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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester animal shelter halts animal intakes for months amid growing crisis
-American Airlines restarts Philadelphia service to Worcester, replacing N.Y.C. nonstop
-Massport announces huge new solar field near Worcester Airport
-Worcester colleges slam ballot question that would sap their endowments
-Worcester was the birthplace and is still the home of Table Talk pies
-New Hampshire woman killed in crash on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Investigation underway after fire destroys home in Millbury
>FAITH: Keep the Faith: Considering the effects of Easter beyond Holy Week
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): 2 locals make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Sushi restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez to leave in June
-UMass Medical School lays off and furloughs 200 employees
-$100,000 lottery winner sold in Worcester
-State throws out License Commission's penalties against Worcester cigar bar
-Worcester reports 9 hate crimes in 2024, mostly nonviolent
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Bank honors Holden project manager
-NEW: Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Echo: “Disconnect to Reconnect”
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Sustainable Grafton, Earth Day cleanup and celebrations Saturday
-Leicester schools dedicate art show in honor of student who died
-2 critical override questions head to be decided by Spencer voters
-Shrewsbury Police Department unveils new patch for autism acceptance
-Ridgemark Home Remodeling celebrates year of quality service
-West Boylston High presents "The Lightning Thief"
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton Middle School announces honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Art at the Harold Stevens Gallery. hip-hop and more ...
-Worcester women featured in State House HERstory exhibit
-Bad Religion, Pennywise set to headline Punk in the Park at Palladium
-Beyond Beer: Defunct Honey Bee Orchards new home for Ragged Hill Cider
-100 FM The Pike (3:45): The Breakdown Lane
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: More embarrassing moments in Central Mass. politics
-John Keough: 3 things I think about Tuesday night
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (52:06)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester chiropractor
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat White Sox, 10-3
-"They're not loving the Bill Belichick experience" in North Carolina as concerns linger
-Bravehearts offer Easter Basket for kids
-Bravehearts rolls out new menu for corporate outings
-Holy Cross football Spring Practice Report: Assistant head coach Rich Gunnell
-WooSox beat Rochester, 20-7
-The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2024-2025 season, part 1
>CARS: Ford recalling over 148,000 vehicles, including F-150, over brake problems
>NATIONAL: Robert F. Kennedy documents released
-U.S. man shot, killed after hijacking plane in Belize, officials say
>TRAGIC: Drunk-driving mom crashed into canal, left to take bath as daughter, 4, drowned: D.A.
>NEW ENGLAND: Paul Revere's ride recreated in Boston 250 years later (3:24)
-Previewing the reenactment of Battle of Lexington Saturday (2:39)
-Hundreds of nails placed on roads and driveways in Falmouth (:59)
-Video from train cab shows collision with tractor-trailer (:23)
>COLLEGES: Working for Worcester hosts 13th annual Build Day
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (59:56): Q.C.C. Music Ensemble
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best-kept secrets of travel agents
>BUSINESS: Mass. unemployment held steady in March
-The market for this "middle-class" health care job is booming — but nobody's heard of it
>HOMES: Here's what to know before calling pest control (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Wayfair's Way Day sale date
>HEALTH: What is A.L.S.? Symptoms, life expectancy of Eric Dane's diagnosis
-Mass. doctor on vaccine myths, measles outbreak, COVID boosters (3:07)
-Eating a healthier diet may help prevent you break a bone as you age, scientists say (:58)
>FOOD: Here's how and where 5.5 million Peeps are made each day (2:00)
>TV/STREAMING: Tina Fey responds to Lorne Michaels’ suggestion that she "could easily" take over "Saturday Night Live"
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Captain America: Brave New World" and more
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Munn, Amy Schumer, Olivia Wilde mock all-female Blue Origin launch
>ANIMALS: Fraternity helps reunite dog with owner after 5 years
>HISTORY: Did a woman actually kick off the American Revolution?
>GOOD NEWS: 10-year-old prodigy set to graduate from college with 2 degrees
-Meanwhile, in Nevada, man says 7 seized tigers were emotional "support animals"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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