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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Heavy police presence on Forestdale Road in Worcester
+6:00: 16-year-old arrested, 19-year-old wounded in stabbing outside Target
-Earlier: Police investigating stabbing in front of Millbury Target
+6:00: Hidden Gems: The best use of cheese I’ve ever seen on a taco at The Taco Spot
+6:00: Worcesteria: Remembering Aunt Pat, and the art of the shaggy-dog story
-Worcester Business Journal names city's Power 100
-New projects aim to ease Worcester’s housing shortage
-New Brussels Street Market draws big crowd
-Worcester restaurant named Phantom Gourmet Steakhouse Legend (5:12)
-Assumption graduates 349 at DCU Center
-Worcester Firefighters 6K gears up for 25th anniversary
-Why isn't porous pavement used more in Central Massachusetts?
-Worcester unveils 37 new mini-murals in citywide art project
-Woo! Science: Snapping turtles are crossing the reptile-human divide
-Clara Barton Birthplace Museum opens for the season at the end of the month
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:06): City response to I.C.E.
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Pho Sure brings authentic Vietnamese flavors to Worcester
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Warrant for Monday's town meeting
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston High School prom photos
-Shrewsbury man accused of hitting pregnant girlfriend in the face, court records show
-West Boylston officials told to get 2 budgets OK'd
-Millbury approves M.B.T.A.-compliant zoning district
-Grafton annual town election Tuesday
-Candidate's forum highlights Sutton's issues
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: YouTube releases list of most popular podcasts
-Worcester boy, 8, chronicles lemonade-stand venture in book
-Willard House counts down the days until expansion becomes reality
>OPINION: Jim Leary: With net over immigrants, who'll do the work?
-Maggie Calvetti: We are always changing
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 589 (27:35): Miranda Hotham, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 102
>SPORTS: Jayson Tatum's heartbreaking call with dad revealed after injury
-NFL Week 1 lines, odds for all 16 games following schedule release
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 10-4
-Bravehearts' promotion calendar
-Holy Cross baseball takes Game 1 of Patriot League Championship Series over Army. Highlights (1:47)
-WooSox lose to Buffalo, 8-4
>NATIONAL: Former President Biden diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer (:43). Article
>TRAGIC: Black bear kills 89-year-old Florida man, dog in state's second attack of 2025
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. D.O.T., R.M.V. launches public data portal for citations
-State requiring health insurers to curb increases to deductibles and copays next year
>COLLEGES: WPI student entrepreneur seeks solution to organ rejection
-Anna Maria celebrates 76th commencement
-Worcester State's Infected with Compassion (11:20): Episode 1
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Which U.S. cities and states have the highest tourist taxes?
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-How to get your resume past A.I. on job applications
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Top deals on fire pits, grills, furniture
>HOMES: How tariffs may affect your air conditioning bill this summer (:52)
>HEALTH: New study reveals the traumatic effects of cyberbullying (1:08)
-"Broken heart syndrome" study: Men twice as likely than women to die (:52). Article
>FOOD: Amanda Khatib: 4 pasta salad recipes
>TV/STREAMING: CBS reveals "Yellowstone" spin-off starring Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton
>MOVIES: Ryan Reynolds writing Deadpool/X-Men movie treatment
>CELEBRITY: Blake Lively allegedly threatened to expose Taylor Swift's private texts as Justin Baldoni drama reaches tipping point
>ANIMALS: Wild deer and dog have been besties for 11 years (1:53)
>HISTORY: F.B.I. agent John Connolly crossed the line with mob boss Whitey Bulger
>GOOD NEWS: Hospital has 14 pregnant nurses in 1 unit
-Meanwhile, Florida man offers police alcohol during car chase
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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