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>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
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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
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:40). High of 54 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old
+5:00: City of Worcester sued again for denying public records on police
+5:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Keep Rose out of Hall, Goodbye Canada, Bruins being the Bruins, and Virtue for the win
+5:00: Is this your dog?
+Noon: Judge dismisses some witness intimidation charges against Turtleboy
+Noon: A.A.A. predicts record Memorial Day weekend travel (2:26)
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Legend of Ochi," "Wolfs," and more
+Noon: First Person: A green oasis in a city is an idea that can "grow"
-Man found dead in Northbridge home, police investigating accidental gun discharge (1:55). Article
-I.C.E. agents injured Worcester mother during raid, won’t give her meds, attorney says
-Federal hiring freeze leads to closures at beloved Central Mass. park
-Worcester scores win in fight to save Department of Education
-Building bridges: Worcester Magazine's top college volunteers of '25 change people's lives
-Site of Via Italian Table, W.B.D.C. on Shrewsbury Street sold for $7.3 million
-Candlepin bowling is back where it all began at this new Worcester hot spot
-Mining company cited for safety violations linked to worker's death in Sterling
-Shrewsbury Police Department nabs suspect after brazen daytime break-in
-Q.C.C. celebrates 60th commencement, graduates over 1,200 students
-Worcester Public Schools (31:23): Ask the Superintendent - Cultural Responsiveness
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:16): Eureka St. body cam footage
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Worcester's Egg Roll Lady shares gratitude and $1.75 eats
-ICYMI: Family of Worcester State Police recruit who died during training still awaiting autopsy report (3:47). Article
-Worcester schools candidate arrested at I.C.E. raid ruled ineligible to be on ballot
-$1 million scratch ticket sold at West Boylston Street gas station and market
-Film crews take over a Worcester bar. Here's what we know about "Widow's Bay"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Have you visited the school store lately?
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Echo: 2025 Blitz insider look
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): James B. Jones, of "Love on the Spectrum" fame, visits Shrewsbury schools
-Man charged with trespassing, shoplifting $376 in steaks from Shrewsbury Shaw's
-Fate of Spencer Rescue Squad services discussed
-Leominster mayor proposes balanced FY26 budget without override
-Radio Worcester (21:48): Barre to dedicate 9/11 memorial featuring artifacts from Pentagon and Twin Towers
-Lancaster business wins North Central chamber award
-Fast chargers OK'd for Church Street lot in Clinton
-Clinton vs. Clinton challenge returns
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Dylan bashes, Gumby's Girlfriend and Captain Sunbeam ...
-Indian Ranch back for summer of music after record attendance in 2024
-Hartwell siblings reunite musically in tribute to late father
>OPINION: Central Mass. Mom: Did having kids ruin my marriage?
-Worcester Public Schools (2:13): Nurses testimonial
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 120 (28:59): Nick Zwirblia returns
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:18): Jakob Sheppard and Ralph Lyle, students, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society members
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
>SPORTS: Patriots 2025 schedule breakdown: 17 subplots for 17 games
-New details on Kristaps Porzingis’ mystery illness with Celtics future uncertain
-Red Sox trade for Angels’ Ryan Noda, place Masataka Yoshida on 60-day injured list
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway
-Christo Murphy, Haley Kelly selected as Holy Cross Crusader of the Year winners
>NATIONAL: Shooting near Jewish museum in Washington kills Israeli embassy staff
-Radio Worcester (11:27): Congressman McGovern decries spending bill as “rotten”
>TRAGIC: Students found dead in dorm after murder-suicide
>NEW ENGLAND: Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students
-Karen Read Q&A on reasonable doubt, jury convos, mistrials, Proctor and more (21:52)
-Mass. closing all hotel shelters (4:52)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State students can now pursue graduate degrees at Ulster University
-The 4-hour phone call that changed everything for Holy Cross classmates
-Assumption named Silver Military Friendly® School for 2025-2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What to do when you miss a connecting flight
>BUSINESS: GM joins Ford in halting exports to China as potential tariffs loom
-LPL Financial Research: Market update — Tariff pause boosts sentiment, Fed steady
-WPI's Time to Startup (32:16): What are the skills you need to develop to start a startup
>SHOPPING: All of Walmart's best Memorial Day sales of 2025
>HOMES: Increase in inventory not cooling Central Mass. home prices
>HEALTH: Mass. psychiatrist explains what postpartum depression is (4:04)
-Varicose veins and spider veins are different — how to prevent them
-Mass. psychiatrist on why diagnosing A.D.H.D. in girls can be different than boys (2:52)
>FOOD: Report finds high arsenic levels in rice brands
>TV/STREAMING: Warner Bros. Discovery revives HBO Max branding in bid for more subscribers
>MOVIES: Trailer for new "Superman" movie (3:00)
>CELEBRITY: Concern for Rachael Ray grows with new viral video
>ANIMALS: Cat demands on using the treadmill multiple times a day (1:48)
>HISTORY: Paradise Rock Club is one of Boston’s most storied music venues
>GOOD NEWS: Cardiologist saves man experiencing heart attack symptoms on flight
-Meanwhile, in Virginia, snake falls from restaurant ceiling, lands in diner's margarita
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
+Kitchen talent, Worcester restaurant
+Bartender and market help, Worcester brewery
+Firefighter/paramedic, Town of Holden
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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