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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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-Administrative Assistant VI at WPI
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-Full-Time Reporter at Worcester Business Journal
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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 (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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