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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 78 today in Worcester
-Farmers' Almanac on winter 2023-2024: "Brrr" with more snow, cold temperatures across U.S.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After homelessness, Worcester Housing Authority program helps woman become financially stable
+6:00: Protest at Worcester Diocese follows new gender, sexuality policies
+6:00: Mass. Family Institute threatens Worcester over pregnancy center laws
+6:00: Huge sale at Abby's House Thrift Shop
+Noon: Mass. P.O.S.T. Commission releases police discipline database; 46 Worcester officers included
+Noon: Worcester Public Schools hosts "Countdown to Kindergarten" at Polar Park
+Noon: Suspect charged with striking Northbridge chief's cruiser, assaulting 2 officers
+Noon: Reelin' in the years: New Bay Colony band marks 50th anniversary
+Noon: Magician Jeff McBride, Harry Potter' actors set for Wizard Fest
+Noon: TODAY! Friendly House basketball tournament on Tuesday
-Local donut shop smash-and-grab arrest follows tip from social media
-Worcester convenience store sells $1 million winner (pictured)
-First Jersey Mike's in Worcester opening with fundraiser
-Community cookout brings Worcester together
-Worcester native hikes 155 miles to honor late wife
-Disabled military veteran fired by Worcester police
-W.B.J. postpones 40 Under 40 awards because of assault at reception
-Worcester starting school year with uptick in bus drivers over last year
-Radio Worcester (19:55): Dr. Rachel Monárrez talks school safety, migrant crisis and Worcester Public School building maintenance
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council preview -- Everything but the kitchen sink
-Urgent amended joint petition to address the housing crisis in Worcester
-Worcester District 5 candidates to convene at forum on Wednesday
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Hundreds salute North High Assistant Principal Meg Milonopoulos at Celebration of Life (9:14)
-Related: Fundraiser for Milonopoulos Children's Education Fund
>DINING OUT: Worcester's expanding cultural food palate
-ICYMI: Worcester bank robber threatened to shoot officers, K9 before arrest, police say
-Project New Hope sees strong turnout for Salute Our Veterans ride
-Seventh-day Adventist Church hosts their first health fair in Worcester Sunday
-Local developer snaps up more Worcester property with $1.3 million acquisition
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): W.I.S.E. presentation Wednesday at Senior Center
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Holden's Erik Bjorn puts up record numbers for Worcester State
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland man cycles, experiences the U.S.A.
-Bread & Butter Diner opens at site of the former Chefee’s 1921 Diner in Boylston
-Food, music at Shrewsbury Summer Festival
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Valley Tech takes its place in a changing world
-Public safety logs from The Landmark
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Lavender Darcangelo of Fitchburg set to make her "America's Got Talent" return
-100FM The Pike (21:18): Jim Belushi on being a cannabis farmer and the weed that inspired Coneheads
>OBITUARIES: Local man writes his own obituary
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Astros, 9-4
-Bill Belichick offers Bolden update, explains why Pats nixed joint practices
-1 night not enough to honor Tom Brady, Belichick says
-WooSox Weekly: WooSox drop from first place after series split with RailRiders
-Seasoned offensive line is indeed a strength for Holy Cross football
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Looking for a new car under $20,000? Good luck. Your choice has dwindled to just 1 vehicle
>NATIONAL: 14 people were shot, 1 fatally, in the same Milwaukee neighborhood
-3 people dead after Listeria bacteria found in milkshakes sold at restaurant
-Tragic: 6-year-old boy shot dead by 9-year-old playing with loaded gun
>NEW ENGLAND: What to know about changes to Mass. electric vehicle rebate program
-Driver killed, engine block launched into home after crash in Western Mass.
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross prof's perspective is changing in light of how Barbie is portrayed in blockbuster movie
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Unbelievably luxurious motels in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: W.B.J.'s Movers & Shakers for August 21st
-Time is running out to file claims for Facebook’s $725 million data privacy settlement
>HEALTH: Dermatologist explains how you can beat the heat, skin care myths
-Wearable device with A.I. could allow for at-home breast cancer screenings
>FOOD: Trader Joe's announces fifth recall in 4 weeks due to possible presence of metal
>SHOPPING: 10 best outdoor entertaining items on Amazon to buy ahead of Labor Day
>HOMES: Improve safety by controlling household poisons
>TV/STREAMING: Tamron Hall dominates "Celebrity Family Feud" with hilarious response
>MOVIES: "Barbie" for $4? National Cinema Day is coming, with discounted tickets nationwide
>CELEBRITY: Why Meghan Markle is making a comeback for the cameras
>ANIMALS: Pod of whales "bubble feeding" around boat off Mass. coast (:38)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 22nd (1:32)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Singing chaplain helps hospital patients
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, woman finds live frog in package of spinach
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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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