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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 54 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Gardner man accused of robbing, murdering neighbor set for trial
-Alleged scammer from New York arrested after targeting area woman
-Local restaurants step up to feed S.N.A.P. families during shutdown
-Related: How a S.N.A.P. card can still get you food during the shutdown (3:49)
-Related: Radio Worcester (8:33): Juniper Outreach founder Julie McDonald on how school pantries feed Worcester’s hungry kids
-Related: Town by town Mass. map shows where S.N.A.P. cuts will hit hardest
-Earlier: Central Mass. food pantries brace for impact as S.N.A.P. funds dry up
-Earlier: Schools in Worcester County brace for increased student hunger from S.N.A.P. cuts
-"The irony is not lost on me": Pernet Family Health shows off food pantry
-New funding in Worcester reserved for small nonprofits that often lose out on grant money
-Opening date for Worcester chicken restaurant pushed back for second time
-The Mac Maker delivers tasty treats online, and at local pop-ups
-Worcester debuts new Grafton Hill neighborhood marker
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Funding, faces and fallout
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in brief for October
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:41): Partisanship, Polar Park and police oversight
>POLITICS: District 5 candidate José Rivera promises "decorum," no "political theatrics"
-Manny Jae Media (59:27): Ted Kostas, candidate for Worcester City Councillor, District 4
-Seeking unprecedented eighth term as mayor, Petty says experience can help navigate rough waters
-Public schools, leadership style prove flashpoints in Worcester mayoral debate (w/video)
-Communication, accountability are themes in District 4 Councilor Luis Ojeda's campaign
-Meet the candidates: Robert Bilotta puts housing, safety center of race
-Radio Worcester's The Roundup (23:37): How campaigns can truly engage voters
>DINING OUT: Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Chicken Sandwiches (5:45)
-ICYMI: Driver dies after car slams into stone wall in Charlton
-Cause of damaging blaze on Main Street remains unknown to investigators
-Worcester man found in Leicester cemetery after early morning vehicle stop
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Gale Free Library children's room renovations underway
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 vehicles collide on Route 20 in Shrewsbury during rainy conditions
-Hurlbut ready for new chapter, but will help first
-Sterling calls on fire chief to serve as interim during search
-New members inducted into the Millbury Women's Club
-Grafton Historical Society to host presentation on the history of travel
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Duo Piano Gala, "Small Things," Sapling, and more ...
-Tell-tale hearts gather for "Edgar Allan Poe Double Header"
-100 FM The Pike (15:29): T.J. Miller talks about pronouncing "Worcester", being "rock savvy" and his disdain of Goober
-Orchestre National de France begins U.S. tour at Mechanics Hall
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: You are not better — just luckier
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Open letter
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime sixth grade teacher in Worcester
>SPORTS: Drake Maye’s connection with Kayshon Boutte built on trust
-"Looking to buy": NFL insider shares Patriots trade deadline intel
-Bill Belichick wins first A.C.C. game
-Celtics beat 76ers in NBA Cup, 109-108
-Holy Cross football hosts Lafayette on Family Weekend and Senior Day
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball previews
-Holy Cross men’s hockey ties with Sacred Heart, wins shootout
-Auburn's Owen Fitzgerald has Assumption on top of Northeast-10
-Railers fall to Reading, 2-1
>NATIONAL: FBI: Multiple people arrested in Michigan in a Halloween attack plot
-L.A. firefighters told to ditch site that turned into Palisades inferno: report
-Olympic hopeful allegedly stabbed Uber driver to death because she felt "cooped up"
-Tragic: Funeral home displays wrong body at memorial service, leading relative to suffer heart attack: kin
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman, 41, found dead in Ware backyard; investigation underway
-Spike in paving schemes left family with driveway disaster (4:14). Article
>COLLEGES: Life in the First Year Lane: Field hockey, fire science, and finding community at Anna Maria
-Students showcase their work at ClarkFEST
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most expensive places to visit in the U.S.
-The best independent bookstores to visit in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Worcester cybersecurity firm names Chief Marketing Officer
-Mass. casino revenue dips almost 9% in September
>SHOPPING: Sustainable fashion: Arts and crafts giving old clothes new life (1:47)
>HOMES: Some in Central Mass. will see lower natural gas bills this winter
>HEALTH: Teva Pharmaceuticals recalls blood pressure medication
>FOOD: Ongoing illnesses, deaths reported linked in listeria outbreak
>TV/STREAMING: Peacock and Apple TV launch new streaming bundle
>MOVIES: New romance "Regretting You" hits theaters (3:17)
-New movies on streaming: "Eleanor the Great," "The History of Sound" and more
>CELEBRITY: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck better together after split
>HISTORY: Forgotten Mass.: The ruins of Rutland Prison Camp (1:00)
>ANIMALS: Family spots and rescues a mama and pups living in the trash (1:35)
>GOOD NEWS: Sentimental set of numbers nets Norwood father, son 8 winning lottery tickets
-Meanwhile, in Florida, 6 nudists arrested for stripping down at the wrong beach
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 90 today in Worcester
-What to know about past "very strong" El Niños
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 1 dead, 2 injured in stabbing off Ararat Street in Worcester, police say (:16). Article
+6:00: Worcester councilors say city is shouldering homelessness burden from surrounding towns
+6:00: Victor D. Infante's WoMag Rundown (7:20)
+1:00: Worcester man arrested after child found alone in locked car at Northborough Walmart (1:56). Article
+1:00: Worcester school principal involved in harassment call days before going on leave
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: Decades by DeZyne to headline this year's Pet Rock Fest
+1:00: Facebook and Instagram down as Meta products hit with widespread outage
-Parents of WPI's “Lost Sons” speak out
-Worcester prepares for World Cup watch parties (2:21)
-Related: Security, parking plans for World Cup games on Worcester Common
-Related: Local E.M.T. squads ready for World Cup watch parties in Worcester
-Related: Worcester License Commission says bars can stay open later for World Cup
-Related: Worcester awaits World Cup, and fans get a view of history
-Here's what's replacing Boston Market on Park Ave.
-Federal government accuses Chip Norton of fraud and millions in undisclosed transfers
-Woman struck, killed by flatbed tow truck identified by Worcester police
-Earlier: Worcester pedestrian struck, killed by flatbed tow truck
-National Grid begins massive project to upgrade lines in Central Mass.
-TODAY! Traffic advisory Friday for Grove Street
-TODAY! Fitness in the Parks summer series kicks off Friday
-Northbridge man who accidentally killed brother avoids prison time in plea
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Claremont Academy graduation (54:56)
-Worcester names new principal for North High
>DINING OUT: Worcester pizzerias see business boom following visits from Dave Portnoy
-ICYMI: Worcester man faces murder charge after beloved baker’s death
-Worcester activist, barred from City Hall, arrested again
-Developer seeks to build a new shopping plaza with multiple restaurants on Grove Street in Worcester
-Worcester sweep nets 8 suspects, drugs and illegal guns
-Downtown Worcester restaurant closed until June 22nd
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Update on construction at Senior Center parking lot
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Annual business personal property inspections begin Monday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Motorcycle, S.U.V. involved in serious Auburn crash
-Pub to close after 8 years due to "more than a few challenges"
-Worcester man charged with trafficking after drugs found in Squishmallows tin at Northborough Inn
-Free kids bike rodeo at Paxton Days 10 to noon Saturday
-Nearly 300 Leominster employees made $100,000 or more in 2025
-Highlights from Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up (Trio) at Uxlocale Friday, (Duo) at Val's in Holden, Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Wormtown rising, do the Time Warp, many voices ...
-R&B Legend Jon B. on new tour, music release (5:05)
-"Blizzard of Lies" author on new Karen Read book (3:17)
-Kayem, M.F.A. unveil traveling art exhibit featuring historic American figures with hot dogs
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: June Horrorscopes
-Who remembers the wonderful, wacky World Cup of 1966? I do!
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 341 (28:47): Jay Givan, 250th anniversary of America
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who passed away at 22 after a lifelong battle with Tay-Sachs disease
>SPORTS: See the full U.S. men's soccer schedule for the World Cup
-A.J. Brown pushes Drake Maye to be "perfect" at Pats minicamp (2:21)
-Former Holy Cross star Jalen Coker earns a 3-year, $35 million extension from Carolina
-Red Sox exec Sam Kennedy calls season "embarrassing"
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Bravehearts to host Italian Heritage Night with Brian Scalabrine June 20th
-Bravehearts beat New Britain, 6-0
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Rochester, 6-4, in game 1, second game postponed because of weather
>NATIONAL: U.S. will need years to replenish stockpiles of advanced weapons used in Iran war
-U.F.O. whistleblower claims billions in secret spending hidden from Congress
-Tragic: Details emerge after dad executed twin sons in bedroom -- as adorable boys are pictured
>NEW ENGLAND: N.H. court overturns father’s murder conviction in death of Harmony Montgomery
-2 men killed in bloody Fall River homicide, 1 found with pitchfork impaled in head
>COLLEGES: Worcester State and Everett schools partner to offer direct admission to high school seniors
-Clark senior interns for Department of Environmental Protection, researches soundscapes in cranberry bogs
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Beat the Summer travel chaos with these easy hacks (3:48)
-The surprising passport mistake that could ruin your trip
>BUSINESS: U.S. oil reserves near 40-year low at 349.2 million barrels
-LPL Financial Research: Is bad news already priced into the bond market?
-New investment accounts fund an early start for kids (2:14)
>SHOPPING: Mass. sets tax-free weekend date for August
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: This mobile clinic is bringing care to new moms' front door (2:29)
-Dirty soda drinks might be doing you dirty as doctors warn of health risks
>FOOD: Homemade roasted tomato sauce
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix series "Worst Neighbor Ever" (2:04)
>MOVIES: Summer movie guide: "The Odyssey," "Toy Story 5," and more
>CELEBRITY: Aubrey Plaza cradles her baby bump
-Lizzo gets candid about new album, details wild moment from Sports Illustrated Swimsuit show
>ANIMALS: This cat waited his whole life for a dog best friend (1:53)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Restoring history one milestone at a time
>GOOD NEWS: After growing up homeless, woman shares apartment with mom (3:04)
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, boy, 7, puts on 50 sweaters to break world record
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