+NEW (8:30): Worcester restaurant gets 1-day license suspension after gunshots
+NEW (8:30): Worcester Police warn about user on popular dating app
+NEW (8:00): Father of woman stabbed at O'Connor's Restaurant says he will fight until day he dies to get bill passed
+NEW (7:30): Worcester Special Needs Teacher Accused Of Photographing Young Boys In School Bathroom
+NEW (7:30): Bronx man found with half kilo of suspected fentanyl in Worcester, feds say
+NEW (4:00): Equipment has arrived, signs say construction started Feb. 10. ICYMI: Here's what this nightmare Worcester intersection will become
+NEW (10:30): Four men arrested in Worcester's Main South for offering to pay for sex
+NEW (10:30): It's Thirsty Thursday! Here are Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+NEW: Major renovations coming soon to Canal District bar
+NEW: Here are 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Feb. 20
+NEW: Four Worcester men charged in drug trafficking operation
-Ex-principal charged with possessing child porn alleges abuse by priests
-Judge denies motion to dismiss murder, arson charges in death of Worcester Firefighter Christopher Roy
-Popular barbecue restaurant opening at Chander Street and Park Ave. in Worcester
-Worcester Restaurant Week is back, giving you two weeks to eat a 3-course meal for $25.20
-Truck vs. Bridge, Hammond St., Worcester. Video: (1:34)
-Radio Worcester (12:13) -- 'Eyes Up, Phones Down' with Worcester Police Chief Steve Sargent
-Rosen's Roundtable (28:04) -- Episode 399: Midtown Mall
-Neighbor breaks window to pull woman from 3-alarm fire in Spencer home
-Does Your Name Start with a ‘C’? Good news! Get a free pie this week at Table Talk
-Watch this Auburn company decorate a fleet of box trucks (3:04)
-Reminder: Trash, recycling in Worcester delayed a day because of Presidents’ Day
-Here's the latest knucklehead TikTok challenge that's potentially fatal
-What's New on Netflix in March (7:28)
-Shamrock Shake is back at McDonald's
-Today's Deal: Buy one, get one 50% off for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Hanover Theatre (see offer for details)
-Today's Hero (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boy Hugs Pizza Deliveryman Who Just Lost Teenage Daughter (:37)
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-Phantom Gourmet to visit West Side restaurant on Thursday
-End of an era as iconic Worcester rock station WAAF sold to Christian broadcaster
-Petition to name Ed Reynolds Principal of merged St. Peter-Marian, Holy Name has 1,200 signatures
-New Worcester restaurant 'dream come true'
-2 streets off Worcester's Kelley Square will permanently reverse direction in a few months
-2-alarm fire displaces up to 33 in Worcester
-Bishop seeks to calm dissent over Holy Name, St. Peter-Marian merger
-Driver charged in Shrewsbury crash that injured Assumption students
-Oh, boy: Most ridiculed haircut ever is back
-Lancaster police searching for suspects in botched ATM theft (1:24)
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:40). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man charged with kidnapping girl in Webster (1:58). Article
-Man fleeing police in Worcester crashes into State Police cruiser, Worcester police say (1:07). Article
-Restitution suspended on ex-Worcester firefighter Kenneth Baxter
-Worcester biopharmaceutical firm to lay off 81% of staff
-Worcester ranked third worst market in U.S. for housing renters: Forbes
-Life-saving A.E.D.s donated to Worcester Little Leagues (1:23)
-Worcester County Wonders: The rapture of 1844 that never happened and the rock the remains
-More than $165,000 raised for Safe Homes gala
-Radio Worcester (9:35): Earth Day Neighborhood Cleanup in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Radio Worcester (15:55): Eric Batista discusses Worcester gun violence & city plans
-Faces of Worcester: Sean Harris, Director of Community Engagement, Quinsigamond Community College
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Restaurant Locations (5:02)
-ICYMI: Worcester’s city employee salary database for 2023: see the city’s top earners and more
-51-year-old amputee playing baseball at Quinsigamond Community College after accident ended trucking career (2:21). Article
-Worcester public housing community receives high inspection score, despite complaints
-GoFundMe created to benefit family of Worcester shooting victim Bob Nuah
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Spring composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-Holden ready for Main Street resurfacing
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Eagle Scout project refurbishes church lounge
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Following January approval, Auburn steakhouse sold to town for new firehouse
-TODAY! Sustainable Grafton presents Earth Day on the Common
-Fire-damaged Church of Nativity in Northborough ready to rebound
-Sutton Athletic Booster Club to host cornhole tournament fundraiser
-Westborough company expanding its business of saving energy
-Sterling Recreation summer programs
-Remembering "gentleman farmer" John Davis
-Urban farming firm with ties to Clark leases warehouse in Leominster
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: 100FM The Pike (6:38) — Breakdown Lane
-Taylor Swift breaks Spotify records for most-streamed album, most-streamed artist in a single day
-Shakira is bringing her world tour to Boston
-Mark Cecil's epic fable "Bunyan and Henry" leads back to Worcester
-"Beyond the Frames: A Musical Celebration" set for Mechanics Hall
-Ted Conna: A new kind of green space for a changing city
-Unity Radio (55:04): Standups and Standouts
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 198 (28:09): Geoffrey Killebrew, President, F.A.M. JAM! Event Group
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 199 (28:13): Bruce Stebbins, Commissioner, Cannabis Control Commission, and Ruben Seyde, Delivered, Inc.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local Social Studies teacher
>SPORTS: Celtics to face Heat in first round of NBA playoffs
-Boston Bruins first-round playoff series schedule released
-Red Sox beat Pirates, 8-1
-Crusader Quarterly with Kit Hughes
-Community remembers longtime high school tourney director, Oxford educator Roger Bacon
-WooSox beat Durham, 12-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Tesla recalls nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks
>NATIONAL: Planes nearly collide on runway at Reagan National Airport
-Married teacher caught naked in car with student -- who makes a run for it in his underwear
-Tragic: 9-year-old girl dies after being injured in massive 6-alarm fire
>NEW ENGLAND: Recapping week 1 of the Karen Read Murder trial (12:27)
-Video shows coyote chasing woman, dog through neighborhood (1:35)
>COLLEGES: Announcing 2 finalist candidates for WPI's next provost
-Anna Maria AMCAST (26:43): Spring Semester Hockey
-Holy Cross B.J.F. Society debates Crusader mascot, TikTok ban
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Top 20 travel destinations for summer 2024, according to Google Flights
>BUSINESS: Remote work can kill your career
-W.B.J. hires New School graduate as reporter covering health care, D.E.I.
-Self-leadership: The key to unlocking your company’s full potential
>SHOPPING: When will your local Dollar Tree start selling $7 items?
>HOMES: New procedure more effective than weight loss drugs like Ozempic, study says (1:15)
>HEALTH: Syphilis in newborns soars — Group advises more pregnancy screenings
-Exercise changes the brain in a way that helps heart health, especially for people with depression
>FOOD: Wendy's giving away free French fries every Friday for rest of 2024
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Dune: Part Two," "Immaculate," and more
>CELEBRITY: Christina Applegate reveals she turned down "RHOBH" offer
>ANIMALS: Wounded puppy seeks forever home in Massachusetts
>HISTORY: "Candlepins for Cash" was a strike for Boston area television viewers
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Nurse gives shoes off her feet to a patient who needed a new pair
-Meanwhile, in Italy, mayor offers free goats to anyone who can catch them
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