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  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 60 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +5:00: Anna Maria to close after spring semester: "We are deeply, genuinely sorry"

  +5:00: Crash shuts down Route 20 in Shrewsbury

  +5:00: Local LGBTQ+ groups split over Pride Worcester festival date amid holiday conflict

  +5:00: 2 decades on the run: Southbridge fugitive arrested in Florida

  +5:00: New Mike Vrabel, Dianna Russini photos published hours before NFL Draft
  
  

  +Noon: Mass. G.O.P. convention in Worcester expected to draw record crowd

  +Noon: Things to Do: Bring Me The Horizon, Sacrament, Jazz Streams and more

  +Noon: For National Poetry Month, travel through Worcester poetry venues

  +Noon: Woo! Science: Artemis II brings moon's mysteries back to Earth
  
  

  -Worcester man wins $1 million on scratch ticket, plans to buy house

  -Worcester man charged for assault of a federal informant

  -Worcester man cuts G.P.S. monitor, drives 374 miles to rob bank: Penn. State Police

  -Conan O’Brien loves joking about an old Worcester landmark. It’s unrecognizable today

  -"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood offers literary insight, dire warnings at Holy Cross lecture

  -Pride Worcester scheduling conflict upsets Jewish community

  -Charlton police officer performs emergency C.P.R. during endurance event

  -Worcester advances $11 million day center to address gaps in homelessness services

  -Worcester to get brand new science lab

  -Worcester bakery holds Cookie Treat Week fundraiser for Rachel's Table

  -18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside

  >DINING OUT: 2 Worcester restaurants make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 (5:35)

  -ICYMI: 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

  -Suspended director of St. John’s Food for Poor gets 18 months in jail

  -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): Multi-alarm blaze rips through home in Winchendon

  -Sterling neighborhood mourns (sometimes) friendly turkey

  -Leominster man arraigned for stealing girlfriend’s father’s wallet during drug-related dispute

  -Douglas traffic stop leads to suspended license charge for Rhode Island man

  -Chronic absenteeism still a major challenge in Southbridge schools

  -Public comment at Bay Path meeting includes concerns about school climate, "indoctrination"
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday

  >SHOWTIME: Keeping his cool — pianist Barron Ryan returns to Mechanics Hall

  -Travels through Worcester's poetry scene

  -Shazbot! Roger Kabler keeps the spirit of Robin Williams alive

  -Last Call: Frank White, author and space philosopher 

  >OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: When "expat" means white and "immigrant" means the rest of us

  -WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 491 (25:42): Emily Lehman Miller

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:15): Media ethics, Worcester politics and the local news scene

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident and World War II veteran who passed away at age 100
  
  

  >SPORTS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will miss Day 3 of the NFL Draft

  -Dianna Russini, Vrabel have breakfast alone at resort: new photos

  -Is an A.J. Brown to Patriots trade "likely"? Making sense of latest report

  -Experts make final predictions for Patriots first-round pick in NFL Draft

  -Red Sox lose to Yankees, 7-6

  -Former Braveheart Ben Rice could've been playing for the Red Sox instead of rival Yankees

  -Holy Cross donors raise $1.12 million for Crusader Athletics during Power of Purple Giving Day

  -Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -WooSox beat Syracuse, 7-6

  -The 210 Awards for the Railers 2025-2026 season, Part 1
  
  

  >NATIONAL: NASA probes deaths, disappearances of 11 scientists amid concerns

  -Mom, pregnant teen and 12-year-old found murdered in "brutal scene"

  -Tragic: Teen left paralyzed after her severe "back ache" was sign of rare spinal stroke

  >NEW ENGLAND: 2 teens rescued from on top of Mount Washington during harsh weather (1:48). Article

  -Man killed after shooting police officer, N.H. authorities say

  -Mass. company nearly hires woman serving time for stealing millions of dollars (2:39)

  >COLLEGES: What do social workers really do? Everything

  -"Green Day’s American Idiot" at Clark
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 small U.S. towns where historical figures were born

  -8 secrets of T.S.A. officers

  >BUSINESS: "Consumers should not be profiled": F.T.C. still looking into surveillance pricing (2:32)

  -LPL Financial Research: Rethinking fixed income allocation in a multi‑polar world

  -Mass. residents have it better than some in saving for retirement

  >HOMES: See the higher median price for March home listings in Worcester County

  >SHOPPING: Amazon Pet Days sale dates, early deals to shop now

  >HEALTH: Will New World Screwworm parasite be a threat? Doctor explains (2:50)

  -Blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear, study by Boston researchers finds

  >FOOD: Executive sous chef takes us inside Polar Park's "Battle Burger" (1:04)
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough" (2:14)

  >MOVIES: "Toy Story 5" footage: A tablet sends Woody, Buzz into crisis

  >CELEBRITY: Patrick Muldoon, "Days of Our Lives" actor, dies at 57

  -Singer D4vd pleads not guilty to murder in death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

  >ANIMALS: Karen the cat — who hated other pets — meets "The" one (2:46)

  >HISTORY: Entrance to Elm Park, 1908

  >GOOD NEWS: Little girl lost beloved stuffed animal at Boston Marathon. How she got it back (2:16). Article

  -Meanwhile, in Connecticut, bear cam shows bear stealing Doritos

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