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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 62 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+9:00: Hundreds in Worcester pay respects to Chasity and Zella NunĚez family (:25). Article
+9:00: "Mayor of Green Island" Lorraine Laurie gave heart and soul to Worcester neighborhood
+9:00: Protests meet Israel Defense Forces soldier at Worcester State
+9:00: Westborough school bus driver arrested on 2nd drunken driving charge (2:51)
+9:00: Jimmy Cash elevates Worcester native cred with Tuckerman Hall shows
+9:00: Faces of Worcester: Dr. Sheri-ann McLean, Founder and CEO, McLean Coaching and Consulting
+Noon: Remembering when "American Hustle" took over the city
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Acoustic Open Mic moves to Redemption Rock and more
-Why Dejan Belnavis won’t immediately appear in a Worcester courtroom
-Worcester police crime statistics for February 2024
-26-year-old shooting suspect surrenders in Worcester
-City Square lot planned for 145 housing units now for sale
-Mill Street crashes below average since redesign, Mass. D.O.T. data shows
-Worcester committee votes to not renew city's Spectrum TV contract
-State says it is not done investigating Saint Vincent Hospital
-Worcester shop named best in Massachusetts
-North boys basketball team wins in overtime, to play for second straight state title
-UMass Medical School students offer free health services at community health fair
-Unsolved: Worcester — The Murders of Maureen and Jennifer Moynihan. Video (19:45). Audio (19:45)
>DINING OUT: Who's open on Easter? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: Suspect in deadly Worcester shooting back in court while another awaits extradition (1:43)
-Worcester City Councilors press for tougher gun laws after deaths of mom, daughter (2:29)
-Someone's passing bad $100s in Holden; police want to ID man
-Donations pour in to Worcester 12-year-old making Easter baskets for homeless children (3:12). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! "Coffee and ..." with D.P.W. Superintendent
-Radio Worcester (9:39): Sweets & Java owner Kathy Diehl
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury School Committee gets a glimpse of 2024-2025 school calendar
-Nashoba School Committee moves public proposal to towns
-M.B.T.A. Communities zoning planned for Millbury fall town meeting warrant
-Expanded MassBike electrical bike program comes to Millbury
-Grafton native sponsored by NAAC/Boston
-Community Harvest Project gets $15,000 grant
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Custodian by day, Jimmy Cash set for stand-up comedy at Tuckerman Hall
-Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Central Mass.
-Last Call: Siobhan Petrella
-Unity Radio (58:21): Unity in the Community
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1329 (24:41): Sheryl Blancato, CEO, Second Chance Animal Services
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked as a librarian at Worcester State for nearly 40 years
>SPORTS: West Boylston girls hoop team wins a thriller in Division 5 state semifinal
-TODAY! Holy Cross women’s basketball hosts Loyola in Patriot League semifinal
-Worcester Red Sox name new general manager
-Railers lose to Royals, 2-1
-Worcester Union softball program merges with Energy Athletics
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: 16 SWAT officers hospitalized after blast at training facility in California
-"Polio Paul," who spent most of the past 70 years in an iron lung, dies at 78
-Tragic: Widow killed while baking cookies in murder-for-hire plot; 3 suspects arrested
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. State Police launch inquiry into lead investigator in Karen Read case
-Abington police search for missing woman last seen in the Berkshires
>COLLEGES: Worcester State takes a creative approach to teaching about consent
-Anna Maria's AMC Love Stories: The Landine family
-Theater festival raises the curtain on Clark student playwrights’ work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most expensive hotels in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Two-thirds of women professionals think they're unfairly paid
-LPL Research: Gold shines better than ever
-Millennial women are about to get richer and control more money than ever, report finds
>SHOPPING: Babies R Us coming to Kohl's stores
>HOMES: $12.5 million Mass. home hits the market: See inside
>HEALTH: Pediatric E.R. visits for accidentally eating melatonin spiking
-Daily step goal may cut disease, death risk in even otherwise sedentary people
>FOOD: Looking for an Irish recipe? Here are the ones from the baking contest in Clinton
>TV/STREAMING: What time will "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" be on Disney+?
>MOVIES: "Cougar" Anne Hathaway falls for a pop star in "The Idea of You" trailer
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Munn diagnosed with breast cancer, had double mastectomy
-Who is Rose Hanbury? Prince William alleged affair resurfaces as Kate Middleton drama escalates
>ANIMALS: Guy finds a stray cat living at Starbucks (:59)
>HISTORY: Here's the fascinating history behind the iconic WWII kiss photo in Times Square
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. police officer saves choking baby shortly after completing C.P.R. refresher
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, runaway pig Kevin Bacon lured to pen with Oreos
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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