Top stories from The016.com, Friday, March 21st

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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 53 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +5:00: 40-year-old Worcester man arrested for loaded gun

  +5:00: Ray Mariano: They want to bring America back to 1960

  +5:00: Manny Jae Media (37:12): City Manager Eric Batista

  +5:00: 210 Sports' former Worcester hockey pros: where are they now? 2024-2025 final
  
  

  +Noon: Worcester karate instructor wins $1 million on scratch ticket

  +Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend

  +Noon: New movies on demand — "Riff Raff," "Last Breath," and more

  +Noon: Holy Cross hockey ready for Bentley in A.H.A. final, before sellout crowd at Hart Center

  +Noon: Margaret Smith: Science is like people: Imperfect, and we should love it anyway

  +Noon: Shaun Connolly: No one in your office is a college basketball expert
  
  

  -Man rescued from freezing waters of Lake Quinsigamond after Shrewsbury police response

  -Turn down the beep? Petition aims to curb school bus honking in Worcester

  -Karen Read, attorneys join Turtleboy Aiden Kearney's hearing over phone records (1:45). Article

  -Fact check: JFK Jr. letter from Worcester calling Biden "traitor" not in J.F.K. files

  -5 things to know about Worcester’s new chief of police, Paul Saucier

  -These 8 Worcester police officers made more than their chief in 2024

  -Worcester Police Department to hold promotion ceremony Friday

  -Worcesteria: Festival organizers cheer event changes from City Hall

  -Second Act: Hanover Theatre's new president and C.E.O. Alan Seiffer

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:48): Strike at Clark and other top stories

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:10): Where’s the outrage? Worcester stepped over for state crime lab

  >DINING OUT: Yankee Magazine recommends these restaurants in Worcester. See list

  -ICYMI: 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

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Mountaineers make miracles

  -Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)

  -Here are the town's top earners for 2024

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury woman helps seniors stay "fit for life"

  -Douglas student spreading word about State Police Blue Envelope Program (3:03)

  -Spencer counsel: Legal success unlikely with challenges to state’s mandated school contribution formula

  -TODAY! Auburn police, fire department Polar Plunge at Auburn Middle School

  -Grafton Select Board considers budget gap solutions

  -Clinton man arrested for driving with a suspended license after traffic stop

  -Clinton library celebrates Women's History Month

  -West Boylston police log March 10th through 16th
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday

  >SHOWTIME: Art in the Park on hiatus for 2025
  

  -Things to Do: Paradise City Arts, "Sort of Late Show," Hell's Belle's Burlesque and more

  -Radio Worcester (11:45): Music Worcester celebrates the genius of Bach with a weekend of spectacular performances 

  >OPINION: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham: Reawaken your courage

  -Victoria Negus and Betsy Gwin: Chip E.B.T. cards answer to S.N.A.P. theft

  -Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (53:07)

  -Unity Radio's The Susanity Life Show (56:08): Chloé Arnold and Annie Kerins
  
  

  >SPORTS: Celtics sold for $6.1 billion. Here's what we know about their new owner (:57)

  -Bruins lose to Las Vegas, 5-1

  -100 FM The Pike (8:42): Holy Cross Athletic Director Kit Hughes, Part 3

  -Holy Cross Spring Practice Report: Defensive lineman Christian Ross
  
  

  >NATIONAL: Antarctica research crew trapped in icy hell with co-worker who "snapped and started attacking them"

  -Federal judge temporarily blocks D.O.G.E. from accessing personal info from Social Security Administration

  -Tragic: Grandpa buying his grandkids Happy Meals killed in shootout

  >NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read pretrial hearing recap, analysis (13:44)

  -Babysitter charged with manslaughter in Martha's Vineyard death (:32). Article

  >COLLEGES: Clark, WPI game design programs named among best in nation

  -Clark Professor Don Spratt introduces local high school students to experiments in biochemistry
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These U.S. airlines were fined for excessive flight delays

  >BUSINESS: Worcester developers launch new indie video game, Mythic Realms

  -LPL Financial Research: Market correction perspective

  -7 Things I know about ... Redesigning your firm's website 

  >HOMES: Central Mass. home prices, total sales continue to climb

  >HEALTH: Can at-home red-light therapy really cure acne? (:50). Article

  -Mass. launches online portal to accelerate psychiatric care placement

  >FOOD: McDonald's releasing Minecraft movie meals, toys: Date, what to know
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of "The Last of Us" on Max (2:07)

  >MOVIES: "Snow White" review roundup: What the critics are saying

  >CELEBRITY: Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena had been separated for months before his tragic suicide 

  >ANIMALS: Why do cats respond to “Pspsps”?

  >HISTORY: Why's it called that? A fort and a statue, deserved honors for Worcester lawyer 

  >GOOD NEWS: Custodian recognized for saving student who was choking

  -Meanwhile, Apple A.I. stuns grandma with vicious verbal attack: "I was shocked"

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  +Full-time police officer, town of Paxton

  -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

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