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In The News
-Latest forecast: Wintry weather returns Saturday. high of 50 today in Worcester
+6:00: Nicaraguan couple open coffee shops in Central Mass.
+6:00: HC prof: MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement fails to address players’ biggest grievances
+6:00: Channel 5: WooSox, Worcester community excited for start of new season
+6:00: Plans will decrease apartments, increase open space at Shrewsbury’s old Beal School
+6:00: Ray Mariano: Worcester City Council wants to negotiate nuclear weapons and world peace
+6:00: Apple’s latest iPad Air, iPhone SE are here
+Noon: Mercantile Center owner planning hotel, 150 apartments for Downtown Worcester (above)
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Your guide to the Worcester St. Patrick's Parade
+Noon: Man who stabbed Bell Pond lifeguard sentenced to prison
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - March 11th
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Defending league champion Mass. Pirates open season Saturday
+Noon: Worcester library gives termination warning to online service over hate content
+Noon: QCC to hold virtual workshop on fair housing on Saturday
+Noon: Worcester Art Museum building $2.1 milion research library
+Noon: First Person: The highly unlikely tale of "Classical Pop"
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD
+Noon: Adoption Option: Meet Toonie
+Noon: Inflation reaches 40-year high
-Employees arrested for overnight break-in at Worcester Dollar Tree
-Worcester man gets time served for being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition
-Take a look inside the new Walker Lofts in Worcester's Canal District
-Slew of new Worcester restaurants set to open soon
-Restaurant with rooftop deck to open in downtown Worcester on March 28th
-Grand Marshal Ed Augustus looking forward to Worcester's St. Patrick's parade
-See the Bravehearts and Jake the Lion in the front of the pack at parade
-Worcester among top 10 most Irish cities in America
-Worcester's Chief Diversity Officer moving on to have "more of an impact" elsewhere
-Earlier: Worcester councilors seek answers after diversity chief quits
-MBTA Worcester Platform Project: Big changes start this weekend
-European Bakery & Pastry in Worcester raises funds to benefit Ukrainian refugees
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-City of Worcester Woman and Young Woman of Consequence Awards ceremony (37:16)
-Report details Worcester’s response to homeless population on upper Lincoln Street
-All That Remains brings "Fall of Ideals" 15th anniversary show to Palladium
-ICYMI: Worcester police seek information on another missing teen
-Family of murdered Worcester woman waiting 4 years for trial
-Spectrum doubles internet speed in 30 Central Mass. towns
-Worcester taxpayer tab after police partying: $100,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police arrest 3 on drug, firearm charges
-Will the Blackstone River ever be swimmable again?
-Iditarod racer visits Millbury to talk about iconic event
-The Bunny Returns to Auburn Mall for Easter
-Sports: MLB approves new labor deal, officially ending monthslong lockout
-Langford brothers from Worcester lead BC men to OT upset of Wake Forest in first round of ACC Tournament
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Rose the Rebel comes to NDA
-Bruins beat Chicago, 4-3
-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: How the U.S. is trying to help Ukraine without triggering a wider war
-IRS plans to hire 10,000 workers to relieve massive backlog
-Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack
-New England: Mass. residents face sticker shock with home heating oil prices
-Investigation underway after teenager dies in Agawam house fire
-Business: Did the $800 billion PPP loans actually help small businesses?
-Surging gas, food costs drive sharpest consumer inflation spike since 1982
-Colleges: Structural steel placement will begin at new UMass Medical School building site
-WPI announces faculty promotions and tenure awards
-Homes: Mortgages rates are on the rise again amid inflation fears
-Food: IHOP launches loyalty program
-TV/Streaming: Trailer for 2nd season of "Bridgerton" drops (3:21)
-Shopping: The 15 best smart home devices on Amazon in 2022, per reviews
-Celebrity: Emilio Delgado, Luis on "Sesame Street" for 45 years, dies
-Health: UMass Medical School investigators ID toxin associated with ALS
-History: Worcester City Hall in 1907
-Animals: Baby duck thinks the woman is her mom (3:07)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stranger saves woman from burning car
-Meanwhile, in Australia, shark bites man's surfboard
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases
+6:00: WHO says global anxiety and depression increased 25% due to pandemic
+Noon: Harvard expert says don’t assume COVID is "done with us" on pandemic’s 2nd anniversary
-Free walk-up vaccination/booster clinic noon-8 at Worcester Senior Center and noon-3 in Downtown Worcester
-Mass. DPH reports "significant overcount" of COVID deaths
-ICYMI: 2 years later, Mass. now in "much better place" with COVID
-Mass. officials report 802 new cases, 22 additional deaths
-U.S. to ease nationwide mask mandate on planes, buses, transit
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-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): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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