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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 67 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-24-year-old Worcester murder victim remembered as a good young man
-Earlier: 24-year-old shot and killed in latest act of gun violence in Worcester
-Longtime head of Clark Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies leaving, explains in Wall Street Journal why she's going to Assumption University
-Related: Assumption launches Center for Civic Friendship, names first director
-War on litter in Worcester done "very well" by Instagram account
-Face-painting, balloons, games, gathering; festival celebrates Eid
-Worcester woman's $100,000 campaign honors sister who died of leukemia
-What's open and closed on Patriot's Day
-Old Sturbridge Village celebrates Patriot's Day Weekend
-What is Patriot's Day? The holiday goes beyond the Boston Marathon
-Worcester weighs extending fare-free transit another year
-Is ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology actually helping our communities? (2:34)
-Worcester sixth grader recognized for Easter baskets for homeless kids campaign
>DINING OUT: Check out a book, get a free Coney Island Hot Dog
-ICYMI: Superhero luncheon supports local 5-year-old battling leukemia
-Local documentary filmmakers get film into prestigious festival
-Polar Seltzer just dropped some of its best flavors ever for summer
-19 sites in Worcester beautified as part of 12th annual Build Day
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett students get fit with after school B.F.S. program
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-State Sen. Peter Durant to hold office hours in Holden on Tuesday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): New York kidnapping of 1994: Does Fitchburg hold clues?
-Clinton woman blows through stop sign after outing with coworkers, gets arrested
-Former Sutton drive-in site to become trucking repair facility
-Shrewsbury tests new trash bags ahead of trash hauler change
-Clinton gears up to clean up for Earth Day
-Bob’s Furniture to take over Bed Bath & Beyond space in Leominster
-West Boylston police log April 1st to 7th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: The Friends Experience is coming to Boston. Everything you need to know
-North High basketball collection to be on display at the Worcester Historical Museum
-Willard House & Clock Museum in Grafton gets $15 million to support expansion
-Ray Mariano: Worcester needs to get tougher on litter, illegal dumpers
-First Person: Suzanna Parpos on the "high" of heels
-Unity Radio (58:16): Now I Thrive
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 419 (27:43): Jackie Shakar
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 563 (28:49): Mauro DePasquale
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to family matriarch who was a career banker
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Wizards, 132-122, on Mike Gorman Day
-WNBA's television schedule is going all-in on Caitlin Clark
-Red Sox beat Angels, 5-4
-How to use Boston Marathon runner tracker to follow your athletes along today's race
-Team Hoyt running in memory of iconic Boston Marathon duo
-Holy Cross Mic'd Up (1:32): Head football coach Dan Curran
-Holy Cross announces football game day experience updates
-Railers fall to Lions, 4-0, miss playoffs
-WooSox split doubleheader with Mets
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Tragic: 11-year-old girl dies in house fire while trying to rescue her puppy
>NEW ENGLAND: 7 Mass. billionaires among richest in world: New Forbes list
-When are taxes due in Mass.? How to get an extension? Other questions answered
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross student has multiple missions — and one full calendar
-Federal funding not enough to finance Clark's Community Empowerment Center
-Q&A with Worcester State’s new development and alumni leader, Felicia Riffelmacher
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Win chance to set sail on U.S.S. Constitution on Fourth of July
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
Why millennials are quitting the rat race
>SHOPPING: Why you shouldn’t use laundry pods
>HOMES: Mortgage rates creep up to 7% as home-buying season begins
>HEALTH: Mass. psychologist on enjoying the moments in front of us (2:01)
-Salt substitution linked with lower risk for dying early, study finds
>FOOD: Grocery shopping on an empty stomach is costing Americans this much
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch new "Bluey" episodes on Disney+
>MOVIES: "Civil War" succeeds at the box office with $25.7 million opening weekend
>CELEBRITY: Cindy Crawford launching her own tequila
>ANIMALS: Dogs can match some words with objects, study suggests
>HISTORY: All Saints Church, 1880
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston Marathon runner reunites with life-saving nurse
-Meanwhile, woman flees down hill from a group of 37 sheep (:26)
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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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