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In The News
+6:00: "I'm just stuck": Snow in Worcester causing spin-outs, driving issues on Route 9 (2:20)
+6:00: Couple gets married in Worcester despite snow storm
+6:00: Convertible with the top down seen driving on Route 2 during snowstorm (:29)
+6:00: Christmas returns to Worcester for scene in movie starring Paul Giamatti (1:01)
+6:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+6:00: Worcesteria: Poets of color react to Shrewsbury poem conflict
+6:00: Show off your creative skills and design the Bravehearts' next jersey
+6:00: 5 new houses on the market in Worcester
+Noon: Tractor-trailer rollover on Pike in Auburn (2 photos)
+Noon: Plow truck overturns in Hubbardston
+Noon: Sex offender charged with serious crimes against children held on $77,500 bail
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 25th
+Noon: Food entrepreneurs hone business skills with Worcester State-Food Hub program
+Noon: Clark colleagues remember Gary Chaison as dedicated teacher, mentor, and friend
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: John Dunkelberg and Debra O’Connell
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand
-Parking ban in Worcester in effect
-Storm preparedness checklist; Handy list of emergency phone numbers
-See News, The Burbs, Colleges and Dining Out for latest postponements, cancellations and closings
-City of Worcester lifts public health advisory after massive sewage spill
-Worcester parents who opted kids out of sex ed explain their concerns
-These 20 cities and towns have the most expensive homes in the Worcester metro area
-WPI faculty blast outgoing president
-Cogmedix breaks ground on world-class manufacturing facility in West Boylston
-ICYMI: Parents of actress Alicia Witt froze to death in their Worcester home (no subscription required)
-Can it happen here? Even in Worcester, books are challenged, if not banned
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents Spotlight Concert March 4th
-Last Call with Sarah Lerman-Sinkoff, gas leak researcher
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Cel Animation
-5 things to do: "Macbeth," animated Oscar nominees, "Flora in Winter" ...
-WCCA-TV's "Soapbox" (25:41): Owner of the Woo Mall (Midtown Mall), Mike Burnes (Worcester Common Fitness) Anderson Winck (Alma Gaúcha Prime Brazilian Steakhouse)
-Tribute to "Worcester's own Elvis"
-Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup in Worcester delayed a day this week because of holiday
-ICYMI: The final scene - Showcase Cinemas North meets the wrecking ball
-21 apartments planned for former home of The Bridge in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden delays trash pickup because of storm
-Smithsonian to showcase world's largest museum in Rutland
-Sports: Celtics beat Nets, 129-106
-What Troy Aikman's $90 million ESPN deal means for McVay, Michaels, Buck
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Twins take Worcester ice hockey by storm
-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: 3 ex-cops convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd killing
-Radio Worcester (14:50): Congressman Jim McGovern reacts to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
-New England: "How do you want to die?" Prosecutors reveal chilling details in N.H. home invasion
-91 cats found in "rough" condition at Tewksbury home
-Business: Planning Board OKs addition to Lutheran Rehab and Skilled Care Center on Harvard St.
-5 effective ways to market your business in 2022
-Cannabis Confidential: As marketplace grows, edibles aplenty but premium flower more scarce
-Colleges: UMass Medical School launches program to help diversify health sciences
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in March (11:09)
-Celebrity: Kim Kardashian calls out Kanye West for causing "emotional distress" amid ongoing divorce
-Sally Kellerman, original Hot Lips from "M*A*S*H," dead at 84
-Health: Life really may pass before our eyes as we die
-Animals: Dog is SO excited to meet best friend after 2 weeks alone (3:19)
-Food: Why New Englanders love Market Basket enough to make it No. 3 U.S. grocery chain
-Shopping: Amazon electronics guide: The 20 best tech products of 2022
-History: Historical picture of Elm Park
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boy, 5, reunited with teddy bear lost at Milwaukee airport in November
-Meanwhile, in Florida, woman steals 4th grader’s science project from driveway
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: The 10 life-threatening Omicron side effects plaguing COVID survivors
+Noon: As Stealth Omicron advances, scientists are learning more
-What do you need to know about the CDC’s new vaccine guidelines?
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School virologist Jeremy Luban says it's impossible to rule out the possibility of another surge
-Today's free testing and vaccinations/booster clinics are canceled because of storm
-Mass. officials report 1,556 new cases, 48 additional deaths
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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