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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 50 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: St. Patrick's Day nears; Worcester's Irish explore a complex heritage
+Noon: Worcester parents push for new homework policy that gives "study break" days
+Noon: Worcester inclusionary zoning law goes to City Council for final vote
+Noon: Jazzed Up Thursday at ChaShu
+Noon: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (36:58): Maureen Magarity and Cara McCormack
-"A chaotic mess at any turn": Why Worcester City Council meetings can be a spectacle
-Local restaurant teams up with brewery to can its signature drink
-3 hurt, Grafton home partially demolished after car slams into porch (1:05). Article
-Rescue crews save teens lost in remote area behind Wachusett Mountain (1:30)
-Medical experts in Worcester look back at 3 years of COVID in the city
-Boston Globe: Worcester school officials ask state to investigate newly approved charter school
-Bank collapse fallout in Worcester? Not likely, according to some experts
-Worcester releases first police bodycam video as program begins
-Q.C.C. opens Athletic Center for public gym memberships
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 497 (28:18): Prostitution, Spotted Lanternfly
-Radio Worcester Radio Roundtable (32:38): Plowing, Business Improvement District
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 3, Episode 7 - What happened to Donald Wallace?. Video (15:14). Audio (16:52)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-A new beer honors a local legend, love story
>SHOWTIME: Live Production: The woman who discovered structure of DNA
-Auto mechanic Jai Santora aims to make customers feel safe
-Bill Shaner: The cruelty continues unexamined
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
-Manny Jae Media's "Inner Views" (18:25): Julie Bowditch, CASA Project Worcester County's Executive Director, part 1
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to longtime volunteer for local institutions and groups
-Reminder: Trash and recycling collection in Worcester, Holden and Shrewsbury delayed a day the rest of the week
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing 14-year-old
-Last Worcester inclusionary zoning law hearing ahead of council vote
-First Worcester Jersey Mike's location "coming soon"
-Worcester Public Library hosts U.S. citizenship class
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): For Wachusett students, return to normal brings trials
-Wachusett budget still above town recommendation
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 7's "Solve It 7" gets Shrewsbury couple a resort refund
-Paxton swears in 2 new officers
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Shrewsbury church historian sheds new light on Underground Railroad
-Sutton Garden Club to award scholarship to graduating senior
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner sold in Charlton
>SPORTS: Patriots add receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster with 3-year deal
-Former Assumption star signs 2-year, $13.5 million deal with Buffalo Bills
-Celtics hold on to beat Wolves, 104-102
-Holy Cross women's basketball team prepares to play Maryland (1:36)
-Holy Cross wants court to drop suit of former women's hoop coach
-Holy Cross announces 2023 football schedule, season ticket renewals open
-Enter Worcester Bravehearts March Madness Challenge
-Undefeated David Prouty reaches Division 5 state final
-Millbury boys' basketball team looks to bright future after falling in state semifinal
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-Honda recalling 500,000 vehicles to fix seat belt problem
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot
-Footage released of Russian fighter jet forcing down U.S. drone
-Tragic: Florida senior says he unknowingly signed over his $185,000 house for $10, now being evicted
>NEW ENGLAND: COVID Public Health Emergency in Mass. to end on May 11th
-Mass. lawmakers urge support of bills to close gender, racial wage gaps
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria students answering the call for help through 911 dispatch training
-A WPI-led research team works to enhance military’s materials supply resiliency
>HEALTH: F.D.A. updates mammogram regulations to help detect breast cancer sooner
-Free COVID vaccinations on Thursday: 6-8 at St. Peter's Free Medical Program
>BUSINESS: Key inflation measure shows wholesale prices fell last month
-Unemployment rate rises almost full percentage point across Central Mass.
>FOOD: Hidden Valley Ranch ice cream is being made for a limited time. Would you try it?
>TV/STREAMING: Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis to star in "Kay Scarpetta" series
>MOVIES: First trailer released for live-action version of "The Little Mermaid"
>CELEBRITY: Pedophile rocker Gary Glitter back in prison 1 month after release: report
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, March 5th to 12th
>HISTORY: Old South Church, where City Hall stands now, 1743
>ANIMALS: Spicy kitten needs to be wrapped in purrito (3:29)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Army widow returns to college to honor promise to husband killed in Iraq (2:40)
-Meanwhile, scientists have revived a "zombie" virus that spent 48,500 years frozen in permafrost
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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