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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: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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