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In The News
>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: High of 71 today in Worcester (3:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: As Robert Stoddard slept, thieves made off with 9 valuable paintings, including recovered Avercamp
+4:00: Related: Stolen Dutch master painting back in Worcester after nearly 47 years — to be shown at Worcester Art Museum
+4:00: Man arrested after pursuit through Worcester Common
+4:00: WPI lays off 24 employees, citing rising costs and federal uncertainty
+4:00: Radio Worcester (9:25): At airport, 44 acre solar farm planned and American Eagle flights return
+4:00: Holy Cross baseball falls to North Carolina in NCAA regional tourney opener
+4:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Handshakes, USA Hockey, Touch the trophy, and Wienie racing
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Bella Pizzeria brings Brazilian pizza to Worcester
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Fight or Flight," "The King of Kings" and more
-Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
-Related: Worcester Technical High School graduation (1:23:13)
-Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
-Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
-D.O.J. retracts investigations of 8 police departments. What about Worcester?
-Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
-Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
-W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
-Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
-Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
-100 FM The Pike (9:38): Middle Eastern Festival
-Mass. Attorney General issues guidance on rights during I.C.E. enforcement
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Banned from City Hall — The boundaries of protest
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Red Lobster menu changes — Under $20, hush puppies, Happy Hour deals
-ICYMI: Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo 5:30 to 8:30 Saturday at Val's
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-May & June Senior Center events
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Joann Fabrics officially closes in Shrewsbury
-Join the inaugural Shrewsbury Pride 5K Run/Walk
-Struggling Quabbin Reservoir towns make public appeal for more state funding
-James Ettamarna, Christine Watkins will join Sutton Select Board
-West Boylston ballot features races, override
-New senior center director introduced in West Boylston
-Clinton Select Board restricts recycling center to residents only amid surge of use by outsiders
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
-Shakira, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn concerts at Fenway Park canceled after sources say staging fell apart (3:44). Article
-"American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
-Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
-Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 53 (28:26): Dr. Tasia Cerezo, Meryl's Safe Haven
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (31:48)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who expanded his family's trucking business
>SPORTS: TODAY! What to know before Bravehearts Home Opener
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Today. Get tickets here
-Bravehearts fall to Starfires, 10-6
-Vrabel's vibes, Drake Maye's relationship with Josh McDaniels (6:47)
-Jordon Hudson's raunchy sexual innuendo from viral Bill Belichick getaway revealed
-Holy Cross baseball to face No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Regional
-Related: Crusaders celebrate resilient journey to NCAA Tournament
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 3-2
>CARS: Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles due to rearview camera issue
>NATIONAL: Blatten, Switzerland buried following glacier collapse (2:13). Photos
-4-year-old Mexican girl faces deportation amid medical crisis
>TRAGIC: Teen dies from playing social media "tackle game"
>NEW ENGLAND: Major traffic trouble on the Mass. Pike begins today (2:07). Article
-Around 40 people arrested during I.C.E. operations on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard
-Karen Read trial (21:07): The prosecution rested its case — our experts grade it
>COLLEGES: Celebrate the Holy Cross Class of 2025
-WPI graduate commencement (:27)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What American tourists should know about "terrorism" threat in Italy
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. nonprofits snag portion of $6.7 million for small business training
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Most employees would invite family or a friend on a work trip
>SHOPPING: Shoppers are exploiting retail return policies
>HEALTH: Mental health organizations in Mass. struggle with federal funding cuts (:57)
-Doctor on Hepatitis A after exposure warning issued at Mass. eatery (3:10)
>FOOD: Coke or Pepsi? Best-selling sodas in America in 2024 revealed
>TV/STREAMING: Worcester plays strong supporting role in episode of "The Walking Dead"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Pete Davidson horror movie, "The Home" (1:58)
>CELEBRITY: Sarah Silverman reveals A-lister who saved her after "SNL" firing
>ANIMALS: Lonely puppy who wasn't moving slowly comes back to life (1:44)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Burke Square, Main and Ripley streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's gas stop turns into 6-figure lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Utah, 7-year-old boy drove his little sister to get McDonald's
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