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In The News
>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 (: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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