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In The News
-Latest forecast: Clouds give way to light rain this afternoon, high of 59 today in Worcester
+6:00: Accuser explains sexual allegations against St. John's Food for Poor director
+6:00: Worcester approves site plan for 210-unit apartment complex on Hemans Street
+6:00: 32-year-old Whitinsville man arrested for drug distribution
+6:00: Local theaters screen Ukrainian film to support war relief effort
+6:00: Country star Chris Janson will be "All In" at The Palladium on March 26th
+Noon: Planet Fitness renovates Webster Square location
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 17th
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Brit Floyd, Inmo Yang and more ...
+Noon: 5 open houses planned in Worcester
+Noon: Furniture and household goods drive Saturday at Wachusett Recycling Center
-87-year-old Worcester man missing
-Worcester JetBlue passengers left stranded on tarmac after workers leave
-ACT NOW: Fly from Worcester to NYC For $34 with JetBlue
-K-9s from across New England test their skills at Worcester Airport
-Family that survived Soviet oppression escapes Ukraine, now in Worcester (2:22)
-After Worcester 5-year-old's wheelchair stroller is stolen, donations pour in for replacement
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Worcester
-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
-26-year-old Worcester man arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-Ethics complaint filed after Worcester police sergeant named as fundraiser
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Last Call with Sarah Borges, singer-songwriter
-"508, A show about Worcester" No. 376 (37:24): Endemic Life
-Bill Shaner: The Worcester administration's chief diversity officer problem came to a head Tuesday night
-Earlier: Worcester plans "unvarnished" review over hiring diversity chief
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (14:23): Chief Diversity Officer and St. Patrick's Parade
-Burncoat Dance team tops jazz category in N.E. championship
-First Person: Driving slow by the home we sold in the fall
-Bad Advice: Celebrate "parade activities" all year long
-Animals: 23 dogs surrendered from Worcester County home to be available for adoption in coming days
-ICYMI: Shrewsbury Street loft development reemerges after 2 years
-Iconic Worcester music store to close
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton to get new firetruck with ARPA funds
-Former correction officer arraigned in Clinton over inmate relationship
-Millbury library, residents rally with donations after library books "stolen"
-Realty group to hold ribbon cutting at new Auburn location
-Shrewsbury resident continues battle with leukemia
-Grafton may have a Fourth of July parade this year
-Sutton 4th fundraiser seeks canine candidates to run for "mayor"
-Millbury Women's Club plans "Pansies for Pancreatic Cancer" fundraiser
-Fitchburg father in Ukraine trying to rescue daughter, grandson (2:13)
-Earrings for Ukraine: Fitchburg woodworker uses skills to fundraise
-Sports: Enter March Madness contest to win Bravehearts season tickets
-Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week
-Millbury girls' basketball team makes state final
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Celtics beat Warriors, 110-88
-Wild beat Bruins, 4-2
-Railers win in Trois-Rivières, 4-3
-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: 9 killed, including 6 students, in crash involving University of the Southwest golf teams
-Ukraine's President Zelenskyy asks U.S. Congress for support, no-fly zone (2:45)
-President calls Putin "a war criminal"
-New England: Mass. schools sitting on $2 billion in unspent federal aid
-Here's what permanent Daylight Saving Time would mean for New England
-Business: SALMON expanding into home health care
-Small businesses to receive extra deferment of COVID loans
-Revised data reveals higher unemployment rates in 2021, as Mass. unemployment rises to 4.8%
-Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come
-Colleges: UMass Medical School looks to fill about 600 jobs through March 30th Career Fair
-Clark student one of only of two in Mass. trained for cannabis-enhanced yoga
-TV/Streaming: Netflix to test charging users a fee for sharing their passwords
-Netflix makes Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s show, "Servant of the People," available in U.S.
-Food: Massive recall issued for gummies sold at Amazon, Target, Walgreens, CVS, other major retailers
-Health: Climate change is already making allergy season nastier
-Homes: Worcester real estate roundup
-History: Road to Bancroft Tower in Worcester in 1910
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young students offer pep talks on free hotline (2:19)
-Meanwhile, Mike Tyson’s cannabis brand making gummies in the shape of bitten ears
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester County reported 483 additional cases this week
-Top docs talk Deltacron, 4th vaccine dose
-Free walkup testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-ICYMI: What rising COVID infections in the U.K. and Europe could mean for the U.S.
-Scientists explore potential links between COVID and diabetes
-Patients with cancer are at higher risk for developing breakthrough infections & severe outcomes, study claims
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-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
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>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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