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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:03). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Firefighters battle 2-alarm fire that destroyed Millbury home (:15). Article
-Worcester karate instructor wins $1 million on scratch ticket
-40-year-old Worcester man arrested for loaded gun
-Prosecutors hope to use Turtleboy's phones to show Karen Read's "consciousness of guilt"
-Mayor Petty denounces federal education cuts, says "stay strong"
-Take this 3 minute Worcester Historical Commission survey
-Applications open for $4 million in community preservation funding
-A legacy of goodness and impact at Notre Dame Academy
-Manny Jae Media (37:12): City Manager Eric Batista
-Radio Worcester (20:37): Chrissi Bates makes history with groundbreaking surgery at UMass Memorial
-9 years after suspect bolted into Sturbridge woods, a search is renewed
-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
>FAITH: Diocesan priest to give Men’s Conference talk on reconciliation
>DINING OUT: Yankee Magazine recommends these restaurants in Worcester. See list
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden pet vaccine clinic April 12th
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Mountaineers make miracles
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): First override meeting in Spencer sparks criticism by residents
-Wachusett School Committee explains draft budget proposal
-Christopher Matera enters Sutton School Committee race
-Jim Ettamarna running for Sutton Select Board
-Paxton caucus sets preliminary election slate
-Millbury Jr./Sr. High School Q2 Honor Roll
-Schools thanked for budget "clarity"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Paradise City Arts, "Sort of Late Show," Hell's Belle's Burlesque and more
-Helle's Belles burlesque show hits Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (3:49): The Breakdown Lane
-Worcesteria: Festival organizers cheer event changes from City Hall
-Second Act: Hanover Theatre's new president and C.E.O. Alan Seiffer
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: They want to bring America back to 1960
-Shaun Connolly: No one in your office is a college basketball expert
-Margaret Smith: Science is like people: Imperfect, and we should love it anyway
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 101 (26:25): Migration and deportation
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:06): Chris Setaro, Powerhouse Wrestling, and Don Vega
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who founded Irish bar The Galway Bay in Worcester
>SPORTS: Celtics rout Jazz, 121-99
-Holy Cross hockey ready for Bentley in A.H.A. final, before sellout crowd at Hart Center
-210 Sports' former Worcester hockey pros: where are they now? 2024-2025 final
-Railers lose to Maine, 5-3
-Kenneth Sims, former No. 1 NFL draft pick of the Patriots, dies at 65
>CARS: Tesla to recall over 46,000 Cybertrucks over exterior panel issue
>NATIONAL: Deadly H7N9 bird flu strain confirmed in U.S. for first time since 2017
-White couple who forced black children to work as slaves sentenced to hundreds of years in prison
-Tragic: Mass murderer strangles his wife during conjugal prison visit: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Could 2025 be the year Mass. legalizes iGaming?
-2 charged in deadly house fire that killed Chatham teacher, 1-year-old
>COLLEGES: Clark student is driven to fill research gaps on asexuality
-WPI Board expands Center for Project-Based Learning’s network (3:57)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 fascinating abandoned castles around the world
>BUSINESS: Should consumers have a right to repair electronics? (2:27)
-1 in 3 Gen Z employees admit to "catfishing" jobs — and never showing up to work
-SHOPPING: Labubus: What to know about the monster doll from Popmart going viral
>HOMES: This is where homes in the U.S. are selling the fastest
>HEALTH: Should I get a new M.M.R. vaccine at 76? (1:01)
-What are scabies and how can they be treated? (1:17)
>FOOD: The best time to drink coffee and how many cups you should have
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Riff Raff," "Last Breath," and more
>CELEBRITY: Boxing great George Foreman dies at 76
>ANIMALS: Dolphins welcome astronauts back to Earth in stunning encounter (1:34)
>HISTORY: Main Street in Worcester from Exchange Street, circa 1912
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. couple reunited with paramedics who helped deliver baby girl in ambulance
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, Bernice the duck apprehended after breaking into jail
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Communications dispatchers, town of Auburn
-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
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
-Plow truck drivers, town of Shrewsbury
-Snow plow contractors, town of Shrewsbury
-Bartenders, Grafton Street restaurant
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