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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Person stabbed on Worcester Common this afternoon, police say
+5:00: Family packs court as driver charged in crash that killed 10-year-old girl in Webster (2:05). Article
+Noon: Suspended director of St. John’s Food for Poor gets 18 months in jail
+Noon: At Greendale Y.M.C.A., cancer group embraces fellowship and exercise
+Noon: Dropkick Murphy's frontman Ken Casey talks protest music, Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Walter Sickert's spooky world of "Blood Blooms"
+Noon: Dunkin' fans can score a free coffee today!
-Driver to face judge in crash that killed 10-year-old girl in Webster (:49). Article
-Woman charged for stealing $100,000 from Social Security
-With M.B.T.A. ridership rebounding, planned improvements are needed to keep pace with housing and business growth
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-UMass Memorial unveils space-themed pediatric surgery unit in Worcester
-Proposed gas rate hike could raise winter bills for customers (2:49)
-Who is speaking at Worcester college graduations?
>DINING OUT: 2 Worcester restaurants make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 (5:35)
-ICYMI: What should Mass. town leaders learn from Prop. 2 1/2 override defeats? (1:23)
-New apartment building planned for former auto shop in Worcester
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Firefighters knock down bathroom fire in Sturbridge home
-1 contested race, 1 unopposed in Charlton selectmen election
-Southbridge Food Share launches Saturday hours to serve more
-Leominster City Council approves Pluto Cannabis takeover of Pioneer Drive dispensary
-Fitchburg Housing Authority plans 13,000 square foot community center
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcesteria: Creative Hub Worcester opens; Alton Brown hits Hanover
-Trailer for Netflix's "Noah Kahan: Out of Body" (2:18)
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1372 (30:00): Teddy Swims, Kiki Kramer and more
>OPINION: Marianne Lyons: If the shoe fits
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 490 (25:57): Brian Allen
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:15): Media ethics, Worcester politics and the local news scene
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime former chef and diner owner
>SPORTS: Report: A.J. Brown "likely" to be traded to Patriots after June 1st
-Red Sox beat Detroit, 8-6
-Julian Beban of Holy Cross named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year finalist
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 28
>NATIONAL: Ex-Lt. Gov. of Virginia Justin Fairfax kills wife in murder-suicide
-Fire Captain gets life for killing fiancée and her son over firefighter movie
-Tragic: Mom, 6 kids killed in house explosion
>NEW ENGLAND: Diesel price nears $6 in Massachusetts (2:33)
-Modular home crash on I-495 prompts hourslong lane closures (:49)
>COLLEGES: will.i.am, Alliant C.E.O. to headline WPI commencement
-Worcester State announces John Elder Robison for its 150th Commencement ceremony
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This popular city just doubled its tourist tax
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Business Leads
-LPL Financial Research: Rethinking fixed income allocation in a multi‑polar world
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Log off, feel better? Study finds ditching Facebook boosts mood
-Insurers say prior authorizations reduce unnecessary care. Hospital leaders say new reforms could ease the administrative burden
>TV/STREAMING: Gayle King's CBS contract length is revealed after broadcaster insisted she had a "long future"
>MOVIES: "Top Gun 3" "Script Underway" to reunite Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer
>CELEBRITY: Charlize Theron recalls her mother fatally shooting her father
-Movie star recalls being "so broke" co-star Matthew McConaughey had to pay for her $20 valet
>ANIMALS: Pregnant squirrel knows exactly who to ask for help (2:27)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Woman buys 4 lottery tickets, wins 4 times
-Meanwhile, in Italy, paraglider rescued from tree while "curious" cow observes
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Multi-alarm blaze rips through home in Winchendon
+Noon: Sterling neighborhood mourns (sometimes) friendly turkey
+Noon: Worcester to get brand new science lab
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood offers literary insight, dire warnings at Holy Cross lecture
+Noon: Keeping his cool — pianist Barron Ryan returns to Mechanics Hall
+Noon: Last Call: Frank White, author and space philosopher
-Community Healthlink set to close permanently, president's memo says
-Overnight: Several rounds fired on Vernon Hill, homes struck, suspects flee
-Person stabbed on Worcester Common Tuesday afternoon, police say
-Driver went twice the speed limit in crash that killed a 10-year-old girl in Webster, police say
-Related: Family of 10-year-old mourn loss of daughter outside court (2:23)
-Suspended director of St. John’s Food for Poor gets 18 months in jail
-Pride Worcester sets 2026 festival date amid backlash over religious holiday conflict
-At Greendale Y.M.C.A., cancer group embraces fellowship and exercise
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Worcester teens steer $50,000 to local nonprofits through youth-led grant program
-Worcester Public Schools employee Paul Jarvis receives "Custodian Award" (1:47)
>DINING OUT: More restaurants ban phones at tables for screen-free dining
-2 Worcester restaurants make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 (5:35)
-ICYMI: Woman charged for stealing $100,000 from Social Security
-With M.B.T.A. ridership rebounding, planned improvements are needed to keep pace with housing and business growth
-UMass Memorial unveils space-themed pediatric surgery unit in Worcester
-Proposed gas rate hike could raise winter bills for customers (2:49)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Senior Center to be closed on Thursday
-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): Shrewsbury school expansion plan progresses amid financial concerns
-Southbridge schools plan staff cuts amid rising costs, funding pressures
-Bay Path teachers call for renewed contract talks, cite stalled negotiations
-Martin, Aube outline priorities for Dudley-Charlton School Committee
-Firm buys Fitchburg senior housing site for $7.2 million
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Dropkick Murphy's frontman Ken Casey talks protest music, Worcester
-David Sedaris Worcester tickets on sale now
-Listen Up: Walter Sickert's spooky world of "Blood Blooms"
-Southwick's Zoo beloved white tiger, Taj, has died
>OPINION: Matthew Stone: Protecting mental health care for youth a must
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 107 (28:36): West Africa geopolitics
-Radio Worcester (22:52): Pausing stretch code could spur housing development, City Manager Batista says
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:15): Media ethics, Worcester politics and the local news scene
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a local sports legend
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel addresses Dianna Russini photos, reflects on "difficult conversations"
-Former St. John's star Eamonn Dennis of Worcester looks for NFL chance
-Celtics lose to 76ers, 111-97 (2:04). Article
-Bruins beat Sabres, 4-2
-Red Sox lose to Yankees, 4-0
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Syracuse, 12-3
>NATIONAL: Pilots take evasive action as 2 planes landing at J.F.K. get dangerously close
-Mom of Camp Mystic girl killed in flood is appalled owners are trying to reopen
-Tragic: Heartbreaking photo reveals every child ruthlessly murdered by killer dad
>NEW ENGLAND: Boston doctor indicted on 81 sexual assault charges (1:19)
-Mass. woman who unleashed swarm of bees on deputies found guilty
-Family looks for jogger who helped save cyclist after heart attack in East Boston
>COLLEGES: Assumption President Weiner speaks with students about mental health awareness
-What do social workers really do? Everything
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of America’s most beautiful post offices
-7 etiquette tips for airport lounges
>BUSINESS: Mass. unemployment rose in February
-LPL Financial Research: Rethinking fixed income allocation in a multi‑polar world
-Apple names insider John Ternus to succeed Tim Cook as C.E.O.
-Radio Worcester (18:47): Jeffrey Shapiro on oversight, waste and reforming Cannabis Commission
>HOMES: A soil test can take the guesswork out of growing (2:04)
>HEALTH: 5 key factors may predict stroke risk years after first event, study finds
-Radio Worcester (16:37): Saint Vincent team wins national cardiology “Jeopardy!” title
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime: Chicken bacon ranch quesadilla (3:02)
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of Netflix true-crime series "Worst Ex Ever" (1:51)
>MOVIES: "Mario," "Hail Mary" scare off "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" at box office
>CELEBRITY: "Speechless" Cher discovers she has secret granddaughter
-Why "Charlie's Angels" star Jaclyn Smith turned down playing a Bond girl
>ANIMALS: Baby horse can't stop annoying his mom (1:35)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Arkus Pharmacy, 97 Water St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: License plate numbers earn man a $100,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, boyfriend proposed with 100 pounds of sapphie gravel
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