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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 62 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+9:00: Hundreds in Worcester pay respects to Chasity and Zella NunĚez family (:25). Article
+9:00: "Mayor of Green Island" Lorraine Laurie gave heart and soul to Worcester neighborhood
+9:00: Protests meet Israel Defense Forces soldier at Worcester State
+9:00: Westborough school bus driver arrested on 2nd drunken driving charge (2:51)
+9:00: Jimmy Cash elevates Worcester native cred with Tuckerman Hall shows
+9:00: Faces of Worcester: Dr. Sheri-ann McLean, Founder and CEO, McLean Coaching and Consulting
+Noon: Remembering when "American Hustle" took over the city
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Acoustic Open Mic moves to Redemption Rock and more
-Why Dejan Belnavis won’t immediately appear in a Worcester courtroom
-Worcester police crime statistics for February 2024
-26-year-old shooting suspect surrenders in Worcester
-City Square lot planned for 145 housing units now for sale
-Mill Street crashes below average since redesign, Mass. D.O.T. data shows
-Worcester committee votes to not renew city's Spectrum TV contract
-State says it is not done investigating Saint Vincent Hospital
-Worcester shop named best in Massachusetts
-North boys basketball team wins in overtime, to play for second straight state title
-UMass Medical School students offer free health services at community health fair
-Unsolved: Worcester — The Murders of Maureen and Jennifer Moynihan. Video (19:45). Audio (19:45)
>DINING OUT: Who's open on Easter? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: Suspect in deadly Worcester shooting back in court while another awaits extradition (1:43)
-Worcester City Councilors press for tougher gun laws after deaths of mom, daughter (2:29)
-Someone's passing bad $100s in Holden; police want to ID man
-Donations pour in to Worcester 12-year-old making Easter baskets for homeless children (3:12). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! "Coffee and ..." with D.P.W. Superintendent
-Radio Worcester (9:39): Sweets & Java owner Kathy Diehl
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury School Committee gets a glimpse of 2024-2025 school calendar
-Nashoba School Committee moves public proposal to towns
-M.B.T.A. Communities zoning planned for Millbury fall town meeting warrant
-Expanded MassBike electrical bike program comes to Millbury
-Grafton native sponsored by NAAC/Boston
-Community Harvest Project gets $15,000 grant
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Custodian by day, Jimmy Cash set for stand-up comedy at Tuckerman Hall
-Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Central Mass.
-Last Call: Siobhan Petrella
-Unity Radio (58:21): Unity in the Community
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1329 (24:41): Sheryl Blancato, CEO, Second Chance Animal Services
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked as a librarian at Worcester State for nearly 40 years
>SPORTS: West Boylston girls hoop team wins a thriller in Division 5 state semifinal
-TODAY! Holy Cross women’s basketball hosts Loyola in Patriot League semifinal
-Worcester Red Sox name new general manager
-Railers lose to Royals, 2-1
-Worcester Union softball program merges with Energy Athletics
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: 16 SWAT officers hospitalized after blast at training facility in California
-"Polio Paul," who spent most of the past 70 years in an iron lung, dies at 78
-Tragic: Widow killed while baking cookies in murder-for-hire plot; 3 suspects arrested
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. State Police launch inquiry into lead investigator in Karen Read case
-Abington police search for missing woman last seen in the Berkshires
>COLLEGES: Worcester State takes a creative approach to teaching about consent
-Anna Maria's AMC Love Stories: The Landine family
-Theater festival raises the curtain on Clark student playwrights’ work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most expensive hotels in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Two-thirds of women professionals think they're unfairly paid
-LPL Research: Gold shines better than ever
-Millennial women are about to get richer and control more money than ever, report finds
>SHOPPING: Babies R Us coming to Kohl's stores
>HOMES: $12.5 million Mass. home hits the market: See inside
>HEALTH: Pediatric E.R. visits for accidentally eating melatonin spiking
-Daily step goal may cut disease, death risk in even otherwise sedentary people
>FOOD: Looking for an Irish recipe? Here are the ones from the baking contest in Clinton
>TV/STREAMING: What time will "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" be on Disney+?
>MOVIES: "Cougar" Anne Hathaway falls for a pop star in "The Idea of You" trailer
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Munn diagnosed with breast cancer, had double mastectomy
-Who is Rose Hanbury? Prince William alleged affair resurfaces as Kate Middleton drama escalates
>ANIMALS: Guy finds a stray cat living at Starbucks (:59)
>HISTORY: Here's the fascinating history behind the iconic WWII kiss photo in Times Square
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. police officer saves choking baby shortly after completing C.P.R. refresher
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, runaway pig Kevin Bacon lured to pen with Oreos
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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