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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 36 today in Worcester
-Worcester winter climate summary from the National Weather Service
-Worcester had a "relatively hardcore" winter: Here are the details
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester Airport honors Robert Goddard, Father of Rocketry
+6:00: Holy Cross students keep community fed with fridge program (1:32)
+Noon: $1 million lottery winner in Shrewsbury eyes investment, home buy
+Noon: March Madness: Help us find the best fish and chips in Central Mass.
+Noon: From bars to sold-out J.M.A.C. for Adam Ezra Group
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl
-City defends emergency response following West Tatnuck death
-City Manager calls on state to step in and "help out" with Holden sewer judgment
-Holden Town Meeting overwhelmingly rejects plan to comply with state housing law
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:05)
-Former state trooper, arrested twice on O.U.I. charges, loses certification
-Loan officer from Brookfield who defrauded MassMutual gets 18-month sentence
-Blackstone Valley brewers lend hands to one another in new collective
-Dates announced for Worcester high school graduations
-Woo Science: Snowy owls make for great photos, but they're getting overexposed
-Updated Worcester trash and recycling schedule through March 9th
>DINING OUT: Food reviewer finds Instagram following with takes on Worcester restaurants
-ICYMI: Watch: Worcester police officer begged to escape car as passenger grabbed for his gun
-Testament to courage and love: Abby's House to celebrate 50 years
-New leader takes helm at Worcester County Food Bank
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Information for Holden's annual town election in May
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury Police Association begins annual fundraising campaign
-Clinton man beaten, choked unconscious by roommate who jumped through window as police arrived
-Southbridge man arrested after AR-15-style rifle, explosives seized in residential warrant search
-Gardner woman charged with Social Security fraud
-Leominster City Council shoots down zoning change sought for self-storage facility
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up performs 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at 961 in Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Fitchburg Art Museum celebrates 100 years, offers free admission
-Community viewing of "Sinners" noon Sunday at the Village
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester City Council congratulates "miracles" of W.P.D.
-What's Up Worcester Crossroad Conversations (43:37): Joel Brooks of Bear’s Boneyard Recovery
>SPORTS: Patriots 2026 roster reset — How Drake Maye can improve in Year 3
-Celtics beat Bucks, 108-81 (2:04). Article
-Holy Cross women's hockey team heads to UConn for Hockey East semifinals
-100 FM The Pike (7:16): Olympic bronze medal winner Naemi Herzig returns to Holy Cross
-No. 10 Holy Cross men’s basketball heads to No. 7 Lafayette for Patriot League Tournament
-Worcester State, WPI men's basketball teams set for NCAA Tournament
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 21
>NATIONAL: U.S. military says Kuwait mistakenly shot down 3 F-15E Strike Eagles
-These are America’s 5 fastest-growing states
-Tragic: Highly experienced skydiver with more than 10,000 jumps dies during wingsuit jump
>NEW ENGLAND: Inspector General blasts Mass. highway plazas procurement
-1-on-1 with Diana DiZoglio (22:50)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 30 (27:59): Dean on the Scene, with Dan Linzell
-Balancing act: An Anna Maria student-athlete’s journey through her guidance counselor internship
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest slammed over new seating policy "disaster"
>BUSINESS: Oil prices rise in aftermath of Iran strikes
-LPL Financial Research: How LPL Research thinks about dividends
-Your loose change could be worth a lot more than you think (3:49)
>HOMES: Minimalist living made easy — Decluttering for real life
>HEALTH: Nearly half of colorectal cancer diagnoses are now in people younger than 65
>FOOD: Creamy Tuscan pasta
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for new Netflix adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice" (:55)
>MOVIES: Sony to reboot Spider-Man extended universe with "New People"
>CELEBRITY: Harrison Ford delivers tearful life achievement award speech
-Rob Reiner, Catherine O'Hara, Diane Keaton and more honored during Actor Awards in memoriam
>ANIMALS: Kitten named Garfield among cats seeking new home from Mass. shelter (3:14)
>HISTORY: "Old Tech," a song written by Robert Goddard while he was a WPI (1:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Father-to-be saved by quick-thinking wife after suffering heart attack
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man catches tennis ball behind his back from a distance of 199 feet
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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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