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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 53 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Woman steals car, slams into Worcester cruiser, starts chase, gets arrested
+6:00: After 30 years, Worcester Cat Hospital and Bird Clinic will close at the end of March
+6:00: T&G readers say Joey's Bar & Grill is Best Date Night Restaurant
+6:00: How WPI helped "Rule Breakers" bring Afghan girls' story to big screen
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:10): Where’s the outrage? Worcester stepped over for state crime lab
+1:00: The Silverbacks ready to rock with show at White Eagle
+1:00: Jazzed Up Trio at 961 at Union Station on Wednesday
+1:00: Listen Up: Walter Sickert hits back with "BRICK"
+1:00: Screen Time: Super Retro Fest offers flashback fun in Danvers
+1:00: Janice Harvey: Of friendship, festivities and St. Pat's in Worcester
-Worcester has a lot of dirt roads. Residents say good luck driving on them
-Worcester payroll shows 98 employees made $200,000 in 2024
-Worcester schools project $38.2 million budget increase
-Area woman indicted for Social Security fraud
-Do you know this guy? Holden police would like a word with him
-Worcester police recover dirt bike stolen in 2000
-Worcester man arrested on gun charges after pursuit
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (8:34): Tim Murray calls out state decision to bypass Worcester
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:45): Worcester police overtime debate & this week’s top stories
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:46): Worcester’s housing crisis & election preview
>DINING OUT: Doors re-open at Worcester eatery
-ICYMI: Worcester County celebrates 43rd Saint Patrick’s Parade
-Worcester homicides surged in 2024
-Once-a-year Worcester farmers market blooms into 6-month weekly event
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Car crash chaos
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Public Safety, Library and Historical commission budget proposals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Warrant for Leicester man leads to arrest for drugs, gun
-Sturbridge police seeking suspects accused of installing credit card skimmers at grocery store
-Gardner Burger King re-inspected after health violations, some issues remain
-Auburn man tried to pay a woman $100 for sex, feds say
-S.E.L.C.O. seeks relocation to parcel along North Quinsigamond Avenue
-Spencer Electric Choice to provide 30 months of stable electricity supply prices starting in June
-Millbury schools awarded $50,000 Innovation Career Pathway Grants
-Grafton adopts prohibition on rodenticide use on public property
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Musician Ed Sheeran gives surprise performance at Boston bar (1:11). Article
>OPINION: Worcesteria: At WAM, discovery of 1898 wall a glimpse into the past
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: A nation exposed
-Christopher V.B. Lazzaro: Disabled students face Rehabilitation Act repeal
-Manny Jae Media's Innerviews (53:34): Julie Bowditch, CASA Project Worcester
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who owned a commercial laundry
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Sabres, 3-2
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey re-enters national poll at No. 19
-Tickets on sale Tuesday for Holy Cross in Atlantic Hockey Championship Game
-Former Saint John's ace Sean Burke excited about getting White Sox Opening Day nod
-Play the Bravehearts' March Madness Bracket Challenge
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 23
>CARS: Chevy, Cadillac among over 100,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: 13 people rescued after being trapped in Burger King bathroom during tornado
-F.B.I., C.I.S.A. warns Gmail, Outlook users about Medusa ransomware attack
-Tragic: Girl, 7, in coma with horrific burns after TikTok challenge
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman shares how a she fell for crypto romance scam over text (2:35)
-Radio Worcester (14:29): Toby Leary on fight to overturn Mass. gun reform law
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (29:39): S.G.A. President Jana Hunt
-WPI develops innovative robotic system to enhance kidney transplant screening (2:30). Article
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 tropical island vacations you don't need a passport for
>BUSINESS: MassLive relocating Worcester office to Venture X coworking space
-LPL Financial Research: Market correction perspective
-101: Leveraging social media in the workplace
>SHOPPING: Amazon is making a privacy change to Echo that could make device useless
>HOMES: Worcester County home listings asked for more money in February
>HEALTH: How many steps should I get in a day? As many as you can (1:19)
-People of color pay more for maternity care than white people (:53)
>FOOD: The perfect casserole made your way (4:14)
>TV/STREAMING: The top 10 shows on Netflix that are most popular right now
>MOVIES: "Novocaine" tops slowest box office weekend of the year
>CELEBRITY: Luke Combs details battle with mental health condition Pure O
>ANIMALS: These brave kittens survived the L.A. fires (1:44)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Mount Watatic Ski Area, Ashby
>GOOD NEWS: Man celebrates 105th birthday
-Meanwhile, in India, man wins over $200 in lawsuit over movie theater showing too many commercials
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+Line cook at Shrewsbury Street restaurant
+Bartenders and barbacks at Canal District restaurant
+Full-time firefighter/paramedic in Holden
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman steals car, slams into Worcester cruiser, starts chase, gets arrested
-After 30 years, Worcester Cat Hospital and Bird Clinic will close at the end of March
-How WPI helped "Rule Breakers" bring Afghan girls' story to big screen
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:10): Where’s the outrage? Worcester stepped over for state crime lab
-Aislinn Doyle: March 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-City Council reviews homelessness efforts amid rising demand
-Republican State Senator Peter Durant considers 2026 gubernatorial run
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:45): Worcester police overtime debate & this week’s top stories
>DINING OUT: T&G readers say Joey's Bar & Grill is Best Date Night Restaurant
-ICYMI: Worcester has a lot of dirt roads. Residents say good luck driving on them
-Worcester payroll shows 98 employees made $200,000 in 2024
-Worcester schools project $38.2 million budget increase
-Area woman indicted for Social Security fraud
-Worcester police recover dirt bike stolen in 2000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Do you know this guy? Holden police would like a word with him
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
Wachusett Echo — Car crash chaos
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spencer-East Brookfield teachers agree to contract
-Clinton library celebrating Women's History Month
-Clinton police arrest driver with suspended license, outstanding warrant
-Man arrested after breaking into ex-wife’s apartment, stabbing her roommate in the chest
-The Item's public safety logs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
-Sterling papers must be requested by Thursday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at 961 at Union Station on Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: The Silverbacks ready to rock with show at White Eagle
-Listen Up: Walter Sickert hits back with "BRICK"
-Screen Time: Super Retro Fest offers flashback fun in Danvers
-Dropkick Murphys say don't believe story of band's banned account on X
-35 years since notorious art heist at Boston museum (:35)
>OPINION: Janice Harvey: Of friendship, festivities and St. Pat's in Worcester
-Julie Bowditch: A love letter to my small business friends
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 455 (25:20): Boys & Girls Club
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career career educator in the Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Why DK Metcalf, Davante Adams were not part of Patriots' plans
-Patriots sign veteran starting center and former first rounder
-Former Bravehearts Matt Shaw makes MLB debut
-Assumption wins sixth NCAA Division 2 regional championship
-Tickets on sale for Holy Cross in Atlantic Hockey Championship Game
-Play the Bravehearts' March Madness Bracket Challenge
>CARS: Is your new car spying on you? (1:56)
>NATIONAL: Splashdown of Crew 9 with Suni Williams after 286 days in space (1:19)
-At least 12 killed in Honduran plane crash
-Tragic: 9 students found dismembered by side of Mexico highway
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. D.O.T. successfully tests drones for medical delivery
-Karen Read judge: "I'm not going to tolerate false statements" (11:27)
>COLLEGES: Clark's Play-in-a-Day: Truth, justice and only 24 hours
-Anne F. Ackerley, senior advisor at BlackRock, to deliver Nichols commencement address
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 of the most interesting flights in the world
>BUSINESS: Google, OpenAI want "license to steal" from publishers with A.I. proposals, newspapers warn
-LPL Financial Research: Market correction perspective
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:37): Bladymar Porras, Blady’s Little World; Nidia Frias Cano, Restaurant Sabor; Nilsa Ocampo, ARC STEM Education
>SHOPPING: Amazon Big Spring Sale — Save up to 40% starting March 25th
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass. — How to "bee" pollinator savvy this spring
>HEALTH: Women get serious about their health at this age: poll
-New test can help predict if people will develop addictions (1:17)
>FOOD: Eating this fruit daily can lower depression risk by 20%: study
>TV/STREAMING: "Ted Lasso" Season 4 is happening, Jason Sudeikis confirms — with 1 big change
>MOVIES: 10 movie endings almost no-one saw coming
>CELEBRITY: Tracy Morgan reveals reason for vomiting at Knicks game in post from hospital bed
>ANIMALS: Sheep living alone on mountain top for 5 years gets haircut (2:05)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Dead Horse Hill steeped in Worcester history
>GOOD NEWS: Photographer spontaneously captures viral proposal pic of Boston couple (1:56)
-Meanwhile, mysterious radio pulses are coming from the Milky Way
Latest obituaries | | Tuesday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Substation/utility foreman, Holden Municipal Light Department
-Line cook at Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Bartenders and barbacks at Canal District restaurant
-Full-time firefighter/paramedic in Holden
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
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