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-Polar Park builder admits giving city inaccurate reports
-Earlier: Worcester spent more than $100 million building Polar Park. Minority companies got peanuts
-Former Worcester Boys Club to become 100 senior housing units
-March 31 in the016.com: Next step for former Boys Club at Lincoln Square
-Shrewsbury St. restaurant closes for the weekend because of a lack of staff
-30-year-old man shot Thursday night on East Worcester Street
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Learn 10 Free Ways to Market Your Small Business from GEM Marketing Solutions
-$14 million Kelley Square project gets close to completion
-City leaders, former officer highlight racism within Worcester Police Department while union president denies it
-ICYMI: Academy Award winner tells Conan O'Brien how he spent childhood birthdays at Higgins Armory
-The April issue of Pulse Magazine is out
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Are you ready to help clean up Grafton?
-Shrewsbury man leaves behind the keyboard for the kiln, cutter and glass
-Paxton: Winter cemetery decorations must be removed
-QCC announces commencement plans
-RMV: Inspection system not expected to be back online until April 17
-Friday night Central Mass. high school football highlights
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99
-Homes: See inside this rural church selling for $400,000 in Leicester
-Video: View the Boston skyline from Worcester over 50 miles away (:26)
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Toddler saved in Orlando resort pool by girl on family vacation
-Meanwhile, this mother says ‘I gave birth to a toddler’ after delivering 'whopping’ 14-pound baby (1:30)
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester's cases in schools among highest in state in March
-Friday was deadline for parents to choose remote or in-person learning
-Holy Cross suspending in-person activities because of surge
-Here's how the Worcester area is doing with vaccinations
-Infectious disease forecaster says cases will continue to rise in coming weeks
-Dr. Finberg of UMass Medical School explains latest reports about vaccines (3:39)
-ICYMI: City of Worcester launches vaccine dashboard
-Mass. officials announce 2,184 new cases and 9 deaths with a positivity rate of 2.4 percent
-Mass. to receive less J&J vaccine in weeks ahead (1:33)
-Some employers still face major tax increases due to COVID-related unemployment claims
-Cases overwhelm Mich. health system
-Pfizer asks FDA for expanded approval of its vaccine to include kids aged 12-15
-Was your business affected by COVID-19? Federal grants are now available
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>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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