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  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 53 today in Worcester

  -How did this winter stack up against New England's most infamous winters? (20:42)
  
  

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +6:00: Spring at last! Worcester residents glad to see the winter gone

  +6:00: Wave of pothole-damaged cars sweeps into local tire dealer

  +6:00: Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Council clashes, spring sports & pressure points
  
  

  +Noon: Fire burns down mill building in Winchendon (1:04)

  +Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +Noon: Mercado makes waves with Ecuadorian-Peruvian style food

  +Noon: New movies on streaming: "Magellan," "Scarlet," and more

  +Noon: Chuck Norris, "Walker, Texas Ranger" star, dies at 86 (1:13). Article
  
  

  -Plan for 19-story skyscraper with 225 apartments advances in Worcester

  -Worcester manufacturer doubles space with move to Lancaster

  -Mass. Pike project could transform Worcester rail line. Here's why

  -Tips sought in death of dog found in Auburn (Trigger warning: Photos)

  -7 Worcester youths campaign against underage alcohol access

  -Worcester officials give statement after "hateful, racial comments" made following high school games

  -Related: South High coach: Not the first time our players have faced hate speech

  -Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racism and bullying targeting high school girls

  -Robert Goddard: A centennial celebration launches

  >DINING OUT: I ate at Gordon Ramsay's New England Hells Kitchen (1:38)

  -ICYMI: St. John's food program director among 5 charged in sex trafficking sting

  -Critical drought leads to water ban in Worcester

  -Viral video of Kelley Square redesign receives national praise

  -Worcester councilors want D.P.W. to step up pothole repairs

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Clothing drive March 30th

  -Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)

  -Sanitary sewer system investigations underway

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Massive dam coming down in Central Mass. It could prevent catastrophe

  -Big birthdays ahead for Sutton family with 3 generations born on March 16th

  -Shrewsbury School Committee hears budget forecast

  -Woman arrested after fleeing Leominster CVS, striking cop during alleged shoplifting incident

  -Boston Dynamics brings hands-on robotics experience to Mendon-Upton students
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday

  >SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Jerry Cortez, Bach "Cantatathon" and Testament

  -"It seems like it could happen today": John Sayles talks "Lone Star"

  -WCCA-TV's Video Jam Hour No. 61 (1:00:03): ViennaCC, MGK, 5 Seconds of Summer and more

  -G.W.L.T. brings Wild & Scenic Film Festival to screen at North High School

  >OPINION: Marianne Lyons Delorey: Anxiety is the flavor of the day

  -WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 162 (29:45): Michelle Koza, writer

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:15): Worcester's $35 million sewer loss, 911 lawsuit raises concerns

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:28): Mental health response lawsuit, potholes and $25 million sewer borrowing plan

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who died while visiting family in Worcester
  
  

  >SPORTS: Holy Cross women’s basketball to battle Michigan in NCAA First Round

  -"It’s not something that intimidates us": Holy Cross women's basketball team ready for big stage

  -Holy Cross hockey star Mack Oliphant signs with San Jose Barracuda

  -Bruins beat Jets, 6-1

  -Celtics should chase East’s top seed after Cade Cunningham injury
  
  

  >NATIONAL: Boston police officer charged in deadly shooting

  -Poll: What Americans are giving up to afford A.C.A. health insurance

  -Tragic: Girl, 12, dies after savage fight with fellow student at school bus stop

  >NEW ENGLAND: R.I. hockey team wins state title after deadly shooting (2:45)

  -20 new charges brought against former doctor accused of rape

  >COLLEGES: Becker School of Design & Technology students lean into nostalgia to create interactive TV game
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The world’s top 10 tourist traps, according to a new report

  -Summer airfare could spike more than $100 as jet fuel prices rise over Iran war: experts

  >BUSINESS: New C.E.O. takes over one of the fastest-growing companies in Central Mass.

  -LPL Financial Research: Why oil prices matter less — but still move headline inflation

  -Haitian T.P.S. uncertainty puts pressure on Mass. health care sector

  >HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers

  >HEALTH: Nearly 90,000 bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension recalled after complaints of "gel-like mass"

  >FOOD: Lobster roll prices rising, but demand remains high
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: ABC cancels Taylor Frankie Paul's season of "The Bachelorette"

  >MOVIES: Can Gen Z save movie theaters?

  >CELEBRITY: Chuck Norris, 86, rushed to the hospital in Hawaii after medical emergency

  -Uma Thurman is from Massachusetts. But, she's mad at Dunkin'

  >ANIMALS: Scared stray beach mama turns into the sweetest cuddlebug (2:34)

  >HISTORY: Photos: Worcester Memorial Auditorium through the years

  >GOOD NEWS: Hero dog guides police to missing 3-year-old boy

  -Meanwhile, in California, dancing robot goes rogue in hot pot restaurant

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