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• Highlights Friday, April 19th
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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 56 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -51-year-old amputee playing baseball at Quinsigamond Community College after accident ended trucking career (2:21). Article

  -Worcester public housing community receives high inspection score, despite complaints

  -GoFundMe created to benefit family of Worcester shooting victim Bob Nuah

  -Worcester judge orders fourth triple shooting suspect held without bail

  -Charged in Worcester girl's death, Christopher Remillard awaits trial

  -W.R.T.A. board votes to extend fare-free buses through 2025

  -W.B.J. hires New School graduate as reporter covering health care, D.E.I.

  -Danish educators learn classroom A.I. from Worcester teachers

  -Worcester Tech senior Stephen highlighted as a Worcester Star Student

  -Radio Worcester (15:55): Eric Batista discusses Worcester gun violence & city plans

  -Faces of Worcester: Sean Harris, Director of Community Engagement, Quinsigamond Community College

  >DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Restaurant Locations (5:02)

  -ICYMI: Rutland teen killed in crash during motocross race in Southwick

  -Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Chandler Magnet Elementary School in Worcester (:46)

  -New Worcester Police Department gun unit recovers first illegal firearm

  -Cordella's Coffee opens in Worcester on bustling block

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Eagle Scout project refurbishes church lounge

  -Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)

  -Spring composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston plans override, amount T.B.D.

  -Sutton solar project remains under enforcement order

  -Clinton P.T.A. now "award winning"

  -Rutland hydrant flushing begins April 22nd

  -Grafton police log

  -Q.C.C. Early College Program coming to Southbridge High School

  -9 Grafton B.V.T. students earn medals at District V competition

  -The Item's public safety logs
   

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday

  >SHOWTIME: Taylor Swift unveils surprise double album "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology" -- and fans go wild

  -Five things to do: Motorheads, mind readers, moments of music

  -Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" in Worcester

  -Street style served up fresh at fashion show

  -Northampton cosmic metal act Black Pyramid set to invade Central Mass.

  -Worcester State prof and poet Heather Treseler wins prize for "enthralling" poems

  -WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 421 (27:14): Dr. Lynda Young

  -Unity Radio (55:04): Standups and Standouts

  -This Week in Worcester Podcast (51:27): Public restrooms, youth justice reform, Rep. McGovern on Gaza

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to local 17-year-old killed in crash
   

  >SPORTS: Former Worcester Academy star T.J. Power of Shrewsbury leaving Duke, enters transfer portal

  -Boston police warn Bruins, Celtics fans about counterfeit playoff tickets

  -Eliot Wolf, Patriots "open for business" entering NFL Draft

  -NFL Draft Preview featuring Holy Cross stars Jalen Coker and C.J. Hanson (33:06)

  -Holy Cross Athletics announces return of Coaches Road Show

  -Clark's Isaiah Taylor to host free youth basketball clinic Saturday on campus

  -Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 5-4

  -WooSox postponed, doubleheader Saturday

  -Remembering Larry Lucchino, eulogy by Dr. Charles Steinberg
  
  

  >CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)

  -About 55,000 Prius, Prius HEV compact cars recalled

  >NATIONAL: 6 arrested, 3 on run in what police call biggest gold theft in Canada’s history

  -Shocking video captures scam victim pointing gun at innocent Uber driver before allegedly killing her

  -Tragic: Video shows cop shooting 15-year-old with toy gun

  >NEW ENGLAND: James Parker granted parole in 2001 Zantop murders

  -11-year-old Maine boy killed after crashing friend's A.T.V.

  >COLLEGES: Anna Maria’s play raises money for local charity

  -Student entrepreneurs make a splash at WooTank

  -Winners of Nichols' annual Elevator Speech Competition announced
  
  
  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 8 most underrated places in Switzerland

  >BUSINESS: Retail sales rose in March for the second straight month

  -LPL Research: Revisiting energy

  -W.B.J.'s 5 Things I know about ... Still overlooked money basics

  >SHOPPING: Yoto mini recall affects 250,000 speakers for kids due to fire risk

  >HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, April 7th to 13th

  >HEALTH: Mass. doctor on new warning about measles (2:36)

  -Cardiac arrest and COVID vaccines aren't linked in young, C.D.C. says

  >FOOD: Central Mass. Mom's Best Ice Cream Shops in Central Mass.
   

  >TV/STREAMING: CNN axes Charles Barkley and Gayle King's weekly show "King Charles"

  >MOVIES: A fifth "Matrix" movie is in the works

  >CELEBRITY: Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

  >ANIMALS: Puppy thrown in trash is unrecognizable now (3:01)

  >HISTORY: George Frisbie Hoar Monument

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple a perfect match in marriage and in their kidneys

  -Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, woman goes ballistic while being arrested on Spirit plane

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