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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: 70-year-old Worcester resident with legal status detained at Logan Airport, immigration advocates say
+5:00: O'Connor's Restaurant to resume regular hours tomorrow
-Earlier: Legendary Worcester restaurant O'Connor's halts public dining
+5:00: 210 Sports: Railers need improvements for the 2025-26 season
+Noon: Central Mass. health alliance to disband after 15 years
+Noon: Preservation Worcester's Jane Week has walks, talks and celebrations
+Noon: Listen Up: Alyssa Haze drops jazzy, emotional "Mind of Mine"
+Noon: Worcesteria: 80 years after Holocaust ends, Hamas attacks renew pain
+Noon: Holy Cross professor: Pope Francis filled the College of Cardinals with a diverse group of men – and they’ll be picking his successor
+Noon: Last Call: Emma Duprey, director of nursing at Thrive Support & Advocacy
-Crumbling stairwell to be replaced at Federal Plaza Garage in Worcester
-Transportation advocates call for Worcester to adopt bus rapid transit service
-Train platform at Union Station closed until May 23rd
-Clark, WPI international students regain legal status to study; visas still in question
-City Council seeks full picture on D.O.J. report; police defend record
-Rev. Richard Reidy installed as sixth Bishop of Norwich Diocese
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (1:26:46): Search for Worcester’s next school superintendent
-Radio Worcester (16:04): With Worcester schools in transition, familiar voice urges stability over speed
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Table Hoppin': Worcester Public Market welcomes 2 new vendors
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Good Neighbors lauded for 30th year
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Faced with future deficits, Shrewsbury leaders debate when to ask for override
-When will the Westborough library close for move to Community Center?
-Police: Webster woman arrested for leading officers on multi-town chase, prompting highway closure
-Winchendon traffic stop uncovers crack and heroin; 2 arrested
-Leominster City Council reviews violations at marijuana facility, hears opposition to horse racing proposal
-Athol treasurer encourages residents to collect $67,000 in uncashed checks
-Grafton teen on All American trapshooting team
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Singer Roger Salloom comes back to Worcester for show at WCUW
-Veteran rockers hit Palladium for the Chaos & Carnage music festival
-Joe Cocker, who has many Worcester ties, to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
-Museum will explore "Heavenly Excess"
>OPINION: Laura McCarthy-Ha: Unique ways to celebrate Mother's Day in Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 332 (29:10): Talking Sports with Ron's Grandson
-Green Worcester Summit (55:54): Rooted resilience
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to retired Worcester firefighter
>SPORTS: Celtics win series with 120-89 rout of Orlando
-Patriots rookie free agent signings
-Jordon Hudson releases fiery Bill Belichick email in latest twist
-Belichick insiders call Jordon a "runaway train"
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 10-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball completes incoming class
-WooSox fall to Toledo, 4-2
>CARS: General Motors recalls 877,000 trucks, S.U.V.s over faulty engine
>NATIONAL: The "dirtiest" U.S. city revealed
-Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre's heartbreaking final days before suicide revealed
>TRAGIC: Student drowns after rescuing friend during Cancun vacation
>NEW ENGLAND: R.I. police search for "clandestine graves" amid string of deaths
-Karen Read trial analysis | Jen McCabe testifies, phone data questions, ARCCA ruling (20:45)
>COLLEGES: Class project at Clark turns into campus movement
-Record-breaking admissions cause major change to Holy Cross’ first-year housing
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 spectacular sand dunes around the world
>BUSINESS: UPS to slash 20,000 jobs over tariff turmoil
-Shipments from China to drop by 35% due to tariffs: Port of L.A. chief
-LPL Financial Research: Softer tone on China is encouraging, but some caution still advised
-People tired of hearing same cost-cutting tips over and over (1:47)
>SHOPPING: Amazon sellers opt out of Prime Day as tariffs hammer profit margins: report
>HEALTH: Is milk currently safe to drink? Doctor issues warning about pasteurized dairy
-Mom of 2 credits ChatGPT with saving her life by helping detect cancer -- which doctors missed
>FOOD: McDonald's makes first permanent menu item change since 2021
>TV/STREAMING: Peacock streaming cancellations — "Based On A True Story," Steph Curry’s "Mr. Throwback" and more
>MOVIES: Will Forte celebrates "Coyote vs. Acme" rescue after scrapping
>CELEBRITY: Meghan Markle accused of copying author with Netflix show
>ANIMALS: Little dog who was abandoned in the woods is full of joy now (2:07)
>HISTORY: The Hindenburg flies over Commerce High in 1936
>GOOD NEWS: Children with disabilities introduced to golf at Northbridge course
-Meanwhile, why everyone is talking about "100 men and a gorilla" right now
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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