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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:20). High of 42 today in Worcester
-Remembering the start of 2015's Winter Blitz
-Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon breaks down how snow blitz happened (7:14)
-Snow blitz; Could it happen again? (3:17)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Leicester resident wins $1 million on Powerball
+6:00: Worcester residents report feeling Maine earthquake
+6:00: Clark grad and Philadelphia Eagles owner in running to buy Celtics
+6:00: 210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni 2024-25 highlights, NHL week 16
+Noon: Themes of coverage, leadership mark Mass. Women of Color Coalition annual meeting
+Noon: "Songs of Hope" honors bond between Black, Jewish communities
-New owners of Ground Round trying to balance expectations, excitement with upcoming reopening
-Owner of Central Mass. Subway shops ordered to pay back wages
-Worcester bishop, Catholic schools superintendent address immigration enforcement
-Worcester County feeling the effects of new immigration policy
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-New D.E.I. curriculum implemented for Worcester Police Department academy
-Firefighters battle 4-alarm factory fire in Leominster
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:54): Council controversy, political underpinnings and Worcester’s future
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Mac & Cheese (5:08)
-ICYMI: Ceremony celebrates opening of consulate of Ghana in Worcester
-Introducing the Museum of Worcester, 150 years in the making
-Related: Radio Worcester (23:04): Museum of Worcester unveils 150th anniversary celebration
-Facing crumbling basements, local homeowners frustrated by no action on Beacon Hill (3:26). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Brush burning permit applications open
-Holden update from Town Administrator Peter Lukes (8:00)
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury High senior chosen Superintendents' Scholar
-Bigelow moves on to next stage of state funding
-Armstrong steps up in food services
-Lions feted by School Committee
-North Central Chamber of Commerce scholarships available
-Papers available for May 12th Lancaster election
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Music Award entries due Monday
-Art in Bloom Honors Carolyn Kinloch-Winkler
-Nashoba Symphonic Band performing "The Divine Comedy"
>OPINION: Con Chapman: Channel $ into community access channels
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:40:07)
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels reveals his No. 1 goal for Patriots offense in new video
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face B.U. on CBS Sports Network on Monday
-Holy Cross senior forward Lindsay Berger has established herself as a true leader
-Boston College football opening 2025 season at home against Fordham
>NATIONAL: Floods, landslides threaten Los Angeles along wildfire "burn scars"
-California dad arrested for shooting at driver who struck, killed son
-Tragic: Dad suffers fatal heart attack after confronting armed thugs who tried to steal his pickup truck
>NEW ENGLAND: Tufts lecturers to walk out amid contract negotiations (:37)
-Watch fire that canceled classes at Pentucket Regional Middle High School
>COLLEGES: At WPI, leveraging a lifelong love of learning
-Clark grad joins Boston Mayor Wu’s team to improve city living
-Worcester State professors research representations of disability at American Antiquarian Society
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best U.S. winter getaway destinations in 2025
>BUSINESS: Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce marks 150 years
-Will "click to cancel" get canceled? F.T.C. rule faces uncertain fate
-Pepsi sued by F.T.C. over exclusive discounts to Walmart
>SHOPPING: Shopping hacks to save money at the grocery store (2:13)
>HOMES: Central Mass. home prices and total sales climbed in 2024
>HEALTH: Doctor reveals little-known reason you’re tired all the time
-Adults with A.D.H.D. have shorter life expectancy, study says (1:12)
>FOOD: Microplastics found in these popular tea bags, new study claims
>TV/STREAMING: "The Diplomat" Season 3 casts "West Wing" alum Bradley Whitford
>MOVIES: Mel Gibson's "Flight Risk" flies to $12 million opening weekend
>CELEBRITY: Renée Zellweger on why she took an acting hiatus for 6 years
>HISTORY: The Warren on Front Street in Worcester, circa 1916
>ANIMALS: Dog adopts a kitten and teaches him how to love (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Vietnam vet finds love, purpose as the "Honey-Do Dude" (2:33)
-Meanwhile, in China, watch as haircuts interrupted when cow forces its way into barbershop
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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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