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In The News
-Latest forecast: Cloudy, high of 58 today in Worcester
+6:00: After Worcester 5-year-old's wheelchair stroller is stolen, donations pour in for replacement
+6:00: Earrings for Ukraine: Fitchburg woodworker uses skills to fundraise
+6:00: Climate change is already making allergy season nastier
+Noon: Worcester food pantry operator suspended over accusations of sexual coercion
-Earlier: Well-known Worcester program manager placed on leave pending investigation of claims of illegal activity
+Noon: 26-year-old Worcester man arrested for fentanyl trafficking
+Noon: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (14:23): Chief Diversity Officer and St. Patrick's Parade
+Noon: Ukraine's Pres. Zelenskyy asks U.S. Congress for support, no-fly zone (18:24)
+Noon: 23 dogs surrendered from Worcester County home to be available for adoption in coming days
+Noon: 9 killed, including 6 students, in crash involving University of the Southwest golf teams
+9:30: Worcester JetBlue passengers left stranded on tarmac after workers leave
+9:30: ACT NOW: Fly from Worcester to NYC For $34 with JetBlue
+9:30: Family that survived Soviet oppression escapes Ukraine, now in Worcester (2:22)
+9:30: $100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Worcester
+9:30: Clark student one of only of two in Mass. trained for cannabis-enhanced yoga
+9:30: Submit your March Madness bracket for free for a chance to win season tickets, 5-game plans, and all-you-can-eat flex tickets from Worcester Bravehearts
+9:30: Last Call with Sarah Borges, singer-songwriter
+9:30: First Person: Driving slow by the home we sold in the fall
+9:30: Bad Advice: Celebrate "parade activities" all year long
-Shrewsbury Street loft development reemerges after 2 years
-Iconic Worcester music store to close
-Worcester plans "unvarnished" review over hiring diversity chief
-Earlier: City administration's diversity problem worsens as advisory committee suspends work out of frustration
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 16th
-St. John's Billy Riley being investigated for illegal activity
-72-year-old Barre man who killed his landlord sentenced to prison
-29-year-old Fitchburg woman sentenced in drug distribution case
-Screen Time: Despite Rhimes and Barrowman, locally shot "Gilded Lilys" never appeared
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 16th
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Animals: Local bears are waking, but it doesn't have to be a confrontation
-Homes: Worcester real estate roundup
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 469 (28:01): Mask Mandates/Rent Control
-"508, A show about Worcester" No. 376 (37:24): Endemic Life
-Radio Worcester (20:27): City Manager Ed Augustus talks St. Patrick's Parade, COVID, last chance agreements, CDO departure
-Worcesteria: Saying goodbye to Nick's, my favorite bar
-Janice Harvey: Nick's becoming Steel & Wire, was once Stoney O’Brien’s
-Tribute to man who spent nearly 50 years at Worcester law firm
-ICYMI: Is this the end for the Denholm Building?
-Eatery to open second Worcester location
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Trucking company fined $9,325 over Oxford spill
-Shrewsbury manufacturer sells $9.25 million HQ and retail plaza
-Millbury students heading to Belize, not eastern Europe, this spring
-Massive retail center in Sturbridge drops $12 million in value in recent sale
-Webster Fire Department rescues "Einstein" on Webster Lake
-Grafton rep. supports continued outdoor dining, COVID-related spending plan
-Rutland debates gravel road improvements
-Sports: Wachusett girls fall in state semifinals
-Enter March Madness contest to win Bravehearts season tickets
-Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Red Sox broadcast crew rounds out with Tony Massarotti, Kevin Millar, Kevin Youkilis and Will Middlebrooks
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 2-1
-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: Senate passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
-Suspect arrested in connection with shootings of 5 homeless men in New York City and D.C.
-New England: Drug cartels targeting children in N.H., officials say
-Mental health care is the focus of Gov. Baker’s bill
-Business: Women's national business council honors local group
-Cannabis Confidential: Cannabis Primary shows pot not a primary
-Colleges: Quinsig to offer free clinical medical assistant training
-TV/Streaming: Netflix to create 5 new Dr. Seuss animated shows
-Food: Starbucks wants to phase out iconic disposable cups with washing stations
-Health: "Elite sleepers" could hold the key to beating dementia
-History: American Steel & Wire Co., South Works in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WWII vet, 99, becomes author after buying his first computer
-Meanwhile, in Minnesota, watch deer block mail carrier: "Do you live here?"
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Top docs talk Deltacron, 4th vaccine dose
-What rising COVID infections in the U.K. and Europe could mean for the U.S.
-Free walkup vaccinations/boosters 11-7 today at Worcester Public Library
-Princeton rescinds vax mandate for town employees
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (9:31): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on the St. Patrick's Parade and COVID
-Mass. officials report 502 new cases, 16 additional deaths
-COVID, flu may spike amid spring break partying across U.S.
-In China, 37 million people are in COVID lockdown. Here's what we know
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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