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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Dudley teacher accused of meeting up with 14-year-old for sex (2:15)
-17-year-old arrested in Dudley bank robbery
-Worcester family mourns siblings who passed away 5 days apart
-Swedish exchange student returns to Worcester for Burncoat '75 reunion
-Plan would bring birthing center to former Coca-Cola bottling plant in Worcester
-TODAY! Music, games and more at annual Irish Cultural Festival at Polar Park
-Related: Radio Worcester (8:39): Irish Festival returns to Worcester with sports, music and culture
-Italian Heritage Parade ready to roll again in Worcester. Who's the grand marshal?
-Grafton Fire Department gives boy new bike after his foot got caught in the old one
-Want to help raise the next generation of service dogs? N.E.A.D.S. needs volunteers
-TODAY! How Journalism Works Discussion Series: How to cover City Hall at Worcester Public Library
-Great Brook Valley Principals' Walk (2:09)
-Worcester councilors seek expanded drone program
-Worcester Guardian's Week in Review: Bras, burlesque, barring I.C.E., sewer fight, debate
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:34): I.C.E. vote and drone proposal spark debate on policy vs. politics
>FAITH: Pope Leo XIV addresses U.S. Catholic abortion debate
>POLITICS: Worcester Candidate Profile: Cayden Davis for City Councilor At-Large
-Worcester Candidate Profile: Keith Linhares for District 1 City Councilor
-Meet the candidates: Etel Haxhiaj talks priorities, taking a stand
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:16): District 2 candidate Rob Bilotta joins Roundtable
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Saloon 139 Asian Bistro adds unique touch to dishes
-ICYMI: DCU Center to change name after bank merger: Report (:21). Article
-Auditor: Worcester among hardest-hit communities in unequal Mass Save benefits distribution
-Worcester, state officials tour new apartment developments
-Man indicted for manslaughter in brother’s fatal shooting
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden artists vie for ArtsWorcester grants
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-October Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Paxton Woman’s Club's Toll Road Fundraiser
-Lockdown at 3 schools in Fitchburg amid gunfire investigation
-Leominster man sentenced to up to 5 years in prison for fatal Fitchburg overdose
-Clinton school addresses student concerns after threat arrest
-Clinton building committee favors new library site
-Congregational Church of Grafton's 46th Harvest Fair and Apple Pie Social
-Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning celebrates 1-year anniversary
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Amy Grant, Big Nazo, Cirkus Vampyr, burlesque for brunch and more ...
-Haunted Hillando Halloween Maze at Hebert Mansion opens in Shrewsbury
-Southborough's Storm Large will be in the mix with Pink Martini
-New wave nirvana with B-52s, Devo, Lene Lovich
>OPINION: Margaret Smith: Life's wisdom in "The Paul Lynde Halloween Special"
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 597 (28:23): Pastor Garth Mitchell
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who lost her battle with cancer at age 40
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs sees similarities between Drake Maye, Josh Allen
-Holy Cross football vs. No. 25 Harvard notes
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Delaware
-Old Grumbly Fan Red Sox-Yankees series recap
>CARS: Nissan recalls 19,000 U.S. vehicles over battery fire risk
>NATIONAL: Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages
-Radio Worcester (12:47): McGovern says shutdown fight is about protecting affordable care
-English victim was accidentally killed by police in panic to stop knife-wielding terrorist
-Tragic: Boy dies with head stuck in car window; drugged-up mom was "passed out": cops
>NEW ENGLAND: New federal law will drop state’s tax take by $650 million: D.O.R. chief
-Mass. Public Safety Secretary Terrence Reidy, former Worcester prosecutor, retires
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (21:14): Arianna Gonzalez
-35 years since he taught his last course at Holy Cross, legendary English Professor continues to inspire
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 beautiful U.S. islands you've probably never heard of
>BUSINESS: Westborough manufacturer to raise $41 million to advance A.I., microLED tech
-Office building near UMass Medical School sells for $2.3 million to 2 addiction treatment executives
-Federal government shutdown delays jobs report release, adding economic uncertainty
>HOMES: How much house does $500,000 buy you in Worcester?
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches a brand-new line of devices
>HEALTH: F.D.A. approves another abortion pill
-"It feels like a knife": The challenges of living with sickle cell disease (1:52)
>FOOD: U.S.D.A. issues health warning for Walmart heat-and-eat pasta meals over link to deadly listeria outbreak
>TV/STREAMING: New movies on streaming: "Caught Stealing," "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues," and more
>MOVIES: How to watch Halloween horror movies free on shudder
>CELEBRITY: Sean "Diddy" Combs sentenced to 4 years in prison in federal prostitution trial
-Tim Allen says he considered suicide during 2-year prison stint
>HISTORY: Aerial footage from 1938 provides "very strong" evidence of Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane: researchers
>ANIMALS: Tiny piglet who couldn’t walk or stand is 400 pounds of joy (2:22)
>GOOD NEWS: 3 Watertown football players help catch alleged drunken driver
-Meanwhile, in California, python found slithering through In-N-Out drive-through
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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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