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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 55 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Things to do if you’re moving to Worcester
+6:00: Gourmet burger spot coming to Worcester
+6:00: 4-alarm fire in Southbridge
+Noon: The Worcester cafe with a bookstore, with a second mini-cafe inside
+Noon: Things to Do: Blues at FrontRoom, 'Rocket Man' and more ...
+Noon: Worcester's Samantha Valletta on team of indie "Watching Mr. Pearson"
+Noon: Trying to follow Father Dan Berrigan's road of nonviolence
-2 arrested in Worcester wanted for homicides in native countries, I.C.E. says
-Driver arrested after truck hits police cruiser on I-290
-Massive Worcester development project shrinks with latest plan
-Worcester juvenile probation officer returns to former school for Career Day
-Former Worcester Human Rights chair takes big role in congressional campaign
-Guardian joins Local News Day to celebrate community journalism
-City of Worcester opens $1.35 million funding round to expand affordable housing supply
-Community Legal Aid launches eviction sealing project for Central And Western Mass. tenants
-Middle school recess? City students make case before School Committee
-Learn how 2026 state education funding will effect Worcester
-Olympian from Worcester Stephen Nedoroscik, girlfriend break up
>DINING OUT: Ronnie's Seafood opens for 54th season (1:01)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-UMass Medical School names next chancellor
-Video shows dramatic arrest of 4 juveniles on Worcester's Orient Street
-Worcester fox attack victim speaks to Channel 7
-Worcester man used dead person's identity for benefits: Feds
-12 arrested as Worcester police block street takeover locations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Rabies clinic postponed
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Holden police participating in Distracted Driving Awareness Month
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton contractor who fled state held without bail after extradition
-Driver charged with O.U.I. after S.U.V. crashes into Rutland stable, injuring horse (:30). Article
-Leicester police hold pinning ceremony for 2 promoted officers
-Shrewsbury police warn of scam
-Late payments for police ruffle feathers in Paxton
-Man arrested in Douglas after witness reports speeding vehicle with no regular plates attached
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at The Uxlocale on Friday, Val's in Holden on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Corrosion of Conformity to co-headline concert in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1370 (30:00): Raye, Little Image, Suki Waterhouse and more
-100 FM The Pike (16:48): Chris Jericho on his band that pays tribute to unmasked Kiss: Kuarantine
-Last Call: Tomicka Wagstaff, justice and equity leader at Holy Cross
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The Caribbean, the diaspora and the truth we were told
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 488 (27:27): Julie Bowditch
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:34): Who runs Worcester?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who had a lifelong dedication to literature and the arts
>SPORTS: Best linebacker fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics' Jayson Tatum reluctantly preparing for first trip to New York since Achilles injury
-Red Sox beat Brewers, 5-0
-Futures League announces Bravehearts schedule
-Related: 50 days until Bravehearts season begins
-Bravehearts introduce Hometown Hearts program
-Holy Cross Athletics Spring Practice Report (1:23): Joseph Williams
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Columbus, 8-5
>CARS: Ford recalling more than 422,000 vehicles over windshield wiper failure
>NATIONAL: Fragile ceasefire faces test as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
-N.Y. architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another
-Tragic: 5-year-old boy was murdered by 11-year-old brother while he took a nap: family
>NEW ENGLAND: 13 people taken to hospital after explosion at industrial plant in East Providence
-Officers call for removal of North Andover police chief after Kelsey Fitzsimmons case (4:00)
-Mom saves son in Vermont river car crash
>COLLEGES: At WPI, steering toward better larynx surgeries (5:21). Article
-Anna Maria AMCAST (23:25): Faculty authors
-Clark G.I.S. student lands internships at Esri, N.O.A.A.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 4 surprising places everyone is traveling to in 2026
-5 critical airport jobs you’ve never heard of
>BUSINESS: DCU Center pavilion gets new name
-LPL Financial Research: Lessons from past conflicts for today’s stock market
-Oracle axes over 700 workers, the first wave in a bloodbath that could engulf thousands
>HEALTH: Welcome to allergy season. Here's how to protect yourself
-Diagnoses of brain pressure disorder on the rise (2:38)
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: The Home Depot Halloween decorations launch
>FOOD: How Burger King is beating McDonald’s with revamped Whopper
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for fifth and final season of HBO's "Hacks" (1:58)
>MOVIES: Cameron Diaz to star in "Troop Beverly Hills" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Country star Ray Stevens breaks his neck, rushed to hospital in Nashville
-Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour cover Vogue together for "The Devil Wears Prada 2"
>ANIMALS: Man saves tiny dog who was found beat up under a car (2:47)
>HISTORY: No one reported inclement weather like Channel 4's Shelby Scott
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's weekly tradition with mom pays off with $50,000 lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Greece, woman sneezes nearly 1-inch-long "worms"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Wind alert, will feel like 32 degrees today Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-25-year-old Worcester woman, Greenfield family among 5 killed in Virginia highway bus crash (2:36). Article
-Anna Maria's abrupt closure was a "knife in the heart" for faculty
-World Cup watch parties set for Worcester Common
-Ghanaian restaurant in Worcester ready to give World Cup fans taste of home country (2:07)
-Worcester jury finds driver guilty in 2022 death of man in wheelchair
-Teenage pedestrian recovering after Worcester crash
-Worcester road safety project targets dangerous I-290 off-ramp crossing
-Despite recent stabbings on the Common, Downtown Worcester events to continue
-Related: Woman ID’d as suspect in April Worcester Common stabbing
-Related: Radio Worcester (15:34): City Councilor Kate Toomey says city must act
-Longtime historian and educator at Old Sturbridge Village ID'd as crash victim
-Corner Dive bar set to open in late June in Worcester
-Worcester D.A. payroll database: What each employee made in 2025
-Mass. Democrats begin convention in Worcester
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Patriots quarterback Drake Maye set to host celebrity softball game at Polar Park
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Segregation lawsuit, school budget questions, Holy Cross heads to Texas
>DINING OUT: Popular eatery's second location officially opens in Westborough
-Shrewsbury Hooters announces it will close
-ICYMI: Investigation underway after human remains found in Worcester
-Worcester Teacher of the Year inspires students while battling A.L.S. (2:12). Article
-Black bear spotted roaming around Worcester neighborhoods near Doherty and Clark (2:50). Article
-Teen struck, seriously injured by pickup truck at Kelley Square
-W.P.D. looking for witnesses to big April brawl on Water Street (with video)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val's 5:30 p.m. Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Annual town meeting 7 p.m. June 8th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Brimfield's townwide tag sale takes on the flea market town
-TODAY! Northborough Colonial Faire to bring revolutionary era to life
-A grieving mother uses pickleball to help others
-Significant portion of Route 140 in Shrewsbury to be repaved this summer
-Grafton School Committee gives superintendent high marks in annual evaluation
-Southbridge candidates split on Town Council term limits
-Westborough self-storage property sells for $12.35 million
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Largest brewery in Central Mass. surpasses 100,000 barrels for first time
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Black Veil, Basement Sessions, Johnny Blue Horn and more
-Indian Ranch ready for sizzling summer concerts and 80th birthday
>OPINION: Mary C. DeSouza: Preparing for sleepaway camp at Camp Waziyatah
-Radio Worcester (23:53): Girls Inc. board member Evelyn Toney on how the organization changed her life
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:47): Is Worcester safe? Crime perception and city challenges
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to co-founder of HOPE Coalition in Worcester
>SPORTS: Why Mike Onwenu’s revised contract with Patriots is notable news
-Bruins trade targets: 7 players who would be good fits in Boston
-Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 4-3
-Red Sox star Roman Anthony hits another setback in injury rehab
-Bravehearts fall to Vermont, 7-3
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Holy Cross baseball downed by No. 6 Texas in day 1 of Austin Regional
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 6-5
>NATIONAL: Husband killed, wife injured after home explodes in attempted murder-suicide
-Former C.I.A. official arrested after feds find $40 million worth of gold bars stashed at his home: report
-Tragic: Bride-to-be, 27, mowed down by hit-and-run driver at bus stop
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. issues I.C.E. guidance for schools, hospitals, churches (1:31)
-Mass. D.O.T. suspends 8 employees, 4 supervisors amid overtime fraud investigation
>COLLEGES: WPI appoints 2 to Board of Trustees
-Assumption Alumni Award recipients announced
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Couple sells home to travel Route 66 and beyond
-The least polluted cities in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Here’s where Americans are spending their higher tax refunds: survey
-Need to save? How to negotiate your credit card interest rates (2:08)
>HOMES: Worcester County home prices on the rise this spring
>HEALTH: A.I. is spotting Alzheimer’s earlier than ever (3:26)
-Pediatrician shares tips for identifying, treating bug bites (2:06)
>FOOD: Cooking with Tiffany: Chicken Francese
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Mel Gibson's "Resurrection of the Christ" unveils first look at Jesus
>CELEBRITY: Madonna says J.F.K. Jr. was the best sex of her life — with a caveat
-Neal McDonough says Hollywood labeled him a "religious nut," cost him his career and home
>ANIMALS: Dog knows exactly when they’re almost at grandma’s (1:24)
>GOOD NEWS: Dennis officers have full-circle moment 25 years in making (2:00)
-Meanwhile, 1-armed woman proves cop wrong during texting and driving stop (:44)
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