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In The News
-Latest forecast: Springlike weather this week with mild temps (50s and 60s) and plenty of sunshine
-Remember to "spring forward" and also check the batteries in your smoke detectors
-TODAY! Worcester County St. Patrick’s Parade: Parking, start time and everything you need to know
*Worcester road closings for St. Patrick's Parade
*See the Bravehearts and Jake the Lion in the front of the pack at parade
*Mass. Lottery giving out promotional items at retailers near parade
-$2,800 specialty stroller stolen from Worcester family
-City man arraigned on motor vehicle homicide charge
-Millbury firefighter accused of raping 15-year-old high school student,
-Fitchburg man heads to Eastern Europe to help daughter, 8-month-old grandson flee war
-Worcester custodian becomes viral sensation for hilarious videos
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-New owners of Nick’s won’t make drastic changes to favorite Worcester bar
-Worcester's spending of ARPA's $150 million still at a trickle
-Radio Worcester (18:08): Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose talks nuclear disarmament & making history
-History made at UMass Memorial with hospital’s first IVF baby, who also saved his father’s life
-$100 million needed to restore Worcester Memorial Auditorium
-Related: Inside Worcester Auditorium (40 photos)
-First free indoor skate park ollies into Worcester doubling space with City Light Church
-Advocates want Worcester to decriminalize, embrace psychedelics
-Tribute to a woman who worked for more than 45 years for the Worcester Gas Light Company, remaining through 3 company name change
-ICYMI: Worcester police seek assistance finding missing 14-year-old girl
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (8:02)
-After a federal audit, Worcester may have to return some Hurricane Maria money
-Mercantile Center owner planning hotel, 150 apartments for Downtown Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): State Police involved in search for missing Sturbridge man, 71
-Dudley parish to take collections for Ukrainian refugees
-Ukrainian living in Lancaster worries for family in the capital city
-Michael Vulcano, Holy Cross football staff member, to run for state rep in Northborough
-Mother of Fitchburg soldier who died wants answers about his death
-Fitchburg man the 11th to plead guilty in trafficking case
-Sports: Unbeaten Wachusett girls' basketball team advances to Division 1 Final Four
-Millbury girls advance to Division 4 Final Four
-Algonquin in Division 2 girls' hockey state semifinals
-Are Celtics legit NBA title contenders? "100 percent," this NBA insider says
-Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week
-HC prof: MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement fails to address players’ biggest grievances
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Mass. Pirates win home opener, 30-27, with field goal as time expires (:58)
-Bruins beat Coyotes, 3-2
-Revolution fall to Real Salt Lake, 3-2
-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: Russia bombards Ukrainian cities, blocks civilian evacuation routes
-New England: Owner of Mount Washington Cog Railway proposes lodging near summit
-Man in line for lunch in Northampton stabbed in the throat unprovoked attack
-Business: Care Central VNA CEO to retire, be replaced by Worcester exec
-Working from home easier for men than women: study
-Colleges: Nichols taps Bryant dean as new provost
-TV/Streaming: An Adele concert special is coming to NBC later this month
-Movies: New movies on VOD
-Celebrity: Ukrainian girl wows Idina Menzel with "Let It Go" in bomb shelter
-Shopping: Walgreen's latest update is annoying some shoppers
-Health: Playing your favorite music can ease your anxiety, new study suggests
-History: Worcester Art Museum in 1906
-Animals: Dog had been through so much, people couldn’t tell her breed (3:13)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Target shopper finds love in chat with customer service rep
-Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, border agents seize boxes of blood-sucking Bulgarian leeches
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Long COVID is difficult to diagnose, treat, doctors say
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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