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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+12:45: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Chandler Street bookstore reopens after break-in
-Worcester bar celebrates 83rd anniversary
-Stuff yourself with cereal in front of your favorite cartoons at Pixels & Pints this morning
-Bicyclist seriously injured after car and bike collide in Leicester
-Companies to pay $500,000 for alleged illegal work in Worcester
-Worcester DPW Commissioner Paul Moosey dies
-Worcester has received more than 10,000 returned mail-in ballots
-Take a virtual tour of the Polar Park construction site
-Rosen's Roundtable #416 (28:20): Is a Ballpark Authority a good idea?
-Worcester to start rental assistance program
-Bill Shaner: Worcester will be hit hard by an entirely avoidable wave
-Group opposing evictions, foreclosures marches in Worcester
-ICYMI: Troubling times for Lincoln Plaza
-Reminder: Trash and recycling delayed a day in Worcester because of the holiday
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston Chief bashes town's trick-or-treating ban
-Grafton residents’ video captures attempted car break-in
-Woman dies in Southbridge house fire
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-NOAA predicts what winter will look like for New England
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Homes: 4 open houses for you in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Wisconsin woman bikes 70 miles to celebrate 20th anniversary of heart transplant
-Meanwhile, in Rochester, N.Y., Zamboni bursts into flames at ice rink
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Quinsigamond CC to stay with remote learning for spring semester
-Worcester Public Schools facing another budget loss of $860,000 after previous cut of $15.5 million
-7 Worcester firefighters quarantined
-Second Auburn Public Schools student tests positive
-ICYMI: More than half of Worcester’s 137 new cases came from people under age 40 as city remains ‘high-risk’
-Mass. reports 702 new cases, 30 additional deaths (:18)
-Patriots cancel practice Friday after another positive test
-Massachusetts unemployment rate drops to 9.6% (:22)
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-U.S. sees its highest daily number of cases since July as fall surge continues
-WHO: Study finds 4 drugs have little to no effect on COVID-19
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:27). High of 40 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Police seize arsenal in raid of illegal gun maker in Worcester
-Investigation continues: Joanna Brown death certificate says manner "not determined"
-"Courage" vs "consequences": What Worcester is saying on ex-councilor’s probation over I.C.E.
-Earlier: Split verdict in case against former Worcester city councilor (1:34). Article
-Earlier: Etel Haxhiaj speaks after sentencing (1:02)
-Fast food chain Checkers opens first New England location in Worcester
-W.R.A. looking for tenant at Union Station's Grand Hall to potentially replace Maxwell Luciano’s
-Worcester issues temporary parking ban on 3 major streets
-Worcester schools expand preschool, add program for special education
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent's Advisory Council at Worcester Tech (1:59)
-Did "Pommel Horse Guy" Stephen Nedoroscik of Worcester take up curling? (:41)
-Radio Worcester (16:49): Curling interest surges after Olympics as Petersham Curling Club welcomes new members
-4 couples share their Valentine's stories
-Seniors craft Valentine's Day cards for residents in assisted living
>DINING OUT: Stuck for Valentine's Day? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: Spectrum News 1 to move base from Worcester after acquiring NECN
-Worcester N.A.A.C.P. issues statement on arrests in Enrique Delgado-Garcia case
-Here’s how much Worcester made off of the "Walking Dead" filming in town
-High crash rate among reasons for Newton Square improvement project
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden expands access to Naloxone
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Pine Tree Road development moves forward under prior approval
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): The yearbook got it right: One-time Westborough High "class couple" married for 48 years
-Shrewsbury Select Board recap
-Shrewsbury police swearing-in ceremony
-Man accused of picking fights, kicking cars arrested at Leominster motel
-Leominster City Council approves $250,000 stabilization fund transfer for police overtime
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: James Montgomery, 'Eureka Day,' burlesque and more ...
-100 FM The Pike (8:53): Rik Emmett of Triumph on getting the band back together and upcoming tour
>OPINION: Tyler J. Ojala: Worcester is ready for the next Goddard
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (53:12): Tina Wells and Heather Lukas
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:34): State Police manslaughter charges, Haxhiaj trial and Worcester I.C.E. policy debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:32): Manslaughter charges, I.C.E. policy and Worcester crime trends
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who lost her long battle with addiction
>SPORTS: Patriots opening up defensive coordinator position with Terrell Williams shifting to new role
-2027 Super Bowl odds revealed
-No. 14 Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Merrimack & Providence
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named a National Goalie of the Year semifinalist
-U.S. men's hockey beats Latvia in Olympics opener
-Lindsey Vonn breaks silence on heartbreaking crash: "No regrets"
>NATIONAL: F.B.I. raises reward in Guthrie case, releases suspect description
-Nancy Guthrie's neighbors asked to hand over security footage from 2 specific dates
-Multiple people shot at home in Sarasota, Fort Lauderdale
-Tragic: Dad charged with gunning down couple who adopted his 7-year-old daughter
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 found dead in car outside R.I. hospital
-More regulation of assisted living in Mass. may be on the way
>COLLEGES: With A.I.’s assistance, researchers maximize Clark tool to reveal how our planet is changing
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): C.D.C. issues urgent travel warning after virus slams popular island destination
-This tiny, unexpected item should always be in your suitcase
>BUSINESS: Berkshire Bank rebrands as Beacon Bank following merger
-LPL Financial Research: 5 reasons the run in emerging markets could continue
-Radio Worcester (23:51): ClearPath Financial Partners on why the final 3 to 5 years before retirement matter most
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: Snow cover an important part of garden's life
>SHOPPING: What to buy for Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day
>FOOD: Most baby foods ultraprocessed and contain additives
>HEALTH: M.C.P.H.S. dental hygiene student looking for dental patients
-Dangerous fungus spreads across hospitals and nursing homes nationwide (1:54)
>TV/STREAMING: Kelly Clarkson confirms daytime talk show to end after 7 seasons
-Sherri Shepherd's daytime talk show canceled after 4 seasons
>MOVIES: More Mass. cinemas are closing. What can be done to save struggling movie theater industry?
>CELEBRITY: Andrew Garfield looks unrecognizable with long blond hair
-Rebecca Ferguson shares more about "scary" moment "idiot" co-star "screamed" at her
>ANIMALS: Woman spends a whole day trying to save a crying kitten (2:50)
>HISTORY: Worcester native made city Valentine's Day card capital
>GOOD NEWS: Woman rescued from sinking car gives birth on her birthday
-Meanwhile, "bus-sized" jellyfish filmed floating off Argentina (2:01)
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