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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Starting to cool down, storm possible this afternoon
-City considers buying Denholm building in downtown Worcester
-Glazy Susan hopes to reopen soon after DCU Center cooling system fails
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Local businesses looking for boost as sales tax holiday is this weekend
-Reflection of face in casket a "wake-up call" at Worcester violence prevention display
-Ray Mariano: Warning, the trash police want to weigh your bags
-ICYMI: Worcester has more residents than ever before, tops 206,000, fastest growing large city in New England
-Food (brought to you by Flashfood): Want a week's worth of produce for just $5? Stress-free savings are just a few clicks away.
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-NEW EPISODE: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (30:24): Rebel Bourbon Store Pick
-See the POW! WOW! Worcester lineup
-Dropkick Murphys return to Worcester for outdoor show at Palladium
-Worcester Youth Leadership Institute participants graduate from 6-week program
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community rallies together to help grant wish for Webster teen with cancer
-Sturbridge bride searches for special car to recreate picture with late grandfather on wedding day
-Grafton road construction will affect area around Sunrise Avenue
-Bravehearts clinch playoff berth! Home playoff game 5 p.m. Sunday
-WooSox swept in home doubleheader
-Cars: Lots of great high line cars at Bertera like BMW and Infinity (5:00)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Health: Pancreatic cancer diagnostic test approved
-Business: U.S. jobless claims fall to 375,000, near pandemic low
-Tragic: Man drowns in Lake Winnipesaukee after he slips and falls off a boat
-Food: France photos and a recipe from Chef Joey
-Shopping: Holy Cross sociology professor on how to score an A+ in sustainable back-to-school shopping
-Animals: Paralyzed puppy on the hunt for forever home in new wheelchair
-Homes: Video tour of Colby Avenue house for sale in Worcester (2:02)
-History: Worcester History Lesson: Meet Eva March Tappan
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on VOD: "Black Widow", "Joe Bell", "Profile" and more
-Celebrity: Stevie Nicks cancels all 2021 performances over coronavirus
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 101-year-old Massachusetts World War II vet honored
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, man steals horse, hides it in bedroom, deputies say
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-This unvaccinated former Worcester resident spent 23 days in the hospital. Hear his message
-Worcester reports fifth week-over-week increase in new cases
-34% of youngest eligible people in Worcester vaccinated compared to 85% of oldest residents
-Worcesteria: One step forward, two steps back
-Anti-mask sentiments dominate Wachusett schools meeting
-Radio Worcester (8:31): Mask requirements in Worcester Public Schools with School Committee member Laura Clancey
-ICYMI: Parents react to Worcester school committee vote to keep mask mandate
-Heated moment at Millbury school committee meeting over masks
-Anti-mask sentiments dominate Wachusett schools meeting
-Upcoming vaccination clinics in Worcester
-Mass. officials report 1,182 new cases, 11 additional deaths as positivity rate ticks up
-UMass Medical School researchers take at-home testing to the streets in community enrollment events
-Babies born during pandemic have lower IQs: Study says
-8 states make up half of U.S. hospitalizations
-3 educators die from COVID-19 in less than 24 hours in Florida
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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