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>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 (:30). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Expensive weapon detection system leased by UMass Medical School rarely used (3:18). Article
-Worcester woman, firm admit to $1.6 million MassHealth fraud
-"Caretaker" stole from local elderly victim, squatted, police say
-Dominican man sold rifles, guns in Walmart parking lot in Worcester, feds say
-Worcester Housing Authority gives old movie theater new life
-Today! Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Worcester schools approve grant for new machines at Worcester Tech, with a caveat
-Worcester schools release bus routes early. Video (1:56)
-End of summer celebration Saturday at The Village
-Central Mass. tomato farmers bounce back from wet, cold start in spring
-Is Goose a he or a she? Now we know, as celebrity lizard settles into new home
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (9:54): James and Gabriella from Worcester’s legendary Boulevard Diner
-ICYMI: Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Planned power outage August 26th
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 sought in attempted carjacking of Uber driver, passenger in Lancaster (1:34). Article
-Inside the futuristic traffic technology Shrewsbury is using to prevent accidents
-Man’s car towed for revoked registration after passing field sobriety test in Rutland
-Leominster City Council votes to raise school committee stipend to $4,000
-Police seize unsecured guns, family seeks involuntary commitment for man struggling with addiction
-Bill causes concern for towns housing fairs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-New Gallup poll shows what Americans are thinking about alcohol
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Lee Brice, Tyler Hubbard and Hot Dog Safari
-Stephen Martin's "Thumper" evokes growing up in Worcester in the 1950s
>OPINION: Tim Murray: State government belongs in office, not in spare room
-Asha Holmes: 5 after-school routine ideas for a calm home
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (53:53)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple restaurants with her husband
>SPORTS: Patriots’ Mike Vrabel demanding more leadership from Drake Maye
-Red Sox getting some schedule relief after daunting stretch
-Roman Anthony putting himself on short lists with Hall of Famers
-Celtics schedule with dates, opponents for every game
-Holy Cross women's soccer drops season opener to Fairfield
-Holy Cross women's soccer 2025 season preview
-Holy Cross football media day
-WooSox beat Iowa, 13-10
>CARS: Here's what to check to avoid buying a water-damaged car
>NATIONAL: 6 dead in Michigan after truck crashes into van carrying members of Amish group
-Idaho killer called his mom on way home from slaying and again on his way to visit crime scene: report
>TRAGIC: Parents and child killed when tree falls on their car
>NEW ENGLAND: Landscaping worker killed after contacting live power line in N.H. (2:27). Article
-Woman injured in shooting at Mass. pond, police believe incident was intentional
>COLLEGES: Plant puncture tools: Holy Cross summer research (1:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the most remote places in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Inc. magazine names 17 Central Mass. companies among annual list of fastest-growing businesses
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-State equity fund boosts cannabis small businesses with $27 million amid uphill battle with larger firms
>SHOPPING: The North Face has an Amazon storefront
>HOMES: Real estate mogul Anthony Lamacchia discusses current state of Mass. home prices
>HEALTH: Putting our stress on D.N.D. with modern mindfulness (4:36)
-Local doctor urges young people to get screened for colon cancer after son’s passing (6:18)
>FOOD: Healthy or harmful: Taking a look at plant-based meats
>TV/STREAMING: Kelly Clarkson's talk show future confirmed following ex-husband death
>MOVIES: First look at new Jordan Peele movie, "Him" (1:42)
>CELEBRITY: Leonardo DiCaprio, 50, insists he's "emotionally" 32 amid backlash over dating younger women
>ANIMALS: Someone adorable was abandoned in this doghouse (2:46)
>HISTORY: "Dirty Water" is more than a game-winning song
>GOOD NEWS: Boy's heartwarming moment with prize-winning goat at animal show goes viral
-Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver's "Marriage Story" used to scare wolves
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