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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: 2 pedestrians struck on Park Ave. in Worcester; street partially closed
+5:00: What's Up Worcester's A Minute with Meagan (9:03): Bri Azier of Bri’s Sweet Treat
+5:00: Sterling store sells $15 million lottery winner
+5:00: Radio Worcester (12:44): Starship with Mickey Thomas and Foghat rock Worcester October 3rd
+Noon: Worcester councilor decries "bogus charges" at court hearing over I.C.E. arrest
+Noon: Judge holds off on decision to dismiss charges against former Worcester candidate
+Noon: Black Excellence Award honors leaders of Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A.
+Noon: Things to Do: Oktoberfest, Los Angeles Azules, Story So Far and more
+Noon: Middle Eastern Festival Sunday in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester musical acts face off in WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+Noon: North Grafton "Eleni" author Nicholas Gage gets Greece's highest award
+Noon: Renowned poet Martín Espada coming to Worcester State for reading, honorary degree
-Worcester couple guilty of sex trafficking young relative
-Prosecutor exits Turtleboy case, leaving questions about future
-Leroy Thompson, who gunned down friend in dispute over bill, gets life sentence
-Mark Wahlberg to film new feature movie "Cheesesteak" in Shrewsbury in October
-Phantom Gourmet calls this Worcester restaurant "Underrated Italian" (4:59) (pictured)
-Worcester councilor who confronted I.C.E. to seek dismissal of charges Thursday
-Hearing to dismiss charges against former Worcester candidate set for Thursday
-Worcester mall reopens after fire
-The O Shop to relocate and rebrand, amid expansion project
-Walking Dead star comes face to face with horde of fans in Worcester
-Breakthrough at UMass Chan could transform Lyme prevention. Full interview (15:43)
-Hundreds step forward for chance to adopt rescued golden retrievers
-Dogs found on Eastern Ave., near Sagamore and Salisbury streets
-Radio Worcester (20:40): City Manager Eric Batista on litter, housing and homelessness
>POLITICS: Civility, but clear divides, mark school committee debate
-League of Women Voters launches election guide/site for Worcester
-ICYMI: Former Worcester judge pays $4,000 after admitting hiring his father was ethics violation
-Nonprofit group purchases old Worcester fire station. Here's what it plans to do there
-Worcester man indicted for manslaughter in June shooting
-Wachusett union leader decries shaming of teachers after Kirk killing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): New fiber internet provider launches service in Holden
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Holden seeks residents for M.B.T.A. Communities Act Working Group
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland police link suspect to break-ins, $7,000 credit card fraud
-Former at-large lizard Goose continues path to recovery at exotic animal center
-Shrewsbury Recreation Department moves to new home at Ray Stone Post
-Drivers still speeding in Oxford. Police double down with S.T.E.P. plan
-Golf outing to benefit boy "Fearless Nick," 4, with hemifacial microsomia
-Route 117 bridge in Bolton to be closed for 2 weeks
-TODAY! Sutton Garden Club to host program on how to treat invasive plants
-Ayer woman charged with second O.U.I. after nearly striking police cruiser
-Residents denounce zoning changes that cleared path for 308-unit project in Leominster
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks are set to play at the Worcester Marine Corps League
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Worcester hip-hop artist Jafet Muzic gets the last word
-Adele reportedly in talks for 2026 Super Bowl halftime show
-Bad Religion, Pennywise and more set for Punk in the Park at Palladium
-Last Call: Alana Archangelo, science educator
>OPINION: Christopher R. Anderson: 1-2 ballot punch can boost state's growth
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Brussels Street home to SongKeys, Monano Art and more
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (52:25): Maxwell Britt and Deana Wesley, The P.R.E.S.H.A.E. Project
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a "gifted and imaginative artist"
>SPORTS: Should Patriots bench Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Panthers?
-Christian Gonzalez says he wanted to play vs. Steelers, Patriots held him out
-NFL Week 4 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics unveil gold City Edition jerseys for 2025-26
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 7-1
-Holy Cross star Cam Nolan a semifinalist for William V. Campbell Trophy
-Holy Cross women's hockey opens season this weekend
-Former Doherty star Kofi Asare excels in Florida
>CARS: Do you need to buy the rental company's car insurance?
>NATIONAL: The latest about the shooting at an I.C.E. facility in Dallas (1:47)
-American Airlines failed to divert flight after passenger suffered debilitating stroke, forced to pay $9.6 million
-Tragic: Hunter dies after falling from tree in Conn.
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | Understanding Karen Read's complex legal situation (4:12)
-Driver dies after being pulled from burning wreck in N.H.
>COLLEGES: Meet the Clark student running for office
-Assumption announces partnership with Vermont Law and Graduate School
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 surprisingly affordable luxury hotels in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Mass. struggles to pay unemployment claims on time
-LPL Financial Research: No risk-free path
-A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: L.L.Bean’s third location in Central Mass. set to open in the fall
>HEALTH: Mass. researchers push back on Tylenol-autism claims (1:15)
-Doctors brace for patient concern after Tylenol-autism claim (2:22)
>FOOD: What's your state's favorite Halloween candy? Instacart study reveals
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix miniseries, "MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story" (2:54)
-Jimmy Kimmel shatters usual ratings in record-breaking return
>MOVIES: The 25 best sports movies of all time, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Bill Nye gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame with special guest Jaylen Brown (:58)
>HISTORY: The Magliozzi brothers of Cambridge made "Car Talk" a nationwide radio show hit
>ANIMALS: Guy raises abandoned baby goose and teaches her to fly (2:09)
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. lottery player collects $1 million just a week after $10,000 win
-Meanwhile, while awaiting the Rapture 2025, social media laid out doomsday plans
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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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