+NEW (6:00): Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze on Westminster St. in Worcester -- Story; Continuing Coverage
+NEW (3:30): Oxford Police need help IDing these two men wanted for questioning in separate cases
+NEW (3:30): Suspect in Nov. stabbing in Worcester held on $10K bail
+NEW (3:30): Megabucks grand prize winner sold in Shrewsbury
+NEW (3:30): $100k All or Nothing winner sold in Auburn
+NEW (3:30): Worcester Restaurant Week 2020 Winter Lineup
+NEW (3:30): Baseball junior Luke Dawson named ckSmithSuperior Crusader of Week
+MEW (3:30): Stunning cloud formation caught on camera at Mount Washington
+NEW (7:30): 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Monday, Feb. 24
-10 displaced by Sunday night basement fire in Worcester
-4 rescued from icy ponds in Spencer, Sturbridge
-300 Southbridge St. in Worcester -- which includes Miss Worcester Diner -- for sale for $1.1M
-Here are Worcester's top 4 spots for New American food
-Worcester Airport holding another plane ticket giveaway for college students
-Worcester man who admitted to hiding $300,000 of Kevin Perry’s drug money in church scheduled to be sentenced in Worcester federal court
-Here's where and when you can vote early in the presidential primary in Worcester
-Worcester fare-free movement goes public Monday
-Drafting new call on wrecking ball in Worcester
-The murder of Amanda Dabrowski, O'Connor's stabbing victim: 'She did everything she could to protect herself and it still wasn’t enough.'
-Related: Abby's House Shelter Manager Parlee Jones part of panel discussion on domestic violence (23:16)
-Today's Deal: Get a free remote car starter with any vehicle purchase this month at Bertera Nissan
-Ths week's road work in Worcester - Week of Feb. 24
-Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester – Week of Feb. 24
-SeltzerTime Podcast Ep 14 - Tom Rheault from No Trigger & Rheault Real (1:38:09)
-Pridgen scores 25 in HC men's loss at Colgate
-Today's Heroes (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. woman meets stem cell donor who saved her life (1:43)
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Top Posts
-Worcester priest and ex-kindergarten teacher pleads guilty to child porn possession
-Three-alarm fire on Beacon St. in Worcester displaces 7, firefighter suffers minor injury
-The 10 most expensive homes for sale in Worcester
-Worcester restaurant closes, cites barbecue ‘beef’
-ICYMI: Worcester restaurant closes, cites barbecue ‘beef’
-Construction has started. ICYMI: Here's what this nightmare Worcester intersection will become
-Women's rowing coach Patrick Diggins announces retirement from Holy Cross
-Uh oh! Starting Tuesday, Kelley Square will undergo full-depth excavation, patching
-Here’s what you need to know about hands-free driving law that started Sunday, courtesy of Worcester DA
-Phantom Gourmet's top spots for mac & cheese includes Sturbridge restaurant (1:43)
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Gov. Baker says Massachusetts plans to eliminate remote learning (1:39)
-Mass. aims to take remote, hybrid learning 'off the table,' bring students back (3:02)
-Mass. Teachers Union slams plan as ‘waving a magic wand’
-CDC: Study shows lack of masks, distancing spreads COVID-19 in schools
-How Catholic schools have kept students in class during pandemic (1:52)
-Worcester native Dr. Dennis Plante, ER doctor in Texas, dies from COVID
-UMass Memorial avoids internet, long lines with mobile program that vaccinates seniors
-Free testing this week in Worcester
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,114 new cases, 30 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.9 percent
-‘Stay Tuned,’ Baker says on possibility fans will soon be allowed in Mass. stadiums
-U.S. supply of vaccine to substantially increase next month, manufacturers tell congress
-Eat or drink before appointment? What to know before getting vaccine (4:41)
-Clinics are springing up around the country for what some call a potential second pandemic: Long COVID
-1 in 3 Americans now know someone who died from COVID-19
-Tragic: Missouri couple spent most of last year in isolation. Then they both got COVID-19 and died days apart
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Pennsylvania pharmacist drives through snowstorm to deliver vaccine to family in need
In The News
-Latest weather: Pick of the week, highs in upper 40s
+8:30: Police on the scene of rollover crashes in Auburn and Northborough
+8:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Feb. 24
-Nurses at St. Vincent plan to go on strike March 8
-Shrewsbury Street restaurant to reopen next month
-Worcester shop featured in Vogue’s directory of nation’s most beloved boutiques
-Former Worcester man gets 10 years in 'atrocious' child rape case
-59-year-old Worcester man arrested for drug distribution
-Radio Worcester (16:44): City Manager Ed Augustus on fighting racism and rethinking policy
-WCCA-TV's 'Mayor's Forum' (28:07): Jay Fink, Commissioner, Department of Public Works & Parks
-Giant snowman towers over Hadwen Road in Worcester
-Artist carves 6-foot heart-shaped ice sculpture for Worcester’s Hilton Garden Inn
-Mechanics Hall Concert Plus series continues Feb. 24 and 28
-ICYMI: New approach to commuter rail will have hourly trains between Worcester and Boston
-'Rock bottom' in store clearance sale of great whiskeys at Wachusett Wine & Spirits' West Boylston store
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 'Dexter' filming in West Boylston
-Change in the retail landscape in Sturbridge
-Westborough women sue union business manager for sexual harassment
-Cause of Lancaster house fire identified as woodstove pipe failure
-Percy's pays $2 million for Auburn warehouse
-WBJ Podcast (30:51): The wonderful world of gourmet craft chocolate
-Tragic: 3 children, grandmother die in Texas fire after trying to stay warm during power outages. Their mom survived
-Food: A guide to the best food and beer pairings from Wachusett Wine & Spirits
-Homes: Single-family home prices jump in Worcester County
-TV/Streaming: Worcester-filmed 'Honest Thief' among what's new on Amazon Prime Video in March
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Meanwhile, in Arizona, man fakes his own kidnapping to get out of work, cops say
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