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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Radio Worcester (15:44): Korey’s Courage — Inspiring stories at Mass. Film Fest
+7:00: 8 athletes, 2 teams to be inducted into Worcester Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame
+7:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+7:00: WooSox Rewind: WooSox take 4 of 6 against Durham
+Noon: See Worcester job, income, population changes over 30 years
+Noon: Rep. Mary Keefe on revising policies to upgrade Worcester schools
+Noon: Sean Rose on getting Mass. migrants into workforce
+Noon: Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" at The Hanover
+Noon: Daikaiju Pro to mix wrestling, martial arts, theater at White Eagle
+Noon: Listen Up: Ghost of the Machine, Weapon E.S.P. get "Savage" again
-Piccadilly Plaza in Worcester saved from wrecking ball as developer bring in new tenants (pictured)
-In Worcester, barber offers free haircuts to help boost confidence ahead of M.C.A.S. tests (1:55). Article
-3 in custody after chase on I-290 ends in crash in Northborough (2:17)
-Related: Aerial footage of crash (:50)
-Related: Man's car stolen from outside his home, crashes during chase (2:03)
-Judge upholds prison sentence of Kevin Perry, former Worcester restaurant owner
-Sex assault suspect used dog to lure 13-year-old girl into his car, prosecutors say (2:04)
-Worcester projects benefit from $6.9 million in state neighborhood stabilization funds
-Local borrowers again hopeful for student loan forgiveness
-Third Worcester Public Library mini-golf fundraising days set to tee off
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester Tech culinary students head to France (1:00)
-Worcester Public Schools News (17:21): Burncoat Edition
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Unsolved: Worcester — The Gardner Fugitive and the Murder of Breanne Pennington. Video (13:59). Audio (13:58)
>FAITH: Turning away from our fleshly inclinations and toward the spirit of God
>DINING OUT: The Goods Bakery & Café is thriving in Spencer
-ICYMI: Developer seeks larger Table Talk Pies apartment project
-Worcester holds 34th annual Regional Environmental Council Earth Day clean ups
-Earth Day 2024: What the annual day means for our environment, planet
-West Boylston police seek suspects in sneaker store heist
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Q&A with Wachusett teacher Mr. Chandonnet
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Holden ready for Main Street resurfacing
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Winchendon "cottage" named a Vrbo Vacation Rental of the Year
-Utz sells former Wachusett Chip factory to producers of Popchips
-Sciuto's Bookshop in Douglas will close after a year in business
-Fitchburg woman driving on wrong side of road with flat tire arrested for child endangerment, O.U.I.
-Town Clean-Up Day helps keep Shrewsbury beautiful
-Clinton school borrowing placed on ballot
-Nashoba Regional awarded Innovation Career Pathway
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: FAM Jam! eyes new chapter in the "Worcester Renaissance" with fair
-Worcester County Wonders: The 1844 rapture that never happened and the rock that remains
-100FM The Pike Adventures with Mike Hsu (5:35): Line dancing at Off the Rails
-Stand-out spring ephemerals are a great way to celebrate Native Plant Month
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 533 (27:53): Rental Registry
-Unity Radio (55:12): Standups and Standouts
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 564 (28:11): Paul DeBeasi
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at the age of 102
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Maple Leafs, 3-2
-Will Lionel Messi come to Gillette Stadium?
-Will McAlpine named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 28
-Rugby team unites brothers, athletes from Worcester high schools
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford, Toyota, Tesla among 517,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: 5 icons you should know from Time's 100 most influential people of 2024 list
-Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Maui fire, killing more than 100 people
-Tragic: Young brother and sister dead, 15 injured when vehicle crashes into birthday party
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman dies, man hospitalized after being ejected from car in Nashua
-State tax collections up in first half of April
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria, Mass. Municipal Police Training Committee announce memo of understanding
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (13:50): How can microbes help farmers grow more food to feed the world?
-TODAY! Symposium at Nichols will showcase impactful projects by students, faculty
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best U.S. cities to see from the seat of a bike
>BUSINESS: Worcester earmarks $500,000 from Polar Park settlement for new diverse business grants
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Westborough media firm names Business.com executive as chief revenue officer
>HOMES: Mass. renters are paying more for an apartment than a year ago
>SHOPPING: 3 Mass. stores slated to close as Express files for bankruptcy
>HEALTH: Lilly's weight-loss drug reduces sleep apnea severity in late-stage trials
-UMass Medical School PhD candidate: Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how
>FOOD: Fresh and frozen imported strawberries highly contaminated with pesticides, report says
>TV/STREAMING: TV Shows canceled in 2024
>MOVIES: Deadpool and Wolverine trailer teams up Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman
>CELEBRITY: "Shopaholic" author Sophie Kinsella reveals brain cancer diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Mama dog runs to rescuer to ask him to help her puppies (:59)
>HISTORY: Isaiah Thomas House — Walk in the footsteps of Worcester's revolutionaries
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hero mom saves 17-day-old baby in cardiac arrest
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, tarot prediction leads to $500,000 lottery win for woman
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 56 today in Worcester
-April climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-1 dead, 1 critically wounded in stabbing on Northbridge Common (2:10). Article
-Related: D.A.'s press conference (7:52)
-On a path to becoming a career criminal: His mom and a Worcester judge haven’t given up on him
-Worcester nonprofit gives teens a sense of community in the wake of violence in the city (1:47). Article
-Series of Worcester bank robberies ends with man's guilty plea
-Wave of street sign thefts hits West Boylston and other towns
-Teens playing senior game mistaken for suspects with real guns
-21-year-old man with 9 warrants arrested in Worcester
-What you can’t see from the street — Inside the "The Walking Dead: Dead City" set in Worcester
-Mezcal Cantina will take over long vacant Worcester 99 restaurant
-Worcester's "Wormtown" nickname comes from an unlikely source
-TODAY! Worcester Knitty Council meeting 2 to 5 on Sunday
-2 nonprofits launch data platform detailing quality of life in Worcester County
-Nichols holds graduation at the DCU Center
-Armenian Community of Worcester commemorates genocide anniversary
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
-WCCA-TV (1:50:15): Supportive Housing — Solving homelessness in the Commonwealth
-ICYMI: Worcester cable committee chair: City now has no leverage with Charter
-Related: The Buzz with City Manager Batista — Cable Talk
-$100,000 Mass Cash prize won in Worcester
-204,000 travelers make it a record year for Worcester Airport
-Hundreds take part in pro-Palestinian rally at Worcester State
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Ice cream social noon-2 Monday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Strand Theater drawing interest for lease
-Center of Hope Foundation in Southbridge gets $1.2 million in funding
-Several towns holding meetings Monday
-News from the field…and playground in Grafton
-Bigelow hosting forum on proposed library project
-Bolton voters face no contests; No contests on Berlin ballot
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-Jean Syria running for Lancaster D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Outdoor Cinco De Mayo show in Worcester canceled
>SHOWTIME: Live Nation Concert Week offers $25 tickets. What to know
-100FM The Pike (8:51): Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Melissa Joan Hart, talks about the "I Identify As A Witch" show
-Worcester takes on all of Bach's works
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 40 (27:53): Stamp Out Hunger May 11th
-This Week in Worcester podcast, Episode 6 (45:24): Local film production, gas price spikes, expensive Mass.
-Unity Radio (57:38): Talking Wellness
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who was an usher at Tanglewood for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Toronto in overtime of Game 7
-Jeremy Swayman was Bruins’ M.V.P. in first-round series win
-Dates, times and TV for Bruins series with Florida
-Brad Stevens named NBA’s Executive of the Year
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 3-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Driver dies after crashing into White House perimeter gate
-Blood-soaked spear found at California murder-suicide scene
-Tragic: Massive highway collapse kills at least 48 in China
>NEW ENGLAND: New data shows who's moving out of Mass. (2:19)
-Taunton man found shot to death in shed, police say (:20)
>COLLEGES: Clark student's private room gets a public exhibit
-Anna Maria launches A.I. course in collaboration with Rize Education
-Contract grading: The loss of quality in education
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why 3 in 4 people prefer road trips over flying
>BUSINESS: "Privacy nightmare" — Your car is collecting info about you (3:40)
-Walmart to close 51 health clinics, stop telehealth service
>SHOPPING: rue21 closing all stores, going out of business sales coming
>HOMES: 3-bedroom home in Boston sells for $8.3 million
>HEALTH: Doc warns we're making "same mistakes" as 2020 with bird flu
-Mass. doctor on using midwives for post-partum care (2:25)
>FOOD: Video showing how McDonald's burgers are made ripped online
>TV/STREAMING: Sneak peek at new Jennifer Lopez action movie on Netflix, "Atlas" (1:42)
>MOVIES: Ryan Gosling's "Fall Guy" falls into top spot at opener
>CELEBRITY: Kentucky Derby red carpet: Martha Stewart, Wynonna Judd, Sheryl Lee Ralph and more
>ANIMALS: Dog falls in love with 4 blind foster kittens (1:00)
>HISTORY: Shrewsbury Historical Society presents "Denholms: The History of a Worcester Icon" (1:06:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 88-year-old man gets special graduation ceremony
-Meanwhile, runaway cows turn themselves in at rescue facility
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