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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 44 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-How much snow did we get? Town-by-town totals for Central Mass.
-Related: Where's the lawn? Mid-April storm hits Central Mass.
-Related: ShapeGSX: Drone video over Worcester after storm (:56)
-Related: John DiPietro: Mid-April snow in Worcester (1:01)
-Be Like Brit nonprofit marks 15 years aiding children in Haiti
-Assumption gives students day off to volunteer in Worcester
-Youth hockey has become big business in Central Mass., even as programs focused on fun lose ground to more competitive teams
-Rare sextuplet lambs born at Davis Farmland
-New D.E.I. curriculum implemented for Worcester Fire Department Academy
-Nativity School of Worcester's April Grads of the Month
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:50): Should Worcester’s colleges pay city proposed endowment tax
>FAITH: Holding on to joy amid the storm of anxious times
-Priests celebrate jubilees during Jubilee Year
-More than 950 attend Men’s Conference, speakers encourage offer practical advice
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's):Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Subs (5:39)
-ICYMI: Retired Worcester teachers making their mark with No Strings Attached Lemoncello
-Communicable disease cases decline in Worcester
-Pipeline Dreams Expo showcases health equity research by local high school students
-Worcester man charged for 2021 murder in Leominster
-3 arrested in Worcester for gun after traffic stop
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-$25 late fee for dogs registered after Tuesday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver found unresponsive behind the wheel in Charlton arrested
-Man charged with larceny after withdrawing $2,000 from former employer’s account in Barre
-Paxton sets $1.13 million override plan
-Scales and Tales at Touchstone Community School May 10th
-Nashoba heads to world championship
-Grafton waterways receive report card
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: The Openest Mic, CafeĢ 321, 'Shared at WAM and more ...
-Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road" voted No. 1 song by fans
>OPINION: City Manager Eric Batista: A.R.P.A. at work — Improving city parks
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 83 (27:59): Rise for Health
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (56:06)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Parker Manufacturing for 42 years
>SPORTS: Celtics may have Jaylen Brown injury worry ahead of playoffs
-Red Sox lose to White Sox, 3-2
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross senior Thomas Gale joins ECHL's Wheeling Nailers, finds success in pro debut
-Railers lose to Reading, 7-3, miss playoffs
-WooSox announce 2025 Hall of Fame inductees
-Former Worcester Academy, St. John's star T.J. Power heading to Penn
>NATIONAL: U.S. measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in 6 states
-Death toll from Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse climbs to 225 as 4 die from injuries: officials
>TRAGIC: Youth soccer coach charged with murder in death of 13-year-old player
>NEW ENGLAND: Body recovered from Merrimack River identified as Lowell resident
-Nurses' brain tumors not linked to work environment, Mass. hospital says amid investigation
>COLLEGES: Robotics courses at WPI (:31)
-How much might countries benefit from cleaning up plastic pollution in the ocean?
-Worcester State names 2 to Board of Trustees
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These are the 10 deadliest national parks in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business confidence grows optimistic, as the state’s falls to 5-year low
-Administration poised to pick fight with big banks over lending for small businesses
>SHOPPING: Trader Joe's viral mini-tote bags arrive in Shrewsbury
>HEALTH: Does the flu shot guard against Flu A? (1:02)
-Only 18% of eligible patients screen for lung cancer (:51)
-Mass. expands free access to birth control and prenatal vitamins
>FOOD: Consumers bought more canned foods after tariffs announcement: Report
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror" (2:02)
>MOVIES: Will these summer blockbusters be hits — or giant bombs?
>CELEBRITY: "The Breakfast Club" stars reunite for first time in 40 years
>ANIMALS: St. Bernard gets SO EXCITED to check on her kittens (2:10)
>HISTORY: Worcester in linen (10:55)
>GOOD NEWS: $2.5 million lottery ticket left in pocket of jacket donated to charity
-Meanwhile, in Hyannis, wild turkeys chase mail carrier out of neighborhood
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 30 today in Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 killed, 9 hurt in Brown University shooting (9:49)
-Related: Video shows man sought in Brown shooting (4:39)
-Related: Newest details on search for Brown shooting suspect (12:39)
-Related: Brown students describe aftermath of campus shooting (2:44)
-"Waiting for the next child to die": Former Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. child welfare system
-Worcester schools release new data looking at assaults on staff
-Worcester man's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables attracts visitors from around Mass. (2:40). Article
-Worcester doesn’t have enough supermarkets. Some people blame the city’s tax rate
-Holy Cross buys off-campus student rental house for $2.2 million with plans for faculty housing
-A tropical escape blooms inside a historic Worcester building
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
-Powerball jackpot grows to colossal $1.1 billion after Saturday’s drawing
>DINING OUT: Raising Cane’s opening Worcester location next week
-ICYMI: Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police introduce newest officer, Amgad Nashawi
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 stab victims found outside Thirsty Turtle Pub in Templeton
-Barre man charged with extortion after dispute with neighbor over $50 chicken dinner ticket
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-All charges dropped against unlicensed driver accused of evading Shrewsbury police
-Man arrested after entering Leominster Verizon store, charging at and threatening employee
-Police seek hit-and-run driver who was operating stolen vehicle
-Dickman receives honor for his work in fatal crash reconstruction
-Local pajama drive breaks records
-Lights in Common shines in Princeton
-Goings on from Grafton News, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and The Landmark
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-Rebuilding the Higgins Collection: Successes, surprises and what’s still missing
-John Cena taps out to Gunther to lose final WWE match
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 1 (21:51)
>OPINION: Laurel: Welcome to Green Hill Park, past and present
-Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 59 (28:55): Matthias Waschek and Jeffrey L. Forgeng
-Manny Jae Media (1:03:09): 508 Live! with Papee Paye
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots can clinch the AFC East with a win today (1:43). Article
-Slowing down James Cook is pivotal for New England
-Will Patriots earn AFC’s No. 1 seed? Simulating the NFL’s final 4 weeks
-NFL Week 15 schedule, TV and announcers
-Caitlin Clark: WNBA labor talks "biggest moment" league has seen
-Bravehearts name Joe Galvin manager
-Railers beat Mariners, 4-2
>NATIONAL: Australian officials say 12 are dead in attack on Jewish event in Sydney
-New Epstein photos show presidents, more V.I.P.s
-Lionel Messi’s brief appearance at India soccer game sparks chaos as fans destroy stadium
-Tragic: Horrific moment teen mauled to death by zoo lion (1:48)
>NEW ENGLAND: Ballot question volume creating unease among top state officials
-N.H. mom charged with child endangerment after daughter ingested T.H.C. gummy
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 23 (51:11): Engineering a cultural connection
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Q.C.C. holiday initiatives & student support with Dr. Luis Pedraja
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airlines now exempt from covering costs during recall delays
>BUSINESS: This workplace benefit is the biggest reason people jump jobs: survey
-Community bank collects hundreds of food items for local veterans, military families
-ChatGPT chatbot's shocking response to alleged role in murder-suicide
-Dividing restricted stock units and stock options in divorces
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Gifts with ongoing fees and sneaking subscriptions: Consumer Reports
>HEALTH: Why experts say you should enroll in A.C.A. even if premiums spike
-W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health for December (37:51)
>TV/STREAMING: "New Year's Rockin' Eve" to feature Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Maren Morris
>MOVIES: Trailer for "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Peter Greene, "Pulp Fiction," "The Mask' actor, dies at 60
-Jane Seymour, 74, is "very sexually active" with rocker beau John Zambetti
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues teeniest Frenchie puppy who hops like a bunny (2:03)
>HISTORY: Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
>GOOD NEWS: Child turns little library into free food pantry for neighbors
-Meanwhile, Virginia's drunk raccoon exposed as serial offender
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