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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 66 today in Worcester
+6:00: Will New England skies cooperate for lunar eclipse? (:31)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester firefighter helps deliver baby of colleague
+6:00: New farmer's market to open May to October in Worcester
+6:00: Amtrak’s Lakeshore Limited now selling tickets between Worcester and Boston
+Noon: Search for Best Date Night Restaurant in Central Mass. down to a pair
+Noon: "She was kind of a Rock Star Nun": 4th Wall to stage "Searching for Galileo's Daughter"
+Noon: Listen Up: Elijah Divine comes home to hip-hop with "AMBUSH"
-Officials still mum on "fatal officer-involved shooting" in Boylston
-Earlier: Boylston neighbors describe "unsettling" incident that ended in person’s death
-Worcester Fire Department updates status of derailed train (:46). Article
-Earlier: Train cars full of ethanol derail and crash into Worcester building (2:52). Article
-Off-duty Worcester police officer charged in fight at youth soccer game (2:19). Article
-5 years later: Worcester professor researches COVID’s mental toll
-Related: 5 years ago, Mass. declared a COVID State of Emergency. Timeline of major events
-Housing alliance: Fixing homelessness in Worcester not as simple as it may sound
-Man sentenced for fracturing baby's skull in Hardwick
-Bobcat attacks police officer in Southbridge (2:18). Article
-Body cams show dogs attack Webster police officers during raid (2:37)
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (21:06): Superintendent Monárrez on strategic plan & staff safety improvements
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-At winter's end: Most people give to charity at the holidays, but it's necessary all year
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant extends Restaurant Week until March 31st
-ICYMI: 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
-Worcester County Wonders: The tale of Bethsheba Spooner, the first woman executed in the U.S.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting Tuesday
-Sen. Durant, Rep. Ferguson to hold office hours on Tuesday
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbory Town Manager to hold Budget Roundtable Tuesday
-School budget cuts could eliminate 17 positions in Grafton
-Templeton town administrator resigns, citing legal costs and Select Board conflict
-West Boylston honors students of the month
-Nashoba names students to honor roll
-Mini golf returns to Clinton Library March 21st and 22nd
-Watershed group needs volunteers
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Ariana Falk to be Worcester Chamber Music Society's new exec director
-Grafton native designs costumes for the stage
>OPINION: Samara Ebinger: S.G.A.R. rodenticides place eagles, wildlife at risk
-Maggie Calvetti: Things I've accomplished this year — What really matters
-Manny Jae Media (1:55:40): Ella Poderosa Leadership Summit
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Saint Vincent Hospital for nearly 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots keep acing offseason with $282 million free agency blitz
-Celtics beat Jazz, 114-108
-How Bruins captain Brad Marchand said goodbye after trade (1:49)
-Former M.V.P. Mo Vaughn admits to taking human growth hormone
-Holy Cross women's basketball beats Navy in Patriot League Tournament, 66-52
-210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 22
>CARS: Lincoln, Ford among nearly 260,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Trade war widens as tariffs from, against U.S. begin this week
-Gambling addiction "soaring since legalization of sports betting in most U.S. states"
-Tragic: Boy, 10, crushed to death when 340-pound foster mom sits on him because he was "acting up"
>NEW ENGLAND: Body found off Mass. coast likely burial at sea, investigators say
-D.I.S.A. data breach impacts hundreds of thousands in Mass. (2:12)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State relaunches its Pre-K-12 Center
-Radio Worcester (8:21): Q.C.C. President Pedraja on enrollment surge & the future of MassReconnect
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places in U.S. cities that feel like small towns
>BUSINESS: Worcester’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is attracting more investors
-LPL Financial Research: Navigating strategic and tactical investment horizons: The differences
-Bob Paulhus closing out career at Clinton Savings Bank
>SHOPPING: Shop 24 Amazon Sleep Week deals with thousands of 5-star reviews
>HOMES: $50 discount on Mass. electric bills in April
>HEALTH: New kidney cancer vaccine puts 9 patients into remission
-Dr. Colleen Harrington on S.C.A.D. and danger to women's heart (3:35)
>FOOD: "Daughter & Pop" bakery in Charlton now 25 years strong (1:05)
>TV/STREAMING: What's new in March on Max (1:11)
>MOVIES: "Sound of Music" turns 60 — Christopher Plummer hated it, film saved Fox
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin reveals one of "most regrettable things" about Kim Basinger divorce
>ANIMALS: Stray cat kept bringing woman flowers until she let her inside (2:14)
>HISTORY: WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 118 (28:41): Tiny Guns and Nick Zwirblia
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old invites special needs rec center where he volunteers to birthday party (2:39)
-Meanwhile, man busted smuggling cocaine under toupee in airport
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:03). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Trailer flips on I-290 in Worcester, vehicle towing flees scene
+Noon: Worcester restaurant closed Wednesday for private event
+Noon: Niki Luparelli to play tribute to Lana Lana Del Rey
+Noon: Boston Irish Heritage Trail expands, highlighting stops in Worcester
+Noon: Last Call: Lorna Ellis, owner, 4U Bridal & Prom
-Worcester firefighter helps deliver baby of colleague
-Worcester’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is on the way; what to know
-New farmer's market to open May to October in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (6:05): Worcester Regional Food Hub expands to Union Station with 24/7 kitchens
-Housing projects that are underway in Worcester
-Amtrak’s Lakeshore Limited now selling tickets between Worcester and Boston
-Worcester to start charging for powering up electric cars
-Drone video of tilt-shift demolition of Hovey Laundy Building in Worcester (:39)
-Death of Sturbridge's Austin Schepper, once a missing man, now a murder case
-Hospital at Home program assists new mothers, patients in need
-Radio Worcester (19:53): Rob Bilotta talks safety, mobility & housing in District 2 rematch
>DINING OUT: Search for Best Date Night Restaurant in Central Mass. down to a pair
-ICYMI: Officials still mum on "fatal officer-involved shooting" in Boylston
-Worcester Fire Department updates status of derailed train (:46). Article
-Off-duty Worcester police officer charged in fight at youth soccer game (2:19). Article
-5 years later: Worcester professor researches COVID’s mental toll
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — New guidance rules eliminate scheduling conflicts
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Hebert family puts Colonial Candies in Bolton up for sale
-85 employees face layoffs from biotech company in Westborough
-Man arrested after refusing to leave Clinton bar, assaulting police officer
-Fitchburg man accused of stealing tow truck, doing donuts and destroying property
-N.E.A.D.S. needs Mass. puppy raisers for 13 future service dogs
-Integrated Martial Arts brings variety to region
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Elijah Divine comes home to hip-hop with "AMBUSH"
-"She was kind of a Rock Star Nun": 4th Wall to stage "Searching for Galileo's Daughter"
-"Taming of the Shrew" brings Shakespeare to the Clark stage Thursday through Saturday
-Why are there empty frames on the walls of Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston?
-Worcester Public Schools (1:52): M.C.A.S. in Worcester Public Schools
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1370 (28:21): Giulia Tetreau
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who lived her life in service "to her Church and to her community"
>SPORTS: Patriots free agent tracker
-Bruins beat Panthers, 3-2
-Assumption men's and women's basketball teams dance to NCAAs
>NATIONAL: Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees
-N.T.S.B. urges safety updates in response to D.C. midair collision (1:44)
-Tragic: Grandmother, 43, found dead inside burning clothing donation bin
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman injured in robbery attempt at Mass. cemetery (:22)
-Students return to school after classmate fatally stabbed (1:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI study finds reusing auto parts strengthens domestic supply chains
-Holy Cross student Elliot Barron finds harmony between music and business
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest Airlines ending free checked baggage policy
>BUSINESS: Tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports go into effect
-LPL Financial Research: Navigating strategic and tactical investment horizons: The differences
-How to avoid Netflix email scam that looks like the real deal
>SHOPPING: Barbie's newest dolls inspired by Alicia Keys, women in music
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers, March 9th
>HEALTH: With increases in bird flu cases, are bird feeders safe? (:50)
-Study: Hormones may help prevent signs of aging (:43)
>FOOD: Worcester bakery shares impact of higher costs for eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc "CHAOS: The Manson Murders" (1:43)
>MOVIES: When Tom Cruise starred in Ridley Scott’s unicorn movie: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Robert Redford makes first acting appearance in 6 years in "Dark Winds"
>ANIMALS: Pig’s bath time is the cutest thing ever (1:39)
>HISTORY: Ralph’s before it was Ralph's Rock Diner
>GOOD NEWS: Woman celebrates 107th birthday surrounded by 6 generations of family
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, woman accused of pulling gun on Dunkin' worker over cold food
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