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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 57 today in Worcester
-April climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Overnight: Authorities respond with heavy police presence to incident in Northbridge (1:44). Article
-On a path to becoming a career criminal: His mom and a Worcester judge haven’t given up on him
-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
-Fundraiser aids Worcester shooting victim Sterling Baptiste Jr.
-TODAY! Village Marketplace noon to 5 Saturday
-The Faces of Worcester: Allen Greenman, Real estate & watchmaker
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
-W.P.D. Civilian Academy (2:07:16): Week 10
>DINING OUT: To-go cocktails, COVID-era outdoor dining rules permanent in Mass.
-ICYMI: Mass. National Guard sergeant from Leominster charged with killing boyfriend (1:50). Article
-Cuts coming: Worcester schools face $22 million budget deficit
-On set at "The Walking Dead: Dead City" in Worcester
-Family of 14-year-old Worcester teen killed in shooting announces funeral
-Channel 7 solves timeshare problem for Dudley widow
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Spring composting 8-2:30 Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rocco's Doughnuts opens location in Auburn
-Shrewsbury M.B.T.A. zoning vote pushed until fall
-TODAY! Tribute Road Race Saturday in Clinton
-TODAY! Bulfinch Bee 5K Saturday in Lancaster
-Northborough church rallying back after devastating fire
-Rutland town meeting to set town spending plan
-Vaillancourt Folk Art celebrates 40th anniversary
-Grafton Public Library cupola restoration under way
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-TODAY! Singer-songwriter Tasteless Jack makes Redemption Rock taproom debut on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things to Do: Psychic Faire, poet Alejandro Jimenez and more
-100FM The Pike (3:29): The Pike Breakdown Lane
-Chris Michelotti discusses upcoming art shows at Electric Haze
-Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery at Worcester State opens 2 student art exhibits
-Jonathan Blake and Bill O’Connell team for poetry reading at Worcester State
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
-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.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a local woman who spent her career as a nurse
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Twins, 5-2
-Jacoby Brissett excited for quarterback competition with Drake Maye (1:18)
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale today
-4 Holy Cross football players moving up to F.B.S.
-Ambitious Angelo's Stories From The Woo, Episode 1 (58:40): Jamaine Ortiz
-210 Sports' Friday 4: A return, new arrivals, an exit, and a new home
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 4-2
-Worcester's Dan Boisvert thrives as golf instructor to the stars
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford recalls over 240,000 Mavericks due to tail light issue
>NATIONAL: Second Boeing whistleblower dies suddenly from severe infection
-Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
-Tragic: Climber dies after 1,000-foot fall in Alaska, another climber injured
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial Day 4 recap (31:45): What the jury saw on its Canton field trip
-$375 million for local roads, bridges signed by Governor
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profile: Haylee Walker, class of ‘24
-Mouse Tales: Dorm dilemma leaves Clark students scrambling for shelter
-Celebrate as WPI's Institute on Project-Based Learning turns 10 (10:10)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 13 Mass. bed and breakfasts named among top in America
>BUSINESS: 1 in 4 employed Americans worry their job is in danger, new study says
-U.S. job growth slowed to 175,000 in April in possible sign of economic slowdown
>SHOPPING: The 19 Best May The Fourth deals to Celebrate Star Wars Day 2024
>HOMES: Bank offers low cost loans for home clean energy upgrades
>HEALTH: Drinking fruit juice as a child can stop obesity later in life, new research suggests
-When is a normal age for doctors to stop giving pap smears? (1:04)
>FOOD: 8 tons of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled for possible E. coli contamination
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "The Long Game" and more
>CELEBRITY: Ellen DeGeneres complains she was "kicked out of show business" for being mean
>ANIMALS: Paralyzed dog takes her first steps (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): Retired officer reunites with man he saved as a baby who followed in his footsteps (2:49)
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, woman arrested after taking dead man into bank to get a loan
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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