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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 (:52). High of 50 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: No charges will be filed against Worcester cheer coaches (:19)
+6:00: Related: Worcester’s Abby Kelley Foster school cancels cheerleading season amid misconduct allegations
+6:00: Family reflects on hosting President Carter during 1977 visit to Clinton
+6:00: February school vacation: Things to do in Central Mass.
+6:00: Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, NHL week 19
+6:00: Worcester Magazine readers share pics for National Love Your Pet Day
-Firefighters battle large brush fire on steep hill in Auburn
-Sculptures and skating featured at Worcester Winter Festival
-Planning Board to take up 163-unit Downtown Worcester residential complex on Wednesday
-New Worcester permanent Fire Chief Martin Dyer reflects on responsibility, honor of service
-Gift store offers genuine Irish products in Worcester
-Verdict still out on Verdict Café's future
-Worcester Public Schools training on safety amid increase in threats
-Vocero Hispano: 02-17-2023 al 02-23-2023
-Sheriff's Office displays random acts of kindness
-Here's what's open and closed on Presidents Day
-W.R.T.A. service for Presidents Day
-Worcester trash and recycling pickup will not be delayed this week
>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 Monday
-NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (33:42): Monteru French Brandy
>SHOWTIME: What Worcester's Reading -- Root and Press
-City Councilor Sean Rose: Families need enhanced SNAP benefits
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester man who served the Fire Department for 22 years
-ICYMI: 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
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): Wachusett students strive to balance homework workload
-Holden officer promoted to Sergeant
-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): When President Carter visited Clinton in 1977 (1:51)
-Related: Carter stayed overnight in Clinton home (2:21)
-Oak Middle School to host Shrewsbury beauty pageant
-Shrewsbury Police Department announces promotions
-Shrewsbury seeks candidates to fill 2 seats on Zoning Board of Appeals
-Sterling family hosts fundraiser for March of Dimes
-New England Motel & Antiques Market, one of the larger fields at the Brimfield shows, sold
-Berlin nomination papers available March 2nd
>SPORTS: Jayson Tatum nets NBA All-Star Game record 55 points, MVP in win
-Railers lose to Norfolk, 7-3
-Mass. Pirates take 10 players in XFL Draft
-Former Algonquin star Alex Karaban is shining as a freshman at UConn
-Division 3 indoor track: Worcester Tech finishes fourth; Ojatabu, Nguyen, McCormack win titles
>CARS: NEW! Bertera Nissan has a great car for you (4:39)
-Tesla recalling 363,000 cars with self-driving beta software
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
-FINAL DAY! Fuller RV Rentals and Sales at Springfield RV Show
>NATIONAL: President makes surprise visit to Ukraine
-Prominent Los Angeles Catholic Auxiliary Bishop murdered
-New Orleans' Bacchus parade leaves 5 shot, including child
>NEW ENGLAND: 20th anniversary of Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100
-Mass. has lost 110,000 residents since COVID began. Is life better out there?
>COLLEGES: WPI grad serves as principal deputy assistant secretary in D.O.E.’s Office of International Affairs
-Anna Maria College and Molly Bish Center host legislative briefing
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass. -- Tips for propagating house plants
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Facebook, Instagram are launching paid verification services
>FOOD: The most outrageous food challenge in Mass. is in Boston
>HEALTH: Irregular sleep could be harmful to your heart, study finds
-Should you avoid gel manicures to avoid risks? Here's what experts say
>SHOPPING: 12 best Presidents Day appliance deals and sales
-The 10 best Presidents Day TV sales to shop
-18 best Presidents Day furniture deals and sales
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch and stream on Presidents Day
>MOVIES: Ant-Man opens big at box office with $104 million for "Quantumania"
>CELEBRITY: Richard Belzer, comedian and "Law & Order" star, dead at 78
-Tom Sizemore, "Saving Private Ryan" actor, in critical condition after brain aneurysm, rep says
>HISTORY: 1871 ad from Sargent Card Clothing Co. in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Foster dog refuses to leave her crate for weeks (3:12)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman finally gets her high school diploma 42 years later
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, plane spends 16 hours in the air, ends up back at same airport
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-Director of Planning and Development, Town of Holden
-Full-time bilingual clinician at Community Health Link
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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