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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 47 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+9:00: State's highest court reinstates conviction of woman in grisly Worcester murder (:25). Article
+9:00: Related: Channel 5 coverage of original sentencing (1:52) (pictured)
+9:00: Remembering the 1972 Worcester Art Museum heist
+9:00: Westborough police seek missing woman
+9:00: Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
+9:00: Cara McCormack named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+9:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 23
+Noon: Good news and bad news in Worcester crime stats. Here's what to know
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Business Journal Movers & Shakers for March 18th
+Noon: Worcesteria: "Spice Girls" rats ready to rock their retirement
-Worcester Boys Club housing project gets extension, bigger city subsidy
-Worcester’s Beechwood Hotel receives 4 diamond ranking from AAA
-Hibernian Cultural Center goes all out for St. Patrick's Day
-Turtleboy blogger charged with violating restraining order
-Celebrate Women's History Month with these local events
-Worcester Public Library is welcoming more visitors, while seeing more troubling incidents
-Wavvz Concepts features custom designs, offers creative opps
-Annual Worcester spring plant sale supporting urban agriculture begins
-Worcester Public School News (18:20): Worcester Tech edition
-ICYMI: How the wife of a former Worcester firefighter became the loudest voice in the push to remove toxic chemicals from turnout gear
-Pediatrician with practice in Worcester accused of molesting a child
-I-290 rollover in Shrewsbury prompts response from multiple agencies
-Alleged child abuser admitted to Worcester school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 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 Bahá’í community celebrates Ayyám-i-Há
-Hundreds attend student-run social justice event at Sutton High School
-Annual Tarentino Strong Car Show returning in May
-Grafton Food Banks holds annual fundraiser
-Bates, Wetherbees to be honored at Tribute
-The Item's calendar of events
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Redemption Rock Brewing announces new hours
>SHOWTIME: Former Millbury schools sub publishes first novel
-100FM The Pike (9:25): Nick Pope from Ancient Aliens listens to Mike Hsu's thoughts on aliens walking among us
-Christopher Collins: Lincoln Street School whole jar of smart cookies
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 562 (27:37): Richard Anger, Part 2
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 25 (28:30)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to nurse, artist and teacher from Worcester
>SPORTS: North repeats as Division 1 state champs to cap 24-0 season
-South falls in Division 2 state title game
-Holy Cross women's basketball wins league title, heading to NCAA Tournament
-Related: Crusaders to play in First Four against UT Martin
-Holy Cross men’s hockey falls to A.I.C. in series deciding game 3
-Celtics beat Wizards, 130-104
-Patriots sign receiver K.J. Osborn
-Revs lose to Cincinnati, 2-1
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: How much should the average American expect from their 2023 tax refund
-Tragic: 3 children and 2 adults die after school bus collides with semi
>NEW ENGLAND: 17-year-old killed in cargo van crash on Nantucket (:23)
-Missing New Hampshire woman found dead
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross alumna invited to State of the Union Address
-WPI and F.I.R.S.T. robotics competitions (1:04)
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (7:37): Sculptor-professor James Maurelle gives recycled materials new life
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 of the largest castles in the world
>BUSINESS: Worcester Guardian announces collaboration with Worcester State
-Over 75% of Americans say tipping culture has gone too far: study
>SHOPPING: Millennial and Gen Zs lining up for hours for cheap jewelry
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, March 10th to 16th
>HEALTH: Trial results show dramatic progress against glioblastoma (2:18). Article
-Neti pots, nasal rinsing linked to another dangerous amoeba. Here's what to know
>FOOD: Auburn restaurant closes after 67 years
>TV/STREAMING: Hulu, Disney password sharing crackdown — Here's what you need to know
>MOVIES: Pierce Brosnan picks Cillian Murphy for next James Bond: "Would do a magnificent job"
>CELEBRITY: Christie Brinkley reveals skin cancer diagnosis, details graphic treatment
>ANIMALS: Baby squirrels visit their rescuer every day (:59)
>HISTORY: Chase Building on Front Street in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 81-year-old named world's oldest fitness instructor
-Meanwhile, in New Orleans, rats eating cannabis in police evidence room
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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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