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In The News
-Latest weather: Cloudy with showers this afternoon, high of 55 today in Worcester
+6:00: Nurses say St. Vincent Hospital is breaking strike deal
+6:00: See Police Patches for Autism Awareness in Worcester County
+6:00: Worcesteria: Bruce Springsteen tribute to launch "Turn It Down!"
+6:00: 3 actresses share LGBTQ journey in WCLOC's production of poignant, dynamic "Fun Home"
+6:00: Bad Advice: Considering teaching as a career change
+6:00: World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Saturday at Elm Park
+Noon: Fundraiser aids 5-year-old Worcester girl gravely injured by SUV driver
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 26th
+Noon: Radio Worcester (18:30): City Manager Augustus talks downtown development, building schools and drones
+Noon: America gets salty, celebrates National Pretzel Day
-Downtown Worcester parcels, including former Notre Dame church site, sell for $5 million
-27-year-old Worcester man arrested for breaking in to Main Street restaurant
-After Greendale Mall closure forces shutdown, restaurant is coming back to Worcester with a Park Avenue location
-Shrewsbury Street restaurant to sell ice cream, gelato this summer
-Leicester man sues Worcester and police officers, says evidence was fabricated and race was a factor in wrongful arrest
-Plane shot while landing at Gardner Airport (2:01)
-46-year-old Worcester man arrested on gun charges
-Worcester towed nearly 2,500 vehicles this winter for parking ban violations
-After 65 years, Gordon Hargrove retiring from Friendly House in Worcester
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Cinema 320 to screen "The Velvet Queen" on Tuesday
-Local musicians to perform iconic albums for charity
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Anaria singer Jessica Mercy shines on "Listen"
-City Council preview April 26: Community crisis response, lots of new board and commission members, discussion of police drones continues
-Worcester seeks water, sewer rate increase
-Councilor calls for capital improvement plan for Worcester East Middle
-Meet the 4 finalists for Worcester School Superintendent this week
-Don Landgren: Worcester school superintendent finalists unveiled
-Worcester allocates $1 million in ARPA funding for ESOL programs
-Worcester post office selected to pilot post office modernization effort
-Here is where the city will be street sweeping today
-Powerball jackpot grows to $454 million after no winner in latest drawing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden candidates' forum 7-9 tonight
-Police identify motorcyclist who was fatally struck by car in Dudley
-Family sets up fundraiser for Fitchburg mother and son who died on the same day
-Sky lantern causes fire on Leominster High School roof
-Slowly but surely, Grafton State Hospital turns to dust to make way for transit village
-Early college courses prove popular at Grafton High
-Southbridge police arrests man with meth, $173,670
-Sterling DPW plans Open House
-SPORTS: Celtics sweep Nets with 116-112 win
-Blue Jays top Red Sox, 6-2
-Bravehearts' Summer Baseball Camp returns in July
-Bailey Chavez named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox Rewind: Syracuse trip was not good for Worcester
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 27
-CARS: Come see David at Bertera Nissan. He will make you happy! (3:50)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
-Tragic: Child dies after becoming trapped under farm tractor in Connecticut
-BUSINESS: Saint Vincent parent profited $139 million in quarter after nurses strike
-Oriol Health Care to expand care management
-SHOPPING: JCPenney owners offer to buy archrival Kohl's for $8.6 billion
-HEALTH: 1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children
-TV/STREAMING: New on Netflix in May
-CELEBRITY: "Princess Bride" star Cary Elwes hospitalized after rattlesnake bite
-HOMES: Rents in Worcester County rising at second-highest pace in Mass.
-ANIMALS: Woman convinces guy to give her his chained-up dog (3:28)
-HISTORY: "Swedish Lutheran Old People's Home" on Harvard Street in Worcester
-GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Deputy climbs building to rescue baby from apartment fire
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, turkeys attack delivery drivers in neighborhood
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Classifieds
+Landscape Crew Members in Holden
-Beer Merchandisers at Atlas Distributing
-Soda Merchandiser at Atlas Distributing
-CDL Truck drivers at Atlas Distributing
-Order Pickers - 2nd Shift at Atlas Distributing
-CVR/Title Clerk at Bertera Nissan
-Full-time assistant mechanic in Boylston
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester wastewater readings spiking, 333 new cases last week in city
-Free vaccinations/boosters 11-7 Wednesday at Worcester Public Library
-Radio Worcester (9:16): Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh's update - lockdowns abroad, mask debate and new variants
-UMass Medical School doctor tells Bloomberg his hunch is that rapid tests can detect BA.2
-Can you use an expired at-home test?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: The end of an era for Pecorino Cheese Shop, set to close July 31st
+Noon: Things to Do: Christine Ohlman, Speak Easy Story Night and more
+Noon: Highlights and history mark Denholm Building exhibit
+Noon: Poetry Town: "Empty Chairs" by Ronald C. McGilvray
+Noon: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. brings jokes to Mass as saints listen in
+Noon: Tracking Patriots' schedule leaks with dates and times
-Worcester pastor accused of fraud shuns testimony in bankruptcy case
-Worcester fox attack leads to rabies treatment, public health questions
-Holden man recalls time in quarantine unit now used for hantavirus
-READ: Worcester-area complaints to F.C.C. about Super Bowl halftime show
-Weekly farmers market in Worcester opens Sunday
-UMass Medical School students launch summer camp for Worcester high schoolers interested in careers in medicine
-Worcester nonprofit leader Ron Waddell announces run for state Rep.
-Burncoat High School launches feasibility study for possible new school project
-Out to Lunch set to return to Worcester Common with new musical acts
-Check out this McDonald's-themed cake from Worcester bakery
-Last Call: Retired astronaut and researcher Al Sacco Jr. keeps looking up
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-2 dogs found at Hope Cemetery in Worcester, 1 found on Belmont Street
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Globally Inspired Restaurants (5:23)
-ICYMI: Victim of fatal Worcester pedestrian crash was beloved firefighter
-Police body camera video shows moments after child fell from window in Worcester
-Worcester cybersecurity firm issues warning over financial future
-Controversial 288-unit Worcester housing project in limbo after zoning request withdrawn
-Worcester airport director to retire after 18 years
-Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town warns that door‑to‑door solar sales aren't affiliated with Light Department
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-$35 million sewer settlement will not offset $5.5 million override, officials say
-Official results: Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-Related: Message from Town Manager Peter Lukes
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): House arrest for ex-Westminster postal worker who hid bathroom camera
-Spencer man arrested for pulling knife on Leicester Walmart employee, threatening to slit cop's throat
-Candidates thank voters after Shrewsbury election wins
-Endangered Central Mass. school gets to stay open — for now
-Grafton Town Meeting approves override vote on town ballot
-Hear from the Grafton School Committee candidates in lead-up to Election Day
-Stephen Koronis named Charlton Select Board Chairman
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Between The Buried And Me to rise again at Palladium
-Chance the Rapper, Lainey Wilson among Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular performers (1:42)
-WPI Professor Michelle Ephraim’s memoir shortlisted for international literary prize
>OPINION: Tiffany Williams: Worcester is trying to build a modern city while still operating in the past
-Mary C. DeSouza: Parenting as a part of spring's natural flow
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 934 (28:01): Donald Perron, Part 2
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:12): Worcester’s future, from Union Station to housing
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam veteran and former senior Worcester building inspector
>SPORTS: Patriots returning to Germany for international game against Lions
-Patriots rookie arrested on assault charge
-Red Sox beat Phillies, 3-1
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 6-2
>NATIONAL: U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month
-South Carolina Supreme Court overturns murder convictions and life sentence for Alex Murdaugh
-Tragic: Video shows Frontier Airlines plane striking person on runway in Denver (2:14)
>NEW ENGLAND: Man goes viral for comments over Marblehead housing plan (1:44)
-Mass. looks to ban social media, but experts, even advocates, are skeptical
>COLLEGES: 6 Worcester State students win Library Research Awards
-African Diaspora Dance Association at Clark brings students together for shared culture and rhythm
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Experts reveal simple ways to avoid outrageous baggage fees
>BUSINESS: ComputerVault joins Advans IT in filing for bankruptcy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction and treasury market consequences
-Radio Worcester (21:07): Why fundraising for life sciences startups is so difficult in 2026
>HOMES: Home sales barely budge in April as spring buying season off to disappointing start
>HEALTH: How having a baby affects mom's heart (2:50)
-Why younger adults are rethinking alcohol (2:48)
>FOOD: Salmonella contamination recalls: List of products
>TV/STREAMING: Late-night hosts crash "Colbert," he reveals which A-list actress he was "wildly attracted" to
>MOVIES: "Grown Ups 3" in the works at Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt's "Devil Wears Prada 2" salaries revealed
-James Van Der Beek's widow shares heartbreaking life update 3 months after actor's death
>ANIMALS: These baby squirrels never forgot who saved them (1:58)
>HISTORY: Princeton fighter plane has had a long journey over the decades
>GOOD NEWS: Wrong way crash survivor reunites with deputies who saved her
-Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Hollywood stars' free gas stunt sparks pandemonium at station
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-Custodian (multiple openings) at WPI
-Bar backs at Canal District restaurant
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