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In The News
-Latest forecast: Wetter and cooler, chances of rain throughout the day in Worcester
-Worcester man pleads guilty to striking and killing man after driving home drunk from the Blarney Stone bar
-Demolition crews finish off what's left of historic Sir Morgan's Cove in Worcester
-Former Worcester City Councilor to lead investigation into St. John's Food for the Poor Program Director
-Earlier: Worcester food pantry operator suspended over accusations of sexual coercion
-2 Worcester residents arrested for drug trafficking
-Planet Fitness renovates Webster Square location
-Fire wrecks car, burns Shrewsbury garage, other cars
-Wachusett Regional School Committee names new superintendent
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Brit Floyd, Inmo Yang and more ...
-Listen Up: "Voice" star Sam James has first major label release with "Going Through It"
-In his own words: Itzhak Perlman will "talk the music" in 2 Music Worcester shows
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 470 (27:58): Chief Diversity Officer/Police Cadets
-Worcesteria: The mysterious case of the disappearing community fridge
-Tribute to Bishop Harrington, who passed away 25 years ago this month
-ICYMI: Ethics Commission won’t dismiss allegations against Worcester DA and others
-Former Worcester resident, City Council candidate is trying to get his grandmother back from Russia
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-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden police arrest driver after rollover crash
-Holden police arrest man for OUI, open container
-Large blaze guts Webster restaurant (1:13)
-West Boylston cannabis dispensary to open Monday
-Carney is no longer "interim" principal at Grafton High
-Fitchburg grandfather dealt setback in push to get daughter, grandson out of Ukraine
-Former Southbridge town councilor arrested in Indiana
-Sports: At Holy Cross, Amanda Belichick is creating her own coaching legacy
-Bravehearts add 13 new Division 1 players
-Bravehearts to hold youth clinic April vacation week
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bruins beat Winnipeg, 4-2
-Railers beat South Carolina, 3-0
-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: Despite drop in world oil prices, gas prices remain high
-6 dead in Missouri interstate pileup involving 47 vehicles, official says
-FBI warns technical and customer support fraud
-New England: March Madness begins as Mass. sports gambling is in limbo
-Mass. named most expensive state to have a baby
-Business: Greater Worcester unemployment rose to 5% in January
-Rockland Trust parent announces a 6% increase in quarterly dividend
-Colleges: UMass Medical School hosts annual Match Day event. Video (54:10)
-Worcester Planning Board gives go-ahead to new dorms at Holy Cross
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Movies: New movies on VOD
-Celebrity: Pete Davidson will no longer fly to space
-Health: Excessive napping could be a sign of dementia, study finds
-Animals: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Joker
-History: Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 5: Hospital legacy
-Homes: 5 open houses planned in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Activist injects new life into her Michigan community (2:30)
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, bodybuilding contest debuts slap fighting championship
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-119 new cases reported in Worcester in last 7 days
-Free walkup vaccinations/boosters 11-5 today at Worcester Public Library
-ICYMI: What’s in the forecast? New variants moving into Massachusetts
-Mass. reports 813 new cases, 7-day positivity rate rises slightly to 1.68%
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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