-Tribute to a woman who worked at Saint Vincent for more than 30 years
-ICYMI: Arrested made after daytime stabbing on Chandler Street in Worcester
-Phantom Gourmet visits Northborough restaurant (4:00)
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-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden aims to keep recreation fee hikes low
-Shrewsbury introduces 2 new police officers
-Rice Pond Village project in Millbury could come back as a 40B
-Tree House Brewing purchases more than 45 acres in Charlton
-Westborough developer proposes 300-unit housing project in Grafton
-Founder of Westborough medical firm honored for ACL implant
-Sports: Bravehearts sign 14 local players for 2022
-Bravehearts' mural will salute fans, local businesses ... and you can be on it
-MLB cancels spring games through March 4 because of lockout
-Holy Cross celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day today
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Railers win in Utah, 4-1
-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: Middle-school children fall prey to fatal fentanyl overdoses
-Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright killing
-Tragic: Grandmother dies in fire trying to save her 4 grandchildren
-New England: Paul McCartney coming to Boston in June
-New Hampshire seeing alarming spike in overdoses
-Athol man charged with assaulting officers at U.S. Capitol
-Business: Black business owners in Worcester describe hurdles to success
-Virtual job fair Saturday to fill 300 positions at Polar Park (8:39)
-Wings Over Worcester owners buy $1.7 million medical office
-Colleges: WPI tabs provost to be interim president
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on VOD
-Celebrity: "General Hospital" actress who went missing in California found dead
-Food: FDA warns parents not to use 3 brands of powdered infant formula
-Shopping: 15 Best Buy President's Day sales and deals
-Homes: The 10 most affordable home sales in Worcester County from February 7th to 12th
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Pickle
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Florida police officer donates kidney to complete stranger
-Meanwhile, in London, tens of thousands watch live as planes get blown around while trying to land at Heathrow amid 122 mph winds
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester's 7-day positive rate hits lowest since November
-Worcester giving away college scholarship, other prizes in push to increase vaccination rate among kids
-Free vaccincations/boosters 11-5 today at Worcester Public Library
-UMass Medical School students aid in testing for Afghan refugees
-ICYMI: City of Worcester mask mandate is over
-Mask requirement will remain in Worcester Public Schools through at least March 7
-Mass. officials report 1,983 new cases, 47 additional deaths
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
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>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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