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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Joyner Lucas donates to family of Chasity and Zella NunĚez
+6:00: Reward for suspected shooter doubles to $10,000
+6:00: Janice Harvey: 2 lives lost, lingering mystery in double murder
+6:00: Camera coming to illegal dumping hotspots in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 22
+6:00: Sally Zinsner named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: GoFundMe for family of Worcester mom Chasity Nuñez nears $45,000 goal
+Noon: 2 sent to hospital as car ends up in Holden reservoir
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Local artist honors Worcester shooting victims as police continue search for suspect (2:07) (pictured)
-Related: New photos released of Worcester double shooting suspect (2:34)
-Earlier: 2 GoFundMe campaigns set up for Worcester’s Chasity Nunez, daughter Zella
-St. Patrick's festivities in Worcester (2:16). Article
-The new and booming bakery of Worcester
-Worcester entrepreneur support organization seeks to turn city into global startup hub
-Revitalizing Worcester’s Canal District, despite challenges
-HALO "sleep out" draw attention to needs of the unhoused
-Physician group praises Worcester Board of Health
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:10): Worcester votes for pilot safe injection site
-ICYMI: Worcester holds annual landlord summit to educate renters and property owners on housing
-In honor of Women's History Month, ELLA hosts first Poderosa Leadership Summit in Worcester
-Ex-Worcester principal accused of sex abuse invited to read at elementary school
-Lorraine Laurie, "The Mayor of Green Island," dies at 73
-Senior dog finds forever home in Worcester after searching for 8 years
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Scam alert presentation by Worcester D.A.'s office
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Wachusett takes on cyber sports
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 8-year-old Hopedale boy killed in Maine crash, police suspect alcohol played role
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Garden Club to hold talk on Frederick Law Olmsted
-Boylston finances spark override consideration
-Sterling reallocates unspent money
-Basic firearms safety course in Paxton April 2nd
-Clinton schools refine narrative for projects
-Added equipment could drop Bolton insurance rates
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: New Kids on the Block announce first new album in 11 years
-Assumption students featured in ArtsWorcester College Show
-Radio Worcester (25:35): Mechanics Hall unveils new portraits & March events
-Manny Jae Media's InnerViews (49:37): Elizabeth Cruz, Empowering Latina Leaders Affirmation
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 416 (28:30): Mechanics Hall portraits
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local Realtor
>SPORTS: Patriots trading Mac Jones to Jacksonville; Kendrick Bourne re-signs with New England
-TODAY! Holy Cross women's basketball team opens league tournament
-Find out when and where the Central Mass. teams are playing in the state basketball semifinals
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-GM recalls nearly 820,000 Silverados, Sierras over tailgate issue
>NATIONAL: A map of April's total solar eclipse (:45)
-Tragic: 20-year-old skier killed in 600-foot fall down Tuckerman Ravine (1:02)
>NEW ENGLAND: 12-year-old Norwood student arrested for mass shooting threat
-Interfaith group joins push to address housing crisis
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMC Love Stories: Becky Lindley and Shawn McGann
-Radio host Paul Healy speaks to Worcester State mass communications class (1:10:34)
-Women’s History Month at Clark recognizes achievements and advocacy
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Travel scams and how to avoid sketchy travel sites
>BUSINESS: Mentoring is good for your career and your soul
-Central Mass. businesses receive $600,000 boost from state manufacturing accelerator
>SHOPPING: Erin Giftstore celebrates and preserves Irish heritage through traditional items
>HOMES: Worcester property investor flips apartment building for $150,000 profit 4 months after purchase
>HEALTH: Swapping salt for this may lower high blood pressure, study finds
-Antidepressant prescriptions to youths spiked during and after the pandemic, study finds
>FOOD: Johnsonville sausage products subject to recall
>TV/STREAMING: "Napoleon" comes to Apple TV+
>MOVIES: "Oppenheimer" wins best picture at Academy Awards, Emma Stone takes best actress
-Full list of Oscar nominees and winners
-Best and worst moments from the Oscars
>CELEBRITY: All the best-dressed celebrities at the Oscars
>ANIMALS: Mom is overwhelmed by her first cat (:54)
>HISTORY: Regatta Point, Lake Quinsigamond
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Twins reunite after 81 years apart thanks to a D.N.A. test
-Meanwhile, in Cleveland, escaped police horses stop traffic on highway
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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