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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). High of 60 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Record high already reached in Worcester
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Tatnuck Bookseller author event on Saturday
+Noon: Violinist Robert McDuffie seeks new meaning at Mechanics Hall concert
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Skinamarink," "Empire Of Light," and more
+Noon: 210 Sports' Friday 4: All-Star silliness, golf handicap shenanigans, Big Game Sunday, and getting serious for a moment
-Worcester man charged with attempted murder in shots-fired incident near courthouse
-Worcester police seeks public's help in W.R.T.A. incident
-Worcester police arrest 2 in Main South drug sweep
-Worcester extends deadline for Denholm Building proposals
-Report: St. Vincent Hospital failed to fully disclose patient prices
-Where to find allergy-friendly, gluten-free restaurants in and around Worcester
-Family of Amanda Dabrowski, slain at Worcester restaurant, urges change to relationship violence law
-Mass. families pay nearly 20% of income for child care
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (26:23): Ryed Around the World
>SHOWTIME: Nine Things To Do: Orchids, Frederick Douglass reading, Shane Profitt
-Radio Worcester (18:40): Lee Greenwood will be bringing his “American Spirit Tour” to Worcester on March 4th
-First Person: The Worcester poet laureate should come from Worcester
-No ordinary love: Talking romance and happiness with Worcester-area couples
-Bill Shaner: The police body cam issue is a shambles and we all know why
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to longtime Worcester minister and history professor
-ICYMI: Worcester converting street to one-way for school traffic
-Channel 5: Burst pipe displaces hundreds of seniors for weeks (1:47)
-26-year-old Worcester man pleads guilty to gun charges
-Worcester bodycam policy left out key recommendations
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): Holden D.P.W. has new home (12:06)
-Specialty Sandwich Company going all out for Super Bowl
-Brush chipping 8-2:30 Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek assistance locating missing man
-Northborough police seek public’s help in search for missing teen
-Leominster developer buys former Rutland hospital property for planned 55+ community
-Developers asked to trim down Shrewsbury housing proposal
-Former Grafton Fire Chief Philip Gauthier passes away at age 90
-Berlin-Boylston School Committee looking to fill open seat
-Item readers share ways to make Valentine’s special
-Investor buys 3 Fitchburg properties for $1.5 million
-Oxford man pleads guilty to stealing government money
>SPORTS: Celtics’ Brown has broken bone in face, out indefinitely
-Chiefs' defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, a Grafton native, deserves another head-coaching shot
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (33:57): Catching up with women's lacrosse coach Amanda Belichick
-Holy Cross hosting National Girls and Women in Sports Day Fair on Saturday
-After a 2-year hiatus, Clark Tournament returns: Here are the seedings and schedule
-St. John's hockey passes team chemistry test in victory over Lincoln-Sudbury
>CARS: NEW! Bertera Nissan has a great car for you (4:39)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Turkey earthquake death toll climbs past 19,300
-Over 80% of Americans see U.S. as a dysfunctional family: poll
-Tragic: Elderly couple dead in Death Valley National Park murder-suicide
>COLLEGES: WPI-led study uses artificial intelligence to identify key predictors of suicide
-Anna Maria Scholarship Spotlight: Jarred L. Grant-Spann
>SHOPPING: About 5 million bottles of Fabuloso cleaner recalled because of bacterial contamination
>NEW ENGLAND: Man kills wife, 12-year-old son before turning gun on self in Andover
-IRS mulls taxing Massachusetts tax rebates
-Encore, Plainridge accepted illegal bets on college basketball
>BUSINESS: Wayfair layoffs impacting nearly 1,000 Mass. employees
-Google shares lose $100 billion after company’s A.I. chatbot makes an error during demo
>HEALTH: Study presents unexpected — and complicated — findings on link between alcohol and dementia
-Mass. reports 4,591 new COVID cases, 92 deaths this week
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday in Worcester: Noon-3:30 at Worcester Public Library
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>FOOD: McDonald’s Shamrock Shake is coming back. Here’s what we know
>TV/STREAMING: Disney+ loses 2.4 million subscribers
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston sequel, "Murder Mystery 2" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Burt Bacharach, legendary composer, dies at 94
>ANIMALS: 19-year-old lab is rescued from the shelter (3:33)
>HISTORY: The old Worcester Commerce High School
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): UPS driver saves woman who fell into frigid creek behind her home
-Meanwhile, in Hawaii, footage captures woman nearly crushed inside home by a boulder
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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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