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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 53 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man rescued from freezing waters of Lake Quinsigamond after Shrewsbury police response (pictured)
+6:00: Karen Read, attorneys join Turtleboy Aiden Kearney's hearing over phone records (1:45). Article
+6:00: These 8 Worcester police officers made more than their chief in 2024
+6:00: Worcesteria: Festival organizers cheer event changes from City Hall
+6:00: Yankee Magazine recommends these restaurants in Worcester. See list
+6:00: Things to Do: Paradise City Arts, "Sort of Late Show," Hell's Belle's Burlesque and more
+6:00: 100 FM The Pike (8:42): Holy Cross Athletic Diector Kit Hughes, Part 3
+Noon: 5 things to know about Worcester’s new chief of police, Paul Saucier
+Noon: Second Act: Hanover Theatre's new president and C.E.O. Alan Seiffer
+Noon: Art in the Park on hiatus for 2025
-WBDC names old Saint-Gobain site in Worcester GreenTech Park
-6 arrested less than 10 days after wild Auburn shootout
-Worcester's city employee salary database for 2024: see the city's top earners and more
-Former Higgins Armory building is for sale
-Administration backtracks Central Mass. lease terminations for I.R.S. offices
-Older adult, youth homelessness on the rise in Worcester, new report finds
-Health official outlines homeless shelter needs for councilors
-Radio Worcester (10:51): Worcester’s Angelo Gray shines in Hollywood & beyond
-Worcester seeks nominations for Woman of Consequence Awards
-Worcester Walks: Get ready for spring with a visit to Leadmine Mountain's trails
-Aislinn Doyle: March 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:10): Where’s the outrage? Worcester stepped over for state crime lab
>DINING OUT: Rapscallion plans new restaurant for MetroWest
-ICYMI: 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
-Worcester police recover dirt bike stolen in 2000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Here are the town's top earners for 2024
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Do you know this guy? Holden police would like a word with him
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg woman arrested after Leominster shoplifting spree
-Tempers flare in Barre as Finance Committee member alleges "cover-up"
-Templeton interim Select Board chair resigns, marking third recent town official departure
-Clerk and customer arrested following gas station altercation involving hammer and ice scraper
-Shrewsbury police to host sensory friendly Touch-A-Truck event April 5th
-Auburn police union to hold Luau Dinner Night Out May 2nd
-Deadline to take out papers in Lancaster is Monday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks ready to rock with show at White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: On the wild screen with Wild & Scenic Film Festival's return
-Community drum circles at The Village to begin in April
-Last Call: Jetari Veal, Workers Credit Union
>OPINION: John Keough: Police work hours, honorary street names and open meetings
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Ready for dazzle and shine at Silver Screen Soirée
-Worcester Public Schools (1:01): Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 50 (28:16): Paul Heroux & ICBE-EMF
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Rev. Theodore R. Laperle, who was a priest in the Worcester Diocese for 70 years
>SPORTS: Wide receiver Stefon Diggs visiting with Patriots
-Former Braveheart Ben Rice's red-hot Yankees spring continues with fifth homer
-Play the Bravehearts' March Madness Bracket Challenge
-Tickets on sale for Holy Cross in Atlantic Hockey Championship Game
-Liam McLinskey named finalist for Hobey Baker Memorial Award
-'Sader Stories (32:44): J.R. Butler, Mount St. James Collective
>CARS: Is your new car spying on you? (1:56)
>NATIONAL: Record-high level of Americans say U.S. isn't doing enough for Ukraine
-Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs
-Tragic: Mother arrested for D.U.I. crash that killed her 2 young children
>NEW ENGLAND: State Police fire Michael Proctor over misconduct in Karen Read case (2:11). Article
-Boy unresponsive after left in S.U.V. by babysitter, police say
>COLLEGES: UMass medical students' futures revealed Friday
-WPI researcher receives grant to study uranium recovery from wastewater (3:11). Article
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 hassle-free all-inclusive resorts for a celebration getaway
>BUSINESS: Area bank president to retire next year
-LPL Financial Research: Market correction perspective
-Worcester law firm names new president
>SHOPPING: Lego, Pokémon enter partnership with new products coming in 2026
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass. — How to "bee" pollinator savvy this spring
>HEALTH: At-home test that can detect COVID and the flu
-Robin Darling: Making fitness a priority as a mom
>FOOD: Nestlé recalls Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's meals
>TV/STREAMING: Disney+ and Hulu deal: $2.99 per month and stream "Moana 2"
>MOVIES: 6 movies that will make you want to travel the world
>CELEBRITY: Conan O'Brien to host 2026 Oscars: "I want to hear Brody finish his speech"
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever runs a day care for kids (1:49)
>HISTORY: Memorial Hospital in Worcester, circa 1910
>GOOD NEWS: Peruvian fisherman found alive after spending a grueling 95 days lost at sea
-Meanwhile, orchestra that plays instruments made from vegetables just earned a Guinness World Record (Video)
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+Servers and hosts, Chandler Street restaurant
-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
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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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