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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 62 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+8:00: Man accused of driving suspects in triple shooting in Worcester appears in court
+8:00: Uxbridge student burned by laptop during M.C.A.S. test (2:02) (pictured)
+8:00: Fire damages Church of the Nativity in Northborough
+8:00: The Roll Up returns to Worcester with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Lil Eazy-E
+8:00: Gaming Mitigation Fund grants benefit 3 Worcester nonprofits
+8:00: Eclipse 2024 party at the EcoTarium
+8:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+8:00: WooSox Rewind: WooSox drop 4 of 5 against Buffalo
+Noon: Independent bookstores enhance Worcester’s culture
+Noon: Listen Up: Music is the sound of emotion, experience from PennySTEMS
-Worcester high schooler fighting for his life after triple shooting
-Related: 19-year-old arrested in shooting of 3 teens (1:49). Article
-Related: Worcester councilor calls for "change in culture" after Clarkson Street shooting
-Thousands celebrate solar eclipse at specialized viewing area at Worcester EcoTarium (2:11). Article
-Related: Worcester residents enjoy solar eclipse
-Related: Eclipse watch party at Doherty High School (1:07)
-Related: Eclipses can lead to scientific discoveries, WPI professor says
-Related: Jake and the Worcester Bravehearts have a little fun with the eclipse (:37)
-Amid a distracted driving "epidemic," Worcester police try a new approach
-City Manager proposes changes to Worcester rental registry
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview — Rental registry, City Manager evaluation
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-See the pending road and sidewalk projects in Worcester
-W.P.D. Civilian Academy (1:35:55): Week 9
>DINING OUT: Wan Wang of Worcester chosen Best Chinese Restaurant in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: State will pay legal bills for Worcester County prosecutor tied to ethics probe
-Worcester’s Latin American Health Alliance to split $3 million for substance-use work
-Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at The O Shop in Worcester
-Faces of Worcester: Racquel T. Knight, Founder, RKnight All About Business Services
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Water main project begins today
-TODAY! American Legion Post 42 meeting at 2:30 Tuesday
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Raising funds for Gale's windows
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton schools celebrate students and staff members
-Shrewsbury police hosts second annual Touch-a-Truck for autism acceptance
-Shrewsbury Police Department Youth Academy applications open
-Former Grafton State Hospital site planned for life sciences complex after $2.65 million sale
-Paxton prepping for override votes
-West Boylston police log March 25th to 31st
-Nonprofit gym in Lancaster centers inclusive fitness
-Musical baseball program in Berlin April 13th
-Uxbridge senior Kathryn Cahill named Worcester County Superintendents Association Scholar Award Winner
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-New England Country Music Club dances
>SHOWTIME: Game show mashup
-Family Date Days in Central Mass.
-For Hardwick's Ridge Shinn, regenerative grazing is a key to easing environmental woes
-Worcesteria: City's poetic past recalled during National Poetry Month
-Queer Joy April's extravaganza of love, expression and visibility
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (59:38)
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox 1332 (26:03): Central Mass. Housing Alliance Walk for Homeless May 19th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an accomplished guitarist from Worcester
>SPORTS: Excitement builds around Fenway Park for Red Sox Opening Day
-Sox's 2004 championship team to be honored before home opener
-Maura Doherty named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Morgan Jensen
-UConn men win second straight NCAA title
-Iowa vs. South Carolina championship ratings set women's NCAA record
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 9-0
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 26
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: 3 dead, including shooter, after shooting inside Las Vegas law office
-Terrifying video shows engine of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 ripping apart during takeoff
-Tragic: Doctor killed in freak Airstream accident was on family trip to see eclipse
>NEW ENGLAND: Ayer woman charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty (2:26)
>COLLEGES: Clark embraces A.I. to advance geospatial analytics
-WPI celebrates Arab American Heritage Month
-Worcester State physicist and fellow researchers publish new discovery in journal Science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of America’s most underrated road trips
>BUSINESS: More Central Mass. businesses incorporated in January than any month since 2017
-LPL Research: What to watch this earnings season
-All major indexes rise for the fifth month in a row
>SHOPPING: Walmart employee shares 8 ways to save money, time shopping there
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, March 24th to 30th
>HEALTH: What to do if you suffer from plantar fasciitis (:57)
-Deadly cases of meningitis, bloodstream infections on rise (1:15)
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: "Downton Abbey" third, final film in works: Imelda Staunton
>CELEBRITY: Country star Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off of the roof of a 6-story bar
>ANIMALS: Kitten who couldn't walk changes rescuer's life (3:02)
>HISTORY: Elm Park, 1908
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couples get married during total solar eclipse (1:01)
-Meanwhile, Kyle, Texas, seeks visitors named Kyle for world record attempt
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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