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In The News
-Latest forecast: Rain changing to snow, 1-2" possible today in Worcester
-Worcester police seek assistance finding missing 14-year-old girl
-Mercantile Center owner planning hotel, 150 apartments for Downtown Worcester
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (8:02)
-Worcester's St. Patrick's Parade returns after 2-year hiatus (2:08)
-Your guide to the Worcester St. Patrick's Parade
-Worcester road closings for St. Patrick's Parade
-See the Bravehearts and Jake the Lion in the front of the pack at parade
-Man who stabbed Bell Pond lifeguard sentenced to prison
-Nicaraguan couple open coffee shops in Central Mass.
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Chandler says Worcester voters will decide next state Senator
-Colorio says it would be "honor" to be mayor of Worcester
-Ray Mariano: Worcester City Council wants to negotiate nuclear weapons and world peace
-Clive McFarlane: We are all Ukranians
-Worcester library gives termination warning to online service over hate content
-QCC to hold virtual workshop on fair housing on Saturday
-Worcester Art Museum building $2.1 milion research library
-First Person: The highly unlikely tale of "Classical Pop"
-Tribute to man who worked for Wyman-Gordon for 49 years
-ICYMI: Worcester man gets time served for being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition
-Worcester's Chief Diversity Officer moving on to have "more of an impact" elsewhere
-Slew of new Worcester restaurants set to open soon
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn countertop business to move to $1.2 million Oxford location
-Sterling contractor fined $69,860 over asbestos
-Plans will decrease apartments, increase open space at Shrewsbury’s old Beal School
-Shrewsbury needs town meeting members in all precincts
-Ann Marie Foley plans run for Grafton Select Board
-Boylston police swear in new sergeant
-Ayer food manufacturer fined $20,000 over hazardous waste
-Homes: Remodeled Colonial in Holden Center lists for $725,000
-Sports: Defending league champion Mass. Pirates open season Saturday
-HC prof: MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement fails to address players’ biggest grievances
-Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week
-Channel 5: WooSox, Worcester community excited for start of new season
-NEW: Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Celtics beat Pistons, 114-103
-Railers beat Adirondack, 5-4
-Cars: March to Bertera Nissan for great values! (7:57)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National/International: Under the hood of $1.5 trillion bill for Ukraine, pandemic, agencies
-Police are warning drivers to protect against gas thefts as oil prices soar. Here’s what they recommend
-New England: As prices skyrocket, heating oil stolen from Maine church
-Business: Fallon profits cut in half during investment-heavy year
-Curaleaf exceeds $1billion in revenue for the first time
-Inflation reaches 40-year high
-Colleges: Cantor Art Gallery to exhibit works by photographers rethinking the medium
-Free medical training courses starting soon at QCC
-Food: Walmart Issues Recall for popular brand of chips over metal concern
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on VOD
-Celebrity: Alec Baldwin says in legal filing that Halyna Hutchins told him to cock the gun before it fired
-Shopping: Apple’s latest iPad Air, iPhone SE are here
-Health: Ready to "spring forward"? Ease into the time change with these 9 health tips
-History: Front Street and Harrington Corner in Worcester, early 1900s
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Toonie
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Cancer patient rings bell, proposes to girlfriend
-Meanwhile, Florida man asks cops to test his meth
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Free walk-up vaccination/booster clinic 11-5 today at Worcester Public Library
-Worcester to no longer require unvaccinated city employees to submit weekly tests starting in May
-China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases
-Updated criteria reduces deaths in Mass. by 3,700
-WHO says global anxiety and depression increased 25% due to pandemic
-Harvard expert says don’t assume COVID is "done with us" on pandemic’s 2nd anniversary
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-Central Mass. man now facing manslaughter charge in connection with brother’s shooting death
-Out to Lunch and Movies on the Common set for summer fun downtown
-Hidden waterfall flows back to life at Cascades Park in Worcester thanks to heavy spring rainfall (1:49)
-Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students
-Gerald Creamer Center Graduation (1:01:52)
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-This dog was found on Willard Ave. in Worcester
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): The last 24-hour diner: A Worcester staple stands alone
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial, 1,000 workers have a week to avoid strike
-Grand jury hearing evidence in death of Worcester state police trainee
-Worcester eatery seized by state because of unpaid taxes
-Worcester activist critical of city manager faces 1-year city hall ban
-Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after I.C.E. "violated his rights," attorney says
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Doyle Road to be closed Wednesday
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston override OK'd; Raj, Ashwell win for Select Board
-Governor Healey visits new Amazon fulfillment center in Charlton
-Pending Select Board vote, Shrewsbury trash bags may cost more this July
-Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities
-Webster man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
-Playground improvements are part of Grafton's long-term plan
-Blackstone Valley Tech competitors earn 46 SkillsUSA Medals
-City to Saddle Farm Trot 5K is June 21st
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: Short film "Solus" wins big at Top Shorts Film Festival
-Sarah Connell Sanders: 3 days of "momfluencing" at Boston Calling
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The art of making people uncomfortable
-Peter B-G Weller: Proposed state ed bill borders on digital surveillance
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (56:35): Bonnie Hope Dellerose, Renew Body Sequence
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifetime member of Hadassah who was married for 76 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs "got the message" from Mike Vrabel after boat incident
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 4-3
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross announces "WooCru" as official student section name
-How Baylor Scheierman can earn larger Celtics role in second season
-Sox prospect Roman Anthony responds to backlash over Worcester laundry cart video
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
-Mara leads Saint Paul back to Division 1 quarterfinals
>NATIONAL: Ukraine strikes Crimean Bridge with underwater explosives
>TRAGIC: 3 young sisters killed while visiting homeless dad, hunt is on for father
>NEW ENGLAND: Father found dead, search ongoing for missing daughter in Maine (:49). Article
-Milford student detained by I.C.E. awaiting upcoming court hearing in "terrible conditions" (3:43)
-Lawyer says Milford student in I.C.E. custody is here legally (:50). Article
-Karen Read trial (25:46): No mistrial over dog D.N.A., officer says evidence changed
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad Jango Janigian wants to take you on an adventure
-Decline of international students at Mass. universities having negative impact, expert says
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 tips every cruiser should follow
>BUSINESS: GBH layoffs to impact 45 employees
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-101: Staying strong through workforce reductions
>HOMES: Heat pump demand is reaching new heights as customers seek government incentives before they disappear
>SHOPPING: Temu's daily U.S. users cut in half following end of tariff loophole
>HEALTH: How to beat the heat for better sleep
-How yoga can help improve your mental wellbeing (3:41)
>FOOD: Popeyes launches surprise new menu item to compete with McDonald’s
>TV/STREAMING: "The Four Seasons" renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
>MOVIES: 10 hot movies to see this summer
>CELEBRITY: Emmy winner Valerie Mahaffey dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Tiniest puppy grows up to be HUGE (2:44)
>GOOD NEWS: 120-mile kayak trip benefits athletes with disabilities
-Meanwhile, in Florida, loose kangaroo caught on video hopping down road
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