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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:14). High of 42 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Retired Worcester teachers making their mark with No Strings Attached Lemoncello
+5:00: Pipeline Dreams Expo showcases health equity research by local high school students
+5:00: Worcester man charged for 2021 murder in Leominster
+5:00: 100 FM The Pike (5:14): The Breakdown Lane
+5:00: Everett McCorvey to be Music Worcester's 2026 artist in residence
+5:00: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. takes Florida in 647 words
+5:00: Dandelions, fiddlehead ferns and more: Central Mass. a great place to forage for wild food
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Broadway in Worcester to present Lazour brothers' "Night Side Songs"
+Noon: "A generation of confident, powerful women": M.A.W.O.C.C. opens new headquarters
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Mickey 17," "Novocaine," and more
-12 students from Clark University have visas revoked
-4 WPI students have visas revoked
-Related: Worcester officials: Authorities didn’t make us aware of revoked student visas
-Social media posts, texts tie men to Worcester apartment killings, police say
-Earlier: Worcester grandmother killed in double shooting remembered for her loving heart
-Earlier: Worcester man killed in double shooting enjoyed taking his kids to the zoo
-The Edge at Union Station sold for $27 million
-Chickens in Worcester? Planning Board backs allowing egg-laying hens
-WooTank pitch competition results in $15,000 for student entrepreneurs
-At Holy Cross, John Kerry talks of activism
-American Antiquarian Society to have "Start the Press" open house Saturday
-Adoption fees waived for dogs over 1 year old at Worcester Animal Rescue League
-Sobriety checkpoint in Worcester County Friday
-City of Worcester's Women in Government (2:03): Irene Nyanuba, Health Promotion and Community Strategist
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:50): Should Worcester’s colleges pay city proposed endowment tax
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Desi Bar & Grill finds a niche for itself on Chandler Street
-ICYMI: Main Street bar in Worcester to close on Friday
-Brew Woo organizer vows to bring beer fest back next year
-Five years later: Worcester artists and promoters talk about COVID's impact on the arts
-Fresh food & community at the Market on Brussels
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Absentee voting is now available in Town Clerk's office
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Pet vaccination clinic Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spencer selectmen modify override questions
-Paxton election features Select Board contest
-Shrewsbury mourns loss of I.T. director
-Bike Fix-It Clinic & Safety Event in Shrewsbury to be held rain or shine on Saturday
-DoorDash drivers arrested after incident at Leominster Wendy's
-Ruth Encarnacion of Fitchburg pleads not guilty of kidnapping children
-Tickets available for the Auburn Police Association Luau Dinner
-Woman tased by Barre police during arrest for restraining order violation, later sentenced to jail
-Bolton ballot features override, no contests
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to DO: The Openest Mic, Café 321, 'Shared at WAM and more ...
-Salisbury Singers: 51 years of music
-Northampton rockers Bella’s Bartok set to perform at Electric Haze
>OPINION: W.B.J. Editorial: Supporting our innovators
-Todd Rose: Don't overlook nonprofit home health care
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox 1376 (28:23): William Wallace, Museum of Worcester
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (56:03): Sweet Lou and Collin
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher who was active in town politics
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 4-3
-Blackhawks beat Bruins, 3-2
-Holy Cross and Georgetown football to face off at Fenway Park on November 22nd
-WooSox lose to Columbus, 2-1
-Diamondbacks pitching prospect remembers Shrewsbury roots
>NATIONAL: N.Y.C. sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of tourists
-Related: Disturbing video shows moment helicopter plummets into Hudson River
-Tax return filings drop by nearly 1 million and extension requests rise as deadline nears
>TRAGIC: Father and son killed by fallen tree on golf course
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. doctor convicted of voluntary manslaughter in death of wife
-$30 million in medical debt erased for 17,000 people
>COLLEGES: Clark's undergraduate strike: A timeline
-Some Mass. colleges will now cost more than $100,000 a year
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 cities and towns where history comes to life
>BUSINESS: Nominations for Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty due May 2nd
-LPL Financial Research: Tariff turmoil — Where do we go from here?
-Radio Worcester (9:01): Q.C.C., Auxilium team up to launch on-campus entrepreneurship center
>HEALTH: Groundbreaking approach to treat depression (2:15)
-Measles cases rise: Do vaccinated adults need a booster? (2:12)
-Heart disease risk higher for women who have these unhealthy lifestyle habits
>FOOD: Pringles just launched a flavor that shouldn’t work—but it does
>TV/STREAMING: John Krasinski, Natalie Portman search for "Fountain of Youth" on Apple TV+
>MOVIES: Naked Gun Trailer: Liam Neeson stars in reboot movie as Frank Drebin
>CELEBRITY: Eric Dane shares that he has been diagnosed with A.L.S.
>ANIMALS: Humpback whale slaps man in rare encounter (2:17)
>HISTORY: Marshalls department store empire grew from a Beverly supermarket
>GOOD NEWS: Man visiting lottery office to claim $50,000 prize wins another $100,000
-Meanwhile, in California, watch woman use world's longest tongue to play Jenga
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 44 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-How much snow did we get? Town-by-town totals for Central Mass.
-Related: Where's the lawn? Mid-April storm hits Central Mass.
-Related: ShapeGSX: Drone video over Worcester after storm (:56)
-Related: John DiPietro: Mid-April snow in Worcester (1:01)
-Be Like Brit nonprofit marks 15 years aiding children in Haiti
-Assumption gives students day off to volunteer in Worcester
-Youth hockey has become big business in Central Mass., even as programs focused on fun lose ground to more competitive teams
-Rare sextuplet lambs born at Davis Farmland
-New D.E.I. curriculum implemented for Worcester Fire Department Academy
-Nativity School of Worcester's April Grads of the Month
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:50): Should Worcester’s colleges pay city proposed endowment tax
>FAITH: Holding on to joy amid the storm of anxious times
-Priests celebrate jubilees during Jubilee Year
-More than 950 attend Men’s Conference, speakers encourage offer practical advice
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's):Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Subs (5:39)
-ICYMI: Retired Worcester teachers making their mark with No Strings Attached Lemoncello
-Communicable disease cases decline in Worcester
-Pipeline Dreams Expo showcases health equity research by local high school students
-Worcester man charged for 2021 murder in Leominster
-3 arrested in Worcester for gun after traffic stop
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-$25 late fee for dogs registered after Tuesday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver found unresponsive behind the wheel in Charlton arrested
-Man charged with larceny after withdrawing $2,000 from former employer’s account in Barre
-Paxton sets $1.13 million override plan
-Scales and Tales at Touchstone Community School May 10th
-Nashoba heads to world championship
-Grafton waterways receive report card
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: The Openest Mic, Café 321, 'Shared at WAM and more ...
-Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road" voted No. 1 song by fans
>OPINION: City Manager Eric Batista: A.R.P.A. at work — Improving city parks
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 83 (27:59): Rise for Health
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (56:06)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Parker Manufacturing for 42 years
>SPORTS: Celtics may have Jaylen Brown injury worry ahead of playoffs
-Red Sox lose to White Sox, 3-2
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross senior Thomas Gale joins ECHL's Wheeling Nailers, finds success in pro debut
-Railers lose to Reading, 7-3, miss playoffs
-WooSox announce 2025 Hall of Fame inductees
-Former Worcester Academy, St. John's star T.J. Power heading to Penn
>NATIONAL: U.S. measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in 6 states
-Death toll from Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse climbs to 225 as 4 die from injuries: officials
>TRAGIC: Youth soccer coach charged with murder in death of 13-year-old player
>NEW ENGLAND: Body recovered from Merrimack River identified as Lowell resident
-Nurses' brain tumors not linked to work environment, Mass. hospital says amid investigation
>COLLEGES: Robotics courses at WPI (:31)
-How much might countries benefit from cleaning up plastic pollution in the ocean?
-Worcester State names 2 to Board of Trustees
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These are the 10 deadliest national parks in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business confidence grows optimistic, as the state’s falls to 5-year low
-Administration poised to pick fight with big banks over lending for small businesses
>SHOPPING: Trader Joe's viral mini-tote bags arrive in Shrewsbury
>HEALTH: Does the flu shot guard against Flu A? (1:02)
-Only 18% of eligible patients screen for lung cancer (:51)
-Mass. expands free access to birth control and prenatal vitamins
>FOOD: Consumers bought more canned foods after tariffs announcement: Report
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror" (2:02)
>MOVIES: Will these summer blockbusters be hits — or giant bombs?
>CELEBRITY: "The Breakfast Club" stars reunite for first time in 40 years
>ANIMALS: St. Bernard gets SO EXCITED to check on her kittens (2:10)
>HISTORY: Worcester in linen (10:55)
>GOOD NEWS: $2.5 million lottery ticket left in pocket of jacket donated to charity
-Meanwhile, in Hyannis, wild turkeys chase mail carrier out of neighborhood
Latest obituaries | | Saturday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
+Experienced cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
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