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>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 (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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