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>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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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council 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): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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