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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:40). High of 47 today in Worcester
-Winter climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Elderly man arrested for drug trafficking in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester native, Doherty alum named Washington Commanders' Chief Partnerships Officer
+6:00: Help the T&G find the Best Chinese Restaurant in Central Mass.
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 21
+Noon: European Bakery & Pastry sets sights on new horizons
+Noon: W.B.J. names Business Leaders of the Year
+Noon: W.B.J.'s Movers & Shakers
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: People struggle with motherhood; this initiative offers help
-4 nabbed in cell tower break-in, cable theft
-This unlikely spot in Worcester might be the best place in Mass. to open a brewery
-In Worcester and other places, machine gun conversion devices creating chaos and concern
-Is Worcester public housing unsafe for tenants? (5:57)
-Bottle service talks shelved again in Worcester
-Little Free Libraries in Worcester
-Northbridge mom planning surprise trip with her kids after winning $1 million
-From food truck to Food Network, Boylston's Cassidy Bauer is the best
-Nex Benedict vigil shines light on discrimination LGBTQ community faces, even in Mass.
-State Sen. Michael Moore on Mass. immigration crisis plan
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for February
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (44:03): M.B.T.A. Act & Gov. Healey’s nomination
-Unsolved: Worcester — Jampy Rivera - Double Shooting on Sturgis Street. Video (12:26). Audio (12:26)
>DINING OUT: See the List — Worcester Restaurant Week runs through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-2 local men sentenced in contraband tobacco scheme that cost the state millions
-Worcester Irish Festival holds 40-year anniversary celebration
-Menkiti Group outlines vision for Worcester ahead of Denholm Building project
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Diploma returns to former high school class space
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-2024 Good Neighbor Awards announced
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wachusett Rotary hosts Left-Right-Center event
-Grafton High School first semester honor roll
-Sterling hosts forum on economic development
-Lancaster Church hosting corned beef supper March 16th
-Nashoba hires student services director
-Berlin wins Complete Streets Grant
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Recap of Mom's Night Out at Courthouse Brew
>SHOWTIME: Paxton gives People's Choice Award to 2 artists
-Blackstone Valley Art Association events
-Worcester Art Museum connects "the local and the global" with impressive collections
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 24 (29:05): State judicial nomination process
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 145 (29:29): AARP Massachusetts
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to teacher and youth sports coach
>SPORTS: Celtics destroy Golden State, 140-88
-What Patriots might be able to get in a Mac Jones trade
-Chris Mortensen, longtime ESPN NFL insider, dies at 72
-Revolution loses home opener to Toronto, 1-0
-Railers lose to Lions, 5-2
-Caitlin Clark passes Pete Maravich to become all-time Division 1 scoring leader
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Hyundai recalls 2015-2016 Elantra cars for trunk latch issue
>NATIONAL: More snow on the way after massive blizzard in California
-One of the world's biggest cities may be just months away from running out of water
-Tragic: 3 college swimmers killed in highway crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman charged with murder after man found dead in apartment (:32)
-A new mom died after giving birth at a Boston hospital. Was corporate greed to blame?
>COLLEGES: Clark professor discusses impact of Alexei Navalny's death
-Anna Maria's AMC Love Stories: Dean and Lynne Landry
-TODAY! Feminist author and scholar Cynthia Enloe to speak at Worcester State on feminism during war
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Incredible destinations featured in this year's Oscar nominees
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows prices rose in January while spending cooled
>SHOPPING: Suit accuses Temu shopping app of spying, reading users’ private messages (2:38)
>HOMES: Historic $6.5 million Western Mass. retreat offers seclusion, 4 miles of trails
>HEALTH: Is your heart age older than you are?
-UMass Medical School professor: How frontotemporal dementia, the syndrome affecting Wendy Williams, changes the brain
>FOOD: Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009
>TV/STREAMING: Apple TV+ "Great Movies" are now included in subscriptions
>MOVIES: "Dune: Part Two" proves its more than its gimmicky popcorn bucket
>CELEBRITY: Ricki Lake, 55, shows off 30-pound weight loss, denies Ozempic use
>ANIMALS: Dog found in freezing snow loves lying by fireplace now (3:09)
>HISTORY: Clark University
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Breakthrough treatment helping boy, 4, battle rare genetic disorder
-Meanwhile, in Glascow, Scotland, Willy Wonka-inspired experience sparks outrage and online mockery
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:27). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Mass. National Guard sergeant from Leominster charged with killing boyfriend (1:50). Article
-Cuts coming: Worcester schools face $22 million budget deficit
-On set at "The Walking Dead: Dead City" in Worcester
-Related: "The Walking Dead: Dead City" TV show filming begins in Downtown Worcester
-Family of 14-year-old Worcester teen killed in shooting announces funeral
-Worcester police investigate stabbing on Chandler Street
-Search warrant leads to arrest of Worcester man for drugs
-Mass. D.O.T. exhibit at DCU Center features simulator for navigating streets
-Channel 7 solves timeshare problem for local widow
-The Faces of Worcester: Allen Greenman, Real estate & watchmaker
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>CELEBRITY: Worcester's Denis Leary to appear in first movie since 2014
>DINING OUT: Central Mass. Mom's Best Gluten-Free Restaurants in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: "Pop, pop ... bang, bang!" Driver wounded in shooting before car slams into Worcester house (2:18)
-Related: Resident recounts waking to gunshots, S.U.V. slamming into house
-City Manager Eric Batista to reject committee recommendations, renew Spectrum contract
-Related: The Buzz with City Manager Batista — Cable Talk
-Korean fried chicken shop coming to Downtown Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Budget presentation by Finance Committee on Friday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board creates Municipal Facilities Optimization Committee
-Gardner man in unresponsive state drives up to Clinton police in Hannaford parking lot
-Northborough residents react to being named the safest in Mass.
-Tribute Road Race Saturday in Clinton
-Bulfinch Bee 5K Saturday in Lancaster
-Clinton Chamber hosting several events
-Fitchburg vacant property registration requirement now live
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Singer-songwriter Tasteless Jack makes Redemption Rock taproom debut on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things to Do: Psychic Faire, poet Alejandro Jimenez and more
-Knights and fairies galore at renaissance fair in Phillipston this weekend
-Play explores life of suffragist and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 27 (29:01)
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
-Unity Radio (58:06): TheWoo508
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Bruins lose Game 6 to Toronto, Game 7
-Here's what Bruins broadcaster Jack Edwards said after his final game
-Dates for Celtics second round series vs. Cavs or Magic
-For Patriots, it's out with “Do Your Job,” in with “Process… Progress… Payoff.”
-Belichick — the Holy Cross coach, not the other one — named Coach of the Year
-Red Sox fall to Giants, 3-1
-WooSox lose to Lehigh Valley, 7-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-New U.S. cars will be required to have automatic emergency braking in 5 years
>NATIONAL: U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana
-17-year-old charged with murdering 10-year-old sister
-Tragic: 2-year-old boy dies after inflatable house goes airborne
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial Day 3 recap | What happened at the scene of death? (31:36)
-Tanker fire closes I-95 in Norwalk, Conn. (1:13)
>COLLEGES: Filmmaker and Clark alum explores identity, acceptance and blue-collar realities
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Haylee Walker, class of ‘24
-Assumption students recognized for academic excellence at 40th Honors Convocation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Beautiful African paradise islands that most tourists don’t know about
>BUSINESS: African business expo in Worcester eyes increased attendance for second year
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-This is the most dreaded word at work: "My mind goes to the worst places"
>SHOPPING: Credit card skimmers found at Walmarts, including one in Hudson
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, April 21st to 27th
>HEALTH: U.S. fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century
-Eating avocados may lower diabetes risk for women: study
>FOOD: Walgreens keeps selling out of mango gummy candy — and Gen Zers are desperate
>TV/STREAMING: Max streaming service to crack down on password sharing after move boosts Netflix
>MOVIES: Margot Robbie to produce live-action "Monopoly" movie
>ANIMALS: He was in the shelter for over 600 days until... (:59)
>HISTORY: Soldier's Monument, Worcester Common
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Soldier surprises 5-year-old daughter at school
-Meanwhile, man paddles river in Australia's largest pumpkin
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