Top stories from The016.com, Friday, May 9th

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  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 53 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

  +6:00: Worcester police ask for helping finding missing woman

  +6:00: Worcester residents demand answers after I.C.E. arrest, confrontation with police (2:33) (pictured)

  +6:00: Related: "Everyone is fed up!": 2 arrested amid community backlash to I.C.E. detainment

  +6:00: Related: Baby involved in Worcester I.C.E. arrest safe with its mother, minor released from custody

  +6:00: Related: Woman speaks after arrest as I.C.E. detained mom, daughter (2:20)

  +6:00: Related: Worcester mayor wants new I.C.E. policy after chaotic arrest

  +6:00: 100 FM The Pike (5:36): The Pike Breakdown Lane

  +6:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: All about Peterman and the Bravehearts

  +6:00: John Keough: Chickens, budgets, H.R.C. moves, and hell in Webster Square
  
  

  +Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  +Noon: New movies on demand — "Warfare," "The Luckiest Man In America," and more

  +Noon: Keeping track — W.A.M.'s Daniel Healey checks history of its art works

  +Noon: Table Hoppin': "Voc-p" coffee cart program proves to be a winner

  +Noon: First Person: Suzanna Parpos on Gen X and the test of time
  
  

  -Worcester bishop calls Leo XIV's role "weighty task" (1:29)

  -Related: In Worcester, excitement over election of first American pope

  -Related: Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, delivers first message (1:32)

  -Related: Who is Pope Leo XIV? (1:20). Article 

  -"Hostile crowd" around I.C.E. agents leads to 2 arrests on Eureka Street, Worcester police say

  -Related: Worcester police respond after I.C.E. arrest draws crowd (1:25)

  -Related: Worcester police hold teen girl down during I.C.E. operation (2:31). Article

  -Related: School board candidate arrested in confrontation with I.C.E.

  -Related: "Deeply disturbed": Worcester officials react to "harrowing" I.C.E. arrest

  -Related: City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj speaks with police officer following I.C.E. raid (:56)

  -UMass Medical School’s Nobel Prize winner named one of TIME’s most influential health leaders

  -Rep. Jim McGovern's daughter died after becoming nauseous during dinner in Italy

  -2 Central Mass. restaurant groups have found a new way to pay for expansions: direct contributions from customers

  -Frances Perkins library branch still closed; reopening weeks away

  -Cash-dropping suspect linked to Auburn bank robbery 

  -Nursing career at Worcester Public Schools (:56)

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:08): Superintendent pick, Human Rights Controversy and election

  >DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 (5:04): Ice cream

  -ICYMI: 3 hurt in Worcester crash involving W.R.T.A. bus, S.U.V.

  -Tatnuck Square café closes its doors

  -Worcester gas station sells $1 million winner

  -Table Talk Pies’ former leader reenters bakery industry

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden power rate to rise 0.0095 cents

  -Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)

  -Wachusett Echo: 5 years after shutdown, students and staff reflect on pandemic's impact

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 5 Wake Up Call from the Peaslee School in Northborough (:37)

  -West Boylston getting budget information set for voters

  -Sterling adding seats to Select Board this election

  -Paxton police promote detective to sergeant

  -Leominster man arrested for indecent exposure at Doyle Field

  -Shrewsbury Recreation Department welcomes new rec summer assistant & C.I.T. director

  -Meeting set for comments on Clinton spray pad conversion

  -Bolton ready to "Flip the Script" on aging

  -The Item's calendar of events
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday

  >SHOWTIME: Things to do: Stayin' Alive, Little Lies, JFK talk at library and more

  -Judy Collins, 86, ready for rescheduled concert in Worcester 

  >OPINION: Janice Lindsay: These small packages 

  -WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 925 (28:37)

  -Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (47:59): Kali Walker Toro, Breath To Awakening, Inc. 

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to beloved cook at Holy Cross
  
  

  >SPORTS: Celtics star Jayson Tatum admits "I need to be better" vs. Knicks

  -Paul Pierce makes good on Celtics promise, walks 15 miles to FOX studios

  -Red Sox beat Rangers, 5-0

  -Rafael Devers calls out Red Sox front office for asking him to play first base

  -Bill Belichick's brand taken over by "amateur" girlfriend Jordon Hudson 

  -Holy Cross Softball Senior Day (:41)

  -Worcester State women's lacrosse team wins first M.A.S.C.A.C. title

  -WooSox lose to IronPigs, 3-1
  
  

  >CARS: Nearly 400,000 Volvos recalled 

  >NATIONAL: Major password breach sees over 19 million leaked 

  -5.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers could lose benefits

  >TRAGIC: Teen dancing on S.U.V. roof falls, is fatally struck by fire truck

  >NEW ENGLAND: Eviction-sealing law takes effect in Massachusetts

  -Karen Read trial (21:55): Proctor's vulgar texts read in court, but by his supervisor

  >COLLEGES: WPI student Jackie Edwards focuses on cleaning up space debris

  -Worcester State's The Beat (22:03): Walter Ordoñez, Enlace's Program Coordinator

  -Clark professor quoted in Newsweek
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 mistakes that slow you down at airport security

  >BUSINESS: AdCare tabs Saint Vincent nursing director to be fourth executive leader in 2 years

  -LPL Financial Research: Finding value among the muni market malaise

  -"1% rule" could save you hundreds and curb impulse spending

  >HOMES: Homeowners: State ignoring cost in push toward electric heat (4:01)

  >SHOPPING: D.I.Y. gift ideas for moms

  >HEALTH: The benefits of regular depression screenings for teens (1:07)

  -Using your nose to detect Alzheimer's, other memory disorders (2:51)

  >FOOD: PepsiCo to remove artificial ingredients from popular food items by end of 2025
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Bravo announces "Real Housewives of Rhode Island" (:32)

  >MOVIES: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong fight over their breakup in new documentary

  >CELEBRITY: Academy of Country Music Awards red carpet 

  >ANIMALS: Cat loves skiing so much, he has his own ski pass (1:34)

  >HISTORY: V.E. Day: See photos from when fighting stopped in Europe

  >GOOD NEWS: "Wild hair" leads man to $1 million lottery prize

  -Meanwhile, in Kentucky, deer wanders into Y.M.C.A.

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