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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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+Job fair Wednesday, Worcester dance and night club
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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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