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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
+6:00: Worcester's city employee salary database for 2024: see the city's top earners and more
+6:00: Former Higgins Armory building is for sale
+6:00: Older adult, youth homelessness on the rise in Worcester, new report finds
+6:00: Radio Worcester (10:51): Worcester’s Angelo Gray shines in Hollywood & beyond
+6:00: On the wild screen with Wild & Scenic Film Festival's return
+6:00: John Keough: Police work hours, honorary street names and open meetings
+6:00: Sarah Connell Sanders: Ready for dazzle and shine at Silver Screen Soirée
+6:00: Worcester Walks: Get ready for spring with a visit to Leadmine Mountain's trails
+6:00: Last Call: Jetari Veal, Workers Credit Union
-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
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-12-year-old actor from Worcester makes big screen debut in "The Running Man" (4:54)
-Worcester water main break disrupts service for Shore Drive area residents
-Free electricity? Why some National Grid customers in Worcester aren't getting bills
-For Ken Burns, a part of history found at American Antiquarian Society
-Middle school students thinking big after attending S.T.E.M. program at WPI
-Worcester Animal Rescue League joins statewide dog adoptathon
-What's the fine in Worcester for not shoveling snow from your sidewalk?
-Girl Scouts compete in "Cookiepreneur Challenge" with local leaders
-New judge sets tentative trial date for Turtleboy witness intimidation case
-Meet T&G Santa's helpers for Saturday
-What's Up Worcester Sitdown (4:35): Killian Madden, Owner, Wicked Wheels
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Football nationals, leadership shifts, giving
>DINING OUT: The Dogfather talks Solomon Pond Mall, food trucks and signature chili
-ICYMI: Worcester students use live burn to highlight holiday tree safety (1:51). Article
-Car thefts up in November in city, 45% were preventable: W.P.D.
-With snow season here, temporary speed humps lifted from Worcester streets
-Driver trapped, car lodged under dump truck in unusual crash on Mass. Pike in Auburn
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): State restores grant funding for Wachusett, says it made a mistake
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Wachusett Echo: COVID effects on music program at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2-alarm fire in Spencer
-Clinton Rotary pancake breakfast served Sunday
-Second exit from Shoppes at Blackstone Valley open Sunday
-Lancaster man hospitalized after propane tank explodes on Fort Pond Road
-Community, family gather to remember fallen hero
-Shrewsbury High's Team 467 building robots and friendships
-Andrew Turco takes the helm of Millbury High indoor track
-Library's Little Free Food Pantry supports community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: MaliFest, The Racky Thomas Band, "Messiah" and more ...
-100 FM The Pike (10:17): Comedian Jared Fried on food guilt, his first Boston comedy show
>OPINION: John Keough: Netflix deal could be catalyst for film industry expansion
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Part 2, Historical timeline of how black and brown humanity has been targeted across the globe
-Laurel: Sweet smell of success at the holiday fair
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 219 (27:15): Recruiting for the police department
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (1:23:40): Music in dementia — Finding the piano
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester Church Mother
>SPORTS: Patriots' closeness off the field helps them build best record in the NFL
-Mike Florio doesn't hold back on Belichick and Kraft's Hall of Fame candidacies
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Randolph ends West Boylston championship run in state final
-Hilton Garden Inn named official hotel of the Worcester Bravehearts
-Holy Cross men's basketball team rallies from 16 down to beat Fordham, 70-69
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey tops Vermont, 2-1, completes weekend sweep
-Holy Cross women's basketball finishes road swing at Bryant on Sunday
-FIFA announces schedule for World Cup matches at Gillette (1:44)
-Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win MLS Cup
-Railers fall to Reading, 5-4
>CARS: Consumer Reports' most reliable automobile brands (1:58)
>NATIONAL: A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Grand jury transcripts from Epstein, Maxwell investigation in Florida ordered to be released
-Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96
-Tragic: Grandfather and 3-month-old grandkid mauled to death by 7 pit bulls at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Manchester
-Shocking data, real stories reveal deadly disregard of school crossing guards (4:05)
>COLLEGES: Life in the first year lane: Finding community and involvement at Anna Maria
-Clark alum on his career in the wool industry
-WPI's Time to Startup (36:52): Talk first, build later
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This U.S. mountain town is 2026’s top trending destination
-5 helpful stretches to try before and after a long flight
>BUSINESS: Saint Vincent Hospital looking for new C.E.O., 10 months after last one was hired
-Radio Worcester (8:13): B.B.B. warns of "ghost-tapping" scam targeting tap-to-pay users
-101: Handling burnout on your team
-Ridgemark Home Remodeling continues to expand service, meet client needs
>HEALTH: The 10 best Christmas songs to work out to
-Year-End F.S.A., H.S.A. Guide: How to make the most of your accounts before 2026
>FOOD: McDonald’s is going green for the holidays with The Grinch Meal
>TV/STREAMING: Best Christmas movies on HBO Max
>MOVIES: "Five Nights at Freddy’s 2" opening to historic $57 million at box office
>CELEBRITY: Donald Glover says he had a stroke
-Shirley MacLaine, 91, enjoys a cocktail at her favorite restaurant during rare public outing
>ANIMALS: Puppy begs cars for help on side of road (2:01)
>HISTORY: The truth behind Worcester Center Galleria, the monster mall Worcester had to destroy
>GOOD NEWS: Toddler home after over 400 days in the hospital
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, reporter whacked in the face by bird during live shot (1:09)
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