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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Joyner Lucas donates to family of Chasity and Zella Nuñez
+6:00: Reward for suspected shooter doubles to $10,000
+6:00: Janice Harvey: 2 lives lost, lingering mystery in double murder
+6:00: Camera coming to illegal dumping hotspots in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 22
+6:00: Sally Zinsner named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: GoFundMe for family of Worcester mom Chasity Nuñez nears $45,000 goal
+Noon: 2 sent to hospital as car ends up in Holden reservoir
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Local artist honors Worcester shooting victims as police continue search for suspect (2:07) (pictured)
-Related: New photos released of Worcester double shooting suspect (2:34)
-Earlier: 2 GoFundMe campaigns set up for Worcester’s Chasity Nunez, daughter Zella
-St. Patrick's festivities in Worcester (2:16). Article
-The new and booming bakery of Worcester
-Worcester entrepreneur support organization seeks to turn city into global startup hub
-Revitalizing Worcester’s Canal District, despite challenges
-HALO "sleep out" draw attention to needs of the unhoused
-Physician group praises Worcester Board of Health
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:10): Worcester votes for pilot safe injection site
-ICYMI: Worcester holds annual landlord summit to educate renters and property owners on housing
-In honor of Women's History Month, ELLA hosts first Poderosa Leadership Summit in Worcester
-Ex-Worcester principal accused of sex abuse invited to read at elementary school
-Lorraine Laurie, "The Mayor of Green Island," dies at 73
-Senior dog finds forever home in Worcester after searching for 8 years
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Scam alert presentation by Worcester D.A.'s office
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Wachusett takes on cyber sports
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 8-year-old Hopedale boy killed in Maine crash, police suspect alcohol played role
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Garden Club to hold talk on Frederick Law Olmsted
-Boylston finances spark override consideration
-Sterling reallocates unspent money
-Basic firearms safety course in Paxton April 2nd
-Clinton schools refine narrative for projects
-Added equipment could drop Bolton insurance rates
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: New Kids on the Block announce first new album in 11 years
-Assumption students featured in ArtsWorcester College Show
-Radio Worcester (25:35): Mechanics Hall unveils new portraits & March events
-Manny Jae Media's InnerViews (49:37): Elizabeth Cruz, Empowering Latina Leaders Affirmation
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 416 (28:30): Mechanics Hall portraits
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local Realtor
>SPORTS: Patriots trading Mac Jones to Jacksonville; Kendrick Bourne re-signs with New England
-TODAY! Holy Cross women's basketball team opens league tournament
-Find out when and where the Central Mass. teams are playing in the state basketball semifinals
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-GM recalls nearly 820,000 Silverados, Sierras over tailgate issue
>NATIONAL: A map of April's total solar eclipse (:45)
-Tragic: 20-year-old skier killed in 600-foot fall down Tuckerman Ravine (1:02)
>NEW ENGLAND: 12-year-old Norwood student arrested for mass shooting threat
-Interfaith group joins push to address housing crisis
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMC Love Stories: Becky Lindley and Shawn McGann
-Radio host Paul Healy speaks to Worcester State mass communications class (1:10:34)
-Women’s History Month at Clark recognizes achievements and advocacy
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Travel scams and how to avoid sketchy travel sites
>BUSINESS: Mentoring is good for your career and your soul
-Central Mass. businesses receive $600,000 boost from state manufacturing accelerator
>SHOPPING: Erin Giftstore celebrates and preserves Irish heritage through traditional items
>HOMES: Worcester property investor flips apartment building for $150,000 profit 4 months after purchase
>HEALTH: Swapping salt for this may lower high blood pressure, study finds
-Antidepressant prescriptions to youths spiked during and after the pandemic, study finds
>FOOD: Johnsonville sausage products subject to recall
>TV/STREAMING: "Napoleon" comes to Apple TV+
>MOVIES: "Oppenheimer" wins best picture at Academy Awards, Emma Stone takes best actress
-Full list of Oscar nominees and winners
-Best and worst moments from the Oscars
>CELEBRITY: All the best-dressed celebrities at the Oscars
>ANIMALS: Mom is overwhelmed by her first cat (:54)
>HISTORY: Regatta Point, Lake Quinsigamond
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Twins reunite after 81 years apart thanks to a D.N.A. test
-Meanwhile, in Cleveland, escaped police horses stop traffic on highway
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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