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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 (:34). High of 60 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: GoFundMe created for family of Worcester mother and son (pictured) found dead in Connecticut
+6:00: Travel advisory for Presidents Day weekend
+6:00: 210 Sports Blog's Friday 4: Calling the rules, changing the rules, knowing the rules, and breaking the rules
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: UPDATE: Police name 3rd Worcester victim found dead in Connecticut house
-Earlier: Worcester mother, 3-year-old son among 3 found dead in Connecticut house (1:32). Article
+Noon: State agency "would not get involved" with investigation into Worcester charter school cheer team
+Noon: W.P.D. Vice Squad arrests suspect, seizes drugs and scales
+Noon: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Radio Worcester (26:06): Mechanics Hall Club 321 presents Mafalda Minnozzi featuring Paul Ricci
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Infinity Pool," "Maybe I Do," and more
-Closing arguments in Worcester trial of Kennie Mota-Cruz, accused of killing Jose Ortiz
-Worcester Fire Department responds to 2-alarm fire on Hamilton Street
-What to know about the plan to redevelop an abandoned Worcester mansion
-Black-owned restaurants in Worcester to support during Black History Month
-Drone video update of construction of new Doherty High (1:24)
-Electric school buses: Is Worcester behind the curve?
-Why do students leave Worcester after graduating college?
-Plan to overhaul Worcester's Tacoma Street Park moves forward
-City Council eyes fix for Worcester's pothole-filled private roads
-Worcester County sheriff hands out gifts for "Random Act of Kindness Day"
-Get ready for adventure: Worcester RV & Camping Show February 24th to 26th
-Thrift Store Threads: Couture, costumes, and a cover girl conversation
>HISTORY: Mystery lies in basement of historic Denholm Building as it awaits unknown fate
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (26:23): Ryed Around the World
>SHOWTIME: Six Things To Do: Maple Days, Almost Queen, Square Loop, and more
-Visit the Downtown Worcester Winter Festival on Saturday
-Worcester musician Giuliano to play show at Off the Rail on Saturday
-National tour of "Annie" bringing more sunshine to Worcester
-Bull rider Grayson Cole ready to take Worcester Rumble by the horns
-WCPA's Frank O'Hara Prize poetry contest open for submissions
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — The gin and tonic
-Capture the Moments Selfie Room in Auburn offers photo settings from Barbie to Celtics
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a "railroad working man" who loved music, art, writing poetry and nature
-ICYMI: Worcester police investigating possible sex crime involving charter school cheerleading program
-Anna Maria College students help save family from fire during Super Bowl trip
-No signs of braking before car hit Worcester condo on Halcyon Drive, police say
-Popular Park Ave. restaurant closes for good
-Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade sets date
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): New Arts and Crafts Club at Wachusett engages students
-Town seeking a Director of Planning and Development
-Holden D.P.W. has new home (12:06)
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police worry for health of missing Northborough 15-year-old
-Firefighters rescue family from burning home in Fitchburg
-Sturbridge police seek to identify 3 juveniles after fire
-Shrewsbury’s Assistant Superintendent Patrick Collins to retire
-Site of closed-down Millbury hardware store sold to Sutton company for H.Q.
-Blackstone Valley Tech holds nursing pinning ceremony packed with promise
-Leominster medical company agrees to $2.5 million settlement
-Well-water testing on horizon in Mass.
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Nashville, 5-0
-Celtics name Joe Mazzulla new head coach
-Bravehearts load up with Division 1 talent
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey beats Niagara, 4-3 in overtime. Highlights (1:18). Interview (2:05)
-South High girls' basketball prevails in playoff-like atmosphere, turns back Grafton
>CARS: NEW! Bertera Nissan has a great car for you (4:39)
-Nissan recalling 404,000 vehicles for steering wheel badge that can fly off in a crash
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: N.H.L.P.A. names Labor Secretary Marty Walsh executive director
-Skyrocketing pet deaths after Ohio train derailment has residents questioning chemicals’ long-term health effects
>COLLEGES: WPI's LEGO Club constructs 69,000+ piece model of campus
-UMass Medical School professor, vice provost for research dies unexpectedly
>SHOPPING: 24 best Amazon Presidents Day sales and deals to shop
>FOOD: McDonald's debuts plant-based McNuggets
>NEW ENGLAND: Man convicted of beating mother to death with fireplace log
-Here's how much money was spent on the first day of sports betting in Mass.
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. seeks reader ideas for 2023 Power 50
-Cannabis Control Commission extends COVID orders for 2023
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on spread of highly contagious norovirus
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-3:30 at Worcester Public Library
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>TV/STREAMING: Ryan Seacrest leaving "Live with Kelly and Ryan"
>MOVIES: Steven Spielberg: Tom Cruise's "Top Gun" sequel "saved Hollywood's a--"
>CELEBRITY: Forbes' highest-paid entertainers 2022 includes Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and more
-Bruce Willis' family shares update on his health, new diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Guy wins cat's love by treating her like a dog (3:59)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bodycam video shows hero cop saving choking baby
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, deer crashes through classroom window of elementary school
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-Full-time bilingual clinician at Community Health Link
-Full/part time waitstaff at busy Worcester, Holden restaurants
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-Full-time Dispatchers and 9-1-1 Call Takers, Millbury P.D.
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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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