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In The News
-Latest forecast: Rain showers move in today, high in the 30s in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester publishes years of conflict of interest filings online
+5:00: Search all Worcester road construction projects for 2022
+5:00: Gubernatorial hopeful Chris Doughty taps former state Rep. Kate Campanale as his running mate
+5:00: Baseball player reject owners' offer, regular season games to be canceled
+Noon: Worcester to host gathering at City Hall at 5:30 today to show support for Ukraine
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 1st
+Noon: DJ Patrick Allen headlines "gaymer night" at All Systems Go
+Noon: Bad Advice: Neighbor hasn't moved car in six months
-Worcester man listed on Mass. Most Wanted gets 5 1/2 years after shooting
-Driver in fatal shooting on Country Club Boulevard gets 8 to 10 years
-Patriots captain will visit Worcester on Tuesday
-St. Vincent nurses keep union, vote down decertification effort
-3 bridge underpasses in Worcester to have "art" lighting installed
-Domestic violence spikes 71% in Worcester during pandemic, DA's office said
-A 3-course meal for $28.22 during Worcester Restaurant Week
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-City Council Preview, March 1: Selling parcels, homelessness, adding lights under the Green Street Bridge
-March neighborhood watch meetings in Worcester
-City rolls out "Worcester Now | Next" roadmap for future development
-Worcester accepting fall preschool applications by phone
-Worcesteria: Move over Spotify, here's ... the library?
-Violinist Itzhak Perlman to perform 2 March shows as part of Music Worcester season
-Don Landgren: How to have a dinner and a movie date in Worcester
-Bishop McManus asks for prayers for Ukraine
-Tribute to a man who is a member of the Worcester Athletic Hall of Fame
-ICYMI: Popular Worcester restaurant broken into over the weekend
-Check out the Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade program
-Worcester, Holden home decor stores ranked among top 5 in New England
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Men charged after Shrewsbury police find cocaine in vehicle
-Rutland police ask public for info on stolen motorcycle
-GHS Student Council will take the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
-Shrewsbury proposes $79.3 million school budget
-4 finalists named in Sterling town administrator search; interviews Tuesday and Friday
-Rutland couple produce maple syrup at Sap Castle
-Sturbridge gas station sells $75,000 keno ticket
-Auburn community members served with kindness
-Sports: NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-MLB extends deadline to salvage openers to 5 p.m. Tuesday
-Avery LaBarbera named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-The pros and cons of the Patriots franchise tagging J.C. Jackson
-Bruins beat Los Angeles, 7-0
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 19
-WPI, Nichols return to the NCAA Division 3 men's basketball tournament
-NEW: Cars: March to Bertera Nissan for great values! (7:57)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National/International: Father kills 3 children, 1 other victim and himself in Sacramento church
-New England: Mass. teen who collapsed during basketball game died after 22 days in hospital
-Did bad leftovers lead to a New England teen losing his legs? Highly unlikely, UMass Medical School doctor says
-Tragic: 4 year old fatally shoots himself outside supermarket
-Business: Target seeks to entice workers with pay of up to $24 an hour
-TV/Streaming: New on Netflix in March
-Movies: 6 must-see movies being released in March
-Celebrity: Too soon. Fans beg Jeremy Renner to play President Zelensky in biopic
-Animals: Stray shepherd was crying nonstop until she was rescued (4:32)
-Food: More Similac baby formula recalled as CDC investigation expands
-History: South High in Worcester, 1904
-Homes: 5 Worcester homes for sale
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): CVS pharmacist donates kidney to patient
-Meanwhile, TikToker escapes shark attack by punching it repeatedly in face
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: Demand for testing is falling, but experts caution it’s as important as ever
+Noon: UMass Medical School finds that at-home antigen tests detect Omicron and Delta similarly
-Worcester County's cases fall 33.4%
-Radio Worcester (7:09): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID, masks and schools
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters available 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-Mask mandate lifts in Grafton schools
-ICYMI: Masks still required for Worcester students returning from vacation while city awaits March 7 decision from Board of Health
-As Omicron fades, so are pandemic fears, poll finds
-Woman gets a second chance after surviving 2-month COVID induced coma
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
+6:00: Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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