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Here's what's happening today in Worcester
+NEW: Worcester marks toll of fire deaths; Menard's, Birt's names added to monument
+NEW (3:30): I-290 Kelley Square exit to be closed again Tuesday night. Related: Answer to this question could determine fate of Kelley Square redesign
+NEW (3:30): Another tenant leaving glass tower in downtown Worcester
+NEW (3:30): New Salvadoran restaurant on Park Ave. in Worcester
+NEW (3:30): Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings for Saturday, March 7
+NEW (3:30): Mother, daughter accused of impersonating Marlboro cops so victim opened door
+NEW (3:30): Number of presumptive coronavirus cases in Mass. rises to 12
-First in The 016: TV pilot to film in downtown Worcester
-No bail for woman accused of fatally stabbing boyfriend
-Worcester man gets life in prison for murdering woman in 2015
-Downtown restaurant now open for lunch weekdays
-All the Things You Need to Do this Weekend in Worcester
-Chamber provides COVID-19 [coronavirus] information and resources for businesses
-UMass Memorial Medical Center prepares For coronavirus
-WPI NCAA hoops game played in empty arena because of coronavirus
-Fallen Worcester Fire. Lt. Jason Menard named recipient of prestigious American fire service award
-Worcester Spring Home Show this weekend. See list of exhibitors and get free tickets
-10 Great Events We're Looking Forward to in March in Worcester
-Leadership Worcester Now Recruiting Class of 2021
-HC men's hockey team scores first playoff win since 2015
-Worcester Culture Watch podcast (42:43) — Electoral Politics and How Bernie Throws Best Parties
-Help Sturbridge Police ID shoplifting suspects
-WATCH Douglas K9 Officer Finn Featured on 'Good Morning America'
-Today's deal: Macy's sale takes 25% off spring styles
-Drunk Uber rider taken for $1,700 ride across the UK
-Adorable photo from Worcester resident of a kid who is Just. Not. Having. It.
-Today's Hero (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester’s Soupman receives donation for Patriots owner Robert Kraft
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Top Posts
-Park Ave. bar about to get 3rd owner in 9 months
-Worcester company fined $400K for ripping off workers
-Closed nearly 3 years, Great Wall reopens in downtown Worcester
-Worcester area plummets in job market rankings
-Apartments for rent in Worcester: What will $1,600 get you?
-School bathroom practice questioned at Worcester school board meeting
-Merged Catholic High School to be at Holy Name, will be named Saint Paul Diocesan Jr.-Sr. High
-Here's How to Get a Dairy Queen Blizzard for Just 80 Cents
-64 people who work in Auburn will be laid off at the end of March
-Fentanyl, heroin dealer gets 5 years; will be deported after prison term
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester City Council candidate calls for a recount
+Noon: Worcester council newcomers will reshape agenda on housing, police oversight
+Noon: Holy Cross composer Matthew Jaskot's new work marks loss and healing
+Noon: Film "Shattered Ice" explores grief, reckoning left in suicide's wake
+Noon: Predicting the winner of every Week 10 High School football game in Central Mass.
-Worcester among best places to retire in Mass., U.S. News ranking says
-Voter turnout in Worcester election tops 22% for first time in over a decade
-WPI resident advisors are on strike: Here's why
-Holy Cross professor teams up with 3 students to cut down on litter in Worcester neighborhood
-Worcester gets more than $650,000 for playground renovation, farm conservation project
-Workers at Northborough farm haven’t heard from family since Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Vernon Hill Elementary School (:40)
-Councilor King calls for vigilance in protecting children
-Worcester Walks: Taking a hike on city's the East Side along Crow Hill
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Review of Worcester municipal election
>DINING OUT: From feeding celebrities to crime suspects: Worcester restaurant celebrates 15 years
-ICYMI: Investigation continues after missing Worcester woman Joanna Brown found dead (2:21)
-Earlier: Missing woman found dead in S.U.V. on Mount Vernon Street
-Petty reelected mayor; Haxhiaj, Mero-Carlson and Colorio ousted from City Council
-Related: Full coverage of the Worcester election in Politics
-Are more skyscrapers coming to Worcester?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: How late bus cuts affect after-school activities
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Among Friends senior newsletter for November
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): All OK after carbon monoxide scare on Paxton Center School bus
-Millbury special town meeting approves $20 million roof project
-As valuations continue to rise, Shrewsbury's tax rate drops to $11.50
-Shrewsbury Police Department October statistics
-Webster man arrested after striking man in the head during unprovoked bus stop attack
-3-vehicle accident on West Main Street in Spencer
-Clinton police arrest man for refusing to leave his condemned apartment
-Police logs: Shrewsbury and Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Penny Pinchers Brewing takes pride in staying unique
>SHOWTIME: Folk artists Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards set for Club 321 show
-Bad Company's Paul Rodgers drops out of Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1394 (29:29): Mark Churchill, Symphony Pro Musica
>OPINION: John Keough: 10 takeaways from the Worcester municipal election
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (55:02): Election recap
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1393 (22:51): Veterans Inc.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a champion dog breeder
>SPORTS: Can Patriots break "soft schedule" narrative vs. Buccaneers? (7:20)
-Inside Patriots thinking after trade deadline inactivity
-NFL Week 10 schedule, TV and announcers
-Nyeoti Punni’s football path guided by gratitude, faith, determination
-'Sader Stories: Karenna Beckstein, women's soccer
-Celtics beat Wizards, 136-107
-Bravehearts' Helena Stamatakis honored by W.I.S.E. Boston
>NATIONAL: F.A.A. slashing 10% of flights in 40 major cities amid shutdown
-S.N.A.P. recipients will now receive 65% of benefits in November
-Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of sweeping unilateral tariffs
-Tragic: 15-year-old boy guns down classmate after being bumped in school hall: sheriff
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore case: What Robert Devine said in P.O.S.T. Commission hearing
-Can you shoot down a drone hovering over your property in Mass.? What the law says
>COLLEGES: From Mass. to Australia, Clark student wants to protect local species
-New management course at Assumption prepares students for A.I.-infused future
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Short-term rental showdown on Nantucket (3:34)
-North America’s best airports, according to a new study
>BUSINESS: How to save money fast: Start with your monthly bills
-LPL Financial Research: From micro to macro — A busy week of market-moving data
-Roblox, Discord accused of not doing enough to protect children by parents, attorneys general (3:56)
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: In praise of a seasonal favorite, the gourd
>SHOPPING: Oprah's Favorite Things List unveiled, shop our favorite gifts
>HEALTH: The sneaky way your phone is aging you
-Administration nears deal to offer obesity drugs for $149 a month
>FOOD: M.C.I Foods Inc. recalls over 90,000 pounds of breakfast burritos
>TV/STREAMING: Hulu + Live TV streaming deal: Save $75 on 3 months
>MOVIES: Trailer for new George Clooney Netflix movie, "Jay Kelly" (2:56)
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney breaks silence on American Eagle jeans ad
-Jim Curtis reciprocates the Instagram love to girlfriend Jennifer Aniston
>HISTORY: Boston’s North End was once a notorious red-light district known as the "Black Sea"
>ANIMALS: Tom Brady says he cloned his dog. So how does it work? (2:04)
>GOOD NEWS: Bittersweet reunions in Israel and Gaza stir memories of a father's return from war (2:29)
-Meanwhile, Kraft's "bizarre" new Mac & Cheese flavor is inspired by Thanksgiving
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