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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 79 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester I.C.E. arrest police bodycam video released (1:49). Article
-Related: Worcester I.C.E. raid has city on edge
-Related: Radio Worcester (21:03): Worcester City Manager on release of video, audio from Eureka St. arrest
-Related: Radio Worcester (24:11): Councilor Khrystian King urges oversight, preparedness following Eureka St.
-Related: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:06): City response to I.C.E.
-Related: What are I.C.E. agents legally required to do (1:57)
-Police investigating stabbing in front of Millbury Target
-Boston restaurant opens second location in Worcester
-Worcester School Committee eyes former Becker College building
-WPI commencement remembers students who didn't make it to graduation
-From Iraq to WPI grad: Fatimah Daffaie's inspirational Worcester journey
-Woman earns master's degree from Worcester State at 81 (1:44). Article
-Worcester advocate demands an apology from the F.D.A. Here's why
-Safe Exit Initiative expands to Baltimore, launches outreach program
-Beyond Beer: Cordella’s eyes expansion, adding beer, cocktails
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Livia’s Dish owners have bought Altea’s Eatery
-ICYMI: Man shot at parking lot of hotel
-Worcester man guilty of getting cocaine through the mail
-Man accused of stabbing cab driver in Worcester faces judge
-Worcester police arrest 15-year-old for carrying untraceable handgun
-State commits $25 million for Worcester Memorial Auditorium
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-Wachusett Echo: 50 days posters slideshow
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden P.D.: No parking on Kris Allen Drive & Jennifer Drive
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What to know for Shrewsbury Town Meeting
-Shrewsbury community recycling event Sunday
-Westborough contractor to pay $9.5 million after allegations of overcharging federal agencies
-2 arrested after couple shot with gel blaster gun outside Market Basket in Leominster
-West Boylston Police Department gun safety class May 21st
-Sutton Town Election May 27th
-Changing of guard comes for Millbury Women's Club
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: From Handel to hammerlocks, We the Kings to Bloomfest
-100 FM The Pike (6:00): The Breakdown Lane
-George Sherwood's "Art in Motion" at New England Botanic Garden
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: May Horrorscopes
-First Person: Karaoke fans, Joe Fusco Jr.'s got an "Unchained Melody" for you
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 464 (26:05): Worcester Public Library
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Worcester firefighter
>SPORTS: Celtics season ends with blowout Game 6 loss
-This Patriots receiver is fired up Josh McDaniels is running the offense
-Falcons jab Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson in schedule release video
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-Bravehearts' promotion calendar
-Bravehearts' Vaccaro honored for community efforts
-100 FM The Pike (9:35): Ed Kahovec, Holy Cross baseball coach
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 10-3
>NATIONAL: 10 prisoners escape in Louisiana, 9 still at large (3:54)
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government this week
>TRAGIC: Single mom who beat cancer 4 times killed by random bullet fired at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Man aims to become first person to swim around Martha’s Vineyard (1:56)
-Karen Read trial (21:58): What stories are the recent pieces of evidence telling?
>COLLEGES: Dr. Jennifer Morton named dean of Assumption nursing school
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mensur Bacaliu
-Holy Cross President Rougeau discusses higher education, commencement speaker and life of Pope Francis
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 must-visit World War II sites in Europe
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. projects division launches Central Mass. wedding guide: We Do!
-After $14.5 million plaza purchase, Ocean State Job Lot opens in former Big Lots location
>HOMES: What the best temperature to set your thermostat to this summer?
>SHOPPING: This week's viral TikTok products
>HEALTH: Latest health obsession: The push to pile on protein
-How much caffeine is too much? Doctors say to beware of overcaffeination symptoms
>FOOD: Public health alert issued for ready-to-eat chicken over listeria risk
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "A Minecraft Movie," "Snow White" and more
>CELEBRITY: Barry Diller makes sexuality confession amid 24 year marriage to Diane von Furstenberg
>ANIMALS: Protective goose thinks this woman is his mate (1:56)
>HISTORY: Some of TV’s favorite fictional characters had a Massachusetts background
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman stories about people fulfilling their educational dreams at all ages (18:33)
-Meanwhile, in Australia, identical twins go viral for odd in-sync interview
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+Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
+2 positions, Canal District bar
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-VIDEO: Worcester police knew "unknown liquid" sprayed during I.C.E. arrest was water
-Related: Worcester city officials send open letter to Gov. Healey denouncing I.C.E. actions in Mass.
-Earlier: Worcester I.C.E. arrest police bodycam video released (1:49). Article
-K9 tracks suspect after large haul from Auburn Mall
-Sen. Warren encourages Worcester State grads at 149th commencement ceremony
-Related: Woman earns master's degree from Worcester State at 81 (1:44). Article
-Worcester’s newest market opens today, aims to be more than a Sunday stop
-Worcester boy, 8, chronicles lemonade-stand venture in book
-More than 50% of Central Mass. E.R. beds are taken by mental health patients waiting for treatment
-Stress on E.M.S. across Mass. soars to all-time high. Here's why
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:06): City response to I.C.E.
>FAITH: A new pope chooses his name
-Holy Cross professor: What Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms and motto reveal about his dedication to ideals of St. Augustine
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Boston restaurant opens second location in Worcester
-ICYMI: Police investigating stabbing in front of Millbury Target
-Worcester School Committee eyes former Becker College building
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Hills is back full swing
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Echo: 50 days posters slideshow
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): At graduation, Saint John's honors Class of 2025
-Shrewsbury student who died days before graduation receives posthumous diploma (1:44). Article
-Leominster Planning Board approves contractor’s yard and retail redevelopment plans
-West Boylston town meeting preview: Voters will be asked to fund budget
-Paxton Woman's Club awards scholarship
-Clinton schools see high athletic participation
-Sterling Recreation lists summer programs
-Vandalism concerns at Sterling ballfields
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: From Handel to hammerlocks, We the Kings to Bloomfest
-From yellowed clippings in a scrapbook, a hidden history is revealed by Clark students
-Former J. Geils frontman Peter Wolf paints a colorful life story in new memoir
>OPINION: Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on Worcester Field Hockey
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 54 (29:48): You B The Change
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who worked for years as a cashier at Mohegan Sun
>SPORTS: Jaylen Brown played with partial meniscus tear (1:51). Article
-The top 10 NFL games to watch during the 2025 season
-The Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese rivalry has added another chapter
-Red Sox beat Braves, 7-6
-Bravehearts' promotion calendar
-Bravehearts' Vaccaro honored for community efforts
-TODAY! Holy Cross baseball team hosts Army in Patriot League championship
-WooSox lose to Buffalo, 6-5
-Parents hear sportsmanship message before Mass. Youth Soccer games (2:19)
-Worcester Country Club winds up the talk at the Travelers media day
>NATIONAL: Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky
-F.B.I. investigating explosion at California fertility clinic as an act of terrorism
-2 die as Mexican navy training ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge
-Related: Video of boat striking the Brooklyn Bridge (:51)
>TRAGIC: Mother dies after eating mislabeled cookie
>NEW ENGLAND: Russian national charged with smuggling frog embryos into Logan Airport
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mensur Bacaliu
-In a digital age, why are students heading back to the darkroom?
-Worcester State's The Beat (27:24): Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication David Angell
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 states with the most National Parks
>BUSINESS: Moody's downgrades America's Triple-A credit rating
-Economist predicts minimal state growth ahead as Mass. lags behind the nation
>HOMES: Worcester is among the hottest housing markets in the U.S.
>HEALTH: Psychologist on why U.S. overdose deaths have decreased (2:52). Article
-New treatment for certain breast cancer could help with recovery, study says (:53)
>FOOD: Growing your own food: Fruit, vegetable garden tips (2:29)
>TV/STREAMING: Canceled or renewed: Which broadcast TV shows are coming back?
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Allison Janney, Bryan Cranston movie, "Everything's Going to Be Great" (2:25)
>CELEBRITY: Norah O'Donnell's husband's restaurant raided by I.C.E.
>ANIMALS: Mastiff who wouldn't look at anyone takes care of kitties now (2:37)
>HISTORY: A day in the life of Worcester — May 3rd, 1989 (30:11)
>GOOD NEWS: Nurse keeps helping patients despite having terminal cancer (3:28). Article
-Meanwhile, in Lanesborough, missing donkey found 2 days after fleeing bear
Latest obituaries | | Saturday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
+2 positions, Canal District bar
+Veterans agent, Town of Holden
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
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