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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:25). High of 58 today in Worcester
-Northern Lights visible in New England (1:50)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester bakery closes 2 locations
-Air fryer that caught fire in local home linked to safety recall, fire department says (1:20). Article
-Parents give Worcester Public Schools’ proposed cell phone policy mixed reviews
-Worcester Summer Impact program to start early in response to recent youth violence
-2 men arrested in Worcester for drug trafficking
-Worcester's Vernon Hill softball field to be renamed to celebrate Rousseau's dedication
-Gary Rosen urges legislative action on overdose prevention laws
-Demand at food pantries spikes as rents increase and wages do not
-Worcester event puts focus on Hamas brutality during October 7th attacks
-Karen Read murder trial paused to debate presence of Turtleboy (17:24). Article
-Leominster stabbing results in 3 arrests
-Radio Worcester (19:51): Worcester Fire Department chiefs discuss fire safety & leadership
-Manny Jae Media (1:39:40): Examining Worcester's city charter
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:55): Debate on strong mayor vs. Plan E government
>DINING OUT: Mother's Day plans? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: Worcester misses out as JetBlue announces new nonstop service to San Juan from T.F. Green Airport
-Mass. College of Pharmacy expands Worcester footprint with $12 million buy of 3 properties
-New bistro brings healthy food with Brazilian flair to Worcester
-Jason Briddon, former Rutland cop and W.R.T.A. driver, convicted of raping woman in 2007
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Spring composting 8 to 2:30 today
-Wachusett seniors embrace voting rights as new adults
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police nab 3 in $27,000 retail theft at Millbury Kohl’s
-Templeton boy rescued from cruise ship by Air Force helicopter due to medical emergency
-TODAY! Wachusett Garden Club annual plant sale 9 a.m. to noon
-TODAY! Rutland baseball and softball parade at 11:30 a.m.
-Millbury Town Meeting rejects stormwater fees, supports B.V.T. roof borrowing
-Caitlin Paget chosen as interim superintendent of Sutton schools
-Boylston ballot features Select Board race
-Sterling voting for library race, increasing Select Board
-Ralph Gifford running for Lancaster Select Board
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-TODAY! Redemption Rock to host Beyond Wrestling event on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things to Do: Sol y Canto, Kur, Mastersingers and more ...
-Writers Series to hit it out of Polar Park with award-winning authors
-Worcester Youth Orchestras finish 76th season on optimistic note
-100FM The Pike (6:08): The Pike Breakdown Lane
-Calliope presents "Little Shop of Horrors" this month
-First Person: "Moby Dick" was no fish story. Anything is possible
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1337 (23:23): Worcester Volleyball Club Blazers and Open Sky
-Unity Radio (56:38): Black In Business
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 325 (28:43): Chris Motta
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was head clothing buyer at Saks Fifth Avenue
>SPORTS: Bruins lose Game 3 to Florida, 6-2
-Red Sox lose to Nationals, 5-1
-Former Celtic Glen "Big Baby" Davis gets 40 months in prison for health care scam
-210 Sports' Friday 4: 7, 43, 6974 and 28
-WooSox lose to Buffalo, 12-7
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Ukraine foils Russian plot to kidnap, assassinate Zelensky in explosion
-I.R.S. says its number of audits is about to surge. Here's who the agency is targeting
-Tragic: Siblings, age 2 and 4, die after being swept away in fast water in California river
>NEW ENGLAND: The Karen Read trial (20:33): Brian Albert testifies for prosecution
-Manchester mom arrested for driving 112 mph with her 2 kids unbuckled in S.U.V.
>COLLEGES: First-generation Worcester scholars graduate from WPI
-Anna Maria Senior Profiles: Shayla MacDonald and Adrianna Rose Fraioli
-Holy Cross celebrates 100th anniversary of St. Joseph Memorial Chapel
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This European country gives retirees discounted vacations
>BUSINESS: These are the most dangerous jobs in America
-Worcester-based company named Small Manufacturer of the Year
>HOMES: Boston’s priciest home is a $30 million technicolor dreamland
>SHOPPING: Babies R Us shops coming to 200 Kohl's stores
>HEALTH: What to know about kids with autism
-Anger could negatively impact blood vessels and heart health (:52)
>FOOD: Wendy's offers free chicken nuggets to celebrate Nuggs Party Pack
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire," "Abigail" and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason and Travis Kelce in serious talks with Amazon for "New Heights" show
>ANIMALS: Retiring Bella the police dog joins WPI graduate commencement
>HISTORY: The steamer Uncle Sam at Lake Quinsigamond
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stories of friendship with Steve Hartman of CBS's On The Road (1:27:17)
-Meanwhile, in Florda, alligator wrangled on tarmac of Air Force base (:35)
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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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