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>WEATHER: Clouds break for some sun, high of 68 in Worcester (3:07)
-2025 hurricane names list: Is yours on the list? (1:41)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 3 hurt in Worcester crash involving W.R.T.A. bus, S.U.V.
+6:00: Tatnuck Square café closes its doors (pictured)
+6:00: Table Talk Pies’ former leader reenters bakery industry
+6:00: Backyard chickens still on ice in Worcester
+6:00: False claims of ineligible School Committee candidate in Worcester
+6:00: Radio Worcester (16:48): Worcester Housing Authority tackles crisis with new projects and self-sufficiency programs
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:08): Superintendent pick, Human Rights Controversy and election
+6:00: Holy Cross launches naming contest for student section
+6:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+Noon: Worcester gas station sells $1 million winner
+Noon: Bay Path Voc Tech teacher charged with indecent assault, harassment
+Noon: Juvenile summonsed to court for defecating inside West Brookfield Town Hall, police say
+Noon: The Detour Streetwear Fashion & Music Festival returns to Grove Street
+Noon: Music Worcester announces new season with "stunning array of talent"
+Noon: Southbridge artist overcomes boundaries
-Candlepin bowling returns to Worcester, as American Flatbread set to open on Saturday
-In Worcester, people rush to meet REAL ID deadline. But if you're late, don't fret
-What to know about Worcester’s near billion-dollar proposed budget
-Worcester city election: Here's who has qualified for the ballot
-Meet Brian Allen, the "Worcester kid" set to head the city’s schools
-Worcester Human Rights Committee chair, vice chair not reappointed amid tensions with city
-Worcester Red Sox boring? John Oliver makes a pitch at name change
-Trash gets classy: Worcester launches dual-stream bin pilot
-Worcester man charged with fentanyl trafficking after warrant search of Richland Street apartment
-Judge denies ex-Auburn High A.D.'s bid to dismiss propositioning charge
-Bunco for a Cause to benefit St. John's Food for the Poor
-Worcester County Wonders: Perfection in Worcester's oldest park
>FAITH: What is the papal conclave, and how long will it last?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 (5:34): Steak & Cheese
-ICYMI: Former site of Saint Peter-Marian High School in Worcester is back on the market
-Related: Abandoned St. Peter-Marian High School exploration (38:47)
-Do you know her? W.P.D. looks for woman in theft from car
-U.S. Justice Department to end monitoring of Worcester Public Schools
-Madison Street landscape changing, as Worcester's latest apartment complex rises
-Related: Radio Worcester (14:48): Worcester Housing Director Jim Brooks on 2,000 units in pipeline, 20,000-unit growth plan
-Closed Worcester ice cream shop to reopen soon with new owners
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): May Among Friends senior newsletter
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden rep. pushes for insurers to cover cognitive rehab therapy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury election results
-Shrewsbury residents reject D.P.W. project
-Millbury town government vacancies
-Fitchburg water system repairs raise alarm as officials weigh road and cemetery issues
-Mural will welcome people to Clinton
-Plant sales will get you in mood to dig
-Nashoba Regional announces its honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Fit to show: Kendrick Lamar sports jeans by Worcester fashion designer
-Local band Evil Felipe joins Real Friends for Palladium show
-Celebrating 30 years of conductor Keith Lockhart working at Boston Pops (4:15). Article
-Radio Worcester (22:08): Kathy Gagne reflects on 30 years at Mechanics Hall
-Related: Q&A: Kathleen Gagne's legacy of culture & connections at Mechanics Hall
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Getting our pink back after motherhood
-Tom Marino: The city of Worcester’s indifference to wrongful incarceration
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 52 (28:09): Mauro DePasquale
-Radio Worcester (17:57): U.S. democracy facing "slow drip" decline, Clark professor says
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who managed the Mustard Seed for 3 decades
>SPORTS: Kristaps Porzingis likely to play in Game 2 for Celtics
-Jordon Hudson's "controlling" behavior during Bill Belichick interview was "on brand"
-Red Sox lose to Rangers, 6-1
-17 Holy Cross teams post perfect 1,000 A.P.R. scores
-Bravehearts issue message to fans
-WooSox beat IronPigs, 6-4
>CARS: E.V. maker recalls over 27,000 vehicles over risk of malfunction
>NATIONAL: 20% of top military leadership positions to be cut
-New audio reveals tense moments after Newark Airport air traffic controllers lost contact
>TRAGIC: Dad beaten to death in front of teen daughter on Easter Sunday
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. tax revenue collections for April exceed expectations by over $1 billion
-Karen Read trial (22:38): A retired police chief on how officers handled O'Keefe scene
>COLLEGES: “Don’t be afraid to say yes,” BlackRock’s Ackerley tells Nichols graduates
-Worcester State expands language program with Quechua and Vietnamese
-Umpire Channel founder and Clark student Noah Katz makes waves with his WooTank win
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): D.H.S. says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now
>BUSINESS: Here's the reason why most Americans feel behind on their savings goals
-LPL Financial Research: Finding value among the muni market malaise
-Small businesses dependent on imports from China are feeling tariff pinch
>HOMES: U.S. starter homes now cost $1 million or more in 230-plus cities
>SHOPPING: Central Mass. Mom's Mother's Day gifts we actually want
>HEALTH: Can gluten to transfered by kissing? (1:08)
-Anal cancer is on the rise — here’s who is most at risk
-Adults self-diagnosing with A.D.H.D. due to social media, study says (1:56)
>FOOD: Farmers markets in & around Central Mass.
>TV/STREAMING: Canceled TV Shows — Which of your favorite shows got the axe?
>MOVIES: Road House 2: Guy Ritchie to direct Jake Gyllenhaal sequel
>CELEBRITY: Smokey Robinson accused by former housekeepers of sexual assault and rape
>ANIMALS: Orphaned lamb gets daily bottles from his big sister (1:56)
>HISTORY: See inside Alcatraz: The once-infamous prison turned historic site
>GOOD NEWS: Woman wins $50,000 lottery prize using mom's birthday numbers
-Meanwhile, in Australia, 918 people play Monopoly to break world record
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+Servers & bartenders, Quinn's Irish Pub and Quinn's Blue Plate
-Full-time police officer, town of Leicester
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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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