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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 73 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Don't expect Turtleboy to testify in second Karen Read trial. Here's why
+5:00: How a Shrewsbury teacher – and 1 stuffed toy – have touched hundreds of lives
+5:00: 210 Sports' “210 Awards for the Worcester Railers season, part 2
+Noon: D.O.T. set to reveal plan to replace I-290 bridge in Worcester
+Noon: W.R.T.A.'s "bus lady" helps new riders get used to public transit
+Noon: 35th year in the bag — R.E.C. set for annual Earth Day Cleanup
+Noon: '80s pop star Debbie Gibson returns to headline XLO's annual '80s prom
+Noon: Third annual New England African Business Expo set for WPI
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Moving day for Ma stirs remembrances of a rich life
-Bishop McManus honors Pope Francis' legacy in hours after his death
-Related: Pope Francis Easter speech — Read full text of his final address here
-Related: Holy Cross experts on the papacy, the funeral and the conclave
-Related: What happens now?
-Joseph Petty to run for eighth term as Worcester mayor
-Popular local restaurant changes hands
-Armed robbery at Worcester 7-Eleven, suspect arrested
-W.P.D.'s report on ShotSpotter’s role in gun crime investigations
-Worcesteria: DCU Center brought $200 million in spending to Worcester
-Central Mass. coffee house opens new location — with new drive-thru
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester Technical High School Earth Day Green Hill Park Cleanup (1:48)
-State parks department offering 68 free outdoor and educational programs for families during April vacation
-Radio Worcester (13:56): In Worcester, building trust is key to boosting vaccination rates
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Mare e Monti review
-ICYMI: Worcester bakery shares details of record Easter Week
-The growing community gathering place off Worcester’s June Street
-Parents in despair as special needs school program closes in Worcester County
-Worcester’s Earth Day cleanups mark 35 years of community action
-Worcester Youth Council plots future at upcoming convention
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TONIGHT! Public hearing on zoning bylaw amendment and map changes
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sterling & Maple bringing style to region
-Roommate dispute involving knife and hammer leads to arrest of woman in Webster
-Millbury High's Student Council earns prestigious Gold Council of Excellence Award
-Local family brings hope to Central Mass. with SPG15 Foundation Chapter
-Students feted by Nashoba School Committee
-Clinton library offers vacation week fun
-The Item's public safety logs
-The Landmark's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April vacation week activities in & around Central Mass.
-Worcester Art Museum, Seven Hills collaborate on exhibit for artists with disabilities
-Out & About: April springs growth and celebration
>OPINION: Renee Diaz: So, when is enough, enough?
-Mike Benedetti: It’s still legible, and it’s not racist — Notes towards a history of the City Seal of Worcester
-Ariana Becker: 4 tips for assertive conversations
-Manny Jae Media's InnerViews (43:31): Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a 39-year-old father who succumbed to complications from A.L.S.
>SPORTS: Boston Marathon champions crowned, course record shattered (5:02)
-Former Wachusett star Colin Bennie places 18th at marathon
-Worcester native, PGA Tour champion Scott Stallings runs marathon to fight cancer (1:34)
-Worcester runners take on the Boston Marathon
-Red Sox beat White Sox, 4-2
-Father of former Braveheart Ben Rice tells how his son has embraced Yankee Way
-Holy Cross Athletics women's rowing alumni event: (1:48)
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 28
>CARS: Is it time to get rid of the yearly car inspection? (1:16). Article
>NATIONAL: Gmail users warned of "sophisticated" phishing attack
-Mom murdered beside 5-year-old son and boyfriend texted suspect's name as she lay dying: cops
>TRAGIC: 3 pit bulls fatally maul neighbor, man charged
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read's retrial: What to know for murder trial's opening statements (21:35)
-Massachusetts R.M.V. offers walk-in appointments statewide (:32)
>COLLEGES: Tour Messenger Hall at WPI (1:48)
-Assumption hosts 21st annual Duck Day
-Worcester State's Brotherhood and Sisterhood Leadership Conference empowers youth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Study reveals longer-term impacts of jet lag (1:15)
>BUSINESS: U.S. tariffs may cost chip equipment makers more than $1 billion, industry estimates
-LPL Financial Research: Revising our S&P 500 target amid a storm of uncertainty
-Family wealth protection strategies
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading: TidePool Bookshop
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: Tips for planting trees in gardens with care
>HEALTH: How heartburn can cause cold-like symptoms (1:16)
-More than 3% of children may have autism, says C.D.C. report (:56)
-The pros and cons of new dating trend known as "floodlighting" (2:50)
>FOOD: How steakhouse chef Megan Vaughan looks for the right cuts of beef (5:25)
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of "Conan O'Brien Must Go" on Max (1:56)
>MOVIES: These popular movies were filmed in Mass. Some will surprise you
>CELEBRITY: Cate Blanchett says she plans on retiring soon
>ANIMALS: Premature kitten the size of apple is full of personality (2:21)
>HISTORY: Worcester was the birthplace and is still the home of Table Talk pies
>GOOD NEWS: A "rock" used as a doorstop for decades turns out to be worth €1 million
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, zoo's bears perform quality control for "bear-resistant" trash bins
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+Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
+Job fair Wednesday, Worcester dance and night club
-Summer helpers (5), Holden D.P.W.
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-12-year-old actor from Worcester makes big screen debut in "The Running Man" (4:54)
-Worcester water main break disrupts service for Shore Drive area residents
-Free electricity? Why some National Grid customers in Worcester aren't getting bills
-For Ken Burns, a part of history found at American Antiquarian Society
-Middle school students thinking big after attending S.T.E.M. program at WPI
-Worcester Animal Rescue League joins statewide dog adoptathon
-What's the fine in Worcester for not shoveling snow from your sidewalk?
-Girl Scouts compete in "Cookiepreneur Challenge" with local leaders
-New judge sets tentative trial date for Turtleboy witness intimidation case
-Meet T&G Santa's helpers for Saturday
-What's Up Worcester Sitdown (4:35): Killian Madden, Owner, Wicked Wheels
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Football nationals, leadership shifts, giving
>DINING OUT: The Dogfather talks Solomon Pond Mall, food trucks and signature chili
-ICYMI: Worcester students use live burn to highlight holiday tree safety (1:51). Article
-Car thefts up in November in city, 45% were preventable: W.P.D.
-With snow season here, temporary speed humps lifted from Worcester streets
-Driver trapped, car lodged under dump truck in unusual crash on Mass. Pike in Auburn
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): State restores grant funding for Wachusett, says it made a mistake
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Wachusett Echo: COVID effects on music program at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2-alarm fire in Spencer
-Clinton Rotary pancake breakfast served Sunday
-Second exit from Shoppes at Blackstone Valley open Sunday
-Lancaster man hospitalized after propane tank explodes on Fort Pond Road
-Community, family gather to remember fallen hero
-Shrewsbury High's Team 467 building robots and friendships
-Andrew Turco takes the helm of Millbury High indoor track
-Library's Little Free Food Pantry supports community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: MaliFest, The Racky Thomas Band, "Messiah" and more ...
-100 FM The Pike (10:17): Comedian Jared Fried on food guilt, his first Boston comedy show
>OPINION: John Keough: Netflix deal could be catalyst for film industry expansion
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Part 2, Historical timeline of how black and brown humanity has been targeted across the globe
-Laurel: Sweet smell of success at the holiday fair
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 219 (27:15): Recruiting for the police department
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (1:23:40): Music in dementia — Finding the piano
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester Church Mother
>SPORTS: Patriots' closeness off the field helps them build best record in the NFL
-Mike Florio doesn't hold back on Belichick and Kraft's Hall of Fame candidacies
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Randolph ends West Boylston championship run in state final
-Hilton Garden Inn named official hotel of the Worcester Bravehearts
-Holy Cross men's basketball team rallies from 16 down to beat Fordham, 70-69
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey tops Vermont, 2-1, completes weekend sweep
-Holy Cross women's basketball finishes road swing at Bryant on Sunday
-FIFA announces schedule for World Cup matches at Gillette (1:44)
-Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win MLS Cup
-Railers fall to Reading, 5-4
>CARS: Consumer Reports' most reliable automobile brands (1:58)
>NATIONAL: A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Grand jury transcripts from Epstein, Maxwell investigation in Florida ordered to be released
-Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96
-Tragic: Grandfather and 3-month-old grandkid mauled to death by 7 pit bulls at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Manchester
-Shocking data, real stories reveal deadly disregard of school crossing guards (4:05)
>COLLEGES: Life in the first year lane: Finding community and involvement at Anna Maria
-Clark alum on his career in the wool industry
-WPI's Time to Startup (36:52): Talk first, build later
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This U.S. mountain town is 2026’s top trending destination
-5 helpful stretches to try before and after a long flight
>BUSINESS: Saint Vincent Hospital looking for new C.E.O., 10 months after last one was hired
-Radio Worcester (8:13): B.B.B. warns of "ghost-tapping" scam targeting tap-to-pay users
-101: Handling burnout on your team
-Ridgemark Home Remodeling continues to expand service, meet client needs
>HEALTH: The 10 best Christmas songs to work out to
-Year-End F.S.A., H.S.A. Guide: How to make the most of your accounts before 2026
>FOOD: McDonald’s is going green for the holidays with The Grinch Meal
>TV/STREAMING: Best Christmas movies on HBO Max
>MOVIES: "Five Nights at Freddy’s 2" opening to historic $57 million at box office
>CELEBRITY: Donald Glover says he had a stroke
-Shirley MacLaine, 91, enjoys a cocktail at her favorite restaurant during rare public outing
>ANIMALS: Puppy begs cars for help on side of road (2:01)
>HISTORY: The truth behind Worcester Center Galleria, the monster mall Worcester had to destroy
>GOOD NEWS: Toddler home after over 400 days in the hospital
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, reporter whacked in the face by bird during live shot (1:09)
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