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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 54 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+1:00: Fatal head-on crash on Route 20 in Shrewsbury
+1:00: Police body camera video released of Worcester fox attack
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+1:00: New movies on streaming: "Tow," "Protector" and more
+1:00: Fashion show rescheduled due to Pride Worcester-Rosh Hashanah conflict
-Anna Maria to close after spring semester: "We are deeply, genuinely sorry"
-Related: Assumption, Worcester St., Regis ready to aid Anna Maria students
-Related: Anna Maria students crushed by news of college's closure
-Related: Read the school's statement
-Free medical school? Provision for UMass Medical School has strings attached
-Shrewsbury police officer suspended, accused of threatening wife with gun
-2 decades on the run: Southbridge fugitive arrested in Florida
-Separation of church and plate: St. John’s soup kitchen splits from church
-Demolition of Curtis Apartments in Worcester begins
-Worcester projects get $2.7 million in funding for environmental research, affordable housing
-3 Worcester orgs get Community Investment Tax Credits
-TODAY! Arbor Day celebration on Worcester Common
-Local LGBTQ+ groups split over Pride Worcester festival date amid holiday conflict
-Illegally parked vehicle blocks sidewalk in Worcester; no enforcement action taken
-Mass. G.O.P. convention in Worcester expected to draw record crowd
-Woo! Science: Artemis II brings moon's mysteries back to Earth
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: After 50 years, beloved Worcester eatery to get new owners
-ICYMI: Worcester man wins $1 million on scratch ticket, plans to buy house
-Worcester man charged for assault of a federal informant
-Worcester man cuts G.P.S. monitor, drives 374 miles to rob bank: Penn. State Police
-Conan O’Brien loves joking about an old Worcester landmark. It’s unrecognizable today
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Override tax impact calculator
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-May Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Route 20 reopened after head-on crash in Shrewsbury
-S.E.L.C.O. Arbor & Earth Day celebration Saturday
-Manchaug Pond Spring Cleanup set for Saturday
-Acts of service and civic reminders mark Sturbridge Select Board meeting
-Grafton Middle School's new roof to be voted on this spring
-Oxford E.M.S. nominees honored; town meeting set for May 6th
-Several uncontested races on Charlton ballot
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Bring Me The Horizon, Sacrament, Jazz Streams and more
-TV production class Saturday at WCCA-TV
-"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood offers literary insight, dire warnings at Holy Cross lecture
-For National Poetry Month, travel through Worcester poetry venues
>OPINION: WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 62 (28:30): Leah Bradley, C.M.H.A.
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:15): Media ethics, Worcester politics and the local news scene
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to father of Army serviceman killed in action in 2006
>SPORTS: Patriots take tackle Caleb Lomu with No. 28 pick in draft after trading up
-Mike Vrabel says actions fell short of standards after Dianna Russini photos from 2020 surface (1:54)
-New Vrabel, Russini photos from 2020 published before NFL Draft
-Bruins lose to Buffalo, 3-1
-Red Sox lose to Yankees, 4-2
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 10-4
-New England Amputee Soccer Open Cup taking place in Lancaster (:44)
>NATIONAL: Are the deaths, disappearances of 10 U.S. scientists connected? (1:41)
-1 person dead, 5 others injured after mall shooting
-Boy, 11, killed by dad in murder-suicide wrote award-winning "Father of the Year" essay
-Tragic: Soldier killed in motorcycle crash hours after proposing
>NEW ENGLAND: UMass "Chef of the Year" allegedly murdered wife in campus hotel (1:31). Article
-Passenger on Boston-bound flight had measles, health officials warn
-7 arrested in car wash raid file lawsuit against I.C.E.
>COLLEGES: ClarkFEST in photos
-Nichols honors student leadership and service at annual awards
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney parks single-day tickets cost more than ever
-United Airlines scraps free WiFi — claims it was a "glitch"
>BUSINESS: Greater Worcester unemployment fell in February
-JetBlue accused of using personal data to hike ticket prices
-LPL Financial Research: Rethinking fixed income allocation in a multi‑polar world
-How to check if you’re eligible for Capital One’s $425 million settlement payments
>HOMES: Worcester housing market shows fewer sales, higher prices in March
>SHOPPING: Wayfair's Way Day has great deals on Martha Stewart home decor
>HEALTH: How to handle tree allergies in the spring (2:20)
-Report: 170,000 Mass. children breathing unhealthy, polluted air
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (2:32): $12 ultimate quesadilla by Chef Santos
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of "On The Roam" with Jason Momoa (1:44)
>MOVIES: Teaser for "Practical Magic 2" with Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock (1:43)
>CELEBRITY: Why Alix Earle is telling Alex Cooper, "You don’t own me"
-Rif Hutton dies; "Doogie Howser, M.D." alum was 73
>ANIMALS: Woman spots a tiny kitten in the middle of the highway (1:54)
>HISTORY: Front Street in Worcester, circa 1909
>GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritans rescue woman from fiery wrong-way crash on I-495 ()
-Meanwhile, in Boston, protestors dress up as poop emojis over the Mass. Pike
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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