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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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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+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: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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