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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Bullets found in Auburn school parking lot, school placed in "soft lockdown" (pictured)
+7:00: Email threat disrupts schools in Sutton and Millbury
+7:00: Worcester Public Library hides golden tickets in books for chance at prizes
+1:00: Third arrest in Worcester triple shooting on Union Hill
+1:00: 2 hurt in shooting outside pub in Fitchburg (:18)
+1:00: O.J. Simpson dies at 76
+1:00: Five things to do: Burlesque bling, humor aiming high, raucous rock
+1:00: 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's show at Clark
+1:00: Family tragedy, humorous style: Harrison Stebbins ready for show
+1:00: Local poets to shine in Rain Poetry contest
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
-New restaurant planned in Worcester on site of vacant building
-Second arrest made in Worcester shooting that wounded 2 young women, teenage boy
-Related: Worcester man pleads not guilty in connection with triple shooting
-Worcester Art Museum hires research specialist to increase scrutiny of its collection
-Former Quality Inn supportive housing project receives $1.6 million from feds
-Facing delays, M.B.T.A. says Worcester’s Union Station’s new platform opens this spring
-Debate over rental registry continues, amendments requested
-Take the Worcester Vision Zero road safety survey
-W.P.S. superintendent: "Special ed for all absolutely possible"
-Radio Worcester (18:34): Khrystian King reflects on W.P.D. Equity Audit findings
>DINING OUT: Ava’s Superhero Luncheon fundraiser Saturday at Pepe's Italian Restaurant
-ICYMI: A report says you won’t be able to afford a home in Worcester in 5 years. What gives?
-Worcester bakery celebrates anniversary, announces expansion
-Worcester woman experienced horror of 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
-Uxbridge student burned by laptop during M.C.A.S. test (2:10)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Student-produced spring musical hits a high note
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Raising funds for Gale's windows
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver dies after crashing truck into psych hospital in Devens
-McGovern Auto Group opens Shrewsbury collision center
-Shrewsbury Select Board establishes Sustainability Committee
-Millbury Rice Road 40B size issue comes to a head
-Millbury Police Department to hold free women's self-defense seminar on May 2nd
-Grafton wayfinding meeting April 18th
-Bolton town clerk appointment signed into law
-Dispensary employees in Oxford the latest cannabis workers to unionize after 15-3 vote
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Shrewsbury Street Nurse's Pub Crawl on May 11th
>SHOWTIME: Mass. Indie Film Fest is back with 90 short and feature films
-"One Door Closes" screens at Mass. Indie Film Fest with stories of hope
-Last Call: The Rev. John McGinty
-100FM The Pike (8:45): Kelly Hansen of Foreigner on Rock Hall Of Fame and final tour
-Upton Bloomer Girls present psychic event
-City Manager Eric Batista: How the City's Rental Registry came to be
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Young poets primed for Baseball Poetry Festival
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1333 (24:32): Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1334 (24:34): AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Millbury teacher
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Orioles, 7-5
-'Sader Stories (33:05): NFL Draft preview with Jalen Coker and C.J. Hanson
-UConn assistant Tom Moore of Millbury marvels at champs' consistent dominance
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 3-2
-Railers Booster Club announces 2023-2024 player awards
-4 area coaches to be inducted into Mass. High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Tragic: 3-year-old dies while mother is out partying (1:22)
>NEW ENGLAND: Good Samaritan helps rescue driver from wreck on I-495 (2:10)
-Mass. ranks ninth highest in fatal crashes involving alcohol
>COLLEGES: Stacie Brimmage's Anna Maria M.S.W. degree is a full circle accomplishment
-Strassler panel at Clark examines the roots of antisemitism
-Holy Cross adopts Okanagan Charter to become a health promoting campus
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most scenic train trips in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Long-time leader of Worcester’s second-largest law firm to relinquish role
-LPL Research: What to watch this earnings season
>SHOPPING: Walmart employee shares 8 ways to save money, time shopping there
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, March 24th to 30th
>HEALTH: An "active" workstation may improve brain health (1:14)
-Dana-Farber Cancer Institute retracts 7 studies
>FOOD: Chick-fil-A testing Pretzel Cheddar Club Sandwich at select locations
>TV/STREAMING: Conan O’Brien returns to "The Tonight Show" for the first time since being fired
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Paul McCartney praises Beyoncé’s "Blackbird" cover on Cowboy Carter
>ANIMALS: Dog and bird formed an unlikely friendship. Their separation has infuriated followers
>HISTORY: Salisbury property legacy
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Police officer forms strong bond with baby he saved 5 years ago
-Meanwhile, in Iowa, farm girl asks boyfriend to prom in udderly adorable way
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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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