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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 53 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester schools turn to its crisis intervention team in tragic times
+6:00: Worcester search warrant leads to arrest for drug charges
+6:00: Students rescued after bus get stuck in mud, tips in Hubbardston (1:09)
+6:00: Yume Dumplings owner brings "Hong Kong-style café" to Worcester
+6:00: Window smashed by brick at Northborough police station (pictured)
+Noon: Chain store with locations in Shrewsbury, Leominster files bankruptcy
+Noon: Lois Weber Film Festival puts forgotten silent filmmaker in focus
+Noon: Last Call: Ferol Smith, systems analyst and artist
-Worcester man wanted to break a $20, wins $1 million
-Huge backup: Tractor-trailer rollover spills car batteries with sulfuric acid onto Mass Pike ramp in Auburn (1:40). Article
-Road rage suspect's arrest caught on camera in Leicester (:30). Article
-Suspect in shooting of Boston police officer has criminal history in Webster
-Author writes about growing up in a poor and violent neighborhood in Worcester
-Worcester City Council OKs Civil Service exit for chiefs after union outcry
-Worcester police racial equity audit published after 3 years
-Nativity School of Worcester accepting applications for 2024-2025 Girls Division
-Amid violence and unrest, security a top priority for Be Like Brit's orphanage in Haiti
-Related: 100FM The Pike (10:54) — Be Like Brit's Cherylann Gengel on their work in Haiti
-2 Worcester Latina entrepreneurs partner to re-launch businesses
-Don't ban TikTok, says Worcester church organist: Here's how he says it helps him
-Mega Millions jackpot nears billion dollar mark, at $977 million
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:22): W.P.D. audit debate — Calls for data & change
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — Jo-Anne Muldoon and Deborah Johnson. Video (15:46). Audio (15:45)
>DINING OUT: T&G Best Chinese Restaurant poll down to final 8
-ICYMI: State's highest court reinstates conviction of woman in grisly Worcester murder (:25). Article
-Canal District Transformation, part 1: The rising value of the neighborhood
-Related: W.B.J. Editorial — Preserve the Canal District magic
-Remembering the 1972 Worcester Art Museum heist
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie filming today and tomorrow at Seven Saws Brewing
-Last day to request nomination papers is Thursday
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Holden posts composting schedule
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston joins towns looking at override
-Stockpile of weapons confiscated from elderly Leominster man who made gun threat to CVS staff
-Radio Worcester (24:14): Wellsworth Hotel in Southbridge, A nod to history & modern comforts
-Coolidge Elementary School holds "Celebration of Us"
-Shrewsbury Police Department newsletter
-Leicester police to hold home gun safety class on Saturday
-The Item's public saftey logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Eleni's Midnite Café was once an epicenter of Worcester's poetry scene
-Listen Up: Walter Sickert and company offer wild "Between Breaths"
-100FM The Pike (19:19): John Cafiero talks to Mike Hsu about Osake Popstar, Sweetie Candy Vigilante and Dr. Demento
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 529 (27:47): Mill St. redesign — Traffic, crashes and fatality
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 30 (28:53): Reading List
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was a maternity nurse in Worcester for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Ottawa, 6-2
-Brian Hoyer reveals Tom Brady told him to be ready to "play the whole year" in 2019
-Holy Cross women's basketball departs for NCAA Tournament (1:59)
-Holy Cross focused on opening NCAA Tournament against UT Martin
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Central Mass. running calendar
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
>NATIONAL: Miami murder-suicide victims identified as New England College graduates
-Boeing whistleblower John Barnett made a grim prediction before his death
-Tragic: 1-year-old boy died after being attacked by 2 family dogs
>NEW ENGLAND: Body pulled from Charles River
-Attacks on correction officers in Mass. prisons are up (4:48)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Paramedic/Fire Science dual track opens career doors for Emily Goodsell
-Where in the world are WPI students in D-Term
-Holy Cross students accepted to study abroad programs after much anticipation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 cities With the most green space around the world
>BUSINESS: After buying the Bravehearts, Vaccaro family is looking to run the baseball team differently
-LPL Research: A busy (and perhaps historic) week for central banks
-Bernie Sanders wants the U.S. to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit?
>SHOPPING: Amazon announces first Big Spring Sale
>HOMES: Central Mass. Gardening: Houseplant spotlight — demystifying orchids
>HEALTH: Up to 5.8 million kids have long COVID, study says
-Mass. doctor on deadly outbreaks linked to drinking water (2:42)
>FOOD: Toss out these 6 popular ultra-processed foods now, nutritionist says
>TV/STREAMING: YouTuber MrBeast pairs with Prime Video for “biggest reality competition series ever”
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Michael Keaton movie "Knox goes away" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Toby Keith posthumously voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
>ANIMALS: Rescued 3-legged dog completely transforms once he's safe (14:21)
>HISTORY: Railways companies influenced development of Westborough’s roads
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 7-year-old girl receives life-saving heart transplant
-Meanwhile, in Florida, monster gator lurking in golf-course pond bites off fisherman's hand
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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