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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Assumption students accused of "To Catch a Predator" assault push to drop charges
+5:00: WoMag, T&G features editor Victor Infante honored with lifetime achievement award
+5:00: Jeffrey de Caen named director of the Prior Performing Arts Center
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (5:42): Jay & Andrew from Broth Ramen
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Bring Them Down," "The Rule of Jenny Pen" and more
+Noon: Deborah Packard to retire after 21 years at Preservation Worcester
+Noon: First Person: For Suzanna Parpos, a revelation in a T-shirt
+Noon: "Winter And Spring: A Prose Poem"
-Boston Market in Worcester seized by state over taxes as chicken franchise spirals
-Worcester native killed in Virginia crash
-Doherty senior named 2025 distinguished young woman of Mass.
-Credit union erases lunch debt for low-income families in Shrewsbury
-Charter closing Spectrum call center in Worcester, 174 jobs lost
-Man illegally in Worcester charged in large human smuggling ring
-National Grid customers say they can’t find promised bill cut (2:14)
-Street sweeping begins in Worcester on April 7th
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:19): Decorum debate and election battles
>DINING OUT: Mass. Hidden Gems: The best dumplings I’ve eaten in Worcester
-ICYMI: 96 animals found dead at Sturbridge property (:33). Article
-Worcester talent agency has local client cast in Hollywood version of Stephen King novel
-Doherty High in Worcester gets food pantry for hungry students
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holdenites headed for Boston Marathon
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-With numbers down, Wachusett schools consider courting students from other districts
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Bullies hit the mark at School Yahd
-Leominster home, symbol of 2023 flooding damage, awaits demolition
-Shrewsbury man arrested after domestic dispute involving knife and strangulation
-Blackstone River Coalition to host Water Quality Summit on Saturday
-Quail Hollow golf course in Oakham changing hands for $2.3 million
-Grafton Garden Club offers scholarship
-West Boylston police log March 17th to 23rd
-The Item's public safety logs
-The Landmark's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Leon Trout, The Sphinx Virtuosi, craft markets and more
-Arts, music, politics, business, no boundaries: Women Making History
-Haitian Culture Night Saturday in Worcester
>OPINION: Renee Diaz: I can be there when my daughter really needs me
-Ruben Seyde, Kobie Evans, and Drudys Ledbetter: Don't let big cannabis crush small business
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 456 (29:56): Charles Steinberg & WooSox 2025
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (57:40): Kate McEvoy, Old Sturbridge Village
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester elementary school teacher
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Rangers, 5-2, in season opener
-Opening Day excitement builds for WooSox
-Legendary sports reporter Bill Ballou honored with WooSox press box
-100 FM The Pike (7:35): Worcester Red Sox Executive Chef Tom Whalen
-What to eat at WooSox games and where to find it at Polar Park
-Holy Cross star Liam McLinskey signs with AHL's Charlotte Checkers
>CARS: Car dealerships concerned about tariffs as prices climb (2:19)
>NATIONAL: Earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar; triggering collapse of Bangkok high-rise
-Social Security Administration revises ID verification policy
>TRAGIC: 6 are dead after submarine carrying tourists sinks off Egyptian coast
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read adds former juror as new attorney for second trial (:45). Article
-U.S.D.A. cuts over $2 million worth of food typically scheduled for Mass. food banks (1:22)
>COLLEGES: Alternative spring break at Anna Maria: A journey beyond the classroom
-Clark joins United Nations initiative dedicated to human rights, sustainability
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (54:59): Michelle Brennan, parenting student coordinator, and student SantaMaria Sessarego
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What is the Schengen area? A guide to Europe’s border-free zone
>BUSINESS: Graduating seniors worry they won't find jobs in a tough economy (2:49)
-LPL Financial Research: Powell walked a tightrope
-101: Fostering career development opportunities
>SHOPPING: Shop our 29 favorite Walmart Super Savings Week deals
>HEALTH: Breast cancer mortality rates have stopped declining (:52)
-Doc warns against '70s trend making a comeback amid measles outbreaks
>FOOD: The 5 worst fast foods for your health that you should avoid at all costs
>TV/STREAMING: CBS cancels "After Midnight" as Taylor Tomlinson returns to stand-up
>MOVIES: 8 U.S. cities that portray other places on the big screen
>CELEBRITY: Ed Sheeran to open pop-up pub in Ipswich (3:13)
>ANIMALS: Dog raised by bunnies thinks he's one of them (1:51)
>HISTORY: Classical High School in Worcester, circa 1909
>GOOD NEWS: Deaf cheer squad wins national title
-Meanwhile, in Florida, watch police chase swan through traffic on highway
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+Part-time outreach worker, Holden Senior Center
-Servers and bartenders, Fix Burger Bar
-Part-time positions, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Hostess and bus person, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Communications dispatchers, town of Auburn
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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