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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 (:34). High of 56 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Rolling rally for North High champs begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday
-Related: Pulse Magazine profile of Al Pettway, North High Dean of Students and basketball coach
-Worcester 20-year-olds open Infused Café in Canal District
-Green Hill Golf Course reopens for the season
-Police investigation underway following late night shooting in Worcester that left victim wounded
-W.P.D. seeks suspect in attempted robbery on Vernon Street
-Polar brings back its Jalapeño Citrus Margarita Seltzer in limited production
-Family caregivers in Mass. could get $1,500 if this tax credit passes
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 499 (28:11): Homework
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Did Sue Paye Run Away?". Video (14:51). Audio (16:37)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Shrewsbury's Shad Hadid author comes up with winning formula
-Assabet Valley Mastersingers plans open rehearsal on Monday
-Bill Shaner: Why's it so hard to do cool things in this city?
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: I'm Latina but I'm Not Spicy
-Laurel: Meet Worcester's Grace Stafford of Stafford St., the voice of Woody Woodpecker
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 898 (29:30): Author Joanna MacGugan
-Vocero Hispano: 03-24-2023 al 3-30-2023
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a Worcester man active in human rights committees and with Team Hoyt Foundation
-ICYMI: Worcester guidance counselor arrested, charged with indecent assault
-Worcester police Sgt. Derrick Leto remembered for commitment to community
-Related: GoFundMe for Worcester Police Sgt. beats goal on the day of funeral
-Worcester breaking its own rules after German shepherd kills cockapoo, woman says
-Earlier: Worcester woman mourns dog killed by German Shepherd owned by police officer neighbor (1:09)
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden police wants to I.D. man who stole from firewood money box
-Holden charity helping animals impacted by war in Ukraine (2:09)
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Committee takes step toward Shrewsbury High School expansion
-Shrewsbury Public Library honored for "Radical Empathy" project
-Webster Lake Association hosts second annual Polar Plunge
-Injured in Boston Marathon bombings, Uxbridge woman determined to finish this year's race
-Blanchard named new Mary Rowlandson principal
-Airline passenger honored for tackling Leominster man in flight attack
-Community workshop in Grafton to consider improvements to 5 Mill St. park site
-Sutton Historical Society starts Membership Drive, announces first speaker talk
>SPORTS: NHL-best Bruins clinch Atlantic with 2-1 win over Tampa Bay
-Massachusetts Pirates season preview
-Bravehearts hiring for operations crew
-Railers lose to Adirondack, 2-1
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Deep South tornadoes kill 26
-6 wounded in Shreveport, Louisiana shooting
-Here's when you'll be able to see 5 planets in the night sky at once
-Tragic: College student on spring break dies after falling from Mexican hotel balcony
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. defied state and national startup trends in 2022
-Yatco Energy buys permitted land from WooSox co-owner for $2.5 million, plans gas station
>NEW ENGLAND: Home video shows massive fire that destroyed beachfront houses (2:11). Article
-Reports of hate crime are skyrocketing in Mass.
-Woman's death on plane over Mass. not caused by turbulence, N.T.S.B. says
>FOOD: A simple trick for the crispiest bacon
>COLLEGES: Radio Worcester (8:16): Anna Maria College social work program
-At video game convention PAX East, Worcester students and grads show off creations
>HEALTH: A terrifying fungal disease is infecting frogs in Africa. Here's why it matters
-Bacteria from meat could be causing more than half a million U.T.I.s in the U.S. every year, study estimates
>HOMES: Realtors group reports sharp decline in February home sales
>TV/STREAMING: "The Young and the Restless" celebrates 50 years of drama
>MOVIES: Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx back on set after his "meltdown"
>CELEBRITY: Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth announce their divorce
>ANIMALS: Clingy cat goes everywhere with mom (3:26)
>HISTORY: Jackson Browne & Linda Ronstadt at Clark University in March 1974 (1:18:50)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Off-duty pilot on flight steps in to help after pilot suffers in-flight medical emergency
-Meanwhile, in Florida, video shows 10-foot-long alligator strutting through upscale community (:54)
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Classifieds
+Servers wanted at Worcester restaurant
-Head host and hosts at Downtown Worcester restaurant
-Multiple positions for Wonder Bar's Polar Park location
-Multiple positions at Worcester restaurant
-Grounds crew for Worcester Bravehearts
-Multiple positions, Law Department, City of Worcester
-Director of Planning and Community Development, Town of Holden
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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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>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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