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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 (:35). High of 58 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: North High hoop champs meet Gov. Healey, tour Statehouse
+6:00: Resident petition inspires City Council discussion of noise in parks
+6:00: Mayor Petty: City Council powerless to stop annual $1,300 stipend for police
+6:00: Radio Worcester (18:30): Mayor Joe Petty talks body cam stipend, municipal broadband and more
+6:00: Worcesteria: Sounds of Belanfonte, fighting opioids, city mysteries
+6:00: NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Stabbed in the Heart - Bruce Wood". Video (17:43). Audio (19:15)
+6:00: North Brookfield Selectmen rescind restrictions on drag show for pride event
+6:00: Worcester-area poets share their joys, frustrations of poetry
+6:00: Listen Up: Charley Carrozo counters pain with love on "Blinded Times"
-Worcester police looking for missing 13-year-old girl
-Holden firetruck falls into sinkhole after Main St. gas leak
-Worcester teachers to confront School Committee over stalled contract
-Wrongful death suit filed against Cabela's for selling Worcester man, 20, revolver without F.I.D., license
-Vote on Worcester police body cam pay raise put on hole
-2 suspects in Worcester warehouse party shooting that injured 6 plead not guilty
-Worcester man is 14th person charged in large-scale drug bust
-Victim advocate honored for 20 years with Worcester D.A.
-Worcester broadband task force: $250 million cost for city network
-Field of potential candidates for Worcester School Committee continues to grow
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Solved or Unsolved? - The Murder of Vicki Lehtinen". Video (17:13). Audio (18:40)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Police warn of Taylor Swift ticket scam for Eras Tour at Gillette
-Photo book a Valentine for readers
-Bridging the gap: Worcester singer Elion Virtuoso crossing genres
-Janice Harvey: Road trip stirs memories of Worcester childhood
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Drift Glass
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The Results are in...I'm Afro-Latina
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Guns in America
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 381 (22:47): Barrett & McCarthy, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who graduated from college in her 50s and "never met a slot machine she didn't like"
-ICYMI: Worcester K9 Boomer sniffs out employee gun theft in Auburn, police say
-Worcester eatery opening new location on Lincoln Street in Worcester
-Worcester police to get pay bump for body camera program: Contract
-Meet Robin, UMass Memorial's new pediatric robot
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden's Kosta Drosidis rewrites baseball record book at Anna Maria
-Holden water use restriction begins May 1st
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Steve Boulay, Joseph Thomas to leave Shrewsbury Planning Board
-2 men arrested by Shrewsbury police on O.U.I., gun charges
-3-way race set for Clinton Select Board seats
-Auburn rallies around teen seriously injured in accident
-Auburn and Leominster locations are among the Bed Bath & Beyond locations closing
-Uxbrige man pleads guilty to theft from the Defense Department
-Sutton’s Owen Boyns performs in Spring Musical at Western New England University
-Family Fun Fishing Day to be held May 6th in Uxbridge
>SPORTS: Celtics falter late, fall to Hawks on last-second 3
-Red Sox beat Orioles, 8-6
-How Aaron Rodgers trade to Jets impacts A.F.C. East odds entering 2023 season
-Holy Cross' ’Sader Stories: Charlotte Wittstock
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox drop series opener to Railriders, 8-6
-The 210 Awards for the Worcester Railers 2022-2023 season
-T&G Hometeam boys' hockey all-stars for winter 2022-23
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: Authorities find 8 bodies in Cancun resort as drug cartel violence rages
-Cruise line let passenger's body decompose, lawsuit says
-Tragic: 4 children killed in hatchet attack at Brazil daycare
>NEW ENGLAND: Vermont man pleads not guilty to 14 charges following 3-day manhunt
-Small earthquake shakes Central N.H.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This might be the most popular summer travel destination
>FOOD: New Perry's Deli opens in Tatnuck Square
>HEALTH: This sleeping pill may be key to battling Alzheimer's
-Study suggests you don't really need to walk 10,000 steps a day to live longer (:44)
>BUSINESS: Gas price increases expected slow in May, fall through end of 2023
-SHOPPING: Wayfair Way Day sale -- Shop 40 best deals on furniture, decor, more
>COLLEGES: TODAY! ClarkFEST brings alive the Clark academic experience
-Anna Maria AMCAST (33:48): The Catholic Worker
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>TV/STREAMING: Dick Van Dyke to make soap opera debut this fall — at age 97
>MOVIES: Scarlett Johansson says she’s done with Marvel films
>CELEBRITY: Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer with a "rebel heart," dies at 96
>HISTORY: The Food Farm was an early Shrewsbury supermarket
>ANIMALS: Worcester area adoptable pets -- Meet Finnegan and more
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Pug completes hiking feat known as the New Hampshire 48
-Meanwhile, in Israel, cow wanders into hardware store, spills paint
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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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