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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 41 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester rental registration program brings confusion, concerns
-Downtown Worcester theater for lease as possible cinema, music venue
-Holden doctor hopes his son’s addiction story can help others
-Rutland home has to be lifted off its foundation because of crumbling foundation (2:00). Article
-Worcester Housing Authority's Great Brook Valley gets high scores in fed inspection
-Worcester needs $53 million to build 300 affordable housing units
-Worcester students and parents express concern over nutritional value of school lunches
-Holy Cross women's basketball team falls to top seed Iowa in NCAA Tournament (1:10). Article
-Veterans Inc. receives funding to help homeless veterans
-Worcester man charged in connection with February shooting
-City of Worcester State of Our Streets Forum (1:23:52): Worcester Vision Zero
>DINING OUT: Peppercorn's raising money to help one of its own battling cancer
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking to question pair in investigation
-Olivia Colby, missing Westborough woman, found dead
-Teen arrested for gun threat on W.R.T.A. bus at Auburn Mall
-“Worcester’s issues not unique”; report reveals crime trends
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie Monday at the Senior Center tomorrow
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Holden Recreation teams up with Xtreme Hip Hop with Heather for classes
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Cinema World in Fitchburg to close after 28-year run
-Auburn police looking to speak with woman who "took something that was not hers"
-Top Shrewsbury town employee salaries in 2023
-Rutland's Faford among winners of prestigious Ouimet Scholarship
-Sutton Historical Society membership drive under way
-Leicester police get grant for automatic external defibrillator
-Officials favorable to Gibbs creating T-ball field
-Blackstone Valley Tech annual golf tourney June 10th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Massachusetts' first kava root bar to open in Worcester (2:46)
>SHOWTIME: Music Worcester will perform Bach's Mass in B Minor in May
-100FM The Pike (8:26): Competitive eater Geoff Esper of Oxford
-Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on arrival of spring in Worcester
-Ray Mariano: To St. Vincent Hospital, det it right this time for the patients
-Dr. Satya Mitra (27:27): A Future of Youth & Empowerment
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Cartoon costume fundraiser "draws" community support
-Manny Jae Media (26:05): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 80 (28:24): Tradition vs. Modernity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who helped to make suits for Gemini space program
>SPORTS: How might a Patriots-Vikings trade in NFL Draft play out?
-Celtics beat Chicago, 124-113
-Bruins lose to Flyers, 3-2
-Bravehearts swing into season in style with kickoff at Nuovo
-Holy Cross' Liam McLinskey named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year
-26 from Worcester running 2024 Boston Marathon
-A booming market for golf simulator businesses is keeping players swinging year round
-Revolution, Crew draw, 1-1
-Railers fall to Reading, 2-1
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-2024 Kia recalls 48,232 hybrid vehicles: See if yours is on the list
>NATIONAL: Taps run dry across South Africa's largest city in unprecedented crisis
-Tragic: Toddler fatally shot while watching TV
>NEW ENGLAND: Thousands without power as heavy rain and snow pummels region
-Police called to Hudson home in alleged swatting incident
>COLLEGES: Online track offers flexibility and access for Anna Maria’s M.S.W. degree
-The See You Collective faces “significant pause” after closing of fiscal sponsor
-Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja: Education opens doors to gender equality
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 epic cable car rides
>BUSINESS: Chamber's Alex Guardiola to take over Better Business Bureau of Central New England
-Radio Worcester (11:10): B.B.B.’s Nancy Cahalen warns of home improvement scams
-Viewpoint: Advancing wellness in the post-COVID workplace
>SHOPPING: Target is pulling back on self-checkout, limiting service to people with 10 items or fewer
>HOMES: See inside this Massachusetts mansion with 14 bathroom
>HEALTH: Mild winter in Mass. leads to early allergy season (1:39)
-C.D.C. urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the U.S. and globally
>FOOD: Inflation drives up grocery costs as Fed considers rate cuts
>TV/STREAMING: Stephen King movie "Salem's Lot" to debut on Max
>MOVIES: Kristen Wiig has blunt response for "Bridesmaids" sequel hopefuls
>CELEBRITY: Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden welcome baby No. 2
>ANIMALS: Crow waits for favorite kid to get home from school (:55)
>HISTORY: 100-year-old recalls excitement of 1932 eclipse
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 100-year-old Florida World War II veteran to get married
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, officials warn residents there could be bears under their homes
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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 restaurant 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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