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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 66 today in Worcester
+6:00: Will New England skies cooperate for lunar eclipse? (:31)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester firefighter helps deliver baby of colleague
+6:00: New farmer's market to open May to October in Worcester
+6:00: Amtrak’s Lakeshore Limited now selling tickets between Worcester and Boston
+Noon: Search for Best Date Night Restaurant in Central Mass. down to a pair
+Noon: "She was kind of a Rock Star Nun": 4th Wall to stage "Searching for Galileo's Daughter"
+Noon: Listen Up: Elijah Divine comes home to hip-hop with "AMBUSH"
-Officials still mum on "fatal officer-involved shooting" in Boylston
-Earlier: Boylston neighbors describe "unsettling" incident that ended in person’s death
-Worcester Fire Department updates status of derailed train (:46). Article
-Earlier: Train cars full of ethanol derail and crash into Worcester building (2:52). Article
-Off-duty Worcester police officer charged in fight at youth soccer game (2:19). Article
-5 years later: Worcester professor researches COVID’s mental toll
-Related: 5 years ago, Mass. declared a COVID State of Emergency. Timeline of major events
-Housing alliance: Fixing homelessness in Worcester not as simple as it may sound
-Man sentenced for fracturing baby's skull in Hardwick
-Bobcat attacks police officer in Southbridge (2:18). Article
-Body cams show dogs attack Webster police officers during raid (2:37)
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (21:06): Superintendent Monárrez on strategic plan & staff safety improvements
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-At winter's end: Most people give to charity at the holidays, but it's necessary all year
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant extends Restaurant Week until March 31st
-ICYMI: 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
-Worcester County Wonders: The tale of Bethsheba Spooner, the first woman executed in the U.S.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting Tuesday
-Sen. Durant, Rep. Ferguson to hold office hours on Tuesday
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbory Town Manager to hold Budget Roundtable Tuesday
-School budget cuts could eliminate 17 positions in Grafton
-Templeton town administrator resigns, citing legal costs and Select Board conflict
-West Boylston honors students of the month
-Nashoba names students to honor roll
-Mini golf returns to Clinton Library March 21st and 22nd
-Watershed group needs volunteers
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Ariana Falk to be Worcester Chamber Music Society's new exec director
-Grafton native designs costumes for the stage
>OPINION: Samara Ebinger: S.G.A.R. rodenticides place eagles, wildlife at risk
-Maggie Calvetti: Things I've accomplished this year — What really matters
-Manny Jae Media (1:55:40): Ella Poderosa Leadership Summit
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Saint Vincent Hospital for nearly 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots keep acing offseason with $282 million free agency blitz
-Celtics beat Jazz, 114-108
-How Bruins captain Brad Marchand said goodbye after trade (1:49)
-Former M.V.P. Mo Vaughn admits to taking human growth hormone
-Holy Cross women's basketball beats Navy in Patriot League Tournament, 66-52
-210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 22
>CARS: Lincoln, Ford among nearly 260,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Trade war widens as tariffs from, against U.S. begin this week
-Gambling addiction "soaring since legalization of sports betting in most U.S. states"
-Tragic: Boy, 10, crushed to death when 340-pound foster mom sits on him because he was "acting up"
>NEW ENGLAND: Body found off Mass. coast likely burial at sea, investigators say
-D.I.S.A. data breach impacts hundreds of thousands in Mass. (2:12)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State relaunches its Pre-K-12 Center
-Radio Worcester (8:21): Q.C.C. President Pedraja on enrollment surge & the future of MassReconnect
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places in U.S. cities that feel like small towns
>BUSINESS: Worcester’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is attracting more investors
-LPL Financial Research: Navigating strategic and tactical investment horizons: The differences
-Bob Paulhus closing out career at Clinton Savings Bank
>SHOPPING: Shop 24 Amazon Sleep Week deals with thousands of 5-star reviews
>HOMES: $50 discount on Mass. electric bills in April
>HEALTH: New kidney cancer vaccine puts 9 patients into remission
-Dr. Colleen Harrington on S.C.A.D. and danger to women's heart (3:35)
>FOOD: "Daughter & Pop" bakery in Charlton now 25 years strong (1:05)
>TV/STREAMING: What's new in March on Max (1:11)
>MOVIES: "Sound of Music" turns 60 — Christopher Plummer hated it, film saved Fox
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin reveals one of "most regrettable things" about Kim Basinger divorce
>ANIMALS: Stray cat kept bringing woman flowers until she let her inside (2:14)
>HISTORY: WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 118 (28:41): Tiny Guns and Nick Zwirblia
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old invites special needs rec center where he volunteers to birthday party (2:39)
-Meanwhile, man busted smuggling cocaine under toupee in airport
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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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