In and around The 016 - Friday, February 3rd

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  Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today: 

  

  In The News

  >WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). Low of -13 today

  -Worcester will open temporary warming center on Friday morning

  -Worcester Public Schools cancels school on Friday because of arctic temperatures. School closings

  -Fire officials urge safe use of space heaters, wood and pellet stoves during cold snap

  -How to keep pets safe during extreme cold

  -How to prepare your car for the bitter cold

  -Item communities planning for warming centers
   

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +6:00: New bar in Worcester to celebrate opening Saturday

  +6:00: Chef Zak Lindgren heads up WooTrucks catering team

  +6:00: Updated: Worcester police investigating Aetna St. shooting that injured 31-year-old man

  +6:00: 210 Sports Blog's Friday 4: The last Expo, the last game, the last straw, and last but not least
  
  

  +Noon: After Downtown Worcester shooting, man charged with possession of machine gun

  +Noon: Worcester Diocese finds 173 credible allegations of cleric abuse of minors since 1950

  +Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +Noon: Monster Jam champ Linsey Read looking to "wow the crowd" at DCU Center

  +Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend

  +Noon: New movies on streaming: "Babylon," "House Party," and more

  +Noon: Artist Spotlight: Evan Charney
  
  

  -Police investigate shots fired in Downtown Worcester

  -Worcester man caught breaking into cars on Paradox Drive

  -Worcester U.S.P.S. supervisor gets prison time for stealing packages

  -Boylston man sentenced in crash that killed Grafton man in wheelchair

  -Situation with barricaded person in Clinton is de-escalated

  -New barbecue restaurant opens on Chandler Street in Worcester

  -W.C.A.C. seeing more first-time applicants for fuel assistance program

  -Concern over growing number of homeless seniors and disabled people in Worcester

  -Residents raise housing alarms at meeting on inclusionary zoning

  -New lottery office opens on Gold Star Blvd. in Worcester on Monday

  -Berkshire Bank appoints Karyn Polito to Board of Directors

  -Worcester Academy plans expansion onto former St. Vincent Hospital site

  -NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Found Clobbered and Mutilated on Myrtle Street". Video (16:47). Audio (18:25)

  >HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
   

  >BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday

  -Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (29:58): Rum for Whiskey Drinkers

  >SHOWTIME: Artist's talk precedes Spotlight Concert in Worcester

  -Five Things To Do: Hearts and Crafts, Broadway Upside Down, and more

  -Black History Month: Past, future highlight Worcester-area events

  -Black dolls at Worcester PopUp tell the "history of what's going on"

  -Radio Worcester (6:47): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista talks police body cameras and Civilian Review Board

  >OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to an accomplished guitarist who played in several popular Worcester area bands

  -ICYMI: New Worcester restaurant and bar celebrates grand opening

  -Developers buy former Volvo showroom on Gold Star Blvd., plan new retail building

  -COVID, flu shots ending at Downtown Worcester site

  -Worcester ranked in top 10 worst cities to get married

  See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden ice rink should be ready for skating this weekend

  -Holden family displaced by Wednesday morning fire

  -Holden Police hope to I.D. woman who took a walk with $200 boots

  -Brilla Coffee Roasters opens long-awaited new Holden location (1:06)

  -Lamoureux Ford wants to beat the snow (1:31)

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Park 'N Shop reopens with new look taking 100-year-old family trade into new era

  -Leominster firefighter Vincent "Vinny" Alia competing on Team Ramsay in "Next Level Chef"

  -Beloved Fitchburg firefighter dies after long battle with illness: Officials

  -Shrewsbury School Committee approves school start time changes

  -West Boylston police arrest Shrewsbury man for car break-in

  -Here's the latest addition to the Shrewsbury Fire's fleet

  -Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce to host Love Your Legislator Breakfast
   

  >SPORTS: Robert Kraft wants Tom Brady to retire with the Patriots

  -Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown become first ever NBA duo to achieve this feat

  -Holy Cross men's hockey working for the weekend

  -Bravehearts land 9 with local ties as first roster signings

  -Worcester area high school sports fans: Beware of this likely scam
   

  >CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)

  -U.S. probes complaints of parts flying off of Ford Explorers

  -Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales

  -RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)

  >NATIONAL: Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the U.S.

  -Tragic: Baby killed when "acquaintance" steals, crashes mom’s car: cops

  >COLLEGES: Holy Cross professor -- Canonizing popes is a long and politically fraught process

  -Anna Maria Scholarship Spotlight with Jessica Clary of Leicester
  
  

  >NEW ENGLAND: New documentary to retrace infamous texting manslaughter case

  -Mass. vocational schools policy violates student civil rights, complaint says

  >BUSINESS: Here's what the Fed interest rate hike means for you

  -Radio Worcester (15:41): Holy Cross professor Victor Matheson on paying for Polar Park

  >SHOPPING: Worcester’s Crompton Place hosting "Be My Galentine" event February 9th

  >HEALTH: Cough syrups may be linked to more than 300 child deaths: W.H.O.

  -Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-3:30 at Worcester Public Library
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: A closer look at Paramount+ show "1923" (4:14)

  >MOVIES: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence announce "Bad Boys" sequel

  >CELEBRITY: Ozzy Osbourne retires from touring, cancels shows amid health woes

  >HISTORY: 1880 ad from Ware, Pratt Clothiers in Worcester

  >ANIMALS: Special home sought for abandoned 1-year-old pig that will weigh several hundred pounds

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school basketball announcer tells heckling fans to "shut up"

  -Meanwhile, Canada's Punxsatawney Phil drops dead on Groundhog Day

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