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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-14-year-old shot to death in Worcester, 16-year-old arrested
-One man hopes to make it easier for vendors, street performers to work in Worcester
-Here’s how much Worcester’s department leaders made in 2023
-Clark professor rewinds to create a neighborhood venture
-Thousands could benefit from $5.6 million settlement of Peterson Oil fuel mix allegations
-"Slice of paradise" takes root with planting of Worcester's first Miyawaki forest
-Residents fighting to reclaim money in "equity theft" lawsuit (3:34). Article
-Earlier: Judge rules Mass. law on "equity theft" is unconstitutional (2:12). Article
-Many in Worcester County toss textiles in trash despite state ban
>FAITH: On Passover, and "seeing ourselves in our history"
>DINING OUT: Competetive eater Geoff Esper tackles the new Chuckwagon Challenge in Worcester (13:36)
-ICYMI: Wormtown Brewery to be sold to Jack's Abby
-Local ice cream shops open for the season
-GBH reporters raced from Worcester to Boston. What they learned (7:29). Article
-Worcester bakery closed until May 8th
-Shrewsbury Street Italian Heritage Parade Committee meeting May 6th
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett students become teachers
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Attorney General gives Holden until December to comply with M.B.T.A. law
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Road in Oxford to close until July for Route 20 construction
-Clinton cannabis firm closes, faces lawsuit over $61,000 alleged owed to H.V.A.C. company
-Fitchburg’s 147-year-old building eyed for retro arcade bar, 8 apartments
-Shrewsbury Senior Center offers root beer floats to community
-Sutton Public Schools resource fair
-Clinton High announces honor roll
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Gallery Sitka in Shirley will host "Symptoms," an ink painting exhibition
-Radio Worcester (16:24): John Keough on Worcester's film industry
-Radio Worcester (17:12): Worcester Arts Council awards grants
-Worcester County Light Opera Company, a hidden jewel on Grandview Avenue
-Ray Mariano: School Committee should start budget cuts from the top
-Shaun Connolly: Do you know how to be cool?
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 913 (28:26): Earth Day 2024
-Manny Jae Media (36:54): Manny and the Mayor, Episode 4
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 534 (27:49): Police equity report, speed limits, construction pauses
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked at Spag's for over 35 years and was married for 69 years
>SPORTS: Celtics dominate Heat, take 2-1 series lead
-Bruins take 3-1 series lead over Toronto
-Day 3 of Patriots in NFL Draft
-This stat will get Patriots fans excited about Drake Maye’s potential
-Holy Cross star C.J. Hanson drafted by Kansas City
-Lionel Messi dazzles, scores twice in Inter Miami win over New England
-Bravehearts' single-game tickets for Opening Night and first Fireworks Friday are on sale now
-Red Sox rout Cubs, 17-0
-WooSox lose to Toledo, 8-7
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Tornadoes level Nebraska, Iowa towns, devastating video shows
-Boston College prof says modern parenting has gone too far (2:33)
-Tragic: Missing teen's body recovered after deadly crocodile attack
>NEW ENGLAND: Man kills wife and child in apparent double murder-suicide in Lowell
-Does Massachusetts still live up to the old nickname Taxachusetts?
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (30:39): Shay Savoie
-The power behind the Purple: Community
-Worcester State students present “Eurydice,” a modern take on the classic myth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What to do at the Grand Canyon - besides stare at it
>BUSINESS: F.T.C. banning most employers from using noncompete clauses; legal challenges ahead
-Flexcon parent company names former advisory board member as C.F.O.
>SHOPPING: Central Mass. Mom to hold private shopping night at Flock & Flourish
>HOMES: Drop in home sales due to high mortgages and low inventory (2:16)
>HEALTH: Scientists making progress using immunotherapy vs. cancer (1:12)
-Man receives world's first melanoma vaccine
>FOOD: F.D.A. finds traces of bird flu in grocery store milk, but says pasteurized dairy products are safe
>TV/STREAMING: Canceled or renewed? Which broadcast TV shows are coming back
>MOVIES: Renée Zellweger and Hugh Grant set to star in new "Bridget Jones" movie
>CELEBRITY: David Beckham suing Mark Wahlberg for $10 million over F45 Training deal
>ANIMALS: This dog asks to be rescued at the gas station (1:00)
>HISTORY: Former Worcester police headquarters on Waldo Street, 1900
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Community comes together to help veteran after carjacking
-Meanwhile, in Leominster, barber calls customer Shrek, gets arrested for threatening to stab him with hair-cutting shears during ensuing argument
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+Weekend bartender at Halligan's
-Full-time and part-time positions at George's Coney Island
-Multiple positions with Holden D.P.W.
-Kitchen help at deadhorse hill
-Food runner at White Eagle
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 60 today in Worcester
+6:00: Channel 4 meteorologists take early look at Boston Marathon weather forecast and talk big warm-up (11:22)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez to leave in June
+Noon: UMass Medical School lays off and furloughs 200 employees
+Noon: $100,000 lottery winner sold in Worcester
+Noon: Things to Do: Art at the Harold Stevens Gallery. hip-hop and more ...
+Noon: Christians in Worcester practice their faith amid cultural, political divisions
-Federal cuts are about to cripple Central Mass. food pantries
-Cuts will have irretrievable effects as UMass Medical School stands to lose $80 million, Gov. Healey says
-Where Worcester ranks among U.S. cities where a family making $100,000 can "still be broke"
-Pickleball push sparks discussion over Worcester court upgrades
-How Armenian-American Heritage Month was proclaimed
-Worcester getting a second Chick-fil-A
-Famous haunted mansion in Gardner listed for sale. Take a look inside
-Central Mass. home sales drop slightly, as price climb in Worcester County continues
-Worcester Public Safety Committee, police chief criticize D.O.J. report
-Worcester police join Blue Envelope to aid drivers on autism spectrum
-Girl Scouts collect jewelry, purses for Abby's House Thrift Shop
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): The Ground Round has officially returned to Shrewsbury (1:07)
-ICYMI: Worcester Police Department asks for help finding missing woman
-Dunkin’ stores in Worcester, Millbury, Grafton and Westborough cited for child labor violations: A.G.
-In Worcester, I.C.E., feds arrest Dominican man convicted of sex crime
-Auburn officer arraigned on child sex charges (1:10). Article
-Apparent road rage incident in Shrewsbury leads to arrest, charges
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden slated to get fiber internet
-NEW: Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden police to conduct extra patrols that target distracted drivers
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Lancaster teen charged after Jeep plows into Clinton Dunkin'
-Wachusett Area Chamber salutes community standouts
-Rutland Police Department's Warrant Wednesday
-Tribute names Lauren Nanoff, Chris and Marion Lunns as honorees
-Nashoba students represent at State House for Student Government Day
-C.E.O. Michael Ames leaving R.F.K. Community Alliance
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Meredith O'Brien to hold reading, discussion and signing of her book "Louie on the Rocks" on Thursday
-Worcester Art Museum announces opening date of new arms and armor galleries
-Directors Brooklyn Demme and John Hayeck bring their films to MassIFF in Southbridge
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: Honorary street naming in Worcester — Jaime Flores Way
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: 8 fun rainy day activities
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (54:36)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime nurse at Worcester State Hospital
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Rays, 1-0
-Gillette Stadium to use A.I. facial recognition at events
-Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross women's hockey announces 2025-26 captains
-WooSox game postponed
>CARS: U.S.. vehicle supply falls as shoppers buy cars to avoid tariffs
>NATIONAL: Puerto Rico hit with massive island-wide blackout ahead of Easter weekend
-Inside America's next nuclear power revolution — as energy makes a comeback
>TRAGIC: Teen with autism dies days after police shooting outside home
>NEW ENGLAND: Recap of final preparations for Karen Read trial — "things are getting tense" (13:10)
-Sixth brain tumor case among staff at Mass. hospital
>COLLEGES: Real-world learning at WPI, from Hawaii to Morocco
-Representatives of Holy Cross Class of 2027 dine with President Rougeau
-Inside Harvard's battle with the administration (5:06)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 things the T.S.A. wants you to know
>BUSINESS: Publishers Clearing House files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z cashing in on a job baby boomers ditched: accounting
>HEALTH: Large amount of maternal deaths occur weeks after birth (:54)
-UMass Medical School professor: Alcohol causes cancer, and less than 1 drink can increase your risk
>FOOD: Brown rice has 40% more of this toxic chemical than white rice
>TV/STREAMING: Sneak peek of new Netflix doc, "Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing" (1:10)
>MOVIES: Trailer for "M3GAN 2.0" (2:49)
>CELEBRITY: Nicky Katt, "Dazed and Confused," "Boston Public" actor, dies at 54
>ANIMALS: Elephants at zoo huddle to protect calves during earthquake (:41)
>HISTORY: Charles Manson's cult killings get new analysis: criminal profiler
>GOOD NEWS: Community rallies to move bookstore into new location 1 book at a time
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, ex-wife of former TV anchor tried to have hitman kill him: cops
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