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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding girl missing since Saturday
-Enrique Delgado-Garcia death investigation remains ongoing
-"Walking Dead" filming returns to Worcester next week
-Auburn police: Search for Darren Cyr has been scaled back
-Racist and antisemitic language found inside Shrewsbury High School restroom
-Superintendent describes plan to build a pipeline of homegrown Worcester schoolteachers
-Worcester health chief Castiel reflects at end of 10-year stint
-Today! Teddy Bear Clinic for children Saturday at UMass Memorial Health
-The Guardian's Week in Review
-Radio Worcester (21:23): Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro brings oversight mission to Central Mass.
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:04): Sewage dispute and police recruit case raise accountability questions
>POLITICS: Radio Worcester (19:29): Senator Robyn Kennedy on public safety, sewer dispute and school policy
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:38): Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson discusses housing, homelessness and city challenges
>DINING OUT: New sports bar coming to Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester jury convicts Joshua Hubert of attempted murder in 2017 bridge attack
-Earlier: Timeline of the bridge attack. Summer cookout turns to horror
-Worcester college officer arrested at Big E after detective says she punched him in face
-Superintendent Brian Allen sets vision for future of Worcester Public Schools
-Sex trafficking survivor in Worcester sues hotel chains in Mass. (3:41)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Candlelight memorial for Charlie Kirk 6 p.m. Sunday at Town Hall
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Town has vacancies on Conservation Commission
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Classes canceled at Fitchburg elementary school after skunk sprays classroom
-TODAY! Sixth annual Lamoureux Ford Antique & Muscle Car Show 8 to 1
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Police Department's Community Appreciation Day noon to 3
-Woman arrested for stealing pink outfit and Twinkle Toe shoes from Whitney Field Mall
-Crashes on Brigham Hill Road in Grafton spurs traffic study, STOP sign
-Nashoba ready to vote on final construction cost
-New gas station in Sterling moves forward
-Kimberly Blake to challenge Michael Nicholson in Gardner’s mayoral election
-"A place for all of us" dedicated
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Tom Petty Tribute, life in murals, performance poetry
-TLC show at The Big E canceled. How refunds work
-Morrissey shows at MGM Music Hall, Foxwoods canceled after threats
-Radio Worcester (10:33): Yachtley Crew’s Tommy Buoy on new album, hometown vibes
-Applications open for next Worcester Poet and Youth Poet Laureates
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Police reform policies Worcester will never consider
-Richard Klayman: In the early morning, a restless revelation
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former publisher of Worcester County Newspapers
>SPORTS: Drake Maye’s early career "eerily similar" to Josh Allen’s
-Red Sox beat Rays, 11-7
-Weekly Notes | Holy Cross Football at Yale
-Holy Cross and Team IMPACT launch formal partnership to support children with serious illness
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 8-7
>CARS: What to know about fixing your car, at home and at shops
>NATIONAL: Travis Decker remains found in Washington state
-Deadly new opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl seized for first time in raid: officials
-Tragic: Tesla driver and 2 kids burned alive because rescuers can't open electronic doors: reports
>NEW ENGLAND: I.C.E. crackdowns intensify across Boston
-Gov. Healey proposes plan to fund state projects amid federal cuts
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, a conversation with Rep. Ro Khanna
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney World announces historic update to Cinderella's Castle
-Southwest Airlines puts new restrictions on wheelchairs
>BUSINESS: Ascentria to move Worcester headquarters to downtown
-I.B.E.W. Local 103 to pay $2 million to settle P.P.P. loan fraud allegations
-Radio Worcester (9:28): Financial expert Ryan Kittredge on smart strategies for lottery winners
>SHOPPING: Halloween prices on costumes and candy are higher this year, thanks to tariffs (2:34)
>HOMES: This $12.5 million Mass. castle is priced ... at a discount?
>HEALTH: Local doctor reacts to new COVID shot recommendations
-Your dirty mouth may up your risk of pancreatic cancer: study
>FOOD: McDonald's lowers prices by adding customer favorites to menu
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Americana," "Eden," and more
-Robert Redford's best movies: The Sting, Way We Were, President's Men
>CELEBRITY: Songwriter Brett James dies in N.C. plane crash
-Jimmy Kimmel supported by late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart
>ANIMALS: Rescued beaver and otter are totally inseparable (1:54)
>GOOD NEWS: Tom Hanks makes good on a promise to a typewriter shop
-Meanwhile, Spanish man breaks record for fastest backward 100 meters in heels
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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