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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:43). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Bob Marley: One Love," "Land of Bad," and more
+Noon: American Spiritual Ensemble to give first concert in Worcester
-8 fired nurses sue Worcester hospital, claiming retaliation for reporting unsafe conditions (1:10). Article
-Worcester resident fed up with people dumping trash in his neighborhood
-Worcester to use surveillance cameras to capture people dumping trash illegally
-Worcester leaders looking to keep emergency homeless shelter open through June
-Raid at Worcester smoke shop uncovers illicit flavored tobacco, T.H.C.
-22-year-old man indicted on federal gun, drug charges
-TODAY! Roast of Worcester returns to ridicule Wormtown, for a good cause
-Worcester sixth-grader handing out 310 Easter baskets to homeless children
-Worcester-area residents back fare-free buses
-Worcester, Auburn, state launch plan to celebrate Robert Goddard
-Nativity School of Worcester accepting applications for 2024-2025 Girls Division
-Radio Worcester (15:12): Khrystian King celebrates high school champs & advocates safety
>DINING OUT: Finding a good place for fish and chips for Lent
-ICYMI: Worcester schools turn to its crisis intervention team in tragic times
-Worcester strip club to pay $280,000 to settle class action lawsuit
-Worcester City Council OKs Civil Service exit for chiefs after union outcry
-Worcester Union Station platform update (7:23)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Holden Kids Night Out program 5:30 to 8:30
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Monthly grief support peer group on Wednesday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 arrested after police chase ending in Auburn (:30). Article
-Contested race for library trustee in Shrewsbury
-Tennis and pickleball courts at Windle Field out for bid
-Get your Friday fish and chips in Sutton
-Top 25 salaries of Paxton town employees for 2023
-Clinton Chamber hosts legislative breakfast
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-New England Country Music Club dances
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Sleepy Hallow, Richard Thompson, "Little Women" ...
-Thank You, Harold — Surprise bequest funds new gallery at WCUW
-Faces of Worcester: Katherine Aguilar
-Shaun Connolly: Hungover?
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 530 (27:40): Unhoused issue and Kelley Square development delays
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 195 (28:50): Scott Fulmer, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Part 1 of 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to retired Worcester police detective
>SPORTS: Holy Cross women's basketball team wins in NCAA Tournament, to face No. 1 Iowa Saturday
-Bruins lose to Rangers, 5-2
-100 FM The Pike (4:33): Junior Welterweight champ Denzel Whitley talks strategy for Pandemonium at the Palladium
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: Hot air balloon crashes into power lines, sparks fire (1:15)
-Tragic: Man dies in freak accident during his engagement party
>NEW ENGLAND: Police investigating apparent murder-suicide involving child
-Why are so many young people planning to leave Boston? (21:05)
>COLLEGES: Creative writing professor and storyteller slated as Anna Maria LaVigne Lecture Speaker
-C.S. students share why they chose WPI (2:49)
-Crusader of the Week: Nick DiMarco
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best glamping sites in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Nichols professor Hans Despain on Americans struggling in economy
-LPL Research: A busy (and perhaps historic) week for central banks
-Venture Forum announces initiatives for startup community in Worcester & Central Mass.
>SHOPPING: Best Buy's Insignia air fryers recalled, refunds available to buyers
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, March 10th to 16th
>HEALTH: Man gets world's 1st genetically-edited pig kidney transplant (1:42)
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 238 (28:27): WooDerm Health Matters
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy! to debut new recipe with improved chocolate chips
>TV/STREAMING: "Anyone But You" sets Netflix premiere date and it’s sooner than you think
>MOVIES: Michael Keaton teases he’s seen a cut of "Beetlejuice 2"
>CELEBRITY: Meryl Streep and Martin Short enjoy Broadway outing after denying dating rumors
>ANIMALS: This dog is so loyal to her mom (:42)
>HISTORY: Dorothea Dix, the "voice of the mad"
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 13 years after caring for N.I.C.U. baby, man becomes boy's baseball coach
-Meanwhile, in California, bear raids woman's trash can
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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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