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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+9:00: 8 nurses sue Worcester hospital, claiming retaliation for reporting unsafe conditions (1:10). Article
+Noon: Worcester resident fed up with people dumping trash in his neighborhood
+Noon: Worcester-area residents back fare-free buses
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Sleepy Hallow, Richard Thompson, "Little Women" ...
+Noon: Thank You, Harold — Surprise bequest funds new gallery at WCUW
+Noon: Poetry by Victor D. Infante
-Worcester schools turn to its crisis intervention team in tragic times
-Worcester strip club to pay $280,000 to settle class action lawsuit
-Worcester search warrant leads to arrest for drug charges
-Worcester City Council OKs Civil Service exit for chiefs after union outcry
-Racial disparities, lack of adequate data flagged in equity audit of Worcester police
-Related: See the full findings of a new report on Worcester Police Department
-Worcester attorney nominated to be federal judge in Massachusetts
-Good Samaritans help children off school bus stuck in mud in Hubbardston (1:41). Article
-Window smashed by brick at Northborough police station
-How Turtleboy turned the Karen Read case into a true crime spectacle
-Worcester street sweeping: What to know
-Worcester Union Station platform update (7:23)
-Nativity School of Worcester accepting applications for 2024-2025 Girls Division
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:22): W.P.D. audit debate — Calls for data & change
-Radio Worcester (15:12): Khrystian King celebrates high school champs & advocates safety
-Unsolved: Worcester — Jo-Anne Muldoon and Deborah Johnson. Video (15:46). Audio (15:45)
>DINING OUT: Yume Dumplings owner brings "Hong Kong-style café" to Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester man wanted to break a $20, wins $1 million
-Huge backup: Tractor-trailer rollover spills car batteries with sulfuric acid onto Mass Pike ramp in Auburn (1:40). Article
-Road rage suspect's arrest caught on camera in Leicester (:30). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie filming today at Seven Saws Brewing
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Last day to request nomination papers is Thursday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Westborough woman missing since last week may have been spotted in Maine, police say
-Traffic discussed for 922,000-square-foot industrial park project in Shrewsbury
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call with Harvey Leonard at Bolton Senior Center (:37)
-Sterling student founds Wachusett Supporting Sister
-Wachusett Area Chamber Salute Breakfast April 4th
-Local Girl Scouts go international
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Lois Weber Film Festival puts forgotten silent filmmaker in focus
-Open Mic fundraiser for Chandler Magnet/La Familia Elementary School library on Friday
-Author writes about growing up in a poor and violent neighborhood in Worcester
-Nashoba student actors delight with "Drowsy Chaperone"
-Last Call: Ferol Smith, systems analyst and artist
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 30 (28:53): Reading List
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 530 (27:40): Unhoused issue and Kelley Square development delays
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who served as officer of Worcester Ski Club for 20 years
>SPORTS: Ex-Patriots safety Devin McCourty: I got "duped" with "The Dynasty"
-TODAY! Holy Cross women's basketball team to face UT Martin in NCAA First Four
-Celtics beat Milwaukee, 122-119
-Interpreter accused of stealing from Shohei Ohtani once worked for Red Sox
-Railers lose to Adirondack, 5-2
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: U.S. marriages surpass 2 million for first time in years
-"Burglary tourists" terrorizing L.A. as marauding gangs fly in to steal from mansions
-Tragic: Mother abandoned baby after trying to sell her for $500
>NEW ENGLAND: Beam falls from near top of Boston South Station skyscraper (1:41)
-N.H. bus driver, wife accused of producing child sexual abuse images
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross spring break immersion program participants volunteer across country
-Creative writing professor and storyteller slated as Anna Maria LaVigne Lecture Speaker
-WPI launches 5-year project to find out if A.I. can assist in steering chronic pain sufferers away from opioids
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The world's most spectacular viewpoints and lookouts
>BUSINESS: Nominations for W.B.J.’s 40 Under Forty awards due May 3rd
-LPL Research: A busy (and perhaps historic) week for central banks
-Trailblazing entrepreneur advocates for Latino businesspeople
>SHOPPING: Chain store with locations in Shrewsbury, Leominster files bankruptcy
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, March 10th to 16th
>HEALTH: Cows with human D.N.A. produce insulin in diabetes breakthrough
-What you need to know about recreational marijuana
>FOOD: Little Caesars Crazy Puffs goes viral, sends social media into frenzy
>TV/STREAMING: First look at Jeff Goldblum as Zeus in new Netflix show (:51)
>MOVIES: Neve Campbell makes surprise return to "Scream" franchise after exiting over pay dispute
>CELEBRITY: M. Emmet Walsh, unforgettable character actor, dies at 88
>ANIMALS: They found these puppies in a cave (1:00)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Frances Perkins — The woman behind the New Deal
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman forms lasting friendship with driver responsible for mother's death in crash (2:43)
-Meanwhile, "flexible burglar" does yoga routine before swiping croissants from local bakery, video shows
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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