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>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 71 today in Worcester (3:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: As Robert Stoddard slept, thieves made off with 9 valuable paintings, including recovered Avercamp
+4:00: Related: Stolen Dutch master painting back in Worcester after nearly 47 years — to be shown at Worcester Art Museum
+4:00: Man arrested after pursuit through Worcester Common
+4:00: WPI lays off 24 employees, citing rising costs and federal uncertainty
+4:00: Radio Worcester (9:25): At airport, 44 acre solar farm planned and American Eagle flights return
+4:00: Holy Cross baseball falls to North Carolina in NCAA regional tourney opener
+4:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Handshakes, USA Hockey, Touch the trophy, and Wienie racing
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Bella Pizzeria brings Brazilian pizza to Worcester
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Fight or Flight," "The King of Kings" and more
-Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
-Related: Worcester Technical High School graduation (1:23:13)
-Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
-Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
-D.O.J. retracts investigations of 8 police departments. What about Worcester?
-Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
-Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
-W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
-Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
-Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
-100 FM The Pike (9:38): Middle Eastern Festival
-Mass. Attorney General issues guidance on rights during I.C.E. enforcement
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Banned from City Hall — The boundaries of protest
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Red Lobster menu changes — Under $20, hush puppies, Happy Hour deals
-ICYMI: Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo 5:30 to 8:30 Saturday at Val's
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-May & June Senior Center events
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Joann Fabrics officially closes in Shrewsbury
-Join the inaugural Shrewsbury Pride 5K Run/Walk
-Struggling Quabbin Reservoir towns make public appeal for more state funding
-James Ettamarna, Christine Watkins will join Sutton Select Board
-West Boylston ballot features races, override
-New senior center director introduced in West Boylston
-Clinton Select Board restricts recycling center to residents only amid surge of use by outsiders
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
-Shakira, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn concerts at Fenway Park canceled after sources say staging fell apart (3:44). Article
-"American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
-Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
-Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 53 (28:26): Dr. Tasia Cerezo, Meryl's Safe Haven
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (31:48)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who expanded his family's trucking business
>SPORTS: TODAY! What to know before Bravehearts Home Opener
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Today. Get tickets here
-Bravehearts fall to Starfires, 10-6
-Vrabel's vibes, Drake Maye's relationship with Josh McDaniels (6:47)
-Jordon Hudson's raunchy sexual innuendo from viral Bill Belichick getaway revealed
-Holy Cross baseball to face No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Regional
-Related: Crusaders celebrate resilient journey to NCAA Tournament
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 3-2
>CARS: Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles due to rearview camera issue
>NATIONAL: Blatten, Switzerland buried following glacier collapse (2:13). Photos
-4-year-old Mexican girl faces deportation amid medical crisis
>TRAGIC: Teen dies from playing social media "tackle game"
>NEW ENGLAND: Major traffic trouble on the Mass. Pike begins today (2:07). Article
-Around 40 people arrested during I.C.E. operations on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard
-Karen Read trial (21:07): The prosecution rested its case — our experts grade it
>COLLEGES: Celebrate the Holy Cross Class of 2025
-WPI graduate commencement (:27)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What American tourists should know about "terrorism" threat in Italy
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. nonprofits snag portion of $6.7 million for small business training
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Most employees would invite family or a friend on a work trip
>SHOPPING: Shoppers are exploiting retail return policies
>HEALTH: Mental health organizations in Mass. struggle with federal funding cuts (:57)
-Doctor on Hepatitis A after exposure warning issued at Mass. eatery (3:10)
>FOOD: Coke or Pepsi? Best-selling sodas in America in 2024 revealed
>TV/STREAMING: Worcester plays strong supporting role in episode of "The Walking Dead"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Pete Davidson horror movie, "The Home" (1:58)
>CELEBRITY: Sarah Silverman reveals A-lister who saved her after "SNL" firing
>ANIMALS: Lonely puppy who wasn't moving slowly comes back to life (1:44)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Burke Square, Main and Ripley streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's gas stop turns into 6-figure lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Utah, 7-year-old boy drove his little sister to get McDonald's
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