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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 54 today in Worcester
+6:00: Will New England skies cooperate for lunar eclipse? (:31)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Officials still mum on "fatal officer-involved shooting" in Boylston
+6:00: Worcester Fire Department updates status of derailed train (:46). Article
+6:00: Man sentenced for fracturing baby's skull in Hardwick
+6:00: Bobcat attacks police officer in Southbridge (2:18). Article
+6:00: Body cams show dogs attack Webster police officers during raid (1:08) (pictured)
+6:00: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
+6:00: Ariana Falk to be Worcester Chamber Music Society's new exec director
+6:00: 210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 22
+1:00: Efforts to remove derailed fuel train in Worcester (:46). Article
+1:00: At winter's end: Most people give to charity at the holidays, but it's necessary all year
-Train cars full of ethanol derail and crash into Worcester building (2:52). Article
-Boylston neighbors describe "unsettling" incident that ended in person’s death
-Documents detail health, safety violations during city official's time at Community Healthlink
-"The Parenting," filmed in Leominster, brings Hollywood to Central Mass. in Max debut
-Millbury's Destiny Fausta seeks to pave the way for Black women working in construction
-Radio Worcester (15:18): UMass Medical School to host Colon & Rectal Cancer Symposium on March 14th
-Worcester County Wonders: The tale of Bethsheba Spooner, the first woman executed in the U.S.
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant extends Restaurant Week until March 31st
-ICYMI: 60 bullets fired, 1 hospitalized after shooting in Auburn parking lot, police say
-Off-duty Worcester cop accused of assault at youth soccer game (1:20)
-Worcester bakery shares impact of soaring egg prices
-Worcester housing market sizzles, ranks in top 10 nationwide
-Tree falls on car while driver's waiting for food at area McDonald's
-Auburn woman turns $1 into $100 a week for life
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Sen. Durant, Rep. Ferguson to hold office hours on Tuesday
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden moving forward on M.B.T.A. zoning
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton woman arrested for stabbing male friend in hand
-Leicester man arrested after police seize semi-automatic shotgun
-Shrewsbury Public Library to host "Communicating in Polarized Times"
-Shrewsbury Garden Club accepting scholarship applications
-Nashoba member towns get together to share info
-B.V.T. senior named U.S. Presidential Scholars Candidate
-Bank brings hydration to Paxton library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Worcester brewery celebrates 5 years
>SHOWTIME: Worcester reads banned and challenged books
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (58:10): Tribute to Elvis Presley with Dan Fontaine
>OPINION: Maggie Calvetti: Things I've accomplished this year — What really matters
-Cassinda Scharff: Imposter Syndrome — Am I good enough?
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 49 (28:45): Worcester Railers HC
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:43:41)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime banquet and wedding planner
>SPORTS: Overtime winner lifts No. 20 Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to Atlantic Hockey semifinals
-Holy Cross women’s basketball travels to Navy for Patriot League quarterfinal
-Railers fall in Trois-Rivieres, 3-1
-Saint John's notches third straight overtime win to earn trip to boys' hockey state final
>NATIONAL: Plane crashes in Pennsylvania retirement village parking lot
-Authorities: Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House
-Tragic: Mom accused of starving 1-year-old for nearly 2 days before child died
>NEW ENGLAND: Opioid-fighting windfall sitting unspent in municipal coffers (4:39). Article
-Cape Cod families devastated their homes will be destroyed for new Sagamore Bridge
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja: Education builds a future to believe in
-Undergraduate Workers Union says Clark is aligning with administration
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Peak bloom for cherry blossoms in D.C. announced
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Worcester StartUp Week showcases innovation, entrepreneurship
>SHOPPING: 10 deals I'm buying at Ulta 21 Days of Beauty — Too Faced, Sacheu, Mario Badescu
>HOMES: 12 dangerous extension-cord mistakes to avoid
>HEALTH: Can daylight saving time impact your mood? Psychologist explains how
-Antidepressants may hasten decline from dementia, study says. Experts are unconvinced
>FOOD: Egg producers accused of raising prices to profit on bird-flu mania
>TV/STREAMING: "Cheers" creators panicked over Shelley Long’s exit
>MOVIES: Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17" opens to sluggish $19 million
>CELEBRITY: John Goodman, 72, injured on set of new Tom Cruise movie in London: report
>ANIMALS: Senior Chihuahua tells her family when it's time for bed (1:44)
>HISTORY: WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 118 (28:41): Tiny Guns and Nick Zwirblia
>GOOD NEWS: Dad gets $1.1 million lottery ticket as a birthday gift
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, toddler calls police about "emergency doughnuts"
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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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