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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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-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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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-12-year-old actor from Worcester makes big screen debut in "The Running Man" (4:54)
-Worcester water main break disrupts service for Shore Drive area residents
-Free electricity? Why some National Grid customers in Worcester aren't getting bills
-For Ken Burns, a part of history found at American Antiquarian Society
-Middle school students thinking big after attending S.T.E.M. program at WPI
-Worcester Animal Rescue League joins statewide dog adoptathon
-What's the fine in Worcester for not shoveling snow from your sidewalk?
-Girl Scouts compete in "Cookiepreneur Challenge" with local leaders
-New judge sets tentative trial date for Turtleboy witness intimidation case
-Meet T&G Santa's helpers for Saturday
-What's Up Worcester Sitdown (4:35): Killian Madden, Owner, Wicked Wheels
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Football nationals, leadership shifts, giving
>DINING OUT: The Dogfather talks Solomon Pond Mall, food trucks and signature chili
-ICYMI: Worcester students use live burn to highlight holiday tree safety (1:51). Article
-Car thefts up in November in city, 45% were preventable: W.P.D.
-With snow season here, temporary speed humps lifted from Worcester streets
-Driver trapped, car lodged under dump truck in unusual crash on Mass. Pike in Auburn
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): State restores grant funding for Wachusett, says it made a mistake
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Wachusett Echo: COVID effects on music program at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2-alarm fire in Spencer
-Clinton Rotary pancake breakfast served Sunday
-Second exit from Shoppes at Blackstone Valley open Sunday
-Lancaster man hospitalized after propane tank explodes on Fort Pond Road
-Community, family gather to remember fallen hero
-Shrewsbury High's Team 467 building robots and friendships
-Andrew Turco takes the helm of Millbury High indoor track
-Library's Little Free Food Pantry supports community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: MaliFest, The Racky Thomas Band, "Messiah" and more ...
-100 FM The Pike (10:17): Comedian Jared Fried on food guilt, his first Boston comedy show
>OPINION: John Keough: Netflix deal could be catalyst for film industry expansion
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Part 2, Historical timeline of how black and brown humanity has been targeted across the globe
-Laurel: Sweet smell of success at the holiday fair
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 219 (27:15): Recruiting for the police department
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (1:23:40): Music in dementia — Finding the piano
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester Church Mother
>SPORTS: Patriots' closeness off the field helps them build best record in the NFL
-Mike Florio doesn't hold back on Belichick and Kraft's Hall of Fame candidacies
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Randolph ends West Boylston championship run in state final
-Hilton Garden Inn named official hotel of the Worcester Bravehearts
-Holy Cross men's basketball team rallies from 16 down to beat Fordham, 70-69
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey tops Vermont, 2-1, completes weekend sweep
-Holy Cross women's basketball finishes road swing at Bryant on Sunday
-FIFA announces schedule for World Cup matches at Gillette (1:44)
-Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win MLS Cup
-Railers fall to Reading, 5-4
>CARS: Consumer Reports' most reliable automobile brands (1:58)
>NATIONAL: A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Grand jury transcripts from Epstein, Maxwell investigation in Florida ordered to be released
-Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96
-Tragic: Grandfather and 3-month-old grandkid mauled to death by 7 pit bulls at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Manchester
-Shocking data, real stories reveal deadly disregard of school crossing guards (4:05)
>COLLEGES: Life in the first year lane: Finding community and involvement at Anna Maria
-Clark alum on his career in the wool industry
-WPI's Time to Startup (36:52): Talk first, build later
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This U.S. mountain town is 2026’s top trending destination
-5 helpful stretches to try before and after a long flight
>BUSINESS: Saint Vincent Hospital looking for new C.E.O., 10 months after last one was hired
-Radio Worcester (8:13): B.B.B. warns of "ghost-tapping" scam targeting tap-to-pay users
-101: Handling burnout on your team
-Ridgemark Home Remodeling continues to expand service, meet client needs
>HEALTH: The 10 best Christmas songs to work out to
-Year-End F.S.A., H.S.A. Guide: How to make the most of your accounts before 2026
>FOOD: McDonald’s is going green for the holidays with The Grinch Meal
>TV/STREAMING: Best Christmas movies on HBO Max
>MOVIES: "Five Nights at Freddy’s 2" opening to historic $57 million at box office
>CELEBRITY: Donald Glover says he had a stroke
-Shirley MacLaine, 91, enjoys a cocktail at her favorite restaurant during rare public outing
>ANIMALS: Puppy begs cars for help on side of road (2:01)
>HISTORY: The truth behind Worcester Center Galleria, the monster mall Worcester had to destroy
>GOOD NEWS: Toddler home after over 400 days in the hospital
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, reporter whacked in the face by bird during live shot (1:09)
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