+NEW (8:00): Worcester priest and ex-kindergarten teacher pleads guilty to child porn possession
+NEW (8:00): All the things you need to do this weekend in Worcester
+NEW (4:00): Charges dropped against pair accused of child rape in Worcester
+NEW (4:00): Southbridge Police arrest 4 for heroin and distribution
+NEW (4:00): Mayor’s Forum Returns to WCCA TV
+NEW (4:00): Women's rowing coach Patrick Diggins announces retirement from Holy Cross
+NEW (4:00): Worcester native, author Jarrett Krosoczka leads arts event Feb. 23-24 at Mechanics Hall
+NEW (9:30): 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester — Friday, Feb. 21
+NEW (9:30): Worcester’s Green Hill Golf Course to open Sunday
+NEW (9:30): Prospect of new field at Wetherell Park meets resistance
+NEW (9:30): Creative Cakes by Colleen opens at Worcester Public Market
+NEW (9:30): Rally over Worcester welfare office move planned for today
+NEW (9:30): It's Fri-YAY! Here are Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
-First on The016.com: Worcester restaurant closes, cites barbecue ‘beef’
-Fare-free WRTA buses not happening this year
-Worcester Police warn about user on popular dating app
-Worcester restaurant gets 1-day license suspension after gunshots
-Equipment has arrived, signs say construction started Feb. 10. ICYMI: Here's what this nightmare Worcester intersection will become
-Father of woman stabbed at O'Connor's Restaurant says he will fight until day he dies to get bill passed
-Four men arrested in Worcester's Main South for offering to pay for sex
-Bronx man found with half kilo of suspected fentanyl in Worcester, feds say
-Four Worcester men charged in drug trafficking operation
-Major renovations coming soon to Canal District bar
-Worcester Culture Watch Podcast (37:58): Coywolves, Ice Skating and More
-Clark professor captures images of father's decline from Alzheimer’s
-Reminder: Trash, recycling in Worcester delayed a day because of Presidents’ Day
-N.H. police chief fired, walks home in underwear — during snowstorm
-Today's Deal: Chipotle holding buy one, get one free promotion today for customers wearing hockey jerseys
-Maine widow reunited with ring lost 47 years ago after it was found 3,700 miles away in ... Finland
-You want fries with that? McDonald’s selling limited-edition set of scented candles
-Today's Hero (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Officer escorts second grader Father-Daughter Dance after dad’s death
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-Ex-principal charged with possessing child porn alleges abuse by priests
-Phantom Gourmet to visit West Side restaurant on Thursday
-Nightmare intersection to be transformed (July 20)
-Worcester special needs teacher accused of photographing young boys in school bathroom
-Popular barbecue restaurant opening at Chander Street and Park Ave. in Worcester
-New Worcester restaurant 'dream come true'
-End of an era as iconic Worcester rock station WAAF sold to Christian broadcaster
-Bishop seeks to calm dissent over Holy Name, St. Peter-Marian merger
-2-alarm fire displaces up to 33 in Worcester
-Lancaster police searching for suspects in botched ATM theft (1:24)
-4 family members from Mass. killed in crash near Disney World
-2 streets off Worcester's Kelley Square will permanently reverse direction in a few months
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: GoFundMe created to benefit family of Worcester shooting victim Bob Nuah
+Noon: Charged in Worcester girl's death, Christopher Remillard awaits trial
+Noon: W.R.T.A. board votes to extend fare-free buses through 2025
+Noon: W.B.J. hires New School graduate as reporter covering health care, D.E.I.
+Noon: Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" in Worcester
+Noon: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
+Noon: Five things to do: Motorheads, mind readers, moments of music
+Noon: Street style served up fresh at fashion show
+Noon: Northampton cosmic metal act Black Pyramid set to invade Central Mass.
+Noon: Worcester State prof and poet Heather Treseler wins prize for "enthralling" poems
-Rutland teen killed in crash during motocross race in Southwick
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Chandler Magnet Elementary School in Worcester (:46)
-First responder training at 2 Worcester schools on Thursday
-New Worcester Police Department gun unit recovers first illegal firearm
-Cordella's Coffee opens in Worcester on bustling block
-Worcester assembles taskforce to improve train service
-New E.P.A. rules to limit P.F.A.S. in drinking water: Worcester is "meeting every standard"
-GoFundMe created to help Worcester teen in critical condition from shooting
-As Karen Read trial starts, Turtleboy's influence on display
-Worcester retirement home receives $8 million from H.U.D. for green renovation
-Woman finds 60-year-old message in a bottle in Mashpee, returns it to family that lived in Worcester (2:06). Article
-City hosts community planting days for new Miyawaki Forests
-9 cannabis firms in Central Mass. receive $430,000 from first Social Equity Trust Fund grants
>DINING OUT: 9 student chefs compete at Girl Scouts' Fork It Over event
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 69-year-old man
-Fourth Worcester triple shooting suspect turns himself in, police say
-Worcester police starting new unit dedicated to curbing gun violence
-Worcester woman comes face to face with man breaking into her home (2:10). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Eagle Scout project refurbishes church lounge
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-TODAY! Ice cream making class Thursday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police hold free car seat safety inspection on Friday
-Auburn police to conduct liquor license compliance checks through October 31st
-Southbridge schools chief tops list of town employee salaries
-F.E.M.A. grant gives Spencer Fire Department 24/7 staffing for first time
-Leicester library encouraging people to donate their solar eclipse glasses
-Sciuto's Bookshop in Douglas will close after a year in business
-Mini Golf returns to Bigelow Library in Clinton
-West Boylston police log April 8th to 14th
>BARS & BANDS: 6 of the city’s best espresso martinis
>SHOWTIME: Latin American concert and expo, celebrates culture and makes connections in Worcester
-Did Bruce Springsteen deliver a classic show at Mohegan Sun? You bet
-John Lennon and Paul McCartney's sons Sean and James release first song together
-Worcesteria: Connections across the world through Palestinian poetry
-Prelim round for Teen Spoken Word Festival set for White Room
-Last Call: Richard Kravitz, artist
-Sarah Connell Sanders: No pachyderms pack at the circus
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 197 (28:36): Donald Unger, Editor, and Nick Zwirblia, Author
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 421 (27:14): Dr. Lynda Young
-Unity Radio (1:45:58): Cannabis 101 x TheWoo508 Block Party
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who saved her infant daughter during 1953 Worcester tornado
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft "big part" of why Bill Belichick lost Falcons job
-Bruins-Maple Leafs playoff series begins Saturday night
-Celtics begin playoff series on Sunday
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 2-0
-WooSox beat Durham, 6-2
-Holy Cross Football Mic'd Up (1:32): Head Coach Dan Curran
-Holy Cross football, women's hockey teams name captains
-Highlights of Worcester Country Club restoration catches members' attention
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford recall: Over 450,000 Bronco Sport, Maverick cars recalled
>NATIONAL: 2 bodies recovered amid investigation of missing Kansas moms
-7-year-old sets up lemonade stand to buy mom's headstone
-Tragic: Mom dies in freak work accident after becoming "trapped" in machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Day 2: Analysis of jury selection in the Karen Read trial (9:53)
-What's behind Mass. halving its prison population? (9:28). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI launches the nation’s first fintech PhD program
-Anna Maria’s play raises money for local charity
-From doodle to digital: Clark Professor Ilir Mborja traces his art journey
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 unusual destinations to visit in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: 4-day workweeks may be around the corner. A third of America's companies are exploring them
-LPL Research: Revisiting energy
-Google lays off workers as part of "pretty large-scale" restructuring
>SHOPPING: Local retailers brace themselves for Record Store Day
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, April 14th
>HEALTH: These are the reasons why women miss lifesaving breast cancer tests
-Many women still face barriers to getting regular mammograms, C.D.C. study finds
>FOOD: Food scientist reveals why Coke tastes better at McDonald's
>TV/STREAMING: "The Gates," Black-led daytime soap opera ordered at CBS
>MOVIES: "Pirates Of The Caribbean" producer confirms sixth film
>CELEBRITY: Clint Eastwood, 93, spotted in rare appearance with Jane Goodall at event in California
>ANIMALS: Wild seal swims up to diver to tickle him (3:03)
>HISTORY: Chapel at Hope Cemetery
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 86-year-old woman brings home gold medal
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, territorial turkey terrorizing school chased off by umbrella-wielding principal
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