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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:47). High of 52 today in Worcester
+6:00: When the nor'easter's heaviest rain arrives (3:23)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Nonprofit providing emergency assistance to families at former Worcester City Motel on Route 9
+6:00: Flags planted on veterans' graves ahead of Memorial Day (:49)
+6:00: $1 million scratch ticket sold at West Boylston Street gas station and market
+6:00: How Holy Cross baseball clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2017
+Noon: Worcester schools candidate arrested at I.C.E. raid ruled ineligible to be on ballot
+Noon: Tess Lukey bringing Worcester roots, Wampanoag heritage to Boston Public Art Triennial
+Noon: Last Call: Dan Hawkins, owner, Man & Cat Candle Company
-"People in Worcester can't afford rents": Augustus challenged on housing crisis
-Assumption student to plead guilty to hacking, cyber extortion
-Worcester police arrests man with rifle, samurai sword after 9-hour standoff
-Earlier: Heavy police presence on Forestdale Road in Worcester
-Worcester City Hall adds security, ends garage parking
-Tractor-trailer gets stuck under Webster Street bridge (1:30). Article
-Trucker charged with stabbing another at Sturbridge truck stop
-Conan O'Brien said "greatest days" of his life spent at Worcester spot
-Albanian Festival offers 3 days of dance, music, heritage and food
-TODAY! City Manager Batista to deliver State of the City address Wednesday
-Worcester Public Schools (3:23): Curriculum maps for Spring 2025
-Radio Worcester (14:10): Councilor Moe Bergman: “Narrative of W.P.D. cooperating with I.C.E. is inaccurate and dangerous”
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Dining review: Scruffy Murphy's in Worcester
-ICYMI: 16-year-old arrested, 19-year-old wounded in stabbing outside Target
-Clark confers 468 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2025
-Know a high school senior? Here's when they'll be getting a diploma
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden pushing against multi-family zoning requirement
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Students create Lids for Love
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston voters turn out to OK budget; override election June 3rd
-Town meeting endorses exploring Shrewsbury High School expansion
-Worcester County Wonders: Asa Waters Mansion, the jewel of Millbury
-Barre to commemorate victims, survivors of 9/11 Memorial Day
-Shrewsbury Police Department April statistics
-Millbury police warn of scammers claiming to be with Millbury Redevelopment Authority
-Leominster Plaza featuring urgent care clinic sold for $7.2 million
-Clinton twins working "Against The Tide"
-Tahanto students score at French competition
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Taija New and Berm deliver new music
-TODAY! Book club 6 to 7:30 at The Village
-South High Community School International Show (1:14:52)
>OPINION: Jean G. McMurray: Food aid cuts hurt the poor, help the rich
-Jillian Snyder: Pros & cons of being the preferred parent
-Worcester Public Schools (1:29): Doherty C.T.E. programs - Marketing, management and finance
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 55 (27:59): Gary Feltman & SafeTech4Schools
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who had "a long and courageous battle with ALS"
>SPORTS: LeBron James has interesting theory of why Celtics lost to Knicks
-Jordon Hudson has reportedly said she’s engaged to Bill Belichick
-Red Sox beat Mets, 2-0
-Have a group that wants to fundraise at the Bravehearts?
-Holy Cross Coaches Roadshow Boston (:57)
-WooSox beat Durham, 8-2
>NATIONAL: New Orleans jail employee accused of helping 10 inmates escape arrested
-From meme to movement: Is D.O.G.E. saving money?
>TRAGIC: Tragic climbing accident leaves 3 people dead at popular national park
>NEW ENGLAND: Seventh former staffer at Newton-Wellesley Hospital diagnosed with brain tumor (2:00). Article
-"If I were Karen Read, I would be worried sick," former judge says (21:37)
-Auditor flags "unlawful" no-bid deals in Mass. shelter program review
>COLLEGES: What are some of the most Googled questions about WPI? (1:44)
-Assumption Dr. Conway Campbell honored with Diamond Award
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best flat, walkable U.S. cities for travelers with limited mobility
>BUSINESS: Google takes aim at ChatGPT, Meta with A.I. products, upgrades
-LPL Financial Research: Market update — Tariff pause boosts sentiment, Fed steady
-Radio Worcester (22:38): Craig Blais discusses Worcester’s Economic Development Coordinating Council
>SHOPPING: Memorial Day grill deals: Save big on Traeger smokers, Weber grills
>HOMES: Zillow Gone Wild featured F.D.R.’s former church on sale for $3.8 million
>HEALTH: World's first bladder transplant performed — here's how
-Doctor on parenting adult children who are home from college (3:01)
>FOOD: 15 foods that go by different names abroad
>TV/STREAMING: Peacock teases "The Office" spinoff "The Paper," sets premiere date
>MOVIES: Final trailer for new John Wick movie (1:30)
>CELEBRITY: George Wendt, who played Norm on "Cheers," dies at 76
>ANIMALS: Winning over the most "vicious" feral cat in the world (2:00)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? The short history of Putnam Lane includes a tie to a U.S. president
>GOOD NEWS: Family's goodbye to beloved dog becomes a lesson in letting go (3:05)
-Meanwhile, in Rockport, "ferocious" woodpecker damages 25 vehicles in town
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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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