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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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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:45). High of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Attorney of woman detained by I.C.E. in Worcester speaks out after arrest (2:32). Article
-Related: Feds say woman arrested by I.C.E. in Worcester had assault charge. Here’s what court docs say
-Related: Attorney reveals where mother arrested by I.C.E. is being held
-Related: Worcester police unions say councilor assaulted officers. Here’s what videos show
-Worcester closes City Hall ahead of planned protest, City Council meetings
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Operator of Boston Market in Worcester vows to re-open after state seizure
-Former Mercy Centre site up for sale for $3.25 million
-Assumption student tied to "To Catch a Predator" plot agrees to drop charge
-New tool helps Worcester first responders support children in crisis
-Worcester man arrested after Shrewsbury foot chase; allegedly entered homes, tried to open cars
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:08): Superintendent pick, Human Rights controversy and election
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Sarah Connell Sanders: American Flatbread brings candlepin bowling home
-ICYMI: Hundreds in Worcester unite for peaceful protest on Mother’s Day following recent I.C.E. arrest (2:09). Article
-Worcester rated top city for small business
-How a Worcester fashion designer started making clothes for Kendrick Lamar's tour
-Despite parent pleas, Worcester County special ed program will close this summer
-Worcester City Manager appoints 2 to Human Rights Commission
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Unofficial election results
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closure and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): See from above: Shrewsbury's cemetery expands into Prospect Park
-Boylston voters OK fire station project, but not senior center
-David Carr wins Select Board seat in Lancaster
-Sterling Select Board goes to 5; debt exclusion votes split
-Bolton voters OK override to fund budget
-Berlin changes constable, trustees of trust to appointed
-Sutton High School Honor Roll
-Historical reenactment performed in Millbury
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Worcester has artist call for WooBins public art at $300 per design
-Ed Sheeran's new video was shot in Mass.
-Elizabeth Chirico: Date ideas in Central Mass.
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: How we raise civically engaged youth in the face of injustice
-Jennifer Davis Carey: Putting to rest myths on D.E.I. in education
-Molly O. McCullough: Brian Allen right choice for Worcester's schools
-Unity Radio's The Journey with EforAll (48:32)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Nick Chase, radio host of several local classical music shows
>SPORTS: Celtics lose to Knicks, 121-113, fall behind in series 3-1
-Jayson Tatum suffers scary leg injury
-Red Sox lose to Tigers, 14-2
-Holy Cross baseball advances to Patriot League Championship series
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 31
>CARS: Volvo, Volkswagen among over 500,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: Judge refuses to block I.R.S. from sharing tax data with I.C.E.
-Newark air traffic crisis worsens with 1 controller to oversee up to 180 takeoffs and landings
>TRAGIC: 21 people killed after bus skids off cliff in Sri Lanka
>NEW ENGLAND: Boy left alone on sidewalk after I.C.E. arrest in Waltham (1:58)
-Karen Read trial (21:16): "No nudes" and new video on Bukhenik's third day testifying
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Nafisa Tanjeem aims to strengthen community ties
-Anna Maria commencement: 436 graduates get degrees at DCU Center
-Talia Caloggero and Mary Kate Hamilton named Valedictorian, Salutatorian for Assumption Class of 2025
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Discover New England's hidden coastal gems before summer
>BUSINESS: Investment firm acquires majority stake in Worcester’s Greenwood Industries
-LPL Financial Research: Bulls are on trial
-Amazon signs delivery deal with FedEx to fill void after UPS pulls back
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers, Sunday, May 11th
>SHOPPING: BOGO 50% off Yankee Candle sale: Shop new and best-selling candles
>HEALTH: Will a cure for Lyme disease ever be developed? (1:28)
-Mass. patients concerned after insurers cut back coverage on weight-loss drugs
>FOOD: McDonald's customers raving over Cotton Candy Sprite on secret menu
>TV/STREAMING: How to use the new Netflix experience (1:18)
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman Netflix movie, "Old Guard 2"
>CELEBRITY: Michael Bolton breaks silence on brain cancer, side effects
>ANIMALS: Cat covered in glue has the best glow-up (1:34)
>HISTORY: Bette’s Rolls Royce was a celebrated Boston nightspot in the '70s
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. teen's message in a bottle from 1976 found in the Bahamas
-Meanwhille, Florida bride late for wedding caught on wild police video (:40)
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+2 positions, Canal District bar
+Veterans agent, Town of Holden
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