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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:48). High of 52 today in Worcester
-A week from today: Solar eclipse — How much Worcester will see, when to see it
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester to extend fare-free transit another year
+6:00: "Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson bringing his "Prehab Tour" to Worcester
+6:00: Worcesteria: On April Fool's Day, a search for pie and ghosts
+6:00: Robert Bilotta: Worcester needs more accessible, affordable housing
+6:00: Jack Toomey named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 25
+6:00: WooSox Rewind: WooSox take two of three from Lehigh Valley to open season
+Noon: Active search for Worcester Marine swept from Puerto Rico beach ends (pictured)
+Noon: Owner of Gage Street site where 4 died in fire may face fines: City
+Noon: Canal District Transformation, part 2: Creating the next chapter
+Noon: W.B.J. names the 2024 Manufacturing Excellence Award winners
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: The city of Worcester celebrates North High’s basketball team’s title at City Hall (44:05)
+Noon: "April Sweepers": A prose poem
-"I want to do grimy Worcester beer." Welcome to the weirdest brewery in Mass.
-Worcester leaders, advocates frustrated as city enters second year without equity officer
-Lake Quinsigamond Commission cracks down on jet skis; no ban
-Changes on Mill Street have not resulted in more crashes, Worcester chief says
-Man who stabbed former Marine in the eye in Worcester sentenced to prison
-Worcester wages: 69 city employees topped $200,000 in 2023. A look at the payroll
-Related: City payroll tops half a billion dollars
-$125,000 grant will help Pleasant Street businesses
-Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony in Worcester pays tribute to service members
-3 Central Mass. medical professionals honored with Heart of Gold Awards
-Worcester Public Library named finalist for national medal for library service
-TODAY! Community Follow-up on Worcester police racial equity audit
-Worcester police union: Equity audit gives "incomplete and inaccurate" picture
-Mass. homeowners warn of faulty home foundations, seek state fund to help
-ICYMI: Crews in Puerto Rico search for a fourth day on Saturday for a missing U.S. Marine from Worcester
-North high celebrates state basketball title with rolling rally
-Worcester police, firefighters honor fallen officers at Friendly House
-Local students recognized for creating app that helps visually impaired people
-Worcester County Wonders: Curious about the Cascades
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Full street sweeping schedule announced
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Pickleball enthusiasm hits the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Man passed out behind wheel in middle of Winchendon street
-Clinton man abandons vehicle in the middle of Water Street after knocking telephone pole over while drunk
-State officials talk trout with Shrewsbury High School students
-Tough talk on Wachusett budget
-Grafton Select Board appointments
-No vote-by-mail for Millbury town election April 30th
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Shrewsbury’s David Long travels the world to capture landscapes
-Joyner Lucas: Not Now I'm Busy (Full Album) (1:02:38)
-Tinseltown program is April 2nd in Clinton
-Shaun Connolly: There's absolutely crying in baseball
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 37 (28:00): Mari Gonzalez
-Unity Radio (57:23): Talking Wellness
-TWIW Podcast Episode 3 (1:27:19): Charter/Spectrum, Police Audit
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who tended bar at multiple locals establishments and owned his own business
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Mariners, 5-1
-Sebastian Vollmer shares strong endorsement of Patriots coach Jerod Mayo
-Holy Cross football fired up to hit again
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 6-2
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Easter shooting leaves 1 dead, at least 5 others wounded
-Crews remove first pieces of collapsed Baltimore bridge from the water
-Tragic: Teen girl takes deputy's gun, shoots herself during struggle: Police
>NEW ENGLAND: Wayland man killed in fiery single-car crash with tree
-Empty offices in downtown Boston having large economic impact (24:47). Article
>COLLEGES: Do you know these Clark rumors and legends?
-Anna Maria's Emily Woodward uses her personal experiences to improve the lives of others
-Q.C.C., M.W.C.C. receive $243,000 for healthcare and I.T. workforce development
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most stunning mountain towns in Europe
>BUSINESS: AT&T says data from 73 million current, former account holders leaked
-Baltimore bridge collapse could have "profound effect" on supply chain across industries
>SHOPPING: Made a Manos in Worcester reopens as businesswomen's partnership
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, March 31st
>HEALTH: U.S. life expectancy increased slightly in 2022
-Would you keep a child home from school if they don't appear sick? Here's what other parents said
>FOOD: F.D.A. may consider ban on chemical in decaf coffee over cancer concerns
>TV/STREAMING: New on Netflix in April (6:39)
>MOVIES: "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" roars to an $80 million box office opening
>CELEBRITY: Prince Harry name-dropped in Sean "Diddy" Combs sex-trafficking suit
>ANIMALS: Cat brothers love tormenting their dad (6:27)
>HISTORY: Tatassit Beach was popular Shrewsbury dancing destination
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Injured owl on side of Mass. overpass rescued by police (:38)
-Meanwhile, in South Korea, ostrich escapes zoo, runs through traffic
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-Director for the Office of Grants and Sponsored Research at Worcester State
+All positions at Worcester restaurant
-Street Team Members at Worcester brewery
-Hosts and bussers at West Boylston restaurant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 73 today in Worcester
-U.S. officials are bracing for another summer of dangerous heat. These maps show where it's most likely to happen
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Woman arrested in Leominster shot and killed her boyfriend, court docs say
+6:00: On set at "The Walking Dead: Dead City" in Worcester
+Noon: Family of 14-year-old Worcester teen killed in shooting announces funeral
+Noon: Play explores life of suffragist and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe
+Noon: Six Things to Do: Psychic Faire, poet Alejandro Jimenez and more
+Noon: Knights and fairies galore at renaissance fair in Phillipston this weekend
-"Pop, pop ... bang, bang!" Driver wounded in shooting before car slams into Worcester house (2:18)
-Related: Resident recounts waking to gunshots, S.U.V. slamming into house
-"The Walking Dead: Dead City" TV show filming begins in Downtown Worcester
-City Manager Eric Batista to reject committee recommendations, renew Spectrum contract
-Related: The Buzz with City Manager Batista — Cable Talk
-May Day rally focuses on lack of affordable housing in Worcester
-Korean fried chicken shop coming to Downtown Worcester
-Yellow tulip hope gardens in bloom across Worcester
-Cell phone use in classrooms; "a full ban doesn't work"
-Worcester had the highest opioid overdose death rate in state in 2023
-A vivid memory of protest: Remembering the local student protests of May 1970
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Local chefs tackle Girl Scout cookies at Fork It Over
-ICYMI: 29-year-old Worcester man killed in crash on Southwest Cutoff
-New party space opens at the top of Glass Tower
-Developer who purchased Becker College properties in Worcester sells 2 in 5-parcel, $6 million sale
-How many Worcester city employees made the $200,000 club?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Budget presentation by Finance Committee on Friday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Woman injured in Lancaster railroad crossing crash
-New video shows moment school bus tilted off side of road in March in Hubbardston
-Unofficial results give Nicholas Lazzaro and Katherine McKenna select board seats in Millbury
-Local teachers' nonprofit helps students learn outside the classroom
-Contested races highlight June 10th Clinton election
-Spencer Town Meeting voters to take up budget, solar bylaw changes
-Wachusett Area Chamber hosts Scholarship Scramble Golf Tournament
-Furniture upgrade underway at Thayer Memorial Library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Singer-songwriter Tasteless Jack makes Redemption Rock taproom debut on Saturday
-Save $5 on tickets to Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl for a limited time
>SHOWTIME: Worcester native publishes novel that challenges readers
-Holy Cross Performing Arts Center exhibit fosters cultural exchange
-Sarah Connell Sanders: How to throw a meat raffle fundraiser
-Radio Worcester (22:50): Inside Mechanics Hall — May events from music to magic
-Last Call: Shelby Watterworth, artist
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
-Unity Radio (58:39): Unity In The Community
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 27 (29:01)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career nurse who also sang in the Worcester County Light Opera Company
>SPORTS: Celtics wrap up series with Heat, 118-84
-Watch Mike Gorman’s final sign-off in last game as Celtics broadcaster
-Player comparisons for every Patriots draft pick
-Bravehearts announce first 8 returning players
-Red Sox beat Giants, 6-2
-100FM The Pike (8:25): Coach Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman talks about leaving the Railers for Austria
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 5-2
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Feds probing 130,000 Ford Mustang Mach-E cars after crashes involving hands-free tech
>NATIONAL: Los Angeles heist gang behind daylight robberies busted
-Police shoot, kill armed student outside Wisconsin middle school: authorities
-Tragic: 3-year-old shoots himself, school officer parent arrested
>NEW ENGLAND: The faces of the Karen Read trial (20:11)
-Update on babies found in freezer in Boston, new details revealed
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mia Kuhl, C.J. Major
-New expenses will push Clark’s cost over $70,000 next year
-Enhanced WPI transfer programs open new vistas for Q.C.C. students (4:06)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This surprising city was named top global destination by travel expert
>BUSINESS: Ending restaurants' tip credit could cost jobs, close eateries and bars
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-Radio Worcester (9:55): Avoid home scams! Tips & B.B.B. mission with Alex Guardiola
>SHOPPING: Walmart is launching a new store brand called Bettergoods
>HOMES: Cost of buying a home in America reaches a new high, Redfin says
>HEALTH: This is the healthiest time to eat dinner, recent study says
-Infectious disease expert discusses how to handle ticks amid state's first detection of Powassan virus
>FOOD: Is this really Mass.'s "Most Iconic Food"? Food Network says so
>TV/STREAMING: "Bridgerton" showrunner teases who will lead Season 4
>MOVIES: South Park's Matt Stone, Trey Parker set comedy with Kendrick Lamar
>CELEBRITY: Michael Richards reunites with Jerry Seinfeld on first red carpet in 8 years
>ANIMALS: Meet Shamrock, the green puppy taking the internet by storm
>HISTORY: Main Street from Front Street in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. woman wins $1 million lottery prize twice in 10-week span
-Meanwhile, in Florida, NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of home came from space station
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-Servers and cashiers/host at Nancy Chang
-Servers and bartenders at Altea's Eatery
-Weekend bartender at Halligan's
-Full-time and part-time positions at George's Coney Island
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