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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Assumption students accused of "To Catch a Predator" assault push to drop charges
-Worcester restaurant warns of fake gift cards
-100 FM The Pike (5:42): Jay & Andrew from Broth Ramen
-Messages between Karen Read, Turtleboy discussed at hearing (1:45)
-At Clark University, student workers face union fallout
-The HeartWell Institute vacates building after sale, community mission remains top priority
-WoMag, T&G features editor Victor Infante honored with lifetime achievement award
-Deborah Packard to retire after 21 years at Preservation Worcester
-Human smuggling suspect to be transferred to Conn. jail for dialysis treatments
-Earlier: Man illegally in Worcester charged in large human smuggling ring
-Radio Worcester (19:47): Worcester police work limits under scrutiny: Is 96 hours too much?
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:19): Decorum debate and election battles
>FAITH: Service celebrating immigrants and Haitian culture with music and food Sunday morning
-Eid Mubarak! When is Eid al-Fitr? What to know about the festival
>DINING OUT: Best seafood restaurant in Mass. is Turner's Seafood, per Yelp. How to go
-ICYMI: Boston Market in Worcester seized by state over taxes as chicken franchise spirals
-Worcester native killed in Virginia crash
-Doherty senior named 2025 distinguished young woman of Mass.
-Charter closing Spectrum call center in Worcester, 174 jobs lost
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: The Menendez story hits Netflix, students react
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holdenites headed for Boston Marathon
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board sends D.P.W. facility project to Town Meeting
-Related: Timeline of Shrewsbury D.P.W. project
-Northborough firefighters honored after rescuing a woman and her dog from ice and mud
-Nominations open for the 46th annual Tribute Race honorees
-Bolton facing nearly $2 million override
-Millbury Women's Club annual pansy sale April 4th
-Grafton police to conduct alcohol compliance checks this year
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Leon Trout, The Sphinx Virtuosi, craft markets and more
-100 FM The Pike (13:28): Tracii Guns on L.A. Guns’ new album, "Leopard Skin"
-Jeffrey de Caen named director of the Prior Performing Arts Center
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (17:39): Our enduring love and hate of "Twilight" with Clark Associate Dean Sarah Gallagher
-"Winter And Spring: A Prose Poem"
>OPINION: Tina Agostinelli: Explore the outdoors — Your guide to a spring scavenger hunt
-First Person: For Suzanna Parpos, a revelation in a T-shirt
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 51 (28:17): Dr. Magda Havas
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:38): Katelyn O'Brien, Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who taught in Leicester for nearly 25 years
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rangers, 4-1
-100 FM The Pike (7:48): J.P. Ricciardi talks Red Sox with Mike Hsu
-WooSox lose season opener to Mets, 4-3
-Opening day at Polar Park: Local newborns dressed up for baseball
-Holy Cross football spring practice report: Linebacker Sam Boyer
-Railers beat Trois-Rivières, 3-2
>CARS: Mass. braces for impact of 25% car tariffs (1:30)
>NATIONAL: Myanmar earthquake death toll over 1,000
-U.S. health department cuts 10,000 jobs
>TRAGIC: Police: Missing Mass. woman found dead in shallow water (:23)
>NEW ENGLAND: 10 more men named in high-end brothel case (2:26)
-Police investigate death of baby found in New Hampshire pond (2:30)
-Man faces manslaughter charges after 3 workers struck, killed on I-91 (1:15)
>COLLEGES: Worcester House seeks to bring together Holy Cross and Worcester
-Clark biology student and avid rock climber plans her route to a Ph.D.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 easy day trips by train from major U.S. cities
>BUSINESS: Worcester woman honored for leadership in banking
-Radio Worcester (12:55): Startup Week Worcester is 3 days of innovation, funding & growth
>SHOPPING: Why 1 Mass. mall is thriving despite rise in online shopping
>HEALTH: Microplastics may be creating antibiotic-resistance superbugs
-Best type of exercise to fight insomnia in older adults: study
-Worcester Senior Center's "Stay Connected with Your Health" (44:38): March update
>FOOD: Coffee drinkers can expect rising prices as perfect storm of factors impact supply chains
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Bring Them Down," "The Rule of Jenny Pen" and more
-Is "Snow White" a box office bomb?
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney calls off wedding to Jonathan Davino as they face "major issues": report
>ANIMALS: Emaciated beagle puppy is absolutely thriving now (1:44)
>HISTORY: "The shot heard round the world" celebrated in Lexington, Concord
>GOOD NEWS: Credit union erases lunch debt for low-income families in Shrewsbury
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, T.S.A. finds live turtle in traveler's pants at airport
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 44 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Auburn celebrates Robert Goddard centennial today; Monday's events moved to today
-Related: Updated parking and shuttle service for Goddard centennial events
-Related: The 100th anniversary of the first liquid-fueled rocket launch
-Related: Worcester celebrates Goddard’s rocket launch centennial
-Related: Breaking barriers a century after Goddard's rocket launch
-Related: WPI to honor rocket pioneer Goddard with campus centennial
-Related: Telling the story of Robert and Esther Goddard 100 years later
-Related: From Worcester to the stars: Goddard at 100
-No March Madness in Worcester. Why doesn’t NCAA Tournament come here anymore?
-Worcester's proud Irish culture
-Radio Worcester (14:01): Everything you need to know about Worcester’s St. Patrick’s Parade
-Whiskey Lounge a new destination in Worcester's nightlife
-"Food, Clothing, Love": Mustard Seed an indispensable resource
-South High's Apricot Journal earns First Class Distinction at REALM Awards
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Rockets, council fights and March traditions
>DINING OUT: Where to get corned beef on St. Patrick's Day
-ICYMI: Worcester reverend accused of fraud dodges his own lawyer, ordered to appear in court
-Argument in apartment preceded Spencer shooting, court documents show
-Police seek info on shooting at Webster apartment complex that left man injured
-Area man left puppies in cold car to flee from Boston police, D.A. says
-Worcester retirement system C.E.O. abused public funds: Report
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Nominations open for Holden Women's Club Person of the Year
-Opioid Listening Session Saturday
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Vacancies on town boards and commissions
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What it’s like to stay the night at one of the "most haunted" places in Mass.
-Phenology Walk at Dean Park in Shrewsbury today
-No trespassing at housing complex, Southbridge landlord tells councilor
-Rutland police arrest Worcester man with stolen car, fentanyl and outstanding warrant
-Leominster woman arrested for walking into path of bus and traffic outside Home Depot
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Perreoland, The Combination, SW!NG OUT and more ...
-Jimmy Cash brings Wormtown to The Wilbur once more
-Sammy Hagar says he'll never reunite with bandmate Alex Van Halen despite reconciling with Eddie
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: What to expect when you're expecting a family game night
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: An open letter to the women who built the world anyway
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:26): Development, costs and city projects
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:20): Worcester development, Ticketmaster settlement and major stories
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked at Saint John's High School for 38 years
>SPORTS: Patriots roster reset: Time to get Drake Maye’s tight end of the future?
-U.S. survives Canada scare to advance to World Baseball Classic semifinal
-Bruins on pace to get lottery pick in NHL Draft from Maple Leafs
-Holy Cross men’s hockey falls to Bentley in overtime in Game 1 of Atlantic Hockey semifinals
-Holy Cross women’s basketball to host Patriot League championship on Sunday
>NATIONAL: Charges dropped against teens after a prank left a teacher dead
-Young people are embracing "grandma hobbies"
-Tragic: Bus driver ran over elderly man while asleep at the wheel on Christmas Day
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. launches portal to report misconduct by federal agents
-Man shot and killed by police after carjacking (1:41)
-18-year-old accused of killing Danvers woman in "random" attack, police say
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. joins statewide apprenticeship degree program
-Anna Maria AMCast Oscar predictions
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 mountain towns accessible only by cable car
-Princess Cruises quietly hikes daily service charge — drawing backlash from passengers
>BUSINESS: Reused passwords are putting millions at risk, expert warns (2:18)
-Why the A.I. headshot market is booming (2:21)
>HOMES: Budget-friendly ways to refresh your home
>HEALTH: Intimate partner violence can cause lasting brain damage (3:23). Article
>FOOD: McDonald's will soon offer value items for $3 or less: Here's what you can get
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "The Testament of Ann Lee" and more
-50 years ago, the 1976 Oscars featured the greatest lineup of Best Picture nominees of all time
>CELEBRITY: Harrison Ford, 83, makes rare sex confession in playful new interview
-Kacey Musgraves finally reveals what led to Miranda Lambert feud
>ANIMALS: Rescued baby goat loves riding on her sheep friend's back (1:44)
>HISTORY: A Day in the Life Of Worcester, May 3rd, 1989 (30:12)
>GOOD NEWS: 78-year-old DoorDash driver goes viral as kind strangers raise $500,000 to help him retire
-Meanwhile, in New York, Mario Day event in draws 270 people dressed as Mario
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