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In The News
-Latest weather: Sunshine will give way to mostly cloudy skies, high of 51 today in Worcester
-On 10th anniversary, Working for Worcester gets shout-outs from a Red Sox pitcher, Emmy winner, NBA champion and more (4:50)
-Working for Worcester collegiate volunteers roll up sleeves for 10th annual Build Day
-Doughnut Homies celebrates win in Bravehearts' "Munchies Madness" competition
-Polar Beverages introduces exclusive seltzer at Polar Park this season
-Hurricane Betty’s remains closed as strip club hasn’t met conditions imposed by Worcester License Commission
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: St Luke Passion, Eric Clapton tribute and more ....
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Search committee to narrow choices down next week for Worcester's next superintendent
-Retiring health grant leader Jan Yost to receive national award for career’s work
-Worcester police officers honored for distinguished service at ceremony
-ICYMI: New Starbucks on Grafton Street will feature drive-thru window, outdoor patio seating
-Film crews from "The Parenting" shoot scenes at Vendome apartment building in Worcester
-Worcester man faces up to 32 years in prison for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft
-Tribute to a member of Worcester Fire Department for 38 years
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Chamber 60th annual meeting April 12th
-Meet-and-greet events planned for Sutton superintendent finalists
-Grafton police seek leads on woman begging for "gas money"
-A shower of eggs fell on Grafton Common and the hunt was on
-Photos: The Easter Bunny visits Hebert's Candy Mansion in Shrewsbury
-SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Yankees, 4-2
-Bravehearts commemorate 8th anniversary of Jake the Lion
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sale
-Polar Park holds spring open house (3:39)
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 5-1
-Railers beat Trois-Rivières, 3-2, in OT
-Revolution fall to Inter Miami CF, 3-2
-Mass. Pirates take show on the road to Bismarck
-CARS: Come see David at Bertera Nissan. He will make you happy! (3:50)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
-NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Boris Johnson makes secret trip to Kyiv to show "unwavering support"
-Power restored to over 1 million after massive blackout in Puerto Rico
-NEW ENGLAND: Former nuclear power plant searches for wastewater disposal options
-Six Flags New England celebrates opening day of 2022 season
-BUSINESS: Winners of WBJ's Manufacturing Awards in Business
-Plenty of jobs in Worcester: Not enough candidates to fill them
-COLLEGES: Holy Cross hosts Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin (1:24:20): How should we elect presidents?
-Clark filmmaker chronicles the career of Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Omar Sosa
-Worcester State cheerleading team heads to Daytona Beach for national championship competition
-FOOD: FDA investigating as hundreds post about experiencing stomach illness after eating Lucky Charms
-HEALTH: Medicare weighs premium cut after limiting Alzheimer's drug
-TV/STREAMING: "Dancing With the Stars" moves from ABC to sibling Disney+
-CELEBRITY: Julian Lennon sings "Imagine" for Ukraine fundraiser
-HISTORY: Bigelow Gardens in Worcester, 1884
-HOMES: The 5 newest Worcester houses to hit the market
-ANIMALS: Frightened cub found hiding in tree after mother bear struck, killed by car on Route 2
-GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WPI football team hosts bone marrow donation drive
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, bear smashes through windshield after getting stuck inside car
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-ICYMI: Worcester schools will hand out over 25,000 at-home test kits before April vacation
-224 new cases in Worcester the past 7 days
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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