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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 56 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Rolling rally for North High champs begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday
-Related: Pulse Magazine profile of Al Pettway, North High Dean of Students and basketball coach
-Worcester 20-year-olds open Infused Café in Canal District
-Green Hill Golf Course reopens for the season
-Police investigation underway following late night shooting in Worcester that left victim wounded
-W.P.D. seeks suspect in attempted robbery on Vernon Street
-Polar brings back its Jalapeño Citrus Margarita Seltzer in limited production
-Family caregivers in Mass. could get $1,500 if this tax credit passes
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 499 (28:11): Homework
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Did Sue Paye Run Away?". Video (14:51). Audio (16:37)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Shrewsbury's Shad Hadid author comes up with winning formula
-Assabet Valley Mastersingers plans open rehearsal on Monday
-Bill Shaner: Why's it so hard to do cool things in this city?
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: I'm Latina but I'm Not Spicy
-Laurel: Meet Worcester's Grace Stafford of Stafford St., the voice of Woody Woodpecker
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 898 (29:30): Author Joanna MacGugan
-Vocero Hispano: 03-24-2023 al 3-30-2023
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a Worcester man active in human rights committees and with Team Hoyt Foundation
-ICYMI: Worcester guidance counselor arrested, charged with indecent assault
-Worcester police Sgt. Derrick Leto remembered for commitment to community
-Related: GoFundMe for Worcester Police Sgt. beats goal on the day of funeral
-Worcester breaking its own rules after German shepherd kills cockapoo, woman says
-Earlier: Worcester woman mourns dog killed by German Shepherd owned by police officer neighbor (1:09)
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden police wants to I.D. man who stole from firewood money box
-Holden charity helping animals impacted by war in Ukraine (2:09)
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Committee takes step toward Shrewsbury High School expansion
-Shrewsbury Public Library honored for "Radical Empathy" project
-Webster Lake Association hosts second annual Polar Plunge
-Injured in Boston Marathon bombings, Uxbridge woman determined to finish this year's race
-Blanchard named new Mary Rowlandson principal
-Airline passenger honored for tackling Leominster man in flight attack
-Community workshop in Grafton to consider improvements to 5 Mill St. park site
-Sutton Historical Society starts Membership Drive, announces first speaker talk
>SPORTS: NHL-best Bruins clinch Atlantic with 2-1 win over Tampa Bay
-Massachusetts Pirates season preview
-Bravehearts hiring for operations crew
-Railers lose to Adirondack, 2-1
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Deep South tornadoes kill 26
-6 wounded in Shreveport, Louisiana shooting
-Here's when you'll be able to see 5 planets in the night sky at once
-Tragic: College student on spring break dies after falling from Mexican hotel balcony
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. defied state and national startup trends in 2022
-Yatco Energy buys permitted land from WooSox co-owner for $2.5 million, plans gas station
>NEW ENGLAND: Home video shows massive fire that destroyed beachfront houses (2:11). Article
-Reports of hate crime are skyrocketing in Mass.
-Woman's death on plane over Mass. not caused by turbulence, N.T.S.B. says
>FOOD: A simple trick for the crispiest bacon
>COLLEGES: Radio Worcester (8:16): Anna Maria College social work program
-At video game convention PAX East, Worcester students and grads show off creations
>HEALTH: A terrifying fungal disease is infecting frogs in Africa. Here's why it matters
-Bacteria from meat could be causing more than half a million U.T.I.s in the U.S. every year, study estimates
>HOMES: Realtors group reports sharp decline in February home sales
>TV/STREAMING: "The Young and the Restless" celebrates 50 years of drama
>MOVIES: Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx back on set after his "meltdown"
>CELEBRITY: Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth announce their divorce
>ANIMALS: Clingy cat goes everywhere with mom (3:26)
>HISTORY: Jackson Browne & Linda Ronstadt at Clark University in March 1974 (1:18:50)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Off-duty pilot on flight steps in to help after pilot suffers in-flight medical emergency
-Meanwhile, in Florida, video shows 10-foot-long alligator strutting through upscale community (:54)
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+Servers wanted at Worcester restaurant
-Head host and hosts at Downtown Worcester restaurant
-Multiple positions for Wonder Bar's Polar Park location
-Multiple positions at Worcester restaurant
-Grounds crew for Worcester Bravehearts
-Multiple positions, Law Department, City of Worcester
-Director of Planning and Community Development, Town of Holden
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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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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