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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Bishop McManus honors Pope Francis' legacy in hours after his death
+6:00: Popular local restaurant changes hands
+6:00: 210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 28
+Noon: Armed robbery at Worcester 7-Eleven, suspect arrested
+Noon: Holy Cross experts on the papacy, the funeral and the conclave
+Noon: Mass at Worcester cathedral will honor Pope Francis
+Noon: Worcesteria: DCU Center brought $200 million in spending to Worcester
+Noon: Central Mass. coffee house opens new location — with new drive-thru
+Noon: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
+Noon: Gardening Central Mass.: Tips for planting trees in gardens with care
-Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
-Related: What happens now?
-Related: Mass. theologians look back on life, legacy of Pope Francis (3:27)
-Related: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis
-Related: Pope Francis's memorable moments in photos
-Related: World leaders react to Pope Francis' death
-Earlier: Pope Francis delivers Easter blessing to thousands in St. Peter's Square (1:15)
-Worcester bakery shared 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
-8 honored, over $200,000 raised during gala for Safe Homes Program for LGBTQIA+ Youth
-What Worcester's Reading: TidePool Bookshop
-Woo Science: It's not Worcester's "fault." Well, sort of. A quick look at quakes
-"I'm proud to say I'm from Worcester": Paul King enjoys his dream experience as NFL official
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Mare e Monti review
-ICYMI: Authorities remain quiet 6 weeks after "fatal officer-involved shooting" in Boylston
-Worcester’s record-setting free bus program takes another victory lap
-"No Kings!" message loud and clear at rally outside Worcester City Hall
-Promenade in PJs: Worcester Public Library to hold "anti-prom"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Departing Senior athletes embody "Student Athlete"
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Charlton woman charged after landlord reports theft, vandalism and psychedelic drug delivery
-Grocery construction firm purchases industrial building in Leominster for $3.75 million
-13,000 eggs! Shrewsbury children fill the baskets at "Eggstravaganza!"
-New owner Ken Uracius has big plans for Cohasse Country Club in Southbridge
-Tuesday Select Board meeting at Millbury High School Media Center
-2 contests on Clinton's election ballot
-Gordon Lankton scholarship applications due May 1st
-Grafton Historical to hold awards ceremony
-Luther Burbank announces honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Art at the Harold Stevens Gallery. hip-hop and more ...
-Worcester County Wonders: 1,525-year-old floor from Antioch calls Worcester Art Museum home
>OPINION: Anya Geist: A summer long-gone
-Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: People are scared
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 470 (28:38): Mauro DePasquale – WCCA-TV needs financial help
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:22:35)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester nurse who spent her career at Saint Vincent
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Magic, 103-86, in Game 1
-Red Sox lose to White Sox, 8-4
-Leominster nurse who's "had cancer about 8 times" is running Boston Marathon (2:55)
-UMass Memorial couple preparing for the marathon
-Running the marathon for the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund
-Boston Marathon course map and what to know about the route from Hopkinton to the finish line
-Marathon road closures, parking restrictions and M.B.T.A. changes on Patriots' Day
-WooSox beat Rochester, 7-0
>CARS: Toyota weighs making RAV4 SUV in the U.S. to avoid tariffs: report
>NATIONAL: Illinois plane crash leaves 4 people dead
-Swindlers forged deeds to steal homes for $10
>TRAGIC: Woman dies, another in critical condition after Paris cryotherapy session
>NEW ENGLAND: Shots fired at Harvard Square T station (1:57). Article
-Missing 4-year-old boy who fell into Merrimack River loves to run around, father says (2:12)
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, Manisha Sinha on The Fall of the Second American Republic (49:26)
-Pioneering Irish civic leaders to speak at Worcester State and be awarded honorary doctorates
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 foods and drinks you should avoid at the airport revealed
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Boeing jet returns to U.S. from China -- a victim of tariff war
>HEALTH: How discarded organs are used to save lives (2:27)
-Doctor on knowing the signs and symptoms of having a stroke (3:19)
-Surgeons at Boston's Mass. Eye and Ear "regrow" noses for those impacted by skin cancer (2:29)
>FOOD: You’re making pancakes all wrong — try these tricks to make the perfect breakfast
>TV/STREAMING: Peter Krause talks leaving "9-1-1" and Bobby’s heartbreaking death
>MOVIES: Cheech and Chong celebrate 420 with release of career-spanning documentary
>CELEBRITY: Colin Farrell on decision to put son James in long-term care facility
>ANIMALS: Hairless, starving dog becomes teddy bear 4 years later (2:09)
>HISTORY: "Paul Revere's Ride" poem isn't totally accurate (5:00)
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, fugitive arrested after taunting police on social media to "locate him"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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