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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:48). High of 52 today in Worcester
-A week from today: Solar eclipse — How much Worcester will see, when to see it
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester to extend fare-free transit another year
+6:00: "Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson bringing his "Prehab Tour" to Worcester
+6:00: Worcesteria: On April Fool's Day, a search for pie and ghosts
+6:00: Robert Bilotta: Worcester needs more accessible, affordable housing
+6:00: Jack Toomey named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 25
+6:00: WooSox Rewind: WooSox take two of three from Lehigh Valley to open season
+Noon: Active search for Worcester Marine swept from Puerto Rico beach ends (pictured)
+Noon: Owner of Gage Street site where 4 died in fire may face fines: City
+Noon: Canal District Transformation, part 2: Creating the next chapter
+Noon: W.B.J. names the 2024 Manufacturing Excellence Award winners
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: The city of Worcester celebrates North High’s basketball team’s title at City Hall (44:05)
+Noon: "April Sweepers": A prose poem
-"I want to do grimy Worcester beer." Welcome to the weirdest brewery in Mass.
-Worcester leaders, advocates frustrated as city enters second year without equity officer
-Lake Quinsigamond Commission cracks down on jet skis; no ban
-Changes on Mill Street have not resulted in more crashes, Worcester chief says
-Man who stabbed former Marine in the eye in Worcester sentenced to prison
-Worcester wages: 69 city employees topped $200,000 in 2023. A look at the payroll
-Related: City payroll tops half a billion dollars
-$125,000 grant will help Pleasant Street businesses
-Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony in Worcester pays tribute to service members
-3 Central Mass. medical professionals honored with Heart of Gold Awards
-Worcester Public Library named finalist for national medal for library service
-TODAY! Community Follow-up on Worcester police racial equity audit
-Worcester police union: Equity audit gives "incomplete and inaccurate" picture
-Mass. homeowners warn of faulty home foundations, seek state fund to help
-ICYMI: Crews in Puerto Rico search for a fourth day on Saturday for a missing U.S. Marine from Worcester
-North high celebrates state basketball title with rolling rally
-Worcester police, firefighters honor fallen officers at Friendly House
-Local students recognized for creating app that helps visually impaired people
-Worcester County Wonders: Curious about the Cascades
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Full street sweeping schedule announced
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Pickleball enthusiasm hits the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Man passed out behind wheel in middle of Winchendon street
-Clinton man abandons vehicle in the middle of Water Street after knocking telephone pole over while drunk
-State officials talk trout with Shrewsbury High School students
-Tough talk on Wachusett budget
-Grafton Select Board appointments
-No vote-by-mail for Millbury town election April 30th
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Shrewsbury’s David Long travels the world to capture landscapes
-Joyner Lucas: Not Now I'm Busy (Full Album) (1:02:38)
-Tinseltown program is April 2nd in Clinton
-Shaun Connolly: There's absolutely crying in baseball
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 37 (28:00): Mari Gonzalez
-Unity Radio (57:23): Talking Wellness
-TWIW Podcast Episode 3 (1:27:19): Charter/Spectrum, Police Audit
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who tended bar at multiple locals establishments and owned his own business
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Mariners, 5-1
-Sebastian Vollmer shares strong endorsement of Patriots coach Jerod Mayo
-Holy Cross football fired up to hit again
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 6-2
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Easter shooting leaves 1 dead, at least 5 others wounded
-Crews remove first pieces of collapsed Baltimore bridge from the water
-Tragic: Teen girl takes deputy's gun, shoots herself during struggle: Police
>NEW ENGLAND: Wayland man killed in fiery single-car crash with tree
-Empty offices in downtown Boston having large economic impact (24:47). Article
>COLLEGES: Do you know these Clark rumors and legends?
-Anna Maria's Emily Woodward uses her personal experiences to improve the lives of others
-Q.C.C., M.W.C.C. receive $243,000 for healthcare and I.T. workforce development
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most stunning mountain towns in Europe
>BUSINESS: AT&T says data from 73 million current, former account holders leaked
-Baltimore bridge collapse could have "profound effect" on supply chain across industries
>SHOPPING: Made a Manos in Worcester reopens as businesswomen's partnership
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, March 31st
>HEALTH: U.S. life expectancy increased slightly in 2022
-Would you keep a child home from school if they don't appear sick? Here's what other parents said
>FOOD: F.D.A. may consider ban on chemical in decaf coffee over cancer concerns
>TV/STREAMING: New on Netflix in April (6:39)
>MOVIES: "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" roars to an $80 million box office opening
>CELEBRITY: Prince Harry name-dropped in Sean "Diddy" Combs sex-trafficking suit
>ANIMALS: Cat brothers love tormenting their dad (6:27)
>HISTORY: Tatassit Beach was popular Shrewsbury dancing destination
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Injured owl on side of Mass. overpass rescued by police (:38)
-Meanwhile, in South Korea, ostrich escapes zoo, runs through traffic
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 21 today in Worcester
+5:00: Another cold night, next snow threat develops Sunday (3:18)
-Worcester winter parking ban remains as snow cleanup continues
-720 tickets, 400 tows in Worcester during storm
-"There isn’t enough help out there": Worcester gets mixed reviews on plowing
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Massport seeks to double Worcester airport passenger use by 2035, grow cargo operations
+5:00: Mini-grants applications for Worcester teachers now open
+Noon: Lunenburg school resource officer helps recover more than $100,000 in crypto scam
+Noon: "I Declare" eyes Black perspectives in face of historic anniversary
+Noon: Last Call: Dee O'Connor, book collaborator
-UMass Memorial sees spike in shoveling heart attacks after storm (1:53). Article
-City Council moves forward on Main Street tax exemption
-Kraft honors fallen officer’s family with Super Bowl tickets
-As "Laverne & Shirley" turns 50, remembering Worcester's own Big Ragoo
-Saint Vincent names interim C.E.O. and C.N.O. in leadership transition
-Worcester County Wonders: The future is bright for a new Whalom Park
>DINING OUT: Best hidden gem restaurants in America? Beloved spots worth the trip
-ICYMI: Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking relative sentenced to prison
-Town Fair Tire wants to take over former Fortin's Market (and Dollar Tree) on West Boylston Street
-3-story apartment building proposed for Worcester’s Millbury Street
-TV food personality Alton Brown is set to return to Worcester in April
-Mystery on Main Street: Catacombs under downtown Worcester
-85-year-old man in Worcester jokes about spending birthday digging car out of snow
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-NEW! Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-12-year-old cellist from Holden competes as semifinalist in national competition
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Massive water main breaks disrupt service in Grafton (1:30)
-Shrewsbury adds additional full-day Pre-K classrooms
-Traffic advisory for center of Millbury
-Clinton town clerk resigns, seat to be filled at upcoming election
-Woman arrested after sleeping on sidewalk, drinking near Leominster Market Basket
-Book your pup's next glow-up at Life is Ruff in Auburn
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Knox Train 250th celebrations at Old Sturbridge Village and Worcester
-Holy Cross, Worcester Academy legend Sherry Levin puts lifetime of lessons into new book
-Listen Up: Seeing "Faces" with Worcester rapper Ghost of the Machine
>OPINION: Dr. Mohammad Alhabbal: Many seniors face new crisis
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:04): TheHeavyWeight Dj Rasheed
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:35): How are the roads?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester C.P.A.
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel says Patriots run to Super Bowl was "group effort" (1:06)
-Is Drake Maye hurt? Vrabel gives vague answer
-Maye had right shoulder issue before AFC Championship Game
-Whale comes in with $1.1 million wager on this Super Bowl bet
-NFL world shocked by Bill Belichick failing to make Hall of Fame
-How Belichick reacted to his shocking Hall of Fame snub
-Bill Polian denies being factor in Belichick's Hall of Fame miss
-Bruins beat Nashville, 3-2
-Caitlin Clark joining NBC's NBA coverage as special contributor
-Holy Cross men's basketball (on the road) and women's basketball (at home) face Colgate
>CARS: Volkswagen to recall 44,000 vehicles over high-voltage battery fire risk
>NATIONAL: Woman gets $3 million in romance scams
-Autopsy reports reveal horrific new details about University of Idaho victims' stabbing injuries
-Tragic: Father shoots and kills 4 family members, including wife, while his child hides in closet and calls 911: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 children charged with murder after deadly beating in Providence
-Top Hawaiian chef and dad of 3 ID'd as fourth victim of Maine plane crash
-Radio Worcester (12:55): Jesse Littlewood explains ballot initiative to reform primary elections
>COLLEGES: Clark's visual arts M.F.A. residency includes learning, creating and building community
-Holy Cross professor: From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest's controversial plus-size passenger policy kicks in
-5 things you should always wear on a plane
>BUSINESS: UPS plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs as it scales back Amazon deliveries
-LPL Financial Research: The productivity advantage: Powering economic growth in 2026
-TikTok reaches last-minute settlement with woman who blamed app for depression, body dysmorphia
>HOMES: Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Worcester metro area
>SHOPPING: Behind the seams — A closer look at clothing quality (1:54)
>FOOD: Keurig recalls over 80,000 McCafé coffee pods
>HEALTH: Women who get pregnant in this window are more likely to live longer
-Deadly cancer risk spikes with certain level of alcohol consumption, study finds
>TV/STREAMING: Taylor Sheridan’s TV show lineup: "Landman" Season 3, "Marshals", "The Madison" and more
>MOVIES: Dirty Dancing sequel with Jennifer Grey moving forward
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney climbs Hollywood sign to hang up bras
-Claire Danes admits she had a "meltdown" after learning she was pregnant at 44
>ANIMALS: Wild squirrel visits dog every day for 5 years (2:13)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Belmont and Edward streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Bouquet of lottery tickets earns birthday girl $20,000
-Meanwhile, in Australia, kangaroo causes chaos during bike tour, bikers injured
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