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In The News
-Latest forecast: Rain showers move in today, high in the 30s in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester publishes years of conflict of interest filings online
+5:00: Search all Worcester road construction projects for 2022
+5:00: Gubernatorial hopeful Chris Doughty taps former state Rep. Kate Campanale as his running mate
+5:00: Baseball player reject owners' offer, regular season games to be canceled
+Noon: Worcester to host gathering at City Hall at 5:30 today to show support for Ukraine
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 1st
+Noon: DJ Patrick Allen headlines "gaymer night" at All Systems Go
+Noon: Bad Advice: Neighbor hasn't moved car in six months
-Worcester man listed on Mass. Most Wanted gets 5 1/2 years after shooting
-Driver in fatal shooting on Country Club Boulevard gets 8 to 10 years
-Patriots captain will visit Worcester on Tuesday
-St. Vincent nurses keep union, vote down decertification effort
-3 bridge underpasses in Worcester to have "art" lighting installed
-Domestic violence spikes 71% in Worcester during pandemic, DA's office said
-A 3-course meal for $28.22 during Worcester Restaurant Week
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-City Council Preview, March 1: Selling parcels, homelessness, adding lights under the Green Street Bridge
-March neighborhood watch meetings in Worcester
-City rolls out "Worcester Now | Next" roadmap for future development
-Worcester accepting fall preschool applications by phone
-Worcesteria: Move over Spotify, here's ... the library?
-Violinist Itzhak Perlman to perform 2 March shows as part of Music Worcester season
-Don Landgren: How to have a dinner and a movie date in Worcester
-Bishop McManus asks for prayers for Ukraine
-Tribute to a man who is a member of the Worcester Athletic Hall of Fame
-ICYMI: Popular Worcester restaurant broken into over the weekend
-Check out the Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade program
-Worcester, Holden home decor stores ranked among top 5 in New England
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Men charged after Shrewsbury police find cocaine in vehicle
-Rutland police ask public for info on stolen motorcycle
-GHS Student Council will take the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
-Shrewsbury proposes $79.3 million school budget
-4 finalists named in Sterling town administrator search; interviews Tuesday and Friday
-Rutland couple produce maple syrup at Sap Castle
-Sturbridge gas station sells $75,000 keno ticket
-Auburn community members served with kindness
-Sports: NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-MLB extends deadline to salvage openers to 5 p.m. Tuesday
-Avery LaBarbera named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-The pros and cons of the Patriots franchise tagging J.C. Jackson
-Bruins beat Los Angeles, 7-0
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 19
-WPI, Nichols return to the NCAA Division 3 men's basketball tournament
-NEW: Cars: March to Bertera Nissan for great values! (7:57)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National/International: Father kills 3 children, 1 other victim and himself in Sacramento church
-New England: Mass. teen who collapsed during basketball game died after 22 days in hospital
-Did bad leftovers lead to a New England teen losing his legs? Highly unlikely, UMass Medical School doctor says
-Tragic: 4 year old fatally shoots himself outside supermarket
-Business: Target seeks to entice workers with pay of up to $24 an hour
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in March
-Movies: 6 must-see movies being released in March
-Celebrity: Too soon. Fans beg Jeremy Renner to play President Zelensky in biopic
-Animals: Stray shepherd was crying nonstop until she was rescued (4:32)
-Food: More Similac baby formula recalled as CDC investigation expands
-History: South High in Worcester, 1904
-Homes: 5 Worcester homes for sale
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): CVS pharmacist donates kidney to patient
-Meanwhile, TikToker escapes shark attack by punching it repeatedly in face
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: Demand for testing is falling, but experts caution it’s as important as ever
+Noon: UMass Medical School finds that at-home antigen tests detect Omicron and Delta similarly
-Worcester County's cases fall 33.4%
-Radio Worcester (7:09): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID, masks and schools
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters available 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-Mask mandate lifts in Grafton schools
-ICYMI: Masks still required for Worcester students returning from vacation while city awaits March 7 decision from Board of Health
-As Omicron fades, so are pandemic fears, poll finds
-Woman gets a second chance after surviving 2-month COVID induced coma
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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