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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 40 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Wild Sutton bust: "I've never found a rocket launcher before" (1:39)
+Earlier: "You found what!?!?" Rocket launcher found at Sutton motor inn (pictured)
+6:00: Lake Quinsigamond use restricted after sewage leak
+6:00: Worcester evaluates options in search for new police chief
+6:00: Police searching for missing Northbridge teen allegedly traveling with 23-year-old
+Noon: Intoxicated Leominster man arrested after refusing to leave mother's apartment
+Noon: Black Entrepreneurs Unite! to connect Black female business owners
+Noon: Joey Harkum bringing music from new release to Electric Haze
-Worcester tiny house village for homeless delayed
-Worcester Housing Authority's Alex Corrales blasts union's campaign to "smear and disparage"
-Report recommends improvements to Worcester commuter rail
-Students begin break at Worcester Common Oval
-Central Mass. driving school cries foul in early termination of contract with R.M.V.
-50 years later, the disappearance of Vicke Lee Lamberton
-Spencer native Paul D’Amato of "Slap Shot" fame dies at 75
-Jason Homer seeks to stand up for marginalized voices as a librarian
-More I-290 exit closures: Construction on bridge to Mass Pike
-Radio Worcester (53:40): Roundtable debates Quality of Life Team’s impact in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (15:49): Worcester Guardian top stories, H.O.F. update
>DINING OUT: New owner Christon Paddock adapting to Kenmore Diner
-ICYMI: 2 treated after Worcester house fire
-Several customers at Worcester Big Y had credit card info stolen, police say
-Worcester Tech, Second Chance Cars team up to help local man's recovery journey
-Shrewsbury store run by neurodivergent students learning on the job (2:30). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Person of the Year nominations open
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Friends of Red Barn preserve history
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Body discovered in water in Fitchburg
-Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services to hold giving gala in May
-Worcester County Wonders: The steamy history of Gardner
-After driving accident victim home, Ashburnham officer sees woman with crack pipe
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-Wachusett area voting information
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Mom's Night Out at Courthouse Brew on Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Frankly, Charlotte: Worcester gets tangled in "Madame Web"
-Horror films in fearsome focus at Worcester's Dead of Winter Horror Fest
-Poet's Cauldron illustrates what's right with local arts
-Blue Ribbons take prize with new album, "Forever, But Not For Long"
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 26 (28:19): Hawaii For Safe Tech
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 413 (27:52): Frank Chandler, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester native who demonstratied "unwavering dedication to the Albanian-American community"
>SPORTS: Rafael Devers calls out Red Sox ownership
-Hometown ballplayer returns home after career on the diamond
-Longtime Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater retires
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Mary Pat Sayre works her way back at Holy Cross
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Hyundai recalls Genesis cars for fire risk
>INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL: I.R.S. refunds are plunging as this year's tax season ramps up
-Tragic: Cousins ages 10 and 12 charged with murder of 3-year-old girl
>NEW ENGLAND: Boston flight diverted after plane damage discovered mid-air (1:52)
-Police officer saves 1-month-old from choking on formula
>COLLEGES: Administration to cancel another $1.2 billion of student loans
-Artist and filmmaker to screen hip hop documentary at Worcester State
-Clark partnership with public schools aims to improve high schoolers’ mental health outcomes
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Delta launching nonstop flight from Boston to Honolulu
>BUSINESS: Treasuries: Who's buying and why it matters
-Radio Worcester (23:40): Craig Blais & Jenny Pacillo discuss Greendale, W.B.D.C., Amazon plans
>SHOPPING: State has lost another once-thriving mall
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, February 11th
>HEALTH: Getting your hands on the new weight loss meds isn't simple
-No link between preterm birth and autism, new study says (1:06)
>FOOD: 80% of Americans test positive for chemical found in Cheerios that may cause infertility
>TV/STREAMING: "Only Murders In The Building" adds Molly Shannon to Season 4 roster
>MOVIES: Will Helen Hunt appear in new "Twisters" movie?
>CELEBRITY: Beyoncé debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart
>ANIMALS: Stray cat moves into office and takes a job (4:05)
>HISTORY: Remembering President Obama's commencement address at Worcester Tech
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man wins $1 million lottery jackpot 3 days after breakup
-Meanwhile, in Arkansas, French tourist finds 7.46-carat diamond in state park
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:27). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Mass. National Guard sergeant from Leominster charged with killing boyfriend (1:50). Article
-Cuts coming: Worcester schools face $22 million budget deficit
-On set at "The Walking Dead: Dead City" in Worcester
-Related: "The Walking Dead: Dead City" TV show filming begins in Downtown Worcester
-Family of 14-year-old Worcester teen killed in shooting announces funeral
-Worcester police investigate stabbing on Chandler Street
-Search warrant leads to arrest of Worcester man for drugs
-Mass. D.O.T. exhibit at DCU Center features simulator for navigating streets
-Channel 7 solves timeshare problem for local widow
-The Faces of Worcester: Allen Greenman, Real estate & watchmaker
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>CELEBRITY: Worcester's Denis Leary to appear in first movie since 2014
>DINING OUT: Central Mass. Mom's Best Gluten-Free Restaurants in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: "Pop, pop ... bang, bang!" Driver wounded in shooting before car slams into Worcester house (2:18)
-Related: Resident recounts waking to gunshots, S.U.V. slamming into house
-City Manager Eric Batista to reject committee recommendations, renew Spectrum contract
-Related: The Buzz with City Manager Batista — Cable Talk
-Korean fried chicken shop coming to Downtown Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Budget presentation by Finance Committee on Friday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board creates Municipal Facilities Optimization Committee
-Gardner man in unresponsive state drives up to Clinton police in Hannaford parking lot
-Northborough residents react to being named the safest in Mass.
-Tribute Road Race Saturday in Clinton
-Bulfinch Bee 5K Saturday in Lancaster
-Clinton Chamber hosting several events
-Fitchburg vacant property registration requirement now live
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Singer-songwriter Tasteless Jack makes Redemption Rock taproom debut on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things to Do: Psychic Faire, poet Alejandro Jimenez and more
-Knights and fairies galore at renaissance fair in Phillipston this weekend
-Play explores life of suffragist and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 27 (29:01)
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
-Unity Radio (58:06): TheWoo508
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Bruins lose Game 6 to Toronto, Game 7
-Here's what Bruins broadcaster Jack Edwards said after his final game
-Dates for Celtics second round series vs. Cavs or Magic
-For Patriots, it's out with “Do Your Job,” in with “Process… Progress… Payoff.”
-Belichick — the Holy Cross coach, not the other one — named Coach of the Year
-Red Sox fall to Giants, 3-1
-WooSox lose to Lehigh Valley, 7-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-New U.S. cars will be required to have automatic emergency braking in 5 years
>NATIONAL: U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana
-17-year-old charged with murdering 10-year-old sister
-Tragic: 2-year-old boy dies after inflatable house goes airborne
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial Day 3 recap | What happened at the scene of death? (31:36)
-Tanker fire closes I-95 in Norwalk, Conn. (1:13)
>COLLEGES: Filmmaker and Clark alum explores identity, acceptance and blue-collar realities
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Haylee Walker, class of ‘24
-Assumption students recognized for academic excellence at 40th Honors Convocation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Beautiful African paradise islands that most tourists don’t know about
>BUSINESS: African business expo in Worcester eyes increased attendance for second year
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-This is the most dreaded word at work: "My mind goes to the worst places"
>SHOPPING: Credit card skimmers found at Walmarts, including one in Hudson
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, April 21st to 27th
>HEALTH: U.S. fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century
-Eating avocados may lower diabetes risk for women: study
>FOOD: Walgreens keeps selling out of mango gummy candy — and Gen Zers are desperate
>TV/STREAMING: Max streaming service to crack down on password sharing after move boosts Netflix
>MOVIES: Margot Robbie to produce live-action "Monopoly" movie
>ANIMALS: He was in the shelter for over 600 days until... (:59)
>HISTORY: Soldier's Monument, Worcester Common
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Soldier surprises 5-year-old daughter at school
-Meanwhile, man paddles river in Australia's largest pumpkin
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