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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 (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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