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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 (:32). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Authorities identify Worcester woman killed in Virginia bus crash
-Earlier: 25-year-old Worcester woman, Greenfield family among 5 killed in crash (2:36). Article
-Fireball caused loud boom heard across Mass., NASA says (4:24). Article
-City suspends market's liquor license
-Here’s why Worcester can’t put traffic lights, beacons at a dangerous crosswalk
-"The end of an era": Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
-DCU Center to keep name for now, as credit union extends sponsorship for $4.2 million
-Markey secures Mass. Dems’ nod over Moulton, igniting generational showdown in Senate primary
-Related: 2 Democrats, 2 paths: Markey and Moulton in Worcester (2:06)
-Despite recent stabbings on the Common, Downtown Worcester events to continue
-Nichols plans to absorb Anna Maria fire science, other programs
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Here's the last day of school for every Worcester County public district
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Segregation lawsuit, school budget questions, Holy Cross heads to Texas
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Chinese Restaurants (5:41)
-Popular eatery's second location officially opens in Westborough
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Among Friends senior newsletter
-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): 2 juveniles hospitalized after e-bike collides with vehicle in Clinton
-Group seeks probe into Rutland July Fourth cancellation
-3 charged after stolen dirt bike recovered, illegal gun seized in Webster
-Worker in Southbridge McDonald's french fry case due in Dudley court
-Douglas man under surveillance arrested on trafficking charge after picking up crack
-Leominster man accused of civil rights violation after open bottle report at Allen’s
-39 Elm Street emerges as flashpoint in Southbridge Town Council race
-Westborough High students learn beekeeping basics in innovative class
-Fixing crowns and funding communities: Dudley Woman's Club closes out fundraising year
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Former Manor and Draught House owner launches Prohibition Beer
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Black Veil, Basement Sessions, Johnny Blue Horn and more
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1377 (30:00): The Rolling Stones, Gracie Abrams, The Black Keys and more
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Too many administrators bloat Worcester school budget
-Shaun Connolly: Spend the $609 to go to a World Cup game
-Laurel: At your service at the class volleyball game
-Manny Jae Media (50:55): 508 LIVE!
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:47): Is Worcester safe? Crime perception and city challenges
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to award-winning baker who worked at Crown and Widoff's bakeries
>SPORTS: Here's the full lineup for Drake Maye's charity softball game today at Polar Park
-Ex-Patriots coach Jerod Mayo lands new job — with private equity firm
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 9-1
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Holy Cross baseball’s season ends at Austin Regional
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7-2
-St. John's senior star, brother with autism team up on baseball field
>NATIONAL: Couple found dead were victims of Tom Selleck impersonator scam
-Why are more young people angry about A.I.? Researcher says there's been a "meaningful shift" with Gen Z (1:56). Article
-Tragic: High school graduate's home burns down during graduation ceremony
-Concertgoer dies week after being kicked in head by crowd surfer at rock festival
>NEW ENGLAND: State police hit with $25 million lawsuit (2:11)
-Maine lawn mower accident leaves child critically injured
>COLLEGES: 2 Clark students earn awards for research in Brazil, Poland
-How can UMass make up for money cut by federal government? (9:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 costs travelers forget to budget for
-Yosemite ditches reservations, descends into chaos (2:03)
>BUSINESS: Reality-mimicking A.I. fuels spike in scams (1:59)
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (57:34): Kwame Appiah, founder, Kumasi Soccer and Unity Street Soccer
>HOMES: The best plants for beginners to grow
>HEALTH: Doctor explains what residents should know about mpox
-Opthamologist's advice for protecting eyes from summer sun (3:09)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:22): Spicy Cajun shrimp pasta
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike Netflix movie, "Ladies First" (2:39)
>MOVIES: "Obsession" craze explained: Shocker horror hit makes 100 times its budget
>CELEBRITY: All the celebrities invited to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding
-Mandy Moore names former child star who got her into "underage drinking"
>ANIMALS: Pig stops highway traffic to save her own life (2:33)
>HISTORY: Lake Boon was once a major tourist destination
>GOOD NEWS: Man stops for bread, wins $500,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man balances running chainsaw on his chin for over 4 minutes
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