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In The News
-Latest forecast: High of 41 today in Worcester
+6:00: 2-car crash on Southbridge Street near Wendy’s in Auburn
+6:00: Central Mass. business confidence rose in February, remains above state average
+6:00: Why a new index shows local employers as overly optimistic
+6:00: Latest pets up for adoption at Worcester area shelters
+6:00: Your toilet paper roll is slimming down
+6:00: Rosalie Tirella: Praying for Peter Stefan’s speedy recovery
+6:00: Bad Advice: Dog owner not cleaning up after his pet
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - March 8th
+Noon: Indian Lake refill begins this week
+Noon: Crumbl Cookies coming to Millbury in April
+Noon: On being Irish in America: "We built the canals and bridges"
+Noon: Students learn STEM through app building to Minecraft at Code Wiz
+Noon: Listen Up: Five contemporary Irish pop acts worth knowing
+Noon: WCCA-TV's "Coffee with Konnie" No. 535 (29:49): Bill Gagnon
-Worcester man found dead in Paxton may have been murdered, DA says
-Remembrance ceremony held for fire victims in Worcester, 3 names to be added to memorial (1:44)
-Worcester man pleads guilty to drugs, guns, money laundering
-Worcester city manager responds to NAACP pulling out of anniversary celebration
-Related: Radio Worcester (13:17): Worcester NAACP President Fred Taylor on the departure of Chief Diversity Officer Stephanie Williams
-ICYMI: NAACP slams city administration over recent high-profile departure
-Food: Closed Worcester eatery will move downtown, reopen
-Worcester restaurateur buys $1.8 million building near Polar Park 5 months after last sale
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 467 (28:04): Going Maskless
-City Council Preview March 8: A police cadet program
-Worcester receives more than 20 applications for superintendent position
-Free swim lessons for current Worcester middle to high school students
-Bishop McManus: Add Ukraine to intentions
-Tribute to longtime area chef who started multiple restaurants
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Former corrections officer faces charge in Clinton in inmate sex case
-Shrewsbury student wins statewide history competition
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 4 p.m. today at Holden Senior Center
-Woman who died in Fitchburg blaze ID'd as Chelsea Ziemba, 30
-Parents urged to stay out of Grafton Senior Center parking lot at school pickup
-Grafton High Student Council takes the Polar Plunge
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Sports: Navy shocks Holy Cross women at the buzzer in Patriot League tournament
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Meet Robert Kraft's fiancée, Dr. Dana Blumberg
-Bill Belichick a possibility as play caller for Patriots: Report
-Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley suspended for ’22 for bets on NFL games
-Kings beat Bruins, 3-2
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 20
-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: Russian morale plunging in Ukraine stalemate: U.K. defense officer
-Iowa school shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 in critical condition
-New England: How Mass. gas prices compare to the rest of the country
-Parents charged after baby found choking on fentanyl in Maine
-Business: WBJ names the 2022 Business Leaders of the Year
-WBJ inducts the Class of 2022 into its Hall of Fame
-Shopping: Kohl’s to open 100 small-format stores, expand Sephora shops
-TV/Streaming: Disney+ will add a cheaper option — Here's how other Streamers compare
-Movies: New "Alien" movie headed to Hulu
-Celebrity: Dolly Parton and James Patterson team up for a novel about an aspiring country singer
-Academy of Country Music Awards 2022 winners
-Health: Just 1 alcoholic drink a day can shrink your brain, study says
-History: The Tower at Institute Park in Worcester
-Animals: Guy makes cat tiny collar camera to see what he's up to (3:16)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boxers help rescue woman who suffered heart attack at Waltham Gym
-Meanwhile, in Virginia, watch as deer crashes through dress store
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: More than 900 Mass. residents participating in study on long-term impacts
+Noon: Radio Worcester (14:51): CM Ed Augustus on COVID & masks, departure of CDO Stephanie Williams, cadet program & tercentennial
+Noon: Study links even mild COVID to changes in the brain
-Worcester Board of Health drops school mask mandate effective immediately
-Radio Worcester (6:57): Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID and masks in schools
-Grafton pediatrician discusses COVID
-Worcester County reported 638 new cases last week
-ICYMI: Some still wary about removing masks in Worcester schools
-Free walk-up testing and vaccination/booster clinic 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-Mass. officials report 1,694 new cases over 3-day period, 22 additional deaths
-Here's where COVID risk is highest and lowest in New England
-Study: "Strong evidence" mild COVID has lasting impact on the brain
-Americans can now order another round of free tests
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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