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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 83 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Celebrate Lake View Elementary School turning 100 years old
+6:00: 42 candidates to compete in Worcester's council, school races; 4 uncontested school races
+Noon: TONIGHT! Burncoat graduation at 6
+Noon: Sam Bush, "King of Newgrass" coming to Worcester
+Noon: Last Call: Musician Sarah French
+Noon: Writing Lines: Children's books, poetry aloud among literary events
-Worcester bakery lands gig making cake, treats for superstar
-FlyORH: The future of American's J.F.K. flight out of Worcester
-Family speaks at Paku Lounge shooter's sentencing
-Worcester residents air disdain for family shelter plan at meeting
-Worcester may create disaster relief fund with nonprofit partner
-"It's nuts": Low inventory, still-rising prices frustrate Worcester-area homebuyers
-Albanian Festival to celebrate 40th anniversary at post-COVID return
-42 candidates could be on the ballot in Worcester municipal elections
-Sheriff Evangelidis swears in 3 from Worcester as corrections officers
-See neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-ICYMI: "That others may live": Memorial Day ceremonies honor those who made "ultimate sacrifice"
-Girl Scout for life: Worcester resident, 95, receives 85-year membership pin
-Scott Morin honored as Worcester D.P.W.'s Employee of the Year
-Worcester pays $250,000 to settle excessive force lawsuit involving autistic 10-year-old
-Reminder: Trash pickup delayed a day this week in Worcester because of holiday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden Police Department has an opening for records clerk
-From Wachusett Echo: The waning practicality of student lockers
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Nurses rally to save maternity ward at Leominster hospital (2:27)
-Whitinsville man helps save friend after he fell while rock climbing in N.H.
-Uxbridge family asks for help rebuilding their lives after fire destroys home, kills pet
-New Sterling location expands possibilities for Joshua Allen Design
-Wachusett budget waits on Paxton, Princeton
-No one hurt in Rutland rollover crash
-Shrewsbury Girl Scouts receive volunteer award
-Clinton seeks grants for assessments
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Barbara Weihrauch remembered for doing theater for love in W.C.L.O.C. show
-Worcesteria: Learn to work the saxophone; mourning doves lift spirits at microbrewery
-First Person: Standing together at the cinema
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 506 (27:29): Does Worcester even know the best ways to assist our increasing homeless population?
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 384 (27:35): Fabian Barracks
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: In Hispanic Families, Abuelas are Everything
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who helped rebuild Pearl Harbor in World War II
>SPORTS: Celtics will look to bolster Mazzulla's coaching staff in offseason: Report
-Reds beat Red Sox, 9-8
-Holy Cross Hall of Famer Bill McGovern dies at 60
-Power failure leads to Bravehearts game being suspended with 7-2 lead. Next home game: 6:30 Friday (Fireworks Friday)
-This catch by Bravehearts shortstop K.B. Peralta makes "SportsCenter" Top 10 (:14)
-Worcester Bravehearts baseball scoreboard explodes after catching fire
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts start season with 3-1 record after first week
-Louisville beats WooSox, 5-4
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: Iowa officials plan to demolish partially collapsed building
-Video shows off-duty Marines beaten by mob of up to 40 teens
-Tragic: Dad of 6 shot dead at daughter's graduation party
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 killed by commuter rail trains in Whitman and Billerica
-Body of missing jet skier found after collision with boat on Mass. river
>HEALTH: Doctors say this is the most important virus you’ve never heard of
-Strong leg muscles may be linked with better outcomes after heart attack, study suggests
>BUSINESS: Take W.B.J.'s Midyear Economic Forecast survey
-Mass. insurance regulators investigate Point32Health data breach
>COLLEGES: "Tree of Hippocrates" branch planted at UMass Medical School to inspire creativity, hope
-Anna Maria celebrates its 74th Commencement and the power of family
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best destinations for your first trip abroad
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in city of Worcester, May 21st to 28th
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix begins password sharing crackdown in the U.S.
>MOVIES: "The Little Mermaid" rakes in $117 million at the U.S. box office on opening weekend
>CELEBRITY: Arnold Schwarzenegger says friend Bruce Willis will be remembered as a "great star" and a "kind man"
>ANIMALS: Latest pets available for adoption in the Worcester area
>HISTORY: 1910 ad for Worcester Storage Co.
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Single mom achieves graduation goal, will accept college degree with daughter by her side
-Meanwhile, in Westford, wandering moose wakes family
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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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