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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Worcester juvenile probation officer returns to former school for Career Day
+7:00: Former Worcester Human Rights chair takes big role in congressional campaign
+7:00: Guardian joins Local News Day to celebrate community journalism
+7:00: Learn how 2026 state education funding will effect Worcester
+7:00: Community Legal Aid launches eviction sealing project for Central And Western Mass. tenants
+7:00: Futures League announces Bravehearts schedule
+Noon: Middle school recess? City students make case before School Committee
+Noon: City of Worcester opens $1.35 million funding round to expand affordable housing supply
+Noon: Olympian from Worcester Stephen Nedoroscik, girlfriend break up
+Noon: Corrosion of Conformity to co-headline concert in Worcester
+Noon: Last Call: Tomicka Wagstaff, justice and equity leader at Holy Cross
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-UMass Medical School names next chancellor
-Video shows dramatic arrest of 4 juveniles on Worcester's Orient Street
-Worcester fox attack victim speaks to Channel 7
-Downtown Worcester coworking space closing after 16 months
-Driver charged with O.U.I. after S.U.V. crashes into Rutland stable, injuring horse (:30). Article
-Worcester County Wonders: The local history behind The Pill
-TODAY! Bestselling author and Harvard professor Jill Lepore to speak Wednesday in Shrewsbury
-Worcester Board of Health may relax strict tobacco license rules
-Aislinn Doyle: Guide to Worcester Public School middle school enrollment
-Spring street sweeping underway in Worcester
-Water filtration maintenance to impact service in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Amazon launches new way to order UberEats, Grubhub with Alexa
-ICYMI: Worcester man used dead person's identity for benefits: Feds
-12 arrested as Worcester police block street takeover locations
-Earlier: Worcester police prepare for possible street takeover
-Adaptive reuse of historic mills offers path to easing the Central Mass. housing shortage
-Worcester firefighter, veteran to honor the fallen by running back-to-back marathons
-Worcester native rejected "buckets of money" to return for Disney+ reboot of "Malcolm in the Middle"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police participating in Distracted Driving Awareness Month
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 people, 3 pets displaced in Fitchburg house fire
-Nut allergy may block Oakmont student's military dream
-Giant 40-foot troll could soon call Charlton home. How you can help
-More than 100 apartments could replace closed local country club
-West Boylston police warn of scam
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at The Uxlocale on Friday, Val's in Holden on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Rockabilly legend Reverend Horton Heat coming to Worcester
-Listen Up: Giving new music from Endation and L0TUZ a spin
-Truth behind mystery musician taking over iTunes chart revealed
>OPINION: Richard T. Moore: Following the big money on benefit fraud
-Manny Jae Media (1:01:18): 508 LIVE!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident
>SPORTS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and NFL reporter Dianna Russini hold hands and hug at luxury hotel
-Celtics beat Charlotte, 113-102 (2:04). Article
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 6-5
-Red Sox beat Brewers, 3-2
-Bravehearts introduce Hometown Hearts program
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Columbus, 14-10
-Railers Booster Club announces 2025-2026 player awards
-Alex Karaban ends singular career with UConn basketball
>CARS: Used car prices hit their highest level in nearly 3 years as wholesale demand stays strong
>NATIONAL: U.S. and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire
-NASA releases first photos taken during historic flyby of moon (1:18)
-Tragic: Siblings die after getting trapped in unused fridge during hide and seek
>NEW ENGLAND: Maine house fire leaves wife dead and husband seriously injured
-Radio Worcester (17:02): Shawn Oliver outlines working-class platform in bid for Lieutenant Governor
>COLLEGES: Winning since inception: An overview of Anna Maria Esports
-Radio Worcester (10:58): Q.C.C. president pushes back on community college misconceptions
-Performing in Clark Gala was a marquee experience
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Royal Caribbean’s new Treehouse Suite costs $200,000 a week
-10 former country names you've never heard of
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence slips back into pessimistic territory
-LPL Financial Research: Lessons from past conflicts for today’s stock market
-Latin American Business Expo to return to DCU Center for 11th year
>HEALTH: 2 bedtime mistakes are increasing your heart attack risk
-Why doctors say organ donation need is urgent and how living donors can help (2:30)
>HOMES: Cleaning pros say don't make the bed immediately
>SHOPPING: Apple hits snags on $2,000 foldable iPhone ahead of planned debut: report
>FOOD: 8 U.S. regional dishes you've probably never heard of
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of Netflix's "Million Dollar Secret" (1:48)
>MOVIES: Sex, Sean Penn and a nervous M.P.A.A.: Amy Heckerling on "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
>CELEBRITY: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni reject settlement talks as trial looms
-"SNL" star Chloe Fineman under fire for revealing she pantsed 6-year-old kid
>ANIMALS: Cat who loves the water waits in the tub for bath time (2:23)
>HISTORY: Colorful 1940s bathrooms: See some retro restrooms in rainbow hues
>GOOD NEWS: 107-year-old WWII veteran honored at State House (2:46)
-Meanwhile, in California, Easter Bunny comforts wounded victim after shooting chaos
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 55 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: The Worcester cafe with a bookstore, with a second mini-cafe inside
+Noon: Things to Do: Blues at FrontRoom, 'Rocket Man' and more ...
+Noon: Worcester's Samantha Valletta on team of indie "Watching Mr. Pearson"
+Noon: Trying to follow Father Dan Berrigan's road of nonviolence
-2 arrested in Worcester wanted for homicides in native countries, I.C.E. says
-Driver arrested after truck hits police cruiser on I-290
-Massive Worcester development project shrinks with latest plan
-Worcester juvenile probation officer returns to former school for Career Day
-Former Worcester Human Rights chair takes big role in congressional campaign
-Guardian joins Local News Day to celebrate community journalism
-City of Worcester opens $1.35 million funding round to expand affordable housing supply
-Community Legal Aid launches eviction sealing project for Central And Western Mass. tenants
-Middle school recess? City students make case before School Committee
-Learn how 2026 state education funding will effect Worcester
-Olympian from Worcester Stephen Nedoroscik, girlfriend break up
>DINING OUT: Ronnie's Seafood opens for 54th season (1:01)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-UMass Medical School names next chancellor
-Video shows dramatic arrest of 4 juveniles on Worcester's Orient Street
-Worcester fox attack victim speaks to Channel 7
-Worcester man used dead person's identity for benefits: Feds
-12 arrested as Worcester police block street takeover locations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Rabies clinic postponed
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Holden police participating in Distracted Driving Awareness Month
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton contractor who fled state held without bail after extradition
-Driver charged with O.U.I. after S.U.V. crashes into Rutland stable, injuring horse (:30). Article
-Leicester police hold pinning ceremony for 2 promoted officers
-Shrewsbury police warn of scam
-Late payments for police ruffle feathers in Paxton
-Man arrested in Douglas after witness reports speeding vehicle with no regular plates attached
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at The Uxlocale on Friday, Val's in Holden on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Corrosion of Conformity to co-headline concert in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1370 (30:00): Raye, Little Image, Suki Waterhouse and more
-100 FM The Pike (16:48): Chris Jericho on his band that pays tribute to unmasked Kiss: Kuarantine
-Last Call: Tomicka Wagstaff, justice and equity leader at Holy Cross
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The Caribbean, the diaspora and the truth we were told
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 488 (27:27): Julie Bowditch
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:34): Who runs Worcester?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who had a lifelong dedication to literature and the arts
>SPORTS: Best linebacker fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics' Jayson Tatum reluctantly preparing for first trip to New York since Achilles injury
-Red Sox beat Brewers, 5-0
-Futures League announces Bravehearts schedule
-Related: 50 days until Bravehearts season begins
-Bravehearts introduce Hometown Hearts program
-Holy Cross Athletics Spring Practice Report (1:23): Joseph Williams
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Columbus, 8-5
>CARS: Ford recalling more than 422,000 vehicles over windshield wiper failure
>NATIONAL: Fragile ceasefire faces test as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
-N.Y. architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another
-Tragic: 5-year-old boy was murdered by 11-year-old brother while he took a nap: family
>NEW ENGLAND: 13 people taken to hospital after explosion at industrial plant in East Providence
-Officers call for removal of North Andover police chief after Kelsey Fitzsimmons case (4:00)
-Mom saves son in Vermont river car crash
>COLLEGES: At WPI, steering toward better larynx surgeries (5:21). Article
-Anna Maria AMCAST (23:25): Faculty authors
-Clark G.I.S. student lands internships at Esri, N.O.A.A.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 4 surprising places everyone is traveling to in 2026
-5 critical airport jobs you’ve never heard of
>BUSINESS: DCU Center pavilion gets new name
-LPL Financial Research: Lessons from past conflicts for today’s stock market
-Oracle axes over 700 workers, the first wave in a bloodbath that could engulf thousands
>HEALTH: Welcome to allergy season. Here's how to protect yourself
-Diagnoses of brain pressure disorder on the rise (2:38)
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: The Home Depot Halloween decorations launch
>FOOD: How Burger King is beating McDonald’s with revamped Whopper
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for fifth and final season of HBO's "Hacks" (1:58)
>MOVIES: Cameron Diaz to star in "Troop Beverly Hills" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Country star Ray Stevens breaks his neck, rushed to hospital in Nashville
-Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour cover Vogue together for "The Devil Wears Prada 2"
>ANIMALS: Man saves tiny dog who was found beat up under a car (2:47)
>HISTORY: No one reported inclement weather like Channel 4's Shelby Scott
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's weekly tradition with mom pays off with $50,000 lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Greece, woman sneezes nearly 1-inch-long "worms"
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