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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old
-Update: Missing child found safe
-Woman charged with stabbing man in the neck at Worcester strip club
-City manager names Paul Saucier Worcester Police Chief
-Bagel Time opens new location on Pleasant Street
-Local executive pastry chef set for Food Network baking competition
-Man gets 2 years in prison for embezzling over $350,000 from area nonprofit
-Mayor Petty hits back after King declares for mayor
-Earlier: Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King to run for mayor
-Worcester city councilor’s supporters are split over refusal to attend meetings
-Worcester School Committee won't revisit LGBTQ support resolution
-TODAY! Police to hold Polar Plunge at Polar Park
-Proposal could change local vocational school lotteries
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (25:53): Should City Councilor Thu Nguyen resign?
>FAITH: High school athlete and volunteer sees life’s bigger picture
-DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week: 33 Central Mass. restaurants added
-ICYMI: Worcester man found guilty of killing Boston man in 2020 shooting
-Worcester police arrest fugitive, seize loaded gun
-Worcester officials urging developer to sell property next to Polar Park
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): New fields to be named for war hero
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo — Auto shop down? What’s next?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 vehicles stolen from Auburn lot, police ask for assistance
-Fire hits Oxford Court, Clinton; "swiftly contained"
-Photos: Snow atop Lake Quinsigamond
-Shrewsbury superintendent proposes $90.2 million school budget
-Alan F. D'Allessandro Jr. running for Millbury Select Board
-Share your family stories on the Clinton train station
-Sutton Historical Society announces 2025 events
-Lancaster nomination papers available
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: All Shall Perish, tenor Ian Bostridge and more ...
-Academy of St. Martin orchestra from England set for Mechanics Hall
-100FM The Pike (6:42): The Breakdown Lane
-Millbury writer launches children's books
>OPINION: First Person: Honor the Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-Manny Jae Media (24:27): Layon Gray, Director, Producer, Writer and Actor, "Black Angels over Tuskegee"
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for 41 years
>SPORTS: Celtics lose to Cavaliers, 123-116
-Bill Belichick's first U.N.C. season could get a "Hard Knocks" twist
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Bucknell
-Railers beat Bison, 3-1
>NATIONAL: Zelenskyy leaves without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blow-up
-Fed judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
-Tragic: 4-year-old boy fatally shoots himself in head
>NEW ENGLAND: All travel lanes on Mass. Pike westbound at I-495 interchange reopened
-D.P.U. regulators slash Mass Save plan to trim energy bills (4:45)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (35:48): And the Oscar goes to….
-Trailblazing Jesuit Higher Education Leader Dr. Linda LeMura to deliver Holy Cross commencement address
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 fascinating observatories around the world
>BUSINESS: Mustang Bio closes Worcester facility, moves headquarters to Waltham
-Jobless claims post largest gain in 5 months with government firings set to boost numbers
-Microsoft ending Skype after 20 years as platform failed to keep up with Zoom, Slack
>HEALTH: How viral infections like the flu can affect pregnant women
-Mass. General Hospital doctor on "broken heart syndrome" (2:38)
>FOOD: Why are eggs hard to find, but there is plenty of chicken? (3:30)
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "A Complete Unknown," "Love Hurts," and more
-Oscars final predictions: Who will win, should win
>CELEBRITY: See which Mass. actors were nominated for Oscars this year
>ANIMALS: Velcro cat is obsessed with his dad (1:44)
>HISTORY: Abraham Lincoln owned a drum made in Mass.; do you know where it is? (1:31)
>GOOD NEWS: DraftKings player gambles 20 cents, wins $9.28 million
-Meanwhile, Florida Man Games return bigger, "weirder"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bishop calls Leo XIV's role "weighty task" (1:29)
+6:00: Related: Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, delivers first message (1:32)
+6:00: Related: Who is Pope Leo XIV? (1:20). Article
+6:00: 1 seized by I.C.E. agents in Worcester, 2 arrested by Worcester Police Department
+6:00: Rep. Jim McGovern's daughter died after becoming nauseous during dinner in Italy
+6:00: UMass Medical School’s Nobel Prize winner named one of TIME’s most influential health leaders
+Noon: Cash-dropping suspect linked to Auburn bank robbery
+Noon: Things to do: Stayin' Alive, Little Lies, JFK talk at library and more
+Noon: Judy Collins, 86, ready for rescheduled concert in Worcester
-3 hurt in Worcester crash involving W.R.T.A. bus, S.U.V.
-Tatnuck Square café closes its doors
-Worcester gas station sells $1 million winner
-TODAY! Free street parking in Worcester for 508 Day
-Table Talk Pies’ former leader reenters bakery industry
-Backyard chickens still on ice in Worcester
-False claims of ineligible School Committee candidate in Worcester
-Bunco for a Cause to benefit St. John's Food for the Poor
-TODAY! Prostate cancer awareness workshop at Y.W.C.A.
-Radio Worcester (16:48): Worcester Housing Authority tackles crisis with new projects and self-sufficiency programs
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:08): Superintendent pick, Human Rights Controversy and election
>FAITH: No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel’s chimney
-Holy Cross professor: Why "The Calling of Saint Matthew" by Caravaggio was Pope Francis’ favorite painting
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): America's best waterfront restaurant is at a Cape Cod hotel, according to USA Today readers
-ICYMI: Candlepin bowling returns to Worcester, as American Flatbread set to open on Saturday
-In Worcester, people rush to meet REAL ID deadline. But if you're late, don't fret
-What to know about Worcester’s near billion-dollar proposed budget
-Worcester city election: Here's who has qualified for the ballot
-Meet Brian Allen, the "Worcester kid" set to head the city’s schools
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: 5 years after shutdown, students and staff reflect on pandemic's impact
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-May Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn OKs new fire HQ on site of former Chuck's Steak House
-Bay Path Voc Tech teacher charged with indecent assault, harassment
-Juvenile summonsed to court for defecating inside West Brookfield Town Hall, police say
-Conlin, Richards reflect on Shrewsbury Select Board victories
-Shrewsbury plastic manufacturer sold to Boston investment firm
-Millbury approves M.B.T.A. housing law, zoning changes for land
-Millbury Democratic Caucus set for May 8th
-Northbridge Town Meeting puts tax override for schools on ballot
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Music Worcester announces new season with "stunning array of talent"
-The Detour Streetwear Fashion & Music Festival returns to Grove Street
-Southbridge artist overcomes boundaries
-South High Community School Spring Concert (34:36)
>OPINION: Lindsey Ford: Tips to cope with moving far away
-Worcester Business Journal Editorial: Keep the Central Mass. clean energy momentum moving forward
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: I’m no longer speaking to the cult
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 462 (26:40): Museum of Worcester
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life Show (57:58): Dr. Sarah Koch, Cherubino Health Center
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime high school science teacher
>SPORTS: Celtics blow another 20-point lead in 91-90 loss
-The stunning reason behind Patriots' bizarre Joe Milton trade
-Bill Belichick has "got to get a hold of himself" with Jordon Hudson -- ex-NFL insider Peter King rips "embarrassing" situation
-Tom Brady admits to major "f--k-up" with kids after Gisele Bündchen divorce
-Red Sox beat Rangers, 6-4
-Holy Cross launches naming contest for student section
-WooSox beat IronPigs, 6-4
>CARS: Ford hikes prices on these Mexico-produced models, citing tariffs
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court allows administration to enforce transgender military ban
-High school senior killed by homeowner during TikTok prank
>TRAGIC: Newlywed takes his own life after returning home from "perfect" honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: There are several proposals to ban cellphones in schools (2:26). Article
-Karen Read trial dwells on when "hos long to die in cold" was searched (21:38)
>COLLEGES: For Holy Cross, Rotmans is a gateway to Worcester
-Worcester State celebrates student excellence at Academic Achievement Awards
-Clark professor quoted in New York Times
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney World offering new way for kids to eat free — all year long
>BUSINESS: Eascra Biotech expands operations with a new Worcester lab
-LPL Financial Research: Finding value among the muni market malaise
-Oxford pharmaceutical manufacturer partners with Mark Cuban company to offer affordable medication
>HOMES: Impact of heat pumps on electric bills (:47)
>SHOPPING: Temu stops shipments from China as trade loophole axed
>HEALTH: Infectious disease expert weighs in on measles and flu vaccine trends (3:11)
-Prolonged phone use on the toilet may increase risk of hemorrhoids, study finds (1:10)
>FOOD: How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food
>TV/STREAMING: What "The Office" cast was secretly doing at desks while filming
>MOVIES: "Conclave" movie offers insight into real papal process
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair is "truly in remission" after M.S. diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Grumpy rescue dog had no friends until she met squirrels (1:50)
>HISTORY: The significance of the Woman’s Club Movement
>GOOD NEWS: Officer saves choking toddler after desperate screams for help (1:47)
-Meanwhile, in Louisiana, wild scene at Walmart when 4 men ride through on horseback (:33)
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