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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 47 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 122 Diner in Holden heavily damaged after vehicle crashes into it. Video (:40) (pictured)
+6:00: 100 FM The Pike's Ask the City Manager (15:15): Holden settlement, pot holes and social media
+1:00: Truck stuck under Cambridge Street bridge in Worcester (:59)
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: What's the scoop? Frisbie’s Dairy Barn set to open in Sturbridge
+1:00: "We're not following the usual rules" — Parsons Dance set for Hanover
-Worcester seventh grader earns national recognition for solar panel invention (2:57). Article
-Teamsters authorize school bus driver strike. Will it impact Worcester County?
-Multi-car crash on Park Ave. sends car into building; ends in arrest
-Greendale’s Westview Apartment complex, adjacent commercial space sold for $12 million
-Body of man missing since October found in lake in Gardner
-Woman charged in fatal wrong-way crash on Central Mass. highway
-Market on Brussels moves to Exchange Street, rebrands after $500,000 inaugural season
-Women Making History: Powering Worcester's news, entertainment media
-Worcester Public Schools math curriculum heads to final vote after subcommittee approval
-Worcester environmental group moves into new home at old firehouse
-New nonprofit to turn old jewelry into business lessons for youth
>DINING OUT: Popular neighborhood pizza shop reopens in new home
-ICYMI: Fight involving shop tools breaks out at Worcester Tech
-Worcester and Holden reach deal on $35 million sewer payment lawsuit
-Related: Radio Worcester (20:56): Mayor Joe Petty explains sewer debt plan, social media comment decision
-Nurses organize pickets across 5 UMass Memorial Hospitals
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): April Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val's Friday and Saturday
-NEW! Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Fire in manufacturing facility damages commercial building
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): New evidence prompts recall of prosecutors in Fitchburg murder case
-Templeton woman, 29, arrested for slapping male household member
-Major drug raid uncovers cocaine trafficking operation in East Brookfield
-Sutton gas station changes hands after 75 years
-Residents propose naming Westborough Community Center after recreation leader
-Shrewsbury Board of Health asking for feedback on water fluoridation
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: See events across Worcester and plan your weekend
-Things to Do: Selwyn Birchwood, Burlesque celebration, Drain and more
-Elephants roam the human imagination in EcoTarium exhibit
>OPINION: WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 485 (28:26): Anne Higgins, musician
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 60 (28:31): Charles Slatkin & Phil Niddrie
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:33): Did Worcester make the right call by turning off social media comments?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator
>SPORTS: Opening Day: What to know about the Worcester Red Sox
-WooSox "ready to roll" with their sixth season in Worcester
-Red Sox defeat Reds, 3-0, on Opening Day
-Best tight end fits for Patriots in 2026 NFL Draft
-Tom Brady "inquired" if NFL return allowed as Raiders co-owner
>NATIONAL: Certain oil tankers are making it safely through Strait of Hormuz
-Troubled mom charged with murdering boyfriend and his parents
-Tragic: Undertaker grandma found crushed to death in own funeral parlor
>NEW ENGLAND: Reviewing the Kelsey Fitzsimmons trial, ending in acquittal (13:12)
-Kelsey Fitzsimmons speaks after not guilty verdict (3:02)
-Cape Cod man charged with murder of sister (:31). Article
-D.C.F. workers could face trial over Waltham overnight child removal (2:52). Article
>COLLEGES: Bat-inspired aerial robot from WPI for search and rescue (:46). Article
-Clark International Gala, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): United Airlines slashes flights as Iran war sends fuel prices soaring
-The foolproof way to remember everything in your hotel safe
>BUSINESS: This one simple step can protect you from identity theft
-LPL Financial Research: Private credit under pressure: Liquidity mismatches in an A.I.-disrupted cycle
-Weakest case against social media succeeds, and lawyers are now circling
>HEALTH: New COVID variant reaches Massachusetts (:54)
-Woman in her 30s fights Alzheimer's, insurance (3:43)
>HOMES: Report: Homes in Mass. sell third fastest in the U.S. (:23)
>FOOD: Is eating an apple a day actually healthy? A dietitian weighs in
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Zach Galifianakis show on Netflix, "This Is A Gardening Show" (1:52)
-Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani and more join "The White Lotus" Season 4
>MOVIES: Teaser trailer for "Dune: Part Three" (2:30)
>CELEBRITY: Savannah Guthrie's heartbreaking interview (3:28)
-Sickening details of Joseph Duggar's alleged sexual abuse detailed by teen victim in affidavit
>ANIMALS: Cat who was given 6 months to live is a complete miracle (2:26)
>HISTORY: Remembering Dorothea Lynde Dix
>GOOD NEWS: Man stops to buy a drink, wins $200,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, Philadelphia airport assembles world's longest line of cheesesteaks
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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