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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 (:33). High of 59 in Worcester
-March climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Elderly woman killed in Westborough house fire, officials say (pictured)
+6:00: Polar announces limited edition summer seltzer flavors
+6:00: I Love Frankie's voted best pizza in Worcester
+6:00: Why is Worcester such a tough city for allergy sufferers?
+6:00: Peyton Morehouse named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+6:00: Adoption Option: Kinsley the dog waiting for a home
+Noon: W.B.J. names the 2023 Manufacturing Excellence Award winners
-W.P.D. trying to find missing 16-year-old
-6 people hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash involving tractor-trailer in Charlton
-Locals duke it out for Worcester's Best Pizza. Voting ends noon Monday
-Civil rights icon to speak at Anna Maria College on Monday
-Lake View Playground Master Plan public meeting on Monday
-Worcester South High senior Anya Geist on gun violence at schools
-Video of the state champion North High basketball team parade through Worcester (17:44)
-Drone video update of construction at new Doherty High (1:38)
-7-month Route 146 exit closure starts in April
-Driver evades Dudley police near Route 197
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable celebrates 500 episodes (28:12): 2009-2023
>HISTORY: Exploring abandoned mansion in Worcester (49:07)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Northborough grandmother celebrating 100th birthday with jokes from strangers (:51)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Selections from what customers at Root & Press are reading
-WCCA-TV What It's Worth No. 443 (28:15): Michele Rushfeldt
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester man who cared for patients as a C.N.A. for over 10 years
-ICYMI: New census data show population rise in Worcester County
-Worcester man pleads guilty to gun possession as a felon
-Collision involving potential hazmat spill closes roads in Sterling
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Wachusett Teacher Spotlight -- AnneMarie Donahue
-Good Neighbor awards presented
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston looks at $29 million budget
-Boylston H intersection could be re-opened
-Shrewsbury Rotary Club to hold recycling event
-First Congregational Church of Sutton announces Holy Week schedule
-Lancaster budget heads to town meeting voters
-What's the right spelling for these towns: boro or borough? (4:03)
-Actor Ben Stiller takes pictures with fans at Westborough store (:21)
>SPORTS: Bruins beat St. Louis, 4-3, for 60th win
-Red Sox defeat Orioles, 9-5
-David Prouty retires Pro Bowler Pat Ricard's No. 42
-With Olympic Trials in mind, Princeton's Colin Bennie elects to skip Boston Marathon
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 8-1
-Pirates beat Bay Area Panthers, 59-52
-Revolution, New York City FC draw, 1-1
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
>NATIONAL: Why your IRS tax refund may be smaller this year
-32 dead as tornadoes torment from Arkansas to Delaware
-Tragic: Philippine ferry fire leaves 31 dead, at least 7 missing
>NEW ENGLAND: Key Mass. COVID eviction protection ending, advocates seek extension
-Mass. $389 million supplemental budget signed: What's in it
>FOOD: 10 grocery items most likely to cause food poisoning: "Big surprise"
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School child trauma specialist training Ukrainian clinicians
-WPI-led team uncovers new details of SARS-COV-2 structure
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Job-seekers feel underqualified for prospective jobs: poll
>SHOPPING: Mass. candle company burns bright after spark of innovation during pandemic
>HEALTH: Here's the age your ability to walk and talk starts to decline: study
-What makes fentanyl so dangerous and how can people prevent overdoses? An expert explains
>HOMES: 5 homes for sale in and around Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Jennifer Aniston talks about how “a whole generation of people” now finds "Friends" "offensive"
>MOVIES: Here are all the movies hitting theaters in April
>CELEBRITY: Neil Diamond faces Parkinson's disease -- "I have to make the best of it"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 places that used to be secret
>ANIMALS: Pony who'd never trusted anyone follows teen girl around (3:17)
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, cow gets new sanctuary home after escaping Brooklyn slaughterhouse
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-Catering, Bartenders & Concessions Staff at Creedon & Co.
-YouthGROW Mentor, Driver at Regional Environmental Council
-Housekeeper at Canal District bar
-Multiple positions for Wonder Bar's Polar Park location
-Grounds crew for Worcester Bravehearts
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 33 today in Worcester
+6:00: Few more inches of snow expected; Worcester parking ban remains
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Former city councilor on trial after I.C.E. arrest incident (1:47)
+6:00: Millbury officer shot in standoff released from hospital, recovering
+6:00: Dozens of Central Mass. firms work with NASA, including WPI, where researchers follow in Goddard’s footsteps
+6:00: Retired Worcester judge weighs in on D.C.F. dispute as child faces possible move to Guatemala (4:17)
+6:00: Advance Placement Honor Roll includes 2 Worcester schools
+Noon: Saint John's High School goes into lockdown after social media threat
+Noon: 2 performers have local beat as "STOMP" tour comes to The Hanover
+Noon: Listen Up: Solo flights from local artists Morning Son and Theoria
-4 charged with manslaughter in death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia of Worcester (5:51). Article
-Related: Press conference (22:15)
-Related: Read the full report
-Worcester woman, 88, found dead in freezing cold outside her home
-Worcester D.P.W. chief: Parked cars were biggest obstacle to plowing
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester man arrested for stealing $134.99 bottle of tequila from Shrewsbury liquor store
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Central Mass. taekwondo teacher’s drive to be "the best" takes her to Korea for special honor
-Central Mass. Chronicles: Can Worcester Airport be profitable for airlines?
-National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness event puts pandemic in focus
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Southern Food restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Trial set for Worcester pair accused of releasing hundreds of mink at Pennsylvania fur farm
-Worcester 3-decker porch fire quickly extinguished
-Heating, water issues force patient evacuations at UMass Memorial MetroWest hospital (1:44). Article
-Latest water main break in Worcester repaired
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn High cancels Tuesday classes due to smell of gas in building
-Parts of Shrewsbury lose power overnight
-Over 25,000 gallons of wastewater released into Flint Pond in Shrewsbury in January
-Former Westborough cinema to become Hindu worship site, following $5.1 million sale
-Woman arrested after kicking E.R. staff, spitting on police at Leominster hospital
-23-year-old area man seriously injured, charged with D.W.I. in N.H. snowmobile crash
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester teens to take the mic at poetry slam
-February vacation week activities in Central Mass. and beyond
>OPINION: Aislinn Doyle: It was never about the snow
-Worcester Business Journal editorial: Worcester's Kitty Hawk moment
-Noelia M. Chafoya: Learning first, tech second in Worcester schools
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 1 (27:02)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teaching assistant in Worcester
>SPORTS: Will Patriots bounce back after Super Bowl loss? Here’s what history says
-How Seahawks’ defense disrupted Drake Maye and Patriots
-Will Campbell ducks media after Patriots awful Super Bowl
-Maxx Crosby would love to play for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel
-Celtics assign Jayson Tatum to practice with Maine G League Team
-Brandon Carlo-Fraser Minten trade has been a home run for Bruins
-Holy Cross women's hockey ranked 14th in the country
-Holy Cross women's hockey Senior Day (1:18)
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 18
>NATIONAL: Latest video plea from Savannah Guthrie reveals somber "shift" in tone: NBC reporter
-Epstein victims use Super Bowl commercial to pressure Pam Bondi to release withheld files
-Tragic: 13 skiers, climbers and hikers died in Italian mountains over the last week
>NEW ENGLAND: Flight from Boston at center of security situation in Aruba (:51)
-Brown University shooting: New body cam video shows aftermath (2:18)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor elected President of the Korean Society of Criminology in America
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 U.S. malls that are destinations in themselves
-Why are the new T.S.A. scanners so slow?
>BUSINESS: Spencer manufacturing startup projects to reach hundreds of millions in sales by 2030
-LPL Financial Research: 5 reasons the run in emerging markets could continue
-Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
>HOMES: Homeowners keeping homes longer in Mass., Conn., California, R.I. and Maine
>SHOPPING: Valentine's Day gift ideas for co-workers, teachers, friends and more
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie snacks recall expanded
>HEALTH: Expert says sleep habits can help ward off dementia (1:22). Article
-"Take the vaccine, please," Dr. Oz says in an appeal as measles cases rise
>TV/STREAMING: The Best Super Bowl LX ads, Winter Olympics and "Wutherthing Heights" preview
-"Shrinking" Season 4: Apple TV’s hit comedy snags early renewal ahead of Season 3 premiere
>MOVIES: "Send Help" wins Super Bowl Box Office as "Melania" tumbles to No. 10
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Colman describes herself to her husband as a gay man
-Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism. Cancer was the underlying cause
>ANIMALS: Mangy feral puppy turns into the cuddliest family dog (2:23)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 40 Grafton St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: People mocked his mangled truck, until man stepped up to help (3:01)
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City, 4-legged "pooch pirates" swipe package from porch
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