Sunday's Top Stories

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF TODAY's BREAKING NEWS ARTICLES, CONTINUALLY UPDATED FROM TOP NEWSPAPER AND NEWS SITES ON THE WEB.

• April: Child abuse prevention month _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  During April, the prevention of child abuse will be a focus for community agencies dealing with abused or neglected children, beginning with the planting of "pinwheels for prevention" in the front on those... Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call 287-1615 to set up an account.
• Roger Macpherson is presenting a gala night at the Riviera Hotel to say thanks to the coastguards _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  Officers from across the service in Weymouth and Portland have been invited to a May Day Gala Night at the Riviera Hotel on May 1 at 6pm.
• Dining center menu _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  Hot meals: Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc. and Tri-Valley Inc. sponsor a dining program on weekdays for people 60 and older.
• Justin Bieber's pet monkey seized in Germany _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  Justin Bieber's pet monkey has been seized by German officials after the singer allegedly tried to sneak the animal into the country on board his private plane.
• Talking Tactics: Les Phillips and friend representing Dorchester Disabled Club _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  A WARM thank you has gone out to runners who braved the cold to support a fundraising event in Dorchester .
• Call it anything but the P-word _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  Call it a coincidence, call it a generous gift or call it a handsome donation. Whatever you do, don't call the University of Massachusetts Medical School's decision to make nearly $1.58 million in voluntary payments to the city over the next five years a PILOT .
• MP calls for prostate cancer checklist to be adopted in Dorset _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  MID Dorset and North Poole MP Annette Brooke has backed a prostate cancer initiative to ensure men get the best care - regardless of where they live.
• Pope leads Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  Investigators are seeking a transient who has a long criminal record in the kidnapping of a 10-year-old who was snatched from her San Fernando Valley home before dawn last week and abandoned hours later in front of... Investigators are seeking a transient who has a long criminal record in the kidnapping of a 10-year-old who was snatched from her ... (more)
• Horoscopes March 31 _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  A number of benefits could come your way in the year ahead, through contacts in large organizations, groups or clubs.
• Madonna's homeless brother lashes out at superstar sister _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  Madonna's homeless brother has lashed out at the superstar for allegedly turning her back on him, insisting his famous sister doesn't care if he is "dead or alive". The Vogue hitmaker's elder brother Anthony Ciccone has been living on the streets of Traverse City, Michigan for almost three years after losing his job at the family's vineyard.
• Green mouse 3-31: Visit from Vermont relatives makes for tired grandparents at home _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  The Vermont Kallbergs have been here for a 10-day visit. It has been so much fun now that the kids all know who we are and can talk. Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call (330) 287-1615 to set up an account.
• Easter's message practiced _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  Emotions were running high at the sentencing hearing earlier this month of a 24-year-old Grafton man who had pleaded guilty to various charges involving a horrific accident on Chandler Street in 2011 that killed two young men and critically injured a third.
• Metallica donate to fan's garden design project _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  Rockers Metallica have made a green-fingered fan's dreams come true by handing out funds to help him develop his garden design for a prestigious horticultural competition.
• 3-24: Character Counts _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  Each month during the school year, the first- through fourth-graders in Wayne County learn about the Pillars of Character through a program called Character Counts! Recently students have discussed responsibility.
• Iraqi Catholics celebrate Easter _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  At the St. Joseph Chaldean Church in Baghdad, some 200 worshipers sang and prayed, standing and sitting, as they gathered for Easter Sunday mass led by Father Saad Sirop.
• Alex Gordon And Power _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  In 75 spring at-bats Alex Gordon has 8 homeruns and 4 doubles, and an .822 slugging percentage.
• The View star designs album artwork for fellow rockers _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  The View star Kieren Webster can now add artist to his resume after designing the cover work for fellow Scottish rockers Vladimir's latest album.
• Pregnant woman allegedly ran over other woman pregnant by same man _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  A pregnant woman has had her foot amputated after a pregnant love rival deliberately crashed a car into her, pinning her against a building.
• Up in (medicinal) smoke _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  After the state released its draft regulations for medical marijuana, I fell asleep and had the strangest dream... In the year 2030, a Budmobile leaves the city's medicinal marijuana super dispensary on Salisbury Street for its monthly delivery to the residents of Slottsville, formerly known as Worcester.
• Wayne Career Expo slated for April 12 _{2013-03-31, 05:18 am}
  The University of Akron Wayne College will hold its sixth annual Regional Career Expo and Training Fair on April 12, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call (330) 287-1615 to set up an account.