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In The News
>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 (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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