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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 (1:11). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Second person dies following "domestic incident" in Worcester
-Veterans honored in Worcester with a parade and pancake breakfast
-Worcester holds annual Veterans Day parade
-Korean War veterans honored with wreath laying ceremony in Worcester
-Commemorating new grave markers to honor local veterans' graves
-Shrewsbury marks Veterans Day
-Local production company opens film at Blackstone Cinema
-Holy Cross student launches app with billion-dollar ambitions
-Community Preservation Program invests in affordable housing
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week. Vote now
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): What happened and what’s next for Democrats?
>DINING OUT: Beloved Ground Round restaurant returning to Shrewsbury
-ICYMI: Worcester-based trust claims $1 million lottery prize
-Worcester County Wonders: Baseball legend leaves mark in Shrewsbury
-Culinary Arts at South High Community School (:41)
-VIDEO: 2 sought for questioning in Worcester car breaks
-Police K9, drones find missing man unconscious in Auburn woods
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Demolition of Main Street property in Holden to make way for Starbucks (6:58)
-TODAY! American Legion Post 42 meeting on Tuesday
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury School Committee approves Leicester voc. partnership
-Southbridge apartments sold for $13 million
-Auburn Police Department October statistics
-Tahanto grad releasing new album
-Lancaster moves D.C.A.M.M. land to Planning Board
-Nashoba gets Innovation grant
-Berlin Fire will again work at school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Turn It Down All-Stars rock Zep IV for homeless relief
-The Ultimate Guide to Indoor Entertainment for New England Winters
-James O’Brien: My friend Frank Carroll
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (57:10)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to founder of Worcester Limousine
>SPORTS: Drake Maye is rising to the occasion as a Patriots team leader
-Bill Belichick praises Drake Maye, rips Bears after Patriots win
-Watch Jerod Mayo give out game balls to Patriots after win
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 5
>CARS: Volkswagen, Mazda, Honda among 304,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: 2 jets from U.S. airlines struck by gunfire over Haiti’s capital
-Jury convicts Indiana man of Delphi murders
-Tragic: 35 dead after car plows into crowd at sports center in China
>NEW ENGLAND: Ex-Mass. Air National Guardsman to be sentenced for espionage
-School canceled in 3 North Shore towns amid teacher strikes (2:21)
>COLLEGES: WPI admissions info session (41:56)
-Clark opens biotech lab expansion funded by $750,000 life sciences grant
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airlines are now required to pay cash refunds for delayed or canceled flights
>BUSINESS: Popular Tree House Brewing eyes Boston expansion with taproom, kitchen
-LPL Financial Research: Election Day Takeaways
-Radio Worcester (27:29): Central Mass. job market trends, opportunities & upcoming job fairs
>SHOPPING: Central Mass. Mom's Holiday Gift Guide
>HOMES: What $800,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 3rd to 9th
>HEALTH: What should your resting heart rate really be?
-UMass Fall Prevention Series: Vertigo and balance drills (1:29:57)
>FOOD: Reese's launches Deconstructed Peanut Butter Cup Kits to make at home
>TV/STREAMING: Kevin Costner breaks silence on fate of "Yellowstone" patriarch John Dutton (SPOILER)
>MOVIES: "Joker: Folie à Deux" is "worst film ever made" sequel actor says
>CELEBRITY: This is America’s favorite celebrity chef, survey says
>HISTORY: Curtis Pond, circa 1914
>ANIMALS: 5 horse rescues that will make you believe in miracles (21:55)
>GOOD NEWS: Firefighters rescue cat stuck in tree for 5 days
-Meanwhile, in New Bedford, 3 goats and a dog wander to fire station
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