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In The News
-Latest forecast: High in the 50s today, approaching 60 tomorrow, snow likely on Friday
+6:00: Worcester police seek assistance locating 16-year-old girl
+6:00: Spencer man arrested on animal cruelty charges; dead cows discovered on property
+6:00: Worcester man ordered to stay away from Franklin Park Zoo after trying to enter tiger exhibit (:29)
+6:00: Worcester Mayor Petty seeking state senate seat, filing indicates
+6:00: Worcester area real estate roundup
+6:00: Commerce Bank name officially retired, logos removed in Worcester
+6:00: "Walk w/out Rhythm," a Worcester variety show, No. 1 (35:01): Coney Island takes cards, Carlos Odria, & a sound walk
+6:00: Forge Theater Lab playwrights explore the pandemic in "No Place to Go"
+6:00: New pets available for adoption in the Worcester area
+Noon: TIMELINE: Here's how Friday's winter storm will impact New England
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 22nd
+Noon: Radio Worcester (18:49): City Manager Ed Augustus talks Central Mass. political power, housing, winter weather, road safety
+Noon: Janice Harvey: An insomniac's thoughts on banning books
+Noon: Slack, Amazon Web Services go down in widespread outage
+Noon: Bravehearts offer $22 off during 2-22-22 sale
-WPD searching for elderly man who walked away from rest home
-Family of missing Worcester teen makes plea for her to come home
-Worcester man "very interested" in tigers attempts to break into tiger enclosure at Franklin Park Zoo
-3 minors, 2 men arrested when guns found during Worcester traffic stop
-A 3-course meal for $28.22 during Worcester Restaurant Week
-18 things to do near Worcester during school vacation
-Happy Twosday! Don’t miss out celebrating the coolest date of the decade
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 466 (27:50): Homelessness
-Mayor Joe Petty: Affordable house is key to the city's future
-Don Landgren: Worcester's new plan for fixing potholes!
-Worcester Public Library introduces free 15-million song music streaming service for members
-Tribute to a man who spent 35 years as a special police officer at St. Vincent
-Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup in Worcester delayed a day this week because of holiday
-ICYMI: Fly from Worcester to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Here's How
-Popular Worcester bar announces reopening
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden police warn residents to lock cars at night
-Police ID 21-year-old Grafton man who died after crashing car into ocean off Falmouth beach
-Juelis, Reno plan runs for Grafton School Committee
-Leicester Fire Department debuts new Engine 1
-Sutton Historical Society announces programs and events for 2022
-Nomination papers available for Millbury's annual Town Election
-Sports: Bruins beat Avalanche, 5-1
-Patrick Walsh named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bravehearts' mural will salute fans, local businesses ... and you can be on it
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 18
-Railers lose in Utah, 5-4
-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: Dad orders 4-year-old to shoot at police at McDonald's drive-thru: cops
-Tragic: Texas skydiving instructor killed after parachute didn't open
-New England: Cars fall through thin ice on Lake Winnipesaukee (:17)
-Dr. Paul Farmer, global humanitarian leader, dies at 62
-Business: Central Mass. entrepreneurialism soared to new heights in 2021
-SEIU retracted support of MNA days after striking St. V nurses reached tentative agreement
-Colleges: One year later: Becker College students adapting to new schools
-Students seeking out alternatives to the college investment, leaving institutions in financial precarity
-Movies: Patrick Stewart and Ryan Reynolds break their silence on "Doctor Strange" sequel rumors
-Celebrity: Britney Spears set to write tell-all book in $15 million deal
-Food: McDonald’s brings back Shamrock Shake
-Shopping: Shipping scam emails continue to target victims
-Health: UMass Medical School professor: First gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease successfully given to 2 children
-Animals: Sick stray dog wanders up to random couple's house (3:22)
-History: Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 4: Early Hollywood
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Florida police officer donates kidney to complete stranger
-Meanwhile, "Titanic" re-cut with cat opposite Leo DiCaprio goes viral
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Radio Worcester (11:22): Dr. Michael Hirsh on the lifting of the mask mandate & the state of COVID
+Noon: Auburn's municipal buildings reopen to the public
-Free testing and vaccination/booster 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester, vaccinations/boosters 5-7 today at 484 Main Street, Suite 400
-Worcester hoping to vaccinate more youth during February vacation
-Mass. families take advantage of easing restrictions, February break
-Hospitalizations continue steady decline in U.S.
-Wastewater shows COVID lows, but experts say virus isn’t going away
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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