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In The News
-Latest forecast: Turning cloudy, high of 58 today in Worcester
+6:00: Screen Time: Despite Rhimes and Barrowman, locally shot "Gilded Lilys" never appeared
+6:00: Radio Worcester (20:27): City Manager Ed Augustus talks St. Patrick's Parade, COVID, last chance agreements, CDO departure
+6:00: Worcesteria: Saying goodbye to Nick's, my favorite bar
+6:00: Janice Harvey: Nick's becoming Steel & Wire, was once Stoney O’Brien’s
+6:00: Senate passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 15th
+Noon: Local bears are waking, but it doesn't have to be a confrontation
+Noon: Quinsig to offer free clinical medical assistant training
-Odds are against any more meaningful snowstorms this season
-Well-known Worcester program manager placed on leave pending investigation of claims of illegal activity
-Is this the end for the Denholm Building?
-City administration's diversity problem worsens as advisory committee suspends work out of frustration
-Don Landgren: Worcester seeking new chief diversity officer again
-City Council Preview: The departure of the chief diversity officer, various routine stuff
-Worcester schools may need to return $1.4 million in federal aid
-Eatery to open second Worcester location
-Andy's Attic holding prom dress extravaganza on Thursday
-Worcester community members come together to replace girl’s stolen stroller
-Worcester police boost social media efforts for missing kids
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Sam James' new single "Going through it" drops Friday
-Homes: 5 new Worcester houses on the market
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 469 (28:01): Mask Mandates/Rent Control
-Untangling the politics of hair: WSU professor to give presentation for Historical Museum
-Tribute to devout woman who taught catechism classes for 40 years and learned to drive at age 70
-ICYMI: Meet Jimmy Cash, the Worcester school custodian who moonlights as a stand-up comedian and TikTok star
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (8:02)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Chamber organizing town-wide cleanup May 7th
-Auburn Historical Society seeks artifacts from town
-Shrewsbury vineyard, winery hits market for $2.8 million
-Shrewsbury green lights McGovern’s permits for Route 9 site
-Sutton's Joao Santos named director of finance for Sherrill House
-Holy Cross football staff member to run for state rep in Northborough
-Sports: Tornadoes Night, Craft Beer Night, "You-Choose" Games among Bravehearts promotions for Twenty-Twenty-You season
-Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Nick Escoto named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 21
-Railers playoff primer – March 14th
-Algonquin reaches state Division 2 hockey final
-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: Woman credits her late husband for saving her from tornado in rural Iowa
-Drone shows destruction in Mariupol, where officials say 2,500 Ukrainians have died
-Tragic: 3-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills mom
-New England: State refused to investigate unemployment fraud claims from woman
-UPS misses the boat on booking ferry tickets to Nantucket, businesses concerned
-Business: How Fed hikes may affect your car loan, credit card rate, mortgage
-China's new COVID lockdowns are just the latest threat to the global economy
-Central Mass. nonprofits split $7.4 million for workforce, arts, and community enhancement
-Colleges: Quinsigamond student honored as Newman Civic Fellow
-WPI students build a forest classroom at the Farm Stay Project Center in Paxton
-TV/Streaming: HBO Max and Discovery Plus to merge into 1 platform
-Movies: Disney reveals first photo of Tom Hanks as Geppetto in live-action Pinocchio
-Celebrity: Sandra Bullock reveals why she's taking a break from acting
-Dolly Parton bows out of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations
-Food: Mass. seafood wholesaler on sharp price increases: "Ridiculous what's happening"
-Health: 5 reasons you should take a nap
-History: The former South High in Worcester
-Animals: Little seal’s family waits nearby while someone saves him (3:06)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. middle schoolers expand social circles during "No One Eats Alone Day"
-Meanwhile, in Italy, bear relocated to sanctuary after bakery break-in
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: What rising COVID infections in the U.K. and Europe could mean for the U.S.
-Free walkup testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 Tuesday in Downtown Worcester
-Radio Worcester (9:31): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on the St. Patrick's Parade and COVID
-City Manager Ed Augustus reflects on 2 years of COVID
-Here's what experts say could lie ahead for the third year of the pandemic
-ICYMI: A 4th dose of vaccine will be needed, Pfizer’s CEO says, but the company is working on a shot to handle all variants
-Deltacron variant confirmed by WHO: Here's what we know
-WHO on loosening of restrictions: "We can’t will it away"
-When should my 86-year-old mother get a second booster?
In The News
>WEATHER: Late snow tonight into Saturday, high of 28 today in Worcester (3:29)
-Weekend snow and bitter cold temperatures (8:06)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: In Worcester, there's an extra "E" at May Street Elementary School
+Noon: Goddard rocket launch centennial celebrations ready for lift off
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Oxford's Whistle Stop Bar & Grill revitalized by new owners
+Noon: New England's most romantic restaurants for a perfect date night
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Hamnet," "The Secret Agent" and more
-Worcester bakery offering free coffee, Patriots cake giveaway
-$325K snow crab heist in Worcester leads to federal charges
-Former Worcester Vice Lords leader who ordered witness killed to remain in prison
-Donovan Goparian new trial? Judge sets May hearing in Worcester murder case
-Central Mass. police have seen unusual run of traumatic events in early 2026
-Radio Worcester (19:45): D.P.W. commissioner explains snowstorm response, parking ban enforcement and road treatment
-Snow removal lacking in Worcester, city councilors say
-T&G This Week: Covering the shootings in Spencer
>DINING OUT: Addie Lee’s Soul Food: A Sector 1 legend
-ICYMI: Man says son was shot 3 times prior to deadly standoff in Spencer (1:28). Article
-Related: Suspect in Spencer shooting identified, worked for Worcester D.P.W. (2:36). Article
-Worcester couple gets 18 years in prison for sexually trafficking young relative
-Worcester courthouse evacuated following bomb threat
-Worcester board advances Shrewsbury Street apartments, despite parking concerns
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden eyes "bare minimum" in compliance with M.B.T.A. housing requirement
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Wachusett Echo: What’s behind the decline in school election participation?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck driver dies after Route 2 crash
-Police in South Carolina make arrest in death of Oakham native
-Elderly woman in medical coma, cat dies after Lancaster apartment fire
-Worcester County towns get $500,000 to prepare for extreme weather
-Shrewsbury police stats for January
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Evil Felipe, "Wortown Rising," "Sinners," and more ...
-"Wortown Rising" proves that Worcester hip-hop has been thriving for decades
-Noah Kahan takes steps to prevent scalpers from getting tickets (1:39)
-Artist Cicely Carew lifts orchids in exhibition "Elevated"
-Nominations sought for this year's Stanley Kunitz Medal
>OPINION: Andrea Joy Campbell: Fighter for human rights in state's corner
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (55:11): Chuck Jackson and Larry Schuyler, Building Bridges Veterans Initiative
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:01): Worcester snow response, city council power shifts and downtown growth
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who served during Vietnam War
>SPORTS: Drake Maye M.V.P. runner-up, Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels win coaching awards
-How Vrabel’s speeches have lifted Patriots amid playoff run
-Former Patriot Adam Vinatieri headlines a Hall of Fame class missing Bill Belichick
-Patriots' TreVeyon Henderson reveals he eloped ahead of Super Bowl
-Patriots teammates don't seem happy with Tom Brady's Super Bowl take
-Holy Cross men’s basketball hosts Lehigh for Cousy Court Dedication, 125th anniversary celebration
-No. 13 Holy Cross women's ice hockey set to take on Boston College & New Hampshire
-Holy Cross announces 2026 football coaching staff
-Abby Kelley's Layomi Akintan sets tone for Bears
>NATIONAL: Guthrie family shares second plea to possible kidnappers after first ransom deadline passes
-Rep. McGovern accuses D.O.J. of deliberately exposing Epstein victims while protecting the perpetrators
-Tragic: 3 sisters jump to their deaths from balcony after dad bans them from playing game on phone
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver faces charges after car plows into home (1:41)
-Private school teacher on leave after student contracts S.T.I., others report "inappropriate physical contact"
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 28 (37:38): Engineering Safer Skiing | Christopher Brown
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the oldest Olympic venues still in use
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence continued to slip in January
-LPL Financial Research: Dueling mandates: The Fed’s policy caution and Treasury’s growing borrowing needs
-New Worcester conference to promote inclusive leadership
>HOMES: Hot housing markets in New England (5:08)
>SHOPPING: 25+ best Amazon Presidents Day sales, per a pro deal-hunter
>FOOD: Here's how to throw Super Bowl party without breaking the bank (1:55)
>HEALTH: How a cancer diagnosis can affect a patient's mental health (3:24)
-Researchers find that experimental cholesterol-lowering pill could give millions a new option
>TV/STREAMING: FX announces release date for limited series on JFK Jr.'s whirlwind romance
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Harrison Ford hints he'll retire from acting after "Shrinking" ends
-"Full House" alum Dave Coulier gives health update after back-to-back cancer diagnoses
>ANIMALS: Bulldog greets her neighbors through her special fence window (1:56)
>HISTORY: Former Union Depot in Worcester, 1907
>GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritan saves child from attacker
-Meanwhile, in Ontario, escaped emu runs through town, predicts "6 more weeks of winter"
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