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In The News
-Latest forecast: High about 40 today in Worcester, no big storms forecast for the week
-Boston Globe: Weeks ago, a Fulbright scholar in Worcester returned home to Ukraine. Now she fears what will happen next
-Police Pipes and Drums of Worcester honor Officer Manny Familia
-Thousands come to Worcester for Boston Got Sole sneaker convention
-ICYMI: DA asked about "changing out" report, Ethics Commission lawyers say
-Worcester, Holden home decor stores ranked among top 5 in New England
-Worcester nonprofit lands $500,000 gift
-Couple gets married in Worcester despite snow storm
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-5 things to do: "Macbeth," animated Oscar nominees, "Flora in Winter" ...
-What Worcester is doing to address surging housing costs that jumped about 25% during pandemic
-Tribute to a longtime local philanthropist and “renaissance man”
-Friday's schedule trash and recycling pickup to resume this morning in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury's Burns Bridge shines for Ukraine
-Shrewsbury theater group invites audiences to "Exit Laughing"
-Shrewsbury's annual Town Meeting Citizens Petitions deadline is March 15th
-McCormack to become Millbury's interim planning director
-Sports: Weird day in men's college basketball as top 6 teams all lose
-Show off your creative skills and design the Bravehearts' next jersey
-5 positions Patriots need to watch at NFL's Scouting Combine
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tournament schedules: Boys' basketball, girls' basketball, boys' hockey
-Brown, Tatum lead Celtics over Pistons
-Revolution open season with 2-2 draw
-Railers beat Idaho, 4-3
-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: U.S., E.U., U.K. agree to remove selected Russian banks from global finance network
-14 people shot at Las Vegas hookah parlor
-New England: N.H. governor sides with Ukraine, orders removal of Russian liquor from N.H. Liquor & Wine Outlets
-Wrong way crashes kill 6 on Connecticut highways
-19-year-old killed as cargo van crashes in Cape Cod amid slick conditions
-Tragic: Man beat 82-year-old grandfather to death, police say
-Business: Fewest Americans collecting unemployment aid since 1970
-In a race for talent, now job offers can come within days
-5 effective ways to market your business in 2022
-TV/Streaming: "SNL" begins first show in a month with Ukraine choral performance
-Movies: Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards to offer Oscars preview
-Celebrity: Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor back together after separation
-Health: The importance of Black blood donors for patients with sickle cell disease
-Animals: Terrified shelter dog is different pup in her foster home (4:05)
-Food: Supply chain disruptions impacting Girl Scout cookie production
-History: The Elephant Tree on Front Street in Worcester
-Homes: House listed for less than $300,000 draws a mob in North Carolina
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): His mother promised him $1,800 -- if he stayed off social media for 6 years
-Meanwhile, in Iraq, man balances 18 eggs on back of his hand for world record
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-Dispatcher, Town of Shrewsbury
-New Business Development at Absolute Robot
-Recovery High School Van Driver
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-Security guards and Ushers at DCU Center
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-New study finds Wuhan, China market likely source of COVID
-ICYMI: Worcester's 7-day average of new positive cases dropped for a 6th straight week to 44.9
-Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks, CDC says
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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