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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 38 today in Worcester
+5:00: Several chances for snow in the week ahead (4:08)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Harmony on Lake Quinsigamond? Rowers and "towers" get diplomatic
+5:00: Radio Worcester (21:45): Dr. Robert Goddard rocket launch centennial celebration planned
+5:00: Region to celebrate Robert Goddard's historic launch
+5:00: Film on activist priests with local ties part of Worcester panel
+5:00: Listen Up: On a blue note with Brooks Milgate on new album
+5:00: Worcesteria: Present-day protests recall 1854 action against slave catcher
+5:00: Bruce Springsteen announces "Land of Hopes & Dreams" tour with stop in Boston
+5:00: Lunar New Year celebration at Norrback Avenue School (2:01)
-Teen dies in water-related incident at Worcester home, police say
-Saint Vincent Hospital violated federal labor law 14 times, judge rules
-Worcester Fire Fighters Union announces death of captain
-Related: Tribute to Worcester Fire Captain Jason Couture
-Person accused of stealing $15,000 worth of purses from Worcester store (:24). Article
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call: Burncoat High School Spirit Team (:31)
-Valentine's Day surprise: Worcester E.M.T.s deliver baby, earn stork pins
-Looking to mingle with peers, Councilor Mitra looks to mix up seating rules
-Worcester taps longtime public health leader as health chief
-Worcester bakery closed Tuesday and Wednesday for maintenance
>DINING OUT: Fireplace Feast at the Salem Cross Inn (5:28)
-ICYMI: Worcester scientist uses organism from space to create skin care line
-Worcester man & woman arrested for shoplifting $222 is cosmetics from Leominster Kohl's
-Veterans find a front door at V.S.S.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Presentation on town's plan for M.B.T.A. Communities Act 7 p.m. Tuesday at Senior Center
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 4 finalists for Shrewsbury superintendent role
-Dudley families angered over P.F.A.S. contamination
-First responders hit the ice to benefit family of fallen Uxbridge police officer
-Charlton Select Board clashes over proposed policy to enforce cooperation with federal agencies
-Worcester County Wonders: Priscilla Candy Shop marks 90 sweet years
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Mass. family is behind Madonna, Justin Timberlake tours
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: Carnaval Ponceño: A story of our past
-Kathryn Calo: 7 things I know about … Subsequent marriages and blended families
-What's Up Worcester (4:11): Michelle Asara, Mentee of the Intergenerational Leadership Academy
-Manny Jae Media's 508 Live! (40:52)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:34): State Police manslaughter charges, Haxhiaj trial and Worcester I.C.E. policy debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to pillar of Worcester's Ghanaian community
>SPORTS: Patriots should prioritize these offseason needs in free agency, NFL Draft
-Holy Cross makes offseason upgrades to roster, coaching staff for 2026
-Roman Anthony joins Team USA for World Baseball Classic (:56)
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 19
>NATIONAL: The Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
-Nancy Guthrie's family cleared as possible suspects in her disappearance (1:30)
-Barack Obama clarifies casual claim aliens are "real," insists he "saw no evidence" during presidency
-Tragic: Mom fatally shoots daughter before taking her own life in Las Vegas hotel
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 dead, 3 critically injured after R.I. hockey arena shooting (7:08)
-Related: "My father was the shooter" woman says outside Pawtucket Police Department (2:03)
-Ayer family of twins with profound autism navigates challenges
>COLLEGES: At WPI, identifying skin disease with A.I.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This desert is home to the world’s largest aircraft graveyard
>BUSINESS: Android users could get up to $100 in $135 million Google settlement
-Workplace loyalty is the only way to save corporate America
>HOMES: Here's how to avoid losing thousands when selling your property as an older homeowner
>SHOPPING: Tariffs mean some packages now come with surprise bills (4:03)
>FOOD: New coffee chain expanding with Kelley Square location
>HEALTH: Doing this for 5 minutes a day can prevent 1 in 10 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Steve Carell HBO show, "Rooster" (2:17)
>MOVIES: "Wuthering Heights" prevails with $83 million global box office opening
>CELEBRITY: Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dies at 95
-Robert Duvall’s life in photos
>ANIMALS: Baby goat raised by a cat now thinks she’s one too (2:22)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Old YMCA block, Main Street, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins lottery jackpot after using same numbers for 22 years
-Meanwhile, in Milan, Olympics ice hockey match leads to capture of fugitive
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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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