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In The News
-Latest weather: Breezy Monday before rain, snow move in midweek, high of 53 today in Worcester
+5:30: Peter Stefan, longtime city mortician, has died
+5:30: Police data shows ShotSpotter's level of impact in Worcester
+5:30: $100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Worcester
+5:30: Arson Watch offers reward for Wind Tiki Webster Restaurant fire
+5:30: Police investigating fatal stabbing in Fitchburg
+5:30: Will Spangenberg named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+5:30: Best-selling Amazon products of 2022: 90 top finds
+Noon: Worcester officials speak out about St. John's abuse allegations
+Noon: How do you replace a college president? 8 Central Mass. colleges are finding out
+Noon: Meeting 2022 with optimism: Post-COVID conferences returning
+Noon: Don Landgren: Passengers stranded on JetBlue plane at Worcester Regional Airport
+Noon: Song to Get You Through the Week: Ashley Deyj comes out swinging on "Higher"
-Worcester State grad and Leominster native, a Marine pilot, killed in Norway training crash
-Infiltrating Worcester's inner circle
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - March 21st
-UMass resident physicians: Residency is broken. We're unionizing to fix it
-Departing Worcester Chief Diversity Officer Stephanie Williams accepts position at Mount Wachusett Community College
-Get $10 off Brew Woo tickets if you grab them by March 23rd
-ICYMI: Man stabbed at Worcester bus hub, 21-year-old arrested
-2 hospitalized after fire at multi-family home in Auburn. Gallery (65 photos)
-Former Worcester City Councilor to lead investigation into St. John's Food for the Poor Program Director
-Worcester's spring street sweeping starts April 4th
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-The Flock returns to Peppercorn's, tickets on sale
-Three Chicks Food Picks: Wan Wang's oversized menu offers something for everyone
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 470 (27:58): Chief Diversity Officer/Police Cadets
-Politics and the City: Search for more play spaces could mean upgrades at Goddard School
-Tribute to Worcester native who was deployed to Italy with the military in 1955 and never moved home
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Iconic Grafton Inn up for sale for $1.9 million
-Husband and wife bring soul food to Leicester with Dawu Cafe
-Shrewsbury schools look to eliminate activity fee
-State police investigate suspicious device found in Upton
-Sports: UMass men's hockey team will begin national title defense Friday in Worcester
-Algonquin girls hockey wins state title in overtime
-Hopedale girls basketball wins first state championship
-Celtics beat Denver, 124-104
-Red Sox land All-Star shortstop Trevor Story
-Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Longtime basketball official Frank DeSantis steps away after a 50-year career
-Railers lose to Newfoundland, 3-2
-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: Russian elites planning to overthrow Putin, Ukrainian intelligence says
-State media report crash of Chinese airliner with 133 aboard
-Tragic: No charges against a boater who fatally shot a man he helped rescue from the water
-New England: Man fatally stabbed outside Boston bars during busy St. Patrick's Day weekend
-Business: 2 years later, remote work has changed millions of careers
-Gas stations should be modernized, not banned, Worcester Chamber says
-Shopping: Last year, Dollar Tree announced the end of $1 prices. Now, competitors are taking advantage
-Colleges: Geller Jazz Concert returns to Clark with Bill Charlap Trio and special guest Jon Faddis
-Technology developed at UMass Medical School prelude to new muscular dystrophy therapeutics
-TV/Streaming: "Maury" is calling it quits after 30 seasons
-Movies: "The Batman" tops domestic box office, taking in $10.6 million
-Celebrity: Roseanne Barr sells longtime L.A. home for $3.1 million
-Health: Aging faster in adulthood linked to health conditions in adolescence
-Food: Walmart pancake & waffle mix recalled because of possible contamination
-Recall issued for fresh cut fruit, vegetable products due to Listeria fears
-Animals: Wild fox comes to hear this guy play banjo every day (3:06)
-History: Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 5: Hospital legacy
-Homes: 5 new homes on the market in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): College student wins $100,000 after playing lottery for first time on birthday
-Meanwhile, in Florida, alligator crashes swim team’s practice
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Radio Worcester (4:10): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID and the BA.2 subvariant
-Free testing and vaccination/boosters 11-4 today in Downtown Worcester
-ICYMI: "Stealth Omicron" subvariant causing rise in cases abroad
-Health experts predict uptick in U.S. cases due to new BA.2 variant
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
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>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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