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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 (:33). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bishop calls Leo XIV's role "weighty task" (1:29)
+6:00: Related: Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, delivers first message (1:32)
+6:00: Related: Who is Pope Leo XIV? (1:20). Article
+6:00: 1 seized by I.C.E. agents in Worcester, 2 arrested by Worcester Police Department
+6:00: Rep. Jim McGovern's daughter died after becoming nauseous during dinner in Italy
+6:00: UMass Medical School’s Nobel Prize winner named one of TIME’s most influential health leaders
+Noon: Cash-dropping suspect linked to Auburn bank robbery
+Noon: Things to do: Stayin' Alive, Little Lies, JFK talk at library and more
+Noon: Judy Collins, 86, ready for rescheduled concert in Worcester
-3 hurt in Worcester crash involving W.R.T.A. bus, S.U.V.
-Tatnuck Square café closes its doors
-Worcester gas station sells $1 million winner
-TODAY! Free street parking in Worcester for 508 Day
-Table Talk Pies’ former leader reenters bakery industry
-Backyard chickens still on ice in Worcester
-False claims of ineligible School Committee candidate in Worcester
-Bunco for a Cause to benefit St. John's Food for the Poor
-TODAY! Prostate cancer awareness workshop at Y.W.C.A.
-Radio Worcester (16:48): Worcester Housing Authority tackles crisis with new projects and self-sufficiency programs
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:08): Superintendent pick, Human Rights Controversy and election
>FAITH: No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel’s chimney
-Holy Cross professor: Why "The Calling of Saint Matthew" by Caravaggio was Pope Francis’ favorite painting
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): America's best waterfront restaurant is at a Cape Cod hotel, according to USA Today readers
-ICYMI: Candlepin bowling returns to Worcester, as American Flatbread set to open on Saturday
-In Worcester, people rush to meet REAL ID deadline. But if you're late, don't fret
-What to know about Worcester’s near billion-dollar proposed budget
-Worcester city election: Here's who has qualified for the ballot
-Meet Brian Allen, the "Worcester kid" set to head the city’s schools
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: 5 years after shutdown, students and staff reflect on pandemic's impact
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-May Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn OKs new fire HQ on site of former Chuck's Steak House
-Bay Path Voc Tech teacher charged with indecent assault, harassment
-Juvenile summonsed to court for defecating inside West Brookfield Town Hall, police say
-Conlin, Richards reflect on Shrewsbury Select Board victories
-Shrewsbury plastic manufacturer sold to Boston investment firm
-Millbury approves M.B.T.A. housing law, zoning changes for land
-Millbury Democratic Caucus set for May 8th
-Northbridge Town Meeting puts tax override for schools on ballot
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Music Worcester announces new season with "stunning array of talent"
-The Detour Streetwear Fashion & Music Festival returns to Grove Street
-Southbridge artist overcomes boundaries
-South High Community School Spring Concert (34:36)
>OPINION: Lindsey Ford: Tips to cope with moving far away
-Worcester Business Journal Editorial: Keep the Central Mass. clean energy momentum moving forward
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: I’m no longer speaking to the cult
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 462 (26:40): Museum of Worcester
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life Show (57:58): Dr. Sarah Koch, Cherubino Health Center
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime high school science teacher
>SPORTS: Celtics blow another 20-point lead in 91-90 loss
-The stunning reason behind Patriots' bizarre Joe Milton trade
-Bill Belichick has "got to get a hold of himself" with Jordon Hudson -- ex-NFL insider Peter King rips "embarrassing" situation
-Tom Brady admits to major "f--k-up" with kids after Gisele Bündchen divorce
-Red Sox beat Rangers, 6-4
-Holy Cross launches naming contest for student section
-WooSox beat IronPigs, 6-4
>CARS: Ford hikes prices on these Mexico-produced models, citing tariffs
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court allows administration to enforce transgender military ban
-High school senior killed by homeowner during TikTok prank
>TRAGIC: Newlywed takes his own life after returning home from "perfect" honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: There are several proposals to ban cellphones in schools (2:26). Article
-Karen Read trial dwells on when "hos long to die in cold" was searched (21:38)
>COLLEGES: For Holy Cross, Rotmans is a gateway to Worcester
-Worcester State celebrates student excellence at Academic Achievement Awards
-Clark professor quoted in New York Times
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney World offering new way for kids to eat free — all year long
>BUSINESS: Eascra Biotech expands operations with a new Worcester lab
-LPL Financial Research: Finding value among the muni market malaise
-Oxford pharmaceutical manufacturer partners with Mark Cuban company to offer affordable medication
>HOMES: Impact of heat pumps on electric bills (:47)
>SHOPPING: Temu stops shipments from China as trade loophole axed
>HEALTH: Infectious disease expert weighs in on measles and flu vaccine trends (3:11)
-Prolonged phone use on the toilet may increase risk of hemorrhoids, study finds (1:10)
>FOOD: How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food
>TV/STREAMING: What "The Office" cast was secretly doing at desks while filming
>MOVIES: "Conclave" movie offers insight into real papal process
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair is "truly in remission" after M.S. diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Grumpy rescue dog had no friends until she met squirrels (1:50)
>HISTORY: The significance of the Woman’s Club Movement
>GOOD NEWS: Officer saves choking toddler after desperate screams for help (1:47)
-Meanwhile, in Louisiana, wild scene at Walmart when 4 men ride through on horseback (:33)
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