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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 60 today in Worcester
-How a "super" El Niño could impact weather in Mass. (2:43). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester nurse saved newborn in 1972 and their bond still lasts
-Teen arrested for stabbing death of Worcester man in Times Square
-Earlier: Worcester man brutally killed near Times Square in New York City, police say
-Worcester teacher blasts school district over special education decision
-UMass Memorial Health tops list of Worcester's largest employers
-Worcester road safety project targets dangerous I-290 off-ramp crossing
-With his son in a Worcester recovery facility, a father is pushing for more long-term help (2:38). Article
-TODAY! The Village Worcester to celebrate 5 years with rooted & rising event
-TODAY! "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive returns
-Jamaican Style Cuisine set to open in Worcester
-Looking for a great burger? Try the "Battle Burgers" at Polar Park
-Side turn into history: Eureka St. neighbors recall 2025 I.C.E. arrest
-How Julie Frechette is preparing Worcester students for a changing media landscape
-Auto tech students get up close to monster trucks at DCU Center
-As Mass. moves toward banning cellphones in schools, vocational students feel the pinch
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: $1 billion budget, Community Healthlink uncertainty, baseball meets poetry
>DINING OUT: Mother's Day plans? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: New England’s Unsolved: Is a serial killer responsible for deaths of several Worcester women?
-Popular Worcester bakery seeks to add third location. Here’s where
-Foreclosed Worcester housing sites could see more units under new owner
-These were the top 10 taxpayers in Worcester last fiscal year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Composting 8 to 2:30 today
-NEW: Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Holden police participating in Click It or Ticket program
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge police investigating viral video allegedly showing food tampering at McDonald’s
-When can you walk on water? Wachusett Dam Day is today
-Uxbridge officials mourn trooper, remembering Officer LaPorta's on-duty death
-Driver accused of killing Leominster mother in wrong-way crash released from custody
-Dudley voters to decide $31 million budget and gun policy on May 18th
-Hitchcock Free Academy's Brown Bag Series features talk on Brimfield's historic downtown
-West Boylston police logs April 27th to May 3rd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Like its boozy brews, Greater Good strong as ever 10 years in
-Jazzed Up at Val's (Duo) on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Plant swap at library, "Fins and Feathers" at bookstore
-Victor D. Infante: Your WoMag Rundown for May 8th (2:11)
-TODAY! We Will Rise concert benefit May 9th at Worcester State
-EcoTarium unveils revamped Explorer Express train this weekend
-No "Trouble": "Music Man" brings "old-school" musical to Worcester
-Joy of Music Program's final faculty concert of the year on Sunday
>OPINION: Tom Marino: A year after Eureka St., what officers at the scene knew
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1410 (13:56): The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 2 (28:48)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:44): Worcester’s billion-dollar budget sparks debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at 94
>SPORTS: Celtics offseason dates with timelines for free agency, extensions
-Red Sox beat Tampa Bay, 2-0
-Holy Cross Crusader Awards recap (1:53)
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Pentagon begins release of U.F.O. files (1:59)
-Top 10 U.F.O. encounters from Pentagon declassified files (8:16). Article
-Man accused of starting deadly house fire after being rejected by female, police say
-Tragic: 5-year-old girl rescued from car wreckage after being stuck for 30 hours with parents' bodies
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. withholds ride-share assault data, limiting insight (3:06)
-Mass. taxpayers must act by July 10th to claim possible I.R.S. COVID refund
-Dirty fuel powered Mass. electric heat pump surge this winter (4:20)
>COLLEGES: At WPI, building a biosensor to detect harmful bacteria (5:40)
-Masterclass connects Clark students with global leaders and practitioners
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This airline is cutting drink service on hundreds of flights
-U.S. issues travel warning for gorgeous vacation destination as crime, unrest rise
>BUSINESS: Fidelity cuts about 800 jobs in reorganization
-Top 20 high-paying, remote jobs that don't require degrees
-Nike sued by customers for not refunding tariff costs
-WPI's Time to StartUp (39:51): What does an investor want? A conversation with Zachary Dutton
>HOMES: How many homes are getting built in Worcester?
>HEALTH: How to identify deer ticks versus lone star ticks this summer
-Staying up all night can fill your brain with Alzheimer's proteins
>SHOPPING: New QVC customer deal, save on Tarte, Coop, Barefoot Dreams
>FOOD: Buying less, paying more? Weight check exposes how some shoppers are getting shorted (2:56)
>TV/STREAMING: "Price is Right" contestant lands historic money prize
-New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Robin Williams' lost movie role, revisited
>CELEBRITY: David Attenborough turns 100
-"My Name Is Earl" star Jaime Pressly launches OnlyFans account
>ANIMALS: Woman digs small kitten out of trash (1:35)
>HISTORY: Inside world’s largest art heist when $500 million of paintings were stolen from Gardner Museum
>GOOD NEWS: Kitten rescued from rubble after tornado destroys home
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo's bank hung up on him, thinking it was a prank call
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>HELP WANTED
-Custodian (multiple openings) at WPI
+Bar backs at Canal District restaurant
-Multiple positions at Green Street bar
-Multiple positions at Shrewsbury Street restaurant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Police searching for wife of Worcester police officer in connection with death in her home (2:04). Article
+5:00: Related: Press conference (4:26)
-Earlier: Worcester woman sought by police in death of man at her home
+Noon: Discover part of Worcester's East-West Trail at Hadwen Arboretum
+Noon: New for the community: Gay bar Vice Worcester readies for fall debut
-Local contractor scammed out of $731K for work on DCU Center
-Fatal A.T.V. crash at 508 International track in Charlton under investigation
-Driver recalls crash into Northborough pool after brakes failed (2:04). Article
-In some Worcester neighborhoods, trees are few and far between
-Fox shot by Worcester animal control officer after another attack
-Fox that bit 2 people in Worcester neighborhood tests positive for rabies
-Worcesteria: Italian Festival celebrates mix of old and new traditions
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester to host 15th Worcester District Democratic primary debate between Mary Keefe and Ron Waddell
-Worcester schools clarify kindergarten placement rules amid Nelson Place concerns
-Worcester parents appeal to School Committee to address voluntary transfer concerns
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief: First redistricting scenario
>DINING OUT: Ravioli and pasta making class September 20th
-Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Diners (5:34)
-ICYMI: Puerto Rican culture finds the spotlight on Worcester Common
-Carl Kamp, Union Music owner who nurtured generations of Worcester musicians, dies
-Breakthrough immunotherapy developed at UMass Medical School eliminates pancreatic tumors in half of treated mice
-Nurses say patient violence is on the rise. Here are some of their stories
-This historic Worcester church can be yours for $1.6 million
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Historic Strand Theatre in Clinton once again put up for lease
-Clinton splash pad dedicated in memory of girl, 5, who died of cancer
-Rare white piebald deer spotted in Berlin (1:36)
-Auburn Police Department to hold blood drive September 16th
-Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library welcomes new youth services director this summer
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: StarCats to bring "Day Dream" jazz concert to Jacob Edwards Library
-Sid Wilson severs ties with Slipknot in savage social media move after firing
-Worcester Chamber Music Society 2026-27 concert schedule
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 10 failures of neutrality in Worcester's C.R.B. report
-Mary C. DeSouza: Our first overnight summer camp experience
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 106 (28:05): Michael Singh, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime physics professor at WPI
>SPORTS: Drake Maye shines as Patriots prepare for Eagles (1:58)
-Inside the Patriots’ new 160,000-square-foot football palace (1:11)
-Red Sox beat to Diamondbacks, 11-1
-Sign up for free Crusader Kickoff Event September 3rd
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts playoff collapse ends season
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>NATIONAL: USS Abraham Lincoln: Concerns growing over mental health
-Putin loses 43,000 soldiers in Ukraine in one of war's bloodiest months
-Tragic: Hiker killed by lightning just steps from mountain summit during trek with brother
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:13): Prosecution rests, defense calls Clancy's mother to testify
-New Hampshire to bill "unprepared" hikers for rescue (:40)
-Man charged in fatal Apple Store crash arrested, accused of violating terms of release
>COLLEGES: 10 things to know for the fall semester at Clark University
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why you sleep worse when traveling
>BUSINESS: Worcester entrepreneur authoring book on co-parenting, navigating family court system
-LPL Financial Research: Shifting leadership in global growth
-Jillian Snyder: Returning to the workforce as a stay-at-home mom
>HOMES: Simple ways to create a more functional living space
>SHOPPING: Why do stores start selling Halloween decorations in summer? (4:08)
>HEALTH: How parents’ GLP-1 weight loss can affect kids (2:53)
>FOOD: Food & drink pairing: Southern salmon cake
-A historic shortage is squeezing an American dinner staple and relief could be years away
>TV/STREAMING: "Toy Story 5" comes to digital, but when will it be streaming on Disney Plus?
>MOVIES: John Legend to play Harry Belafonte in Bill Condon's "The Road Home"
>CELEBRITY: Everything to know about Hayden Panettiere's death: family ties, 911 audio, autopsy, tributes, more
-"Baywatch" alum, 56, promises plenty of feet pics as she joins OnlyFans
>ANIMALS: Neighbor’s dog basically adopted this family 3 years ago (2:35)
>HISTORY: East Park in Worcester in 1900
>GOOD NEWS: Running errand for dad leads woman to $500,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, thousands of pounds of squid spill onto road
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>HELP WANTED
+Part-time cook, Canal District restaurant
-Police officer, town of Shrewsbury
-Service Department at Lamoureux Ford
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