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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:11). High of 33 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Worcester roofer pleads to tax evasion, $1.6 million in income hidden
+7:00: Shrewsbury dentist charged with attempted rape of a child
+7:00: Assumption students charged in social media-inspired plot (2:43). Article
+7:00: Holy Cross buys Rotmans Furniture complex (pictured)
+7:00: Gov. Healey says she's confident in Worcester to address police issues
+7:00: W.C.P.A. names Daniel Letona for Dan Lewis fellowship
+7:00: Holy Cross announces 2025 football schedule, season ticket deposits on sale now
+7:00: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (22:09): Explosive city council accusations and debate over in-person attendance
+Noon: From government to arts, presenting Worcester's Women to Watch in 2025
+Noon: Things to Do: Documentary screening, death metal and wedding expo ...
-Assumption students charged in TikTok-inspired "catch a predator" plot expected in court
-Related: Student charged in "predator" hunting case says she's innocent
-Worcester demands Polar Park developer pay taxes & fees over terminated project
-George Russell will not seek reelection as District 3 city councilor
-Worcester City Councilor Thu Nguyen takes hiatus, accuses colleagues of transphobia (2:08). Article
-Related: Mayor Joe Petty responds; Councilor Kate Toomey responds Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson responds
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:08): Public comment rules and early Worcester city council race insights
-As Worcester’s new chief equity officer, Kevin Lovaincy has his work cut out for him to advance the city’s D.E.I. efforts
-Worcester police welcome 3 new officers
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester School Committee meeting agenda preview
-The average school building in Worcester is 77 years old, despite recent projects
-Mass. Women of Color celebrates 10 years; annual meeting on tap
-Worcester County Wonders: What lies beneath the surface of Worcester's waters
-Ice crashes through windshield, injuring driver in Brookfield (2:33)
>DINING OUT: Theatre Café holding Winter Blues Supper Club dinner on Friday
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
-Confession reveals details in disposal of body, evidence in local homicide
-Carrying a badge - and a Ph.D.: Worcester police officer on duty with cybersecurity degree
-Worcester police bust 2 men in stolen vehicle, drug bust
-Manhole explosion launches cover high into air over Worcester, narrowly missing car (2:44). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Public meeting on Zoning Bylaw Review
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo: Players raise money for their teams
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster Police seek public's help to identify bank robbery suspect
-Resident hospitalized, cat killed in Athol house fire
-School bus, car collide in Grafton, leaving both drivers hurt (2:11)
-Charlton police mourn sudden passing of officer
-Woman wins $1 million on scratch ticket bought in Auburn
-Auburn Police Department year in review
-Water main repair Thursday in Paxton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Comedian Bob Marley, a Worcester favorite, returns to city March 2nd
-Last Call: Darnella Williams, owner, Candles by Darnella
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (57:33): Kirosha from Kingdom Voice Music
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifelong resident of Harrington Way in Worcester
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick has glowing praise for Mike Vrabel as Patriots coach
-Belichick's lack of U.N.C. hires is "making people nervous"
-Celtics lose to Raptors, 110-97
-Holy Cross connection at James Madison as quarterback Matt Sluka reunites with Bob Chesney
-Holy Cross women's basketball beats Bucknell, 63-37. Highlights (1:08)
-Holy Cross men's basketball falls
>NATIONAL: President warns of dangers of "oligarchy taking shape in America"
-A shockingly small number of violent sex crimes end in conviction
-Tragic: Elderly woman mauled to death and partially eaten by neighbor's pigs on Christmas: police
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. joins federal lawsuit against 5 large landlords
-Conn. youth basketball coach accused of ramming car into opposing team parent after argument
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School awarded 5-year grant to promote public health projects
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the best U.S. National Parks to visit in winter
>BUSINESS: U.S. inflation ticks up again — but Dow surges as key Fed gauge dips
-LPL Financial Research: New year, same bull market?
-101: Building an inclusive work community for disabled employees
>HEALTH: Why women are exercising less than men (3:25)
-Are dry eyes a symptom of menopause?
>FOOD: Red Dye No. 3 banned by F.D.A.; expert discusses risks (2:54)
>TV/STREAMING: Is Ms. Rachel on Netflix? What we know about the YouTube sensation’s new series
>MOVIES: Trailer for new mob movie starring Robert De Niro, "The Alto Knights" (2:27)
>CELEBRITY: Jessica Simpson splits from Eric Johnson after 10 years of marriage
>HISTORY: Remembering Great Molasses Flood, a bizarre Boston disaster (1:56)
>ANIMALS: Great Dane meets a grandma in woods and they become B.F.F.s (2:38)
>GOOD NEWS: Volunteers, police help 99-year-old veteran get to church
-Meanwhile, Bozo errantly calls 911 to his motel where he has 6-foot crucifix he stole from church tucked in his bed: authorities
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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