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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 54 today in Worcester
+6:00: Will New England skies cooperate for lunar eclipse? (:31)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Officials still mum on "fatal officer-involved shooting" in Boylston
+6:00: Worcester Fire Department updates status of derailed train (:46). Article
+6:00: Man sentenced for fracturing baby's skull in Hardwick
+6:00: Bobcat attacks police officer in Southbridge (2:18). Article
+6:00: Body cams show dogs attack Webster police officers during raid (1:08) (pictured)
+6:00: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
+6:00: Ariana Falk to be Worcester Chamber Music Society's new exec director
+6:00: 210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 22
+1:00: Efforts to remove derailed fuel train in Worcester (:46). Article
+1:00: At winter's end: Most people give to charity at the holidays, but it's necessary all year
-Train cars full of ethanol derail and crash into Worcester building (2:52). Article
-Boylston neighbors describe "unsettling" incident that ended in person’s death
-Documents detail health, safety violations during city official's time at Community Healthlink
-"The Parenting," filmed in Leominster, brings Hollywood to Central Mass. in Max debut
-Millbury's Destiny Fausta seeks to pave the way for Black women working in construction
-Radio Worcester (15:18): UMass Medical School to host Colon & Rectal Cancer Symposium on March 14th
-Worcester County Wonders: The tale of Bethsheba Spooner, the first woman executed in the U.S.
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant extends Restaurant Week until March 31st
-ICYMI: 60 bullets fired, 1 hospitalized after shooting in Auburn parking lot, police say
-Off-duty Worcester cop accused of assault at youth soccer game (1:20)
-Worcester bakery shares impact of soaring egg prices
-Worcester housing market sizzles, ranks in top 10 nationwide
-Tree falls on car while driver's waiting for food at area McDonald's
-Auburn woman turns $1 into $100 a week for life
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Sen. Durant, Rep. Ferguson to hold office hours on Tuesday
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden moving forward on M.B.T.A. zoning
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton woman arrested for stabbing male friend in hand
-Leicester man arrested after police seize semi-automatic shotgun
-Shrewsbury Public Library to host "Communicating in Polarized Times"
-Shrewsbury Garden Club accepting scholarship applications
-Nashoba member towns get together to share info
-B.V.T. senior named U.S. Presidential Scholars Candidate
-Bank brings hydration to Paxton library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Worcester brewery celebrates 5 years
>SHOWTIME: Worcester reads banned and challenged books
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (58:10): Tribute to Elvis Presley with Dan Fontaine
>OPINION: Maggie Calvetti: Things I've accomplished this year — What really matters
-Cassinda Scharff: Imposter Syndrome — Am I good enough?
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 49 (28:45): Worcester Railers HC
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:43:41)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime banquet and wedding planner
>SPORTS: Overtime winner lifts No. 20 Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to Atlantic Hockey semifinals
-Holy Cross women’s basketball travels to Navy for Patriot League quarterfinal
-Railers fall in Trois-Rivieres, 3-1
-Saint John's notches third straight overtime win to earn trip to boys' hockey state final
>NATIONAL: Plane crashes in Pennsylvania retirement village parking lot
-Authorities: Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House
-Tragic: Mom accused of starving 1-year-old for nearly 2 days before child died
>NEW ENGLAND: Opioid-fighting windfall sitting unspent in municipal coffers (4:39). Article
-Cape Cod families devastated their homes will be destroyed for new Sagamore Bridge
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja: Education builds a future to believe in
-Undergraduate Workers Union says Clark is aligning with administration
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Peak bloom for cherry blossoms in D.C. announced
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Worcester StartUp Week showcases innovation, entrepreneurship
>SHOPPING: 10 deals I'm buying at Ulta 21 Days of Beauty — Too Faced, Sacheu, Mario Badescu
>HOMES: 12 dangerous extension-cord mistakes to avoid
>HEALTH: Can daylight saving time impact your mood? Psychologist explains how
-Antidepressants may hasten decline from dementia, study says. Experts are unconvinced
>FOOD: Egg producers accused of raising prices to profit on bird-flu mania
>TV/STREAMING: "Cheers" creators panicked over Shelley Long’s exit
>MOVIES: Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17" opens to sluggish $19 million
>CELEBRITY: John Goodman, 72, injured on set of new Tom Cruise movie in London: report
>ANIMALS: Senior Chihuahua tells her family when it's time for bed (1:44)
>HISTORY: WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 118 (28:41): Tiny Guns and Nick Zwirblia
>GOOD NEWS: Dad gets $1.1 million lottery ticket as a birthday gift
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, toddler calls police about "emergency doughnuts"
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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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