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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester community leaders demand transparency after chaos unfolded during I.C.E. arrest (2:06)
-Related: I.C.E. identifies woman arrested in Worcester
-Related: Eureka Street protest rally on Worcester Common set for 2 p.m. Sunday
-Related: "That is what we need to hold on to": Protesters find different paths to a common cause
-Related: Immigration attorney explains 2 types of warrants I.C.E. uses for arrests
-Related: D.H.S. blames Worcester city councilor for "inciting chaos" at I.C.E. arrest
-Earlier: Family breaks silence after "chaotic" I.C.E. arrest in Worcester
*En español: Habla hermana de menor y madre arrestadas por I.C.E. en Worcester
-Earlier: Residents demand answers after I.C.E. arrest, confrontation with police (2:33)
-Earlier: Baby involved in Worcester I.C.E. arrest safe with its mother, minor released from custody
-Lightning strike causes "significant damage" to area home
-Mother, daughter continue inspirational drive in women's golf league
-Poet and T&G features editor Victor Infante wins Stanley Kunitz Medal
-Holy Cross gave 10 students a $10,000 budget and 1 mission: Buy art
-Central Mass. businesses remain pessimistic about local economy, as outlook on U.S. economy drops to 16-year low
-From vinegar in Worcester to vanilla: Tariffs leave small businesses in the lurch
-From knitting girdles to outfitting astronauts for space travel
-Worcester police looking for owner of this underweight Husky
>FAITH: Mother's Day reflections on love, respect and caring
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:08): Superintendent pick, Human Rights Controversy and election
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Mother's Day plans? Check out Dining Out
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for helping finding missing woman
-Crash closes popular diner temporarily
-2 Assumption students were in St. Peter’s Square to witness history on Thursday
-Grandmother, 81, to graduate from Worcester State with master's in nursing (2:01). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): May and June Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden FinCom finalizes budget, taxes
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rain stops in time for dam walkway opening
-Westminster police, state cyber unit arrest 21‑year‑old on child‑porn charges after raid
-Sign thefts creating "uneasiness" in Grafton
-Scott Despres leaves Millbury Select Board
-Blackstone Valley Tech names superintendent
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Rushford & Sons Brewhouse: Come for the craft beer, stay for the company
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Stayin' Alive, Little Lies, JFK talk at library and more
-100 FM The Pike (19:07): Comedian Sheng Wang
-"Man of La Mancha" coming to Calliope stage
-Family-friendly spring festivals in & around Central Mass.
>OPINION: Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on Mother's Day in Worcester
-Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.: Redeem the dream
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 53 (28:48): Michael Connely
-Unity Radio's The Woo 508 (50:02)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former director of nursing at City Hospital
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Knicks, 115-93, in Game 3
-Details emerge on Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis' mystery illness
-Why Kyle Dugger is primed for a bounce-back season with Patriots
-Bill Belichick supports Jordon Hudson at Miss Maine amid U.N.C. ban drama
-Red Sox beat Royals, 10-1
-WooSox lose to IronPigs, 5-2
>NATIONAL: Tourist gored by bison at Yellowstone National Park
-What R.F.K. Jr. actually believes about father's assassination
>TRAGIC: 3 siblings rescued from house of horrors after "COVID syndrome" parents kept them locked inside since 2021
>NEW ENGLAND: Milton priest dies after bicycle collision with S.U.V. (:25). Article
-Former F.B.I. agent with regional ties reveals his theory on the possibility of a New England serial killer
>COLLEGES: 6 Worcester State students win Library Research Awards
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Katherine Brodsky
-Clark develops first doctoral program in education department, designed to promote social change
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Vacationing for this long is good for you, experts say
>BUSINESS: Stagflation fears are growing. Here’s what the term means
-Boston real estate firm expands into Worcester, opens Downtown office
-Mass. launches $25 million program to bolster behavioral health workforce
>HOMES: Experts warn against viral laundry hack that most people do
>SHOPPING: Solomon Pond Mall's new stores in '25
>HEALTH: Can you get sick from touching animals at a petting zoo? (2:49)
-Mass. doctor on measles vaccines after cases surpass 1,000 in U.S. (2:50)
-Older people with this trait may lower their dementia risk: study
>FOOD: What eliminating artificial food dyes could mean for the food system
>TV/STREAMING: CBS cancels "The Equalizer" days before season finale as Queen Latifah breaks silence over ending
>MOVIES: "Sinners" crosses $200 million at the box office, "Minecraft" hits $900 million
>CELEBRITY: Richard Gere, 75, shares insight into life in Spain with wife Alejandra Silva, 42, and kids
>ANIMALS: Abandoned dog was so skinny she could barely stand (1:34)
>HISTORY: Roots of modern rocketry can be found in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Mother and daughter graduate together after life-saving kidney transplant
-Meanwhile, in California, crosswalk buttons hacked to play hoax Musk, Zuckerberg recordings
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 21 today in Worcester
+5:00: Another cold night, next snow threat develops Sunday (3:18)
-Worcester winter parking ban remains as snow cleanup continues
-720 tickets, 400 tows in Worcester during storm
-"There isn’t enough help out there": Worcester gets mixed reviews on plowing
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Massport seeks to double Worcester airport passenger use by 2035, grow cargo operations
+5:00: Mini-grants applications for Worcester teachers now open
+Noon: Lunenburg school resource officer helps recover more than $100,000 in crypto scam
+Noon: "I Declare" eyes Black perspectives in face of historic anniversary
+Noon: Last Call: Dee O'Connor, book collaborator
-UMass Memorial sees spike in shoveling heart attacks after storm (1:53). Article
-City Council moves forward on Main Street tax exemption
-Kraft honors fallen officer’s family with Super Bowl tickets
-As "Laverne & Shirley" turns 50, remembering Worcester's own Big Ragoo
-Saint Vincent names interim C.E.O. and C.N.O. in leadership transition
-Worcester County Wonders: The future is bright for a new Whalom Park
>DINING OUT: Best hidden gem restaurants in America? Beloved spots worth the trip
-ICYMI: Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking relative sentenced to prison
-Town Fair Tire wants to take over former Fortin's Market (and Dollar Tree) on West Boylston Street
-3-story apartment building proposed for Worcester’s Millbury Street
-TV food personality Alton Brown is set to return to Worcester in April
-Mystery on Main Street: Catacombs under downtown Worcester
-85-year-old man in Worcester jokes about spending birthday digging car out of snow
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-NEW! Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-12-year-old cellist from Holden competes as semifinalist in national competition
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Massive water main breaks disrupt service in Grafton (1:30)
-Shrewsbury adds additional full-day Pre-K classrooms
-Traffic advisory for center of Millbury
-Clinton town clerk resigns, seat to be filled at upcoming election
-Woman arrested after sleeping on sidewalk, drinking near Leominster Market Basket
-Book your pup's next glow-up at Life is Ruff in Auburn
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Knox Train 250th celebrations at Old Sturbridge Village and Worcester
-Holy Cross, Worcester Academy legend Sherry Levin puts lifetime of lessons into new book
-Listen Up: Seeing "Faces" with Worcester rapper Ghost of the Machine
>OPINION: Dr. Mohammad Alhabbal: Many seniors face new crisis
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:04): TheHeavyWeight Dj Rasheed
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:35): How are the roads?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester C.P.A.
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel says Patriots run to Super Bowl was "group effort" (1:06)
-Is Drake Maye hurt? Vrabel gives vague answer
-Maye had right shoulder issue before AFC Championship Game
-Whale comes in with $1.1 million wager on this Super Bowl bet
-NFL world shocked by Bill Belichick failing to make Hall of Fame
-How Belichick reacted to his shocking Hall of Fame snub
-Bill Polian denies being factor in Belichick's Hall of Fame miss
-Bruins beat Nashville, 3-2
-Caitlin Clark joining NBC's NBA coverage as special contributor
-Holy Cross men's basketball (on the road) and women's basketball (at home) face Colgate
>CARS: Volkswagen to recall 44,000 vehicles over high-voltage battery fire risk
>NATIONAL: Woman gets $3 million in romance scams
-Autopsy reports reveal horrific new details about University of Idaho victims' stabbing injuries
-Tragic: Father shoots and kills 4 family members, including wife, while his child hides in closet and calls 911: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 children charged with murder after deadly beating in Providence
-Top Hawaiian chef and dad of 3 ID'd as fourth victim of Maine plane crash
-Radio Worcester (12:55): Jesse Littlewood explains ballot initiative to reform primary elections
>COLLEGES: Clark's visual arts M.F.A. residency includes learning, creating and building community
-Holy Cross professor: From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest's controversial plus-size passenger policy kicks in
-5 things you should always wear on a plane
>BUSINESS: UPS plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs as it scales back Amazon deliveries
-LPL Financial Research: The productivity advantage: Powering economic growth in 2026
-TikTok reaches last-minute settlement with woman who blamed app for depression, body dysmorphia
>HOMES: Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Worcester metro area
>SHOPPING: Behind the seams — A closer look at clothing quality (1:54)
>FOOD: Keurig recalls over 80,000 McCafé coffee pods
>HEALTH: Women who get pregnant in this window are more likely to live longer
-Deadly cancer risk spikes with certain level of alcohol consumption, study finds
>TV/STREAMING: Taylor Sheridan’s TV show lineup: "Landman" Season 3, "Marshals", "The Madison" and more
>MOVIES: Dirty Dancing sequel with Jennifer Grey moving forward
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney climbs Hollywood sign to hang up bras
-Claire Danes admits she had a "meltdown" after learning she was pregnant at 44
>ANIMALS: Wild squirrel visits dog every day for 5 years (2:13)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Belmont and Edward streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Bouquet of lottery tickets earns birthday girl $20,000
-Meanwhile, in Australia, kangaroo causes chaos during bike tour, bikers injured
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