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+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)
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 57 today in Worcester
-Peak fall foliage is getting closer (3:31)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: State’s first cannabis lounge in Worcester to close, owner seeks new location and state license
+6:00: Worcester area voters head to polls for early voting
+6:00: Worcester councilor seeks community forum on Amazon drones
+6:00: Wachusett senior undergoes revolutionary spinal procedure to play football (3:07)
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2026-27 highlights, NHL Week 3
-The "Mystery of the Stained Glass Window" continues to confound
-WPI research using A.I. to identify melanoma gets boost in international competition
-Bee Zee seeks approval for Southwest Cutoff gas station expansion
-Prosecution rests in Inoa retrial; alleged accomplice doesn’t testify
-Worcester's 10 biggest development opportunities
-Mayor Petty wants City Council to take stance on marijuana law
-Amazon drone deliveries, marijuana ballot question and street repairs on Worcester council agenda
-Shrewsbury calls for pause on Amazon drone delivery amid concerns
-Coat drive to distribute nearly 4,000 winter coats
-From public housing to homeownership in Worcester: Worcester Housing Authority programs changing narrative around affordable (2:36). Article
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Community Media Day on Tuesday
-Mount Wachusett has been a popular Central Mass. destination for 150 years
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant celebrates 1 year on Park Ave.
-Multi-cuisine food hall Wonder opens in Worcester. How to get 50% off
-ICYMI: "Back to spending time together": The world of mahjong proves popular in Central Mass.
-A boy who struggled to be heard finds his voice—and a championship—in the waves
-Worcester addiction forum emphasizes housing, employment and support beyond treatment
-1 Worcester home’s power bill is $500. A half-mile away in Shrewsbury, it’s 70% lower
-Worcester man charged in $162,180 Mass. Health fraud
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>HOLDEN: Halloween trick-or-treating 5 to 8
-Halloween in Holden next Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster schools tout massive improvement in state assessment
-Data centers, Flock cameras among key votes at Charlton Special Town Meeting
-Dudley man arrested after police execute warrants, seize stolen guns and drugs
-Harvard Sweet Boutique owner shares affection for confections with community
-Free overdose response training Tuesday in Shrewsbury
-Southbridge fire station nearing completion as $20 million project remains under budget
-Westborough Women's Club raises funds to help those battling childhood cancer
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Mass. bars can stay open an extra hour this Halloween. Here's why
>SHOWTIME: Wholesale Klezmer Band brings "Jewish Life in Song" to Southbridge
-100 FM The Pike (16:11): Steve Schirripa ("The Sopranos," "Blue Bloods") is bringing Willie Boy to Worcester
-Radio Worcester (16:17): Joel Hoekstra on Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Worcester return
>OPINION: Scotia Hille: Omnibus bills enable opaque lawmaking
-Jay Kaufman: Complexity isn’t the issue. The Legislature’s dysfunction is
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 612 (28:24): Carl Rushton, Part 2
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:05): Ballot questions 1, 2 and 3, plus changing local media landscape
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester priest
>SPORTS: Patriots beat Jets, 26-19, as Drake Maye throws 3 touchdowns
-Patriots once again battered by injuries in win
-New era begins as Jayson Tatum, Celtics embark on first season without Jaylen Brown
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey downed by Army
-CBS Sports Network to air Holy Cross at Lafayette men's basketball matchup
-Railers lose to Trois-Rivieres, 5-2
-Gov. Healey calls for girls flag football to become official M.I.A.A. varsity sport
>CARS: Tesla’s new flying Roadster performs stunning maneuvers during live unveiling
>NATIONAL: Deadly incident at Canada military base
-French police arrest 1,800 protesters after violent clashes and looting
-Air Force commando dies after falling from 170-foot rafters during fast-rope demonstration at college football game
-Tragic: Father of 3 stabbed to death while getting snacks for kids waiting at park
>NEW ENGLAND: What's ahead this week in the Matthew Farwell trial (2:52)
-After suspended drunken crash, Mass. candidate for lt. gov. suspends campaign (2:31)
-Ballot question 7: Could smaller lots make homes affordable? (2:27)
>COLLEGES: Leah Ben-Ami named executive director for Foundations Forward at Assumption
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Not declaring this item at customs can get you a $300 fine
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-The best and worst months to apply for a job, according to data
-Q&A: Good Feels grows amid cannabis industry uncertainty
>SHOPPING: Don't pay full price for fall and Halloween decor at these 6 stores
>HOMES: Real estate Q&A with Kathleen Goneau
>HEALTH: Why you may have trouble finding new flu shot at pharmacies (2:27)
-Tapeworm drug could treat disease that affects 190 million women
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Simple lemon chicken
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new 4-part Netflix docuseries on Mike Tyson (2:28)
>MOVIES: Family friendly Halloween movies
>CELEBRITY: Viola Davis reveals disease that left her with "9 out of 10" pain
-Elizabeth Hurley sparks engagement rumors with mysterious new diamond ring
>ANIMALS: Cat family shows up just as family says goodbye to their dog (1:59)
>HISTORY: A new book reveals the sickening extent of J.F.K.'s philandering
>GOOD NEWS: Man becomes oldest to fly with wingsuit, attempts to break record
-Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, man accused of stealing flamingo says he drank up to 40 beers before pulling off heist
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