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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:11). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Train platform at Union Station closed until May 23rd
+6:00: Singer Roger Salloom comes back to Worcester for show at WCUW
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (1:26:46): Search for Worcester’s next school superintendent
+Noon: Crumbling stairwell to be replaced at Federal Plaza Garage in Worcester
+Noon: Transportation advocates call for Worcester to adopt bus rapid transit service
+Noon: Veteran rockers hit Palladium for the Chaos & Carnage music festival
-Worcester police looking for missing 16-year-old
-Worcester landlord says he's latest victim of "professional tenants"
-Child bending over to tie shoes struck by pickup in Southbridge parking lot
-Dates announced for 12th annual Worcester Caribbean American Carnival, third annual Kiddies Cultural Festival
-Nominations for Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty awards due Friday
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester proposal to tap college endowments ignites debate
-Joe Cocker, who has many Worcester ties, to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
-Children with disabilities introduced to golf at Northbridge course
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Radio Worcester (23:21): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, federal funding and town-gown relations
-Radio Worcester (20:21): Mayor Joe Petty announces re-election bid
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): New in the Woo: An authentic Brazilian steakhouse experience
-ICYMI: Following opening of $220 million tower, UMass Memorial E.R. wait times are dropping
-The real story behind Greendale Mall and Amazon’s arrival
-How a student project led by Holy Cross professor and local architect helped tackle food insecurity in Worcester
-As rising health costs hit Hispanic communities hardest, Central Mass. leaders addressing inequities through cultural competency
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-A century of life and changes
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury man recalls meeting Pope Francis in Vatican City
-May 1st Town Meeting in Spencer to vote on appropriations for override, capital items
-Drunken man arrested for disorderly conduct after blocking traffic outside liquor store
-Sterling Street Market opens May 10th
-School Yahd benefits from Wachusett Chamber grant
-Clinton faces huge bump in insurance costs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: 100 FM The Pike (6:01): The Breakdown Lane
-An '80s flashback as Debbie Gibson takes XLO crowd down memory lane
-Gallery: Debbie Gibson performs at 26th annual Awesome '80s Prom
-Worcester Chorus sings works by Handel and Charpentier
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Silent salute at Elm Park to Worcester's Civil War role
-Lauren Cilley: Finding local mom friends
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 461 (27:27): League of Women Voters
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:16): Keith, a k a KFingers, producer/music engineer for IVOC at South High School
-Green Worcester Summit (39:18): Stormwater & green infrastructure plan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local World War II veteran
>SPORTS: Patriots depth chart updated with draft picks, free agent signings
-More on Bill Belichick's cringe-worthy interview: Girlfriend stormed off interview set, report claims
-Holy Cross star Jimmy King named to 2025 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
-WooSox star Marcelo Mayer named Player of the Week
-210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 29
-Revolution stun Charlotte, 1-0
>NATIONAL: Administration defends deportation of U.S. citizen children
-U.S.S. Truman aircraft carrier loses $56 million fighter jet after it rolls off ship into Red Sea
>TRAGIC: Twin brothers drown while fishing at lake
>NEW ENGLAND: Child dies after being hit by Boston school bus (5:16)
-Karen Read trial | Battles over experts, phone data as Supreme Court says no (20:39)
>COLLEGES: Nichols holds third annual R.E.A.L. Symposium
-Now entering the (Woo)Tank: WPI student entrepreneurs
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 structures where architecture and nature collide
>BUSINESS: Meta allows Facebook, Instagram A.I. to engage in sex talk with kids: report
-LPL Financial Research: Softer tone on China is encouraging, but some caution still advised
-Katie Najjar: 10 Things I know about ... Building a thriving team culture
>SHOPPING: Our favorite products from Good Housekeeping's Beauty Awards
>HEALTH: Whooping cough cases are rising again in the U.S.
-Misinformation about measles vaccine spreading fast (3:16)
>FOOD: Walmart shoppers stunned to discover elaborate new anti-theft measure on meats
>TV/STREAMING: Frankie Muniz shares first look at "Malcolm in the Middle" reunion with Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek
>MOVIES: "I Know What You Did Last Summer" sequel trailer stars Hewitt, Prinze
>CELEBRITY: Heartbreaking love notes found scattered around Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s home
>ANIMALS: 43-pound cat goes on inspirational weight loss journey (6:25)
>HISTORY: Who was Deborah Sampson and why is she so important to our history?
-Meanwhile, in Nevada, wild video shows speedboat flying into the air at 200 mph
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-12-year-old actor from Worcester makes big screen debut in "The Running Man" (4:54)
-Worcester water main break disrupts service for Shore Drive area residents
-Free electricity? Why some National Grid customers in Worcester aren't getting bills
-For Ken Burns, a part of history found at American Antiquarian Society
-Middle school students thinking big after attending S.T.E.M. program at WPI
-Worcester Animal Rescue League joins statewide dog adoptathon
-What's the fine in Worcester for not shoveling snow from your sidewalk?
-Girl Scouts compete in "Cookiepreneur Challenge" with local leaders
-New judge sets tentative trial date for Turtleboy witness intimidation case
-Meet T&G Santa's helpers for Saturday
-What's Up Worcester Sitdown (4:35): Killian Madden, Owner, Wicked Wheels
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Football nationals, leadership shifts, giving
>DINING OUT: The Dogfather talks Solomon Pond Mall, food trucks and signature chili
-ICYMI: Worcester students use live burn to highlight holiday tree safety (1:51). Article
-Car thefts up in November in city, 45% were preventable: W.P.D.
-With snow season here, temporary speed humps lifted from Worcester streets
-Driver trapped, car lodged under dump truck in unusual crash on Mass. Pike in Auburn
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): State restores grant funding for Wachusett, says it made a mistake
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Wachusett Echo: COVID effects on music program at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2-alarm fire in Spencer
-Clinton Rotary pancake breakfast served Sunday
-Second exit from Shoppes at Blackstone Valley open Sunday
-Lancaster man hospitalized after propane tank explodes on Fort Pond Road
-Community, family gather to remember fallen hero
-Shrewsbury High's Team 467 building robots and friendships
-Andrew Turco takes the helm of Millbury High indoor track
-Library's Little Free Food Pantry supports community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: MaliFest, The Racky Thomas Band, "Messiah" and more ...
-100 FM The Pike (10:17): Comedian Jared Fried on food guilt, his first Boston comedy show
>OPINION: John Keough: Netflix deal could be catalyst for film industry expansion
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Part 2, Historical timeline of how black and brown humanity has been targeted across the globe
-Laurel: Sweet smell of success at the holiday fair
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 219 (27:15): Recruiting for the police department
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (1:23:40): Music in dementia — Finding the piano
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester Church Mother
>SPORTS: Patriots' closeness off the field helps them build best record in the NFL
-Mike Florio doesn't hold back on Belichick and Kraft's Hall of Fame candidacies
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Randolph ends West Boylston championship run in state final
-Hilton Garden Inn named official hotel of the Worcester Bravehearts
-Holy Cross men's basketball team rallies from 16 down to beat Fordham, 70-69
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey tops Vermont, 2-1, completes weekend sweep
-Holy Cross women's basketball finishes road swing at Bryant on Sunday
-FIFA announces schedule for World Cup matches at Gillette (1:44)
-Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win MLS Cup
-Railers fall to Reading, 5-4
>CARS: Consumer Reports' most reliable automobile brands (1:58)
>NATIONAL: A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Grand jury transcripts from Epstein, Maxwell investigation in Florida ordered to be released
-Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96
-Tragic: Grandfather and 3-month-old grandkid mauled to death by 7 pit bulls at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Manchester
-Shocking data, real stories reveal deadly disregard of school crossing guards (4:05)
>COLLEGES: Life in the first year lane: Finding community and involvement at Anna Maria
-Clark alum on his career in the wool industry
-WPI's Time to Startup (36:52): Talk first, build later
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This U.S. mountain town is 2026’s top trending destination
-5 helpful stretches to try before and after a long flight
>BUSINESS: Saint Vincent Hospital looking for new C.E.O., 10 months after last one was hired
-Radio Worcester (8:13): B.B.B. warns of "ghost-tapping" scam targeting tap-to-pay users
-101: Handling burnout on your team
-Ridgemark Home Remodeling continues to expand service, meet client needs
>HEALTH: The 10 best Christmas songs to work out to
-Year-End F.S.A., H.S.A. Guide: How to make the most of your accounts before 2026
>FOOD: McDonald’s is going green for the holidays with The Grinch Meal
>TV/STREAMING: Best Christmas movies on HBO Max
>MOVIES: "Five Nights at Freddy’s 2" opening to historic $57 million at box office
>CELEBRITY: Donald Glover says he had a stroke
-Shirley MacLaine, 91, enjoys a cocktail at her favorite restaurant during rare public outing
>ANIMALS: Puppy begs cars for help on side of road (2:01)
>HISTORY: The truth behind Worcester Center Galleria, the monster mall Worcester had to destroy
>GOOD NEWS: Toddler home after over 400 days in the hospital
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, reporter whacked in the face by bird during live shot (1:09)
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