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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 53 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: 40-year-old Worcester man arrested for loaded gun
+5:00: Ray Mariano: They want to bring America back to 1960
+5:00: Manny Jae Media (37:12): City Manager Eric Batista
+5:00: 210 Sports' former Worcester hockey pros: where are they now? 2024-2025 final
+Noon: Worcester karate instructor wins $1 million on scratch ticket
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Riff Raff," "Last Breath," and more
+Noon: Holy Cross hockey ready for Bentley in A.H.A. final, before sellout crowd at Hart Center
+Noon: Margaret Smith: Science is like people: Imperfect, and we should love it anyway
+Noon: Shaun Connolly: No one in your office is a college basketball expert
-Man rescued from freezing waters of Lake Quinsigamond after Shrewsbury police response
-Turn down the beep? Petition aims to curb school bus honking in Worcester
-Karen Read, attorneys join Turtleboy Aiden Kearney's hearing over phone records (1:45). Article
-Fact check: JFK Jr. letter from Worcester calling Biden "traitor" not in J.F.K. files
-5 things to know about Worcester’s new chief of police, Paul Saucier
-These 8 Worcester police officers made more than their chief in 2024
-Worcester Police Department to hold promotion ceremony Friday
-Worcesteria: Festival organizers cheer event changes from City Hall
-Second Act: Hanover Theatre's new president and C.E.O. Alan Seiffer
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:48): Strike at Clark and other top stories
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:10): Where’s the outrage? Worcester stepped over for state crime lab
>DINING OUT: Yankee Magazine recommends these restaurants in Worcester. See list
-ICYMI: WBDC names old Saint-Gobain site in Worcester GreenTech Park
-6 arrested less than 10 days after wild Auburn shootout
-Worcester's city employee salary database for 2024: see the city's top earners and more
-Former Higgins Armory building is for sale
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Mountaineers make miracles
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Here are the town's top earners for 2024
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury woman helps seniors stay "fit for life"
-Douglas student spreading word about State Police Blue Envelope Program (3:03)
-Spencer counsel: Legal success unlikely with challenges to state’s mandated school contribution formula
-TODAY! Auburn police, fire department Polar Plunge at Auburn Middle School
-Grafton Select Board considers budget gap solutions
-Clinton man arrested for driving with a suspended license after traffic stop
-Clinton library celebrates Women's History Month
-West Boylston police log March 10th through 16th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Art in the Park on hiatus for 2025
-Things to Do: Paradise City Arts, "Sort of Late Show," Hell's Belle's Burlesque and more
-Radio Worcester (11:45): Music Worcester celebrates the genius of Bach with a weekend of spectacular performances
>OPINION: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham: Reawaken your courage
-Victoria Negus and Betsy Gwin: Chip E.B.T. cards answer to S.N.A.P. theft
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (53:07)
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life Show (56:08): Chloé Arnold and Annie Kerins
>SPORTS: Celtics sold for $6.1 billion. Here's what we know about their new owner (:57)
-Bruins lose to Las Vegas, 5-1
-100 FM The Pike (8:42): Holy Cross Athletic Director Kit Hughes, Part 3
-Holy Cross Spring Practice Report: Defensive lineman Christian Ross
>NATIONAL: Antarctica research crew trapped in icy hell with co-worker who "snapped and started attacking them"
-Federal judge temporarily blocks D.O.G.E. from accessing personal info from Social Security Administration
-Tragic: Grandpa buying his grandkids Happy Meals killed in shootout
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read pretrial hearing recap, analysis (13:44)
-Babysitter charged with manslaughter in Martha's Vineyard death (:32). Article
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI game design programs named among best in nation
-Clark Professor Don Spratt introduces local high school students to experiments in biochemistry
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These U.S. airlines were fined for excessive flight delays
>BUSINESS: Worcester developers launch new indie video game, Mythic Realms
-LPL Financial Research: Market correction perspective
-7 Things I know about ... Redesigning your firm's website
>HOMES: Central Mass. home prices, total sales continue to climb
>HEALTH: Can at-home red-light therapy really cure acne? (:50). Article
-Mass. launches online portal to accelerate psychiatric care placement
>FOOD: McDonald's releasing Minecraft movie meals, toys: Date, what to know
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of "The Last of Us" on Max (2:07)
>MOVIES: "Snow White" review roundup: What the critics are saying
>CELEBRITY: Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena had been separated for months before his tragic suicide
>ANIMALS: Why do cats respond to “Pspsps”?
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? A fort and a statue, deserved honors for Worcester lawyer
>GOOD NEWS: Custodian recognized for saving student who was choking
-Meanwhile, Apple A.I. stuns grandma with vicious verbal attack: "I was shocked"
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+Full-time police officer, town of Paxton
-Servers and hosts, Chandler Street restaurant
-Substation/utility foreman, Holden Municipal Light Department
-Line cook at Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Bartenders and barbacks at Canal District restaurant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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-Fall interns at Auburn Police Department
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