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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:24). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester joins lawsuit in effort to stop dismantling of Department of Education (1:43). Article
+6:00: Out to Lunch festival, farmers' market, back in June with more events
+6:00: Greater Worcester unemployment rate rises above milestone for first time since 2021
+Noon: Detectives nab man wanted for gunfire in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester D.A. sounds alarm over new criminal discovery rules
+Noon: Worcester Public Schools join lawsuit to protect Department of Education
+Noon: "One Voice Festival" will bring over 100 young singers to All Saints
+Noon: Listen Up: On "Echoes," Sean Magwire shares tales he's collected
+Noon: Last Call: Charisse Murphy, executive director, Shine Initiative
-Worcester firm charged with patient abuse, fraud and money laundering
-Worcester police seek homes for rescued dogs
-Worcester man among 3 facing charges after gunfire near N.H. school (:44)
-Interrogation video: Assumption police say students "tormented" subject of setup
-Worcester to lose $1.5 million in federal funding
-Worcester singer Angelo Gray, 11, set to appear in "Running Man"
-Polar reveals summer 2025 limited-edition seltzer flavors
-City council rejects attendance rules after heated debate
-Aislinn Doyle: April 3rd School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for March
-Assumption President Greg Weiner in New York Times: Colleges have to be much more honest with themselves
-Related: Assumption president says colleges have to be more honest with themselves (5:12)
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Guy Fieri's Boston Kitchen + Bar closes. What we know
-ICYMI: 4 indicted in December murder on Dorchester Street in Worcester
-Area man banned from all Walmarts after shoplifting with bag of Percocet intended for sale
-Racist "poem" circulating at Leicester High under investigation, superintendent says
-Need legal help in Worcester? Head to the Law Library on Main Street
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Boston marathon duo hosting fundraiser for Dana-Farber
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Regional High School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Traffic changes coming to Dean Park in Shrewsbury
-In It To End It for beloved West Boylston teacher
-Leicester woman arrested after allegedly assaulting boyfriend, damaging apartment
-Sterling adding 2 to Select Board on May 12th
-Boylston voters will consider projects and selectmen
-Clinton High Athletes Hall of Fame debuting this year
-Grafton Land Trust and Grafton Girl Scouts hold child and tween photo contest
-Berlin officials oppose override; schools cut capital "asks"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at 961 at Union Station on Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Clark prof's documentary on Latin jazz great Omar Sosa now on Amazon
-Screen Time: Celebrating the time the Three Stooges came to Worcester
-Kamryn Richard visits the WXLO studios and talks bid for "American Idol"
>OPINION: Janice Harvey: Local protests against Musk, DOGE are picking up steam
-Shaun Connolly: 5 tips to become beautiful like me
-Sydney L. Davis Jr. and Bruce R. Mendelson: M.T.A. must stop antisemitic bias
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 457 (28:10): Worcester Public Schools 2025
-Manny Jae Media's Innerviews (43:26): Noelia M. Chafoya, Candidate for School Committee
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to retired Lieutenant in Worcester Fire Department
>SPORTS: Bill Parcells, Robert Kraft squash 30-year feud as coach chosen for Patriots Hall of Fame
-NFL owners vote to make drastic change to overtime
-Bruins lose to Capitals, 4-3
-Opening of transfer portal has heavy implications for Holy Cross men’s basketball
-'Sader Stories podcast (29:34): Volleyball Coach Matthew Cribbin
-Let the Bravehearts host your P.T.O. fundraiser
>NATIONAL: Radio isn't dead yet — 78% of Gen Z claim they're still tuning in
-Study: Supernovas may have caused 2 of Earth’s mass extinctions
>TRAGIC: Beer league hockey goalie, 64, dies after being hit in chest with puck: report
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read speaks about start of retrial (:54)
-How intense public interest is impacting Read's retrial (3:42)
>COLLEGES: Assumption launches new certificate program in healthcare leadership
-The Scarlet: Who are the Board of Trustees? Governing body explained
-Worcester State hosts alumni visits with events in Florida, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 shopping centers housed in architectural marvels
>BUSINESS: Wholesale power prices in region rose 300% in February
-LPL Financial Research: Tariff uncertainty facing stocks to start clearing soon
-Gen Z is opting for Steve Jobs-style work uniforms to avoid "decision fatigue"
>SHOPPING: Need a rug? With thousands of selections, Persia Oriental Rug is the only choice
>HEALTH: Psychologist on the science behind stuttering in children (2:21). Article
-How electrical therapy could help Alzheimer's patients treat memory loss and mood
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (56:09): Dr. Rachel Sampson, psychologist and neurologist
>FOOD: Type of Trader Joe's salad dressing recalled for "labeling error" amid possible undeclared allergens
>TV/STREAMING: Zoinks! Netflix releasing live-action "Scooby-Doo" series
>MOVIES: Movies coming to theaters in April
>CELEBRITY: Actor Val Kilmer dies at age 65
>ANIMALS: Tiny sick kitten won't leave woman until she adopts him (1:57)
>HISTORY: An overview of Salisbury Mansion in Worcester (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Waitress, 81, receives life-changing news after revealing she was too poor to retire
-Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, man says he ate Chick-fil-A every day for months and lost 132 pounds
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>HELP WANTED
+Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
+Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time bartender, Canal District bar
-Servers, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Part-time outreach worker, Holden Senior Center
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:15). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After 25 years, Worcester’s Flying Rhino Cafe for sale
+6:00: 2 Worcester restaurants among first in state to offer hot meals to E.B.T. card holders
+6:00: Developer's plan for Worcester lot changes from Starbucks to Chipotle
+6:00: UMass Memorial eliminates chief D.E.I. position, reorganizes diversity & inclusion efforts
+Noon: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old girl
+Noon: Things to Do: Chelsea Grin, Michael Poll & Emi Ferguson, and more ...
+Noon: Worcester artist Sharinna Travieso gets $30,000 grant for murals
+Noon: Music Worcester to present Grammy Award-winning Time For Three in May
-210-unit Worcester housing project reaches milestone
-Worcester joins lawsuit in effort to stop dismantling of Department of Education (1:43). Article
-Earlier: Worcester to lose $1.5 million in federal funding
-Worcester denies T&G records request for health director résumé
-"Malcolm in the Middle" star Erik Per Sullivan, a Worcester native, seen in public for the first time in 18 years
-Study: DCU Center creates $46.2 million in annual economic impact
-Out to Lunch festival, farmers' market, back in June with more events
-Greater Worcester unemployment rate rises above milestone for first time since 2021
-Detectives nab man wanted for gunfire in Worcester
-Worcester D.A. sounds alarm over new criminal discovery rules
-Worcester School Committee member confrontation filed in police report
-Aislinn Doyle: April 3rd School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for March
-Radio Worcester (15:14): Councilor Moe Bergman proposes withholding pay for habitually absent councilors
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:28): Breaking down failed vote targeting absenteeism, Worcester’s loss of federal funds
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet visits Southbridge restaurant (4:21)
-ICYMI: Worcester firm charged with patient abuse, fraud and money laundering
-Worcester police seek homes for rescued dogs
-Worcester man among 3 facing charges after gunfire near N.H. school (:44)
-Interrogation video: Assumption police say students "tormented" subject of setup
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett to participate in Innovative Schools Learning Excursion
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Boston marathon duo hosting fundraiser for Dana-Farber
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland town administrator chosen as Sutton's new town manager
-Fire breaks out in Sterling home after light fixture ignites in bathroom
-Town Meeting will consider banning sale of plastic water bottles in Shrewsbury
-Fentanyl, cocaine and cash seized in Ashburnham apartment raid; 2 arrested
-Ayer woman found hiding in shower during warrant arrest, police say
-Rutland Police Department Warrant Wednesday
-West Boylston police log March 24th through 30th
-Clinton library hosts finances workshops
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "One Voice Festival" will bring over 100 young singers to All Saints
-100 FM The Pike (11:28): Titus Welliver, star of "Bosch"
-Worcester singer Angelo Gray, 11, set to appear in "Running Man"
-Listen Up: On "Echoes," Sean Magwire shares tales he's collected
-Last Call: Charisse Murphy, executive director, Shine Initiative
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: History is whispering — Are we listening?
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Taxation without representation, the reality for Puerto Ricans
-Ann Artuso: Navigating early intervention — A special educator’s journey as a mom
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 586 (29:14): Addison Turner, Part 2
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Show (57:35): Annie Kerins, Hanover Theatre; Tiyanna Gentry, star of R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to grandfather of fallen soldier Brian Moquin Jr.
>SPORTS: Joe Milton at center of Patriots trade buzz before NFL Draft
-Tom Brady and Bill Belichick take NFL record book hits with amendment
-Celtics lose to Heat, 124-103
-Red Sox beat Orioles, 3-0
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 2-0
>NATIONAL: Amazon makes shock last-minute bid to buy TikTok: report
-Over half of older Americans say debt has "held them back" in life
>TRAGIC: Teen killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska
>NEW ENGLAND: Diving into the Karen Read retrial's jury pool (11:18)
-Inside Conn. house where man says he was held for 20 years (:56)
>COLLEGES: Clark Rapid Response out of service, budget slashed by $40,000
-Assumption president says colleges have to be more honest with themselves (5:12)
-Bestselling author, illustrator and Fitchburg State alum Peter Reynolds commencement speaker
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Will Noctourism be 2025’s hottest travel trend?
>BUSINESS: World braces for economic impact from U.S. tariffs (6:02)
-LPL Financial Research: Tariff uncertainty facing stocks to start clearing soon
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (40:06): Gwen Michelle
>SHOPPING: QVC, HSN joining TikTok Shop for 24/7 live shopping
>HEALTH: Office coffee may increase heart attack risk: new study
-Heart attacks are 6 times more likely for cannabis users under 50
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (56:20)
>FOOD: Polar reveals summer 2025 limited-edition seltzer flavors
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: Ralph Macchio says a "My Cousin Vinny" sequel could happen
>CELEBRITY: Anne Hathaway had a “really hard time” filming "The Devil Wears Prada", Stanley Tucci says
>ANIMALS: Attention stealing parrot slowly accepts his new puppy brother (1:39)
>HISTORY: Secret City Interactive: Cahill House, 42 Green Street in Worcester (5:32)
>GOOD NEWS: New program helps Mass. students pursue careers in finance (2:27)
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, man in bear suit scares off visiting black bear (video)
Latest obituaries | | Wednesday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time bartender, Canal District bar
-Servers, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Part-time outreach worker, Holden Senior Center
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
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