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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 54 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 16-year-old arrested for shooting driver who crashed into Worcester home, police say (:27). Article
+6:00: Jason Briddon, former Rutland cop, convicted of raping woman in 2007
+6:00: Here’s what Worcester’s new rules on cell phones in schools could be
+6:00: New bistro brings healthy food with Brazilian flair to Worcester
+6:00: 152-unit affordable housing project in Auburn met with opposition
+Noon: Mass. College of Pharmacy expands Worcester footprint with $12 million buy of 3 properties
+Noon: In Worcester, Gov. Healey, biz leaders talk housing and the high cost of living
+Noon: Six Things to Do: Sol y Canto, Kur, Mastersingers and more ...
+Noon: Kyle Smith set to bring "Unmanageable Tour" to Electric Haze
+Noon: Poetry up! We need the best of your verse
-Worcester seeks operator for Pickett Plaza adjacent to Polar Park
-Owner of Worcester auto lot planning 40-apartment redevelopment
-DCU Center to keep name for 3 more years in $1.8 million deal
-DCU Center preps for graduation season, adds Clark and WPI to ceremonies list
-Worcester, here's your high school graduation schedule
-Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
-Batista, cable advisory panel at odds over renewing Worcester's contract with Spectrum
-City plans its first ever Green Worcester Summit
-Clark student's design wins Mass. D.O.T. Work Zone Awareness campaign
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:55): Debate on strong mayor vs. Plan E government
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
-Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
-Marlborough man who worked as school bus driver accused of child rape
-Shrewsbury, Algonquin students visit Polar Park for "Senior Scoop"
-Rice Road development in Millbury sticks at 192 units
-Horse rescued after trail accident in Douglas State Forest
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
-Worcester’s Art Girl summer has begun
-WCCA-TV's The Magic of Hollywood - Mechanics Hall Concert (1:28:45)
-Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
-Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Ambitious Angelo's Stories from the Woo (59:35): Former Worcester City Manager Michael O'Brien
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1336 (20:22): Author Mal Wrenn Corbin
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a career teacher in Worcester who also owned his own business
>SPORTS: Bruins lose Game 2 to Florida, 6-1
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 5-0
-Bravehearts to remain at Holy Cross through 2027
-Holy Cross athletics end of year highlights (2:51)
-WooSox split doubleheader with Buffalo
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Cost of rebuilding Key Bridge in Baltimore pegged between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion
-School shooter aimed pellet gun at police before he was shot dead
-Tragic: Hospital worker killed by runaway steel cylinder from site
>NEW ENGLAND: The Karen Read trial (20:52): Friends of John O'Keefe testify
-Cape Cod man accused of stabbing father 6 to 10 times
>COLLEGES: Clark music prof one of the foremost authorities on composer Anton Bruckner
-Anna Maria Senior Profiles: Misha Z. Johnson and Kevin Henderson
-Award-winning engineer named Director of Systems Engineering at WPI
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 walking tours inspired by movies and TV shows
>BUSINESS: Over one third of working Americans more uninspired than ever: study
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, F.B.I. report says
>HOMES: $900,000 for a 5-bedroom home in Worcester
>SHOPPING: Inside the new Mass. store that only sells returned products (3:44)
>HEALTH: Study: Anger can harm your blood vessel function
-Largest study of its kind to investigate why Black women are more likely to die from most types of cancer
>FOOD: Planters nuts recall — See products pulled over listeria concerns
>TV/STREAMING: Discovery hiking Max price, mulling layoffs: report
>MOVIES: "The Breakfast Club" star Molly Ringwald admits certain “elements” of the ’80s classic “haven’t aged well”
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior
>ANIMALS: Guy found a dog on the side of the highway (1:00)
>HISTORY: The Channel nightclub was one of Boston’s top live music spots in the '80s
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman reunites with the heroes who saved her life as a baby
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, homeowner finds thousands of bees inside walls of house
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In The News
>WEATHER: High of 73 today in Worcester ahead of major warmup (2:30)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester man cut neighbor's throat during argument, police say
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Holden town manager's update on construction on Holden streets (7:12)
-Rollover on Pike in Auburn snarls morning traffic
-Through the roof: Rents in Worcester soar from "unrelenting" market
-How the state may preserve home equity theft in Worcester
-Worcester population grows to over 207,000
-MBTA Communities law isn't likely to create as much housing as anticipated
-New MBTA commuter rail schedules for Worcester line begin today
-Local cinema closing May 30th
-Worcester jeweler moves blocks down Shrewsbury Street
-WPI graduate students seek input from Worcester residents on winter storms
-Adrianne Haslet inspires Worcester State graduates with her story of resilience
-Worcester Police Department holds annual memorial ceremony. Video (19:58)
-"Kitten Shower" helps local shelter manage busy adoption season
-UMass Memorial Health hosts free skin cancer screenings
-Hundreds participate in annual Walk for the Homeless
-Worcester Walks: Hiking through Purgatory (Chasm) in Sutton
>SHOPPING: Selections from what customers at Bedlam Book Café are reading
>DINING OUT: Westborough restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 places for pasta (4:57)
-ICYMI: Worcester honors Alijandro Mendoza, its first U.S. Presidential Scholar
-Worcester Board of Health urges hike in state alcohol tax
-Worcester selects firm to develop housing production plan
-Popular fare-free Worcester bus program extends to fifth year. Beyond that is anyone’s guess
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Annual Town Meeting at 7 p.m.
-Holden town meeting to decide on spending plans
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl
-5-alarm fire destroys Templeton home: the latest details
-Shrewsbury-based piano educator earns Top Teacher Award
-TODAY! West Boylston Town Meeting will decide override
-West Boylston election is Tuesday, June 4th
-Couple burglarize former Winchendon furniture factory
-Wachusett Regional High School honor roll
-Bolton voters reject idea of "home equity theft"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Central Mass. Mom's Night Out Puzzle Mania at Eastern Shores Club
-Ray Mariano: Worcester's streets make riding more than rough - so say readers, too
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:18:00): This Week in Cablegate
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 85 (25:21): Gang Violence and Party Politics
-Unity Radio (58:48): Standups and Standouts
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a man who passed away suddenly on Mothers Day after celebrating with his family
>SPORTS: Celtics, Pacers set for Eastern Conference Final
-Tom Brady, Drake Maye hang out
-Red Sox beat Cardinals, 11-3
-Bravehearts to host Parkinson’s Awareness Night July 19th
-Boston tops Minnesota in first game of PWHL championship series
-WooSox split doubleheader with RailRiders
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
>NATIONAL: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister die in helicopter crash
-The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2023: Liam, Olivia
-Tragic: Boy, 10, kills himself after suffering horrific bullying
>NEW ENGLAND: Millennials reflect on 20th anniversary of same-sex marriage in Mass.
-Mother saves 4-year-old after both are attacked by rabid fox (1:51)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mark Cavalla
-For Holy Cross students, how a week in March can change a life
-How Wil is graduating from WPI with a B.S. and M.S. in 4 years (1:09)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Provincetown, Wellfleet named best beach towns by Thrillist
>BUSINESS: Google unveils A.I.-assisted Gmail features
-Disneyland character performers unionize after landslide vote
>HEALTH: More teens diagnosed with depression in the last 10 years (2:15)
-New drug tested in Boston offers room to breathe for P.A.H. patients
>HOMES: New Luxury Living sites open at 2 locations in Worcester
>FOOD: Taco Bell brings back Cheesy Chicken Crispanada after high demand
>TV/STREAMING: "Yellowstone" star Ian Bohen teases "best season finale in history"
>MOVIES: John Krasinski's "IF" tops box office as families flock to theaters
>CELEBRITY: Sean "Diddy" Combs apologizes for alleged attack seen in 2016 surveillance video
>ANIMALS: Stray dog follows woman's scooter for weeks (1:00)
>HISTORY: “Dimout Area” was a precaution in Shrewsbury during WWII
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Girl uses popsicle stand money for breast cancer research
-Meanwhile, in Florida, alligator visits bank drive-through, "did not have an account"
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