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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man wanted to break a $20, wins $1 million
+6:00: Road rage suspect's arrest caught on camera in Leicester (:30) (pictured)
+6:00: Holy Cross women's basketball departs for NCAA Tournament (1:59)
+Noon: Author writes about growing up in a poor and violent neighborhood in Worcester
+Noon: Eleni's Midnite Café was once an epicenter of Worcester's poetry scene
+Noon: Listen Up: Walter Sickert and company offer wild "Between Breaths"
-State's highest court reinstates conviction of woman in grisly Worcester murder (:25). Article
-Related: Channel 5 coverage of original sentencing (1:52)
-Canal District Transformation, part 1: The rising value of the neighborhood
-Related: W.B.J. Editorial — Preserve the Canal District magic
-Remembering the 1972 Worcester Art Museum heist
-Worcester café hosts reopening after renovations
-Worcester gets $2 million federal funding for Mill St. improvements
-Related: Radio Worcester (16:04) — Moe Bergman calls for pause on Worcester street redesigns
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:08) — Mayor Petty discusses Mill St. redesign controversy
-Distracted driving tickets paused in Worcester April 1st to 7th
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Good news and bad news in Worcester crime stats. Here's what to know
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Bancroft Tower keeps watch over Worcester
>DINING OUT: T&G Best Chinese Restaurant poll down to final 8
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden posts composting schedule
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Radio Worcester (9:39): Sweets & Java owner Kathy Diehl
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Westborough police seek missing woman
-Shrewsbury Town Manager Kevin Mizikar debuts draft of $183 million town budget
-North Brookfield agrees not to interfere with future Pride events
-Slow progress of solar farm runoff cleanup irks Millbury Conservation Commission, abutters
-Central Mass. Mom visits Muscular Connections in West Boylston
-Auburn police to take part in Route 20 speed enforcement project
-West Boylston police log March 11th to 17th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Joyner Lucas, Jelly Roll collaborate on new song about addiction (4:43)
-New icon exhibit explores hidden treasures
-Emily Mazzola brings new ideas to Fitchburg Art Museum
-Worcesteria: "Spice Girls" rats ready to rock their retirement
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 25 (28:30)
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 529 (27:47): Mill St. redesign — Traffic, crashes and fatality
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was a geriatric nurse at City Hospital for 35 years
>SPORTS: Patriots rebuffed teams looking to trade for No. 3 pick: Report
-Celtics beat Pistons, 119-94
-Cara McCormack named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester hockey alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 230
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-PACCAR, Hyundai, Ford, Tesla among 165,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Many U.S. renters believe the dream of homeownership is dead
-Tragic: Elderly woman drowns trying to save husband from heart attack: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: Boston police officer shot in Dorchester (1:15)
-Train hits tractor-trailer in Littleton (2:07)
>COLLEGES: Speakers at Clark this week will tackle a broad array of timely subjects
-Anna Maria Paramedic/Fire Science dual track opens career doors for Emily Goodsell
-WPI partner in a groundbreaking hydrogen recycling consortium
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 secret Canadian towns
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal Movers & Shakers for March 18th
-LPL Research: A busy (and perhaps historic) week for central banks
-The Center for Women & Enterprise opens Worcester location to meet clients needs
>SHOPPING: Best Buy recalls air fryers due to fire, burn and laceration risks
>HOMES: 95-year-old cottage on 40 acres in Western Mass. hits market for $5.5 million
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on how smells can help treat depression
-Boston doctor assesses risk of measles outbreak in Mass. (2:27)
>FOOD: Ex-McDonald’s chef reveals secret menu "monstrosity"
>TV/STREAMING: "The Bear" quietly gets season 4 renewal
>MOVIES: Why Mike Judge has refused to watch "Office Space" for 25 years
>CELEBRITY: Princess Kate seen on video for first time since surgery looking happy & relaxed on shopping trip
>ANIMALS: Rescued kitten pulls dad along on hikes (3:05)
>HISTORY: Old Mill at Institute Park
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): The Prom Closet provides special occasion dress loans at no cost
-Meanwhile, in Louisiana, calf born with 2 heads on farm
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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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