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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:45). High of 61 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Disability groups sue Worcester, alleging A.D.A. violations in 911 responses
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 23
+Noon: Worcester seeks approval for loan to settle Holden sewer lawsuit
+Noon: Police arrest Fitchburg man after gun scare at Worcester grocery store
+Noon: George's Coney Island, Ralph's Rock Diner named New England "classics"
+Noon: Search for Best Fish and Chips down to 8 places. Vote now
+Noon: Worcesteria: Worcester Community Fridge marks fifth anniversary
-Worcester's St. Patrick's parade a family tradition
-Related: Gallery (16 photos)
-Robert Goddard's rocket launch celebrated 100 years later
-The world’s first modern rocket launched from a cabbage farm in Auburn 100 years ago
-State Troopers arrest armed suspect following early morning pursuit in Worcester
-Owner bans hats at Ruth's Chris Steak House
-Eyeing reopening, Cordella’s offers peek of its new cocktail menu
-Iran war, cold spell hit home for families with soaring heating bills
-Debate raging in Worcester on a housing policy: Here are the details
-Potholes prompt debate over repairs, technology
-Driver crossing 4 lanes of traffic in Worcester almost T-boned by dashcam owner
-Worcester Academy expanding campus with new faculty housing planned
-WPI research expenditures reach a record $79.2 million during Fiscal Year '25
-Have a question you'd like answered in a T&G article?
>DINING OUT: Where to get corned beef on St. Patrick's Day
-ICYMI: Find the unexpected in Massport's Worcester Airport ad campaign
-Worcester’s plan to build 12,000+ housing units in 8 years gets OK from state
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Rockets, council fights and March traditions
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Growing ice cream business opening location in Sturbridge
-Shrewsbury celebrates new standalone facility for Recreation Department
-Douglas man charged after neighbors report repeated horn honking and car alarm disturbances
-Douglas woman became an Episcopal priest later in life
-Rutland Police Department holding patch fundraiser
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Secret World of Elephants exhibit opens at Ecotarium (3:30)
-Ice Cube to headline The Big E this fall. How to get tickets
-9 psychological thrillers you may have missed
-Lou Gramm releases "Time Heals the Pain" from upcoming solo album, "Released"
>OPINION: Uraj Kamal Haider: Weighing risks of S.S.R.I.s during pregnancy
-Autumn Hotaling: Parenting in America in 2026
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:26): Development, costs and city projects
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:20): Worcester development, Ticketmaster settlement and major stories
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent his career at Wyman-Gordon
>SPORTS: Holy Cross wins Patriot League championship to advance to NCAA Tournament
-Holy Cross women’s basketball to face Michigan in NCAA Tournament
-Holy Cross star Lachlan Getz signs with AHL's Springfield Thunderbirds
-Saint John's falls to Pope Francis in Division 1 state final
-U.S. beats Dominican Republic to reach World Baseball Classic title game
-Railers fall to Reading, 4-2
>NATIONAL: 10 U.S. cities with the highest cost of living
-Driver laughs as she's charged with killing boy, 8, while high on meth
-Tragic: 10-year-old boy stabs girl, 7, at wealthy school
>NEW ENGLAND: Man dies after kayak overturns off Cape Cod
-Person found dead after firefighters enter burning Vermont home
>COLLEGES: Conversation with podcaster Coleman Hughes encourages civil discourse
-Anna Maria student organization highlight: AMCares
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The "Hawaii of Europe" is 2026’s top trending destination
-4 of the most expensive U.S. airports to park at
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Radio Worcester (10:34): B.B.B. highlights tools that help consumers avoid scams
>HOMES: The fastest way to declutter a room
>HEALTH: The first F.D.A.‑approved oral GLP‑1 for weight loss is here
>FOOD: Coffee, steak prices went up in February. What got cheaper?
>TV/STREAMING: Livvy Dunne joining reboot of "Baywatch"
>MOVIES: Winners at 98th Oscars
-Oscars best and worst moments
>CELEBRITY: All the celebrity red carpet looks at the Oscars
-Mickey Rourke spotted out in L.A. after eviction from Beverly Hills home
>ANIMALS: Man finds cat begging for a friend in his stairwell (2:04)
>GOOD NEWS: Woman buys 4 lottery tickets, and all 4 win
-Meanwhile, a pig earns world record for most Instagram followers
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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 bistro 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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