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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 (:41). High of 50 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School says UMass Memorial owes it $40 million. The bitter legal fight could cost millions more
-More Honey Farms will change name, brand after sale
-Police end investigation into cheer staff at Worcester’s Abby Kelley Foster school
-Sheriff's Office displays random acts of kindness
-Black History Spirit Week at South High
-Worcester nonprofit names new leader, moves out of Denholm Building
-Bill Shaner: What are we to do with the Telegram & Gazette?
-Ray Mariano: Disrupting children's "Drag Queen Story Hour" is cowardly
-Radio Worcester (7:18): Mayor Joe Petty on sex education
-5 cheapest places to get gas this weekend in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Wright's Farm (4:10)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (33:42): Monteru French Brandy
>SHOWTIME: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Six Things To Do: Maple Days, Almost Queen, Square Loop, and more
-Laurel: A little reading as Worcester school vacation begins
-American Heritage Museum debuts "Hanoi Hilton" exhibit
-Resistance against oppression: Frederick Douglass reading at City Hall
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 161 (27:57): 2Gether We Eat
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to mother and 3-year-old son from Worcester found dead in Connecticut home
-ICYMI: GoFundMe created for family of Worcester mother and son found dead in Connecticut
-Related: Police name 3rd Worcester victim found dead in Connecticut house
-Kennie Mota-Cruz found guilty of second-degree murder in Everard St. shooting
-Men wanted for using stolen credit card at Home Depot in Worcester
-Worcester police confiscate replica gun from South High student
-W.P.D. Vice Squad arrests suspect, seizes drugs and scales
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): Holden officer promoted to Sergeant
-Minor injuries in 3-car wreck on Main Street in Holden
-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): S.E.L.C.O. reflects on changes to cable over the past decade
-Shrewsbury Knights of Columbus honor Special Olympics athlete Ryan Dixon
-1 hospitalized, others displaced after Brookfield blaze
-Leicester police warn residents after rash of car break-ins
-Paxton officer helps out a motorist in need
-Race shaping up for Lancaster Select Board as papers being taken out
-Bolton eyes potential state land purchases
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Islanders, 6-2
-How Jason Tatum fared in NBA 3-point contest
-Holy Cross men 's basketball team lose at Colgate
-Holy Cross women's basketball team falls to Colgate. Highlights (1:25). Interview (1:56)
-H.C. women's hockey falls to UConn on Senior Night. Highlights (2:09). Senior Night Highlights (:37)
-Railers game in Norfolk postponed after Zamboni, ice issues
-Saint John’s boys basketball victorious over Shrewsbury
>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: President Jimmy Carter, 98, enters hospice care at home
-Gunman kills 6, including ex-wife, in Mississippi, sheriff says
-Tragic: Young mom killed in front of kids after parking lot dispute on Valentines Day
>NEW ENGLAND: 20 years after the Station Nightclub fire, families remember loved ones lost
-Legendary Channel 4 reporter Bill Shields dies (8:10)
>COLLEGES: Why do students leave Worcester after graduating college?
-Anna Maria College and Molly Bish Center host legislative briefing
>HOMES: Worcester Black homeownership gap rose 426% between 2010 & 2021, study shows
>BUSINESS: New Gen Z workers already burned out and disconnected
-Producer prices jump more than expected in January
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on C.D.C.'s new schedule of recommended vaccines
-F.D.A. advisers vote in favor of making opioid overdose antidote available over the counter
>SHOPPING: 21 Best Buy Presidents Day sales and deals to shop
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for "Bridgerton" spinoff "Queen Charlotte" (1:10)
>MOVIES: "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" wins big at box office
>CELEBRITY: Blake Lively gives birth to fourth baby with Ryan Reynolds
>ANIMALS: This husky sits by her baby brother's crib every day (3:42)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young man gets shot at redemption after attemped break-in (2:40)
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, pig that "looked cold" gets a ride home in police cruiser
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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
+6:00: Man dies from injuries suffered in Worcester shooting that also claimed life of woman
-Earlier: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+6:00: Northbridge animal control officer mistakes dog for coyote, shoots and kills it (1:56). Article
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:28): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:15): Former Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large bid
+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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