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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 (:29). High of 37 in Worcester
-A real snow day, at last: Worcester residents take it in stride
-Worcester digs out from heavy, wet snow (2:13)
-Worcester’s Winter Parking Ban lifted at 6 a.m. Wednesday
-2-hour delay for Worcester schools on Wednesday
-Wachusett schools closed on Wednesday
-Reminder: Trash and recycling collection in Worcester, Holden and Shrewsbury delayed a day the rest of the week
-Residents digging out from 2 feet of snow in Fitchburg (1:00)
-Who received the most? Snowfall totals in Mass. (1:17)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Bank collapse fallout in Worcester? Not likely, according to some experts
+6:00: Worcester releases first police bodycam video as program begins
+6:00: Child injured as S.U.V. slams through porch of Grafton home (pictured)
+6:00: Q.C.C. opens Athletic Center for public gym memberships
+6:00: Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
+6:00: Bill Shaner: The cruelty continues unexamined
+6:00: Patriots add receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster with 3-year deal
+Noon: Rescue crews save young skiers lost in "extremely remote" area behind Wachusett Mountain
+Noon: Shrewsbury church historian sheds new light on Underground Railroad
+Noon: Auto mechanic Jai Santora aims to make customers feel safe
+Noon: A new beer honors a local legend, love story
-Worcester police looking for missing 14-year-old
-Worcester Public Schools holds job fair info session on Wednesday
-Last Worcester inclusionary zoning law hearing ahead of council vote
-First Worcester Jersey Mike's location "coming soon"
-Worcester Public Library hosts U.S. citizenship class
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Charlton
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 497 (28:18): Prostitution, Spotted Lanternfly
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - Season 3, Episode 7 - What happened to Donald Wallace?. Video (15:14). Audio (16:52)
>MOVIES: Sturbridge actor Gary Galonek shares key information with Keira Knightley in Hulu's anticipated "Boston Strangler"
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-New in the Woo: Boland’s Bar and Patio
-In search of a non-cliché St. Patrick’s Day playlist
>SHOWTIME: "How to Cook Everything" author Mark Bittman set for White Room
-Fate takes Belén Moyano on a trip to "Hadestown" in Worcester
-Janice Harvey: Film, fantasy, and the past imperfect of movie-watching
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester native who created an automobile empire
-ICYMI: Elm Park Tower residents to begin moving back in 6 weeks after flooding
-Salisbury St. in Worcester may bear Albanian warrior's name
-WPI grad, an ex-Navy pilot who’s seen UFOs in flight, calls for investigations of aerial phenomena
-Tuxedo-clad Dr. Fauci, a Holy Cross grad, aids collapsed woman at D.C. dinner
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): For Wachusett students, return to normal brings trials
-Wachusett budget still above town recommendation
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Operations return to normal at Heywood Hospital after Code Black lifted
-Advisory warns about eating fish from Lake Quinsigamond
-West Boylston police log March 6th to 12th
-West Boylston nomination papers available until April 13th
-Museum visitors travel south of the border
-Goings on from Millbury Sutton Chronicle
>SPORTS: Jakobi Meyers comments on leaving for Raiders: "They wanted me"
-Blackhawks top Bruins, 6-3
-How Bruins' trade deadline acquisitions have performed so far
-Proud Holy Cross coach Maureen Magarity excited about her team taking in N.C.A.A. experience
-Holy Cross announces 2023 football schedule, season ticket renewals open
-Sherry Levin steps down as Worcester Academy girls' basketball coach
-Enter Worcester Bravehearts March Madness Challenge
-How some former Worcester pros are doing so far in the 2022-23 season
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: U.S. sues Rite Aid for missing opioid red flags
-Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment
-Tragic: 11-year-old-girl killed by stray bullet while sleeping
>NEW ENGLAND: Here's how fast sports betting took off in Mass.
-Several cows killed after barn roof collapses at Mass. farm (1:48)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria student’s passion for gaming takes eSports team to new heights
-UMass Medical School presents "Celebration of Black Excellence" for Black History Month
>HEALTH: F.D.A. approves new nasal spray to treat migraine headaches in adults, Pfizer says
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library, 9-1 at CENTRO
>BUSINESS: Widespread support in Mass. for $20 minimum wage, new poll shows
-Meta confirms another 10,000 layoffs
>FOOD: "Keto-like" diet may be associated with a higher risk of heart disease, according to new research
>TV/STREAMING: ABC sets date for Ryan Seacrest's "Live with Kelly and Ryan" Exit
>CELEBRITY: Tom Cruise celebrates Michael Caine's 90th birthday after ditching Oscars
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>HISTORY: "Birdseye View of Worcester, Mass. from Normal Hill, Worcester, Mass." 1912
>ANIMALS: Adorable adoptable pets of the week at Worcester area shelters
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Great-grandmother celebrates 90th birthday by skydiving
-Meanwhile, in England, man says, "I changed my name to Fire Exit — now I'm more famous than Elton John"
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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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