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In The News
-Latest weather: Cooler, high of 52 today in Worcester
+6:00: 2 exit closures will divert motorists headed to I-190 and the Burncoat area
+6:00: Here's why the Burns Bridge over Lake Quinsigamond will have a different look Monday night
+6:00: Radio Worcester (17:42): School Committee Members Tracy O’Connell Novick & Laura Clancey on the superintendent selection
+6:00: Every professional who has been on a WBJ Power list, 2013-2022
+6:00: Boylston manufacturer tied to NASA's Moon landing acquired after 66 years in business
+Noon: Tractor-trailer rolls over at Auburn Pike exit
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 2nd
+Noon: Millbury's Nick Lazzaro wins "Shark Tank" event at Holy Cross
+Noon: Shrewsbury considers changing "Board of Selectmen" name
-Abandoned Sutton drive-in destroyed in fire
-Fire rips through garage of Sutton home (:22)
-WBJ's Power 50: The most influential professionals of 2022
-Owner seeks to demolish historic Worcester home
-See the List: Over 25 Food Trucks at Worcester County Showdown
-City View 5K support WPD officers' run to Washington D.C. for police week
-Workers, educators and local unions in Worcester commemorate May Day while asking for equal pay
-City needs another $23 million to complete Doherty High construction
-Bill Shaner: The School Committee set a new bar for how we appoint our leaders in Worcester
-ICYMI: Legendary country band opening new Worcester music hall (25:45)
-Top 5 Most Popular Burger Restaurants in Worcester
-Congressman McGovern meets with President Zelensky in Kyiv
-29-year-old man shot in Worcester
-HOMES: The 5 newest houses to hit the market in Worcester
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Cinema 320 to screen "The Velvet Queen" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4th
-Worcester County Light Opera Company presents "Fun Home" at BrickBox Theater
-WPI wrestlers, professors help Worcester resident clean up illegally dumped trash on Swan Ave.
-First Person: These are times that merit a spiritual pilgrimage
-More than flashing crosswalks needed to fix pedestrian safety
-Changes coming to Worcester commuter rail schedule (:26)
-Neighborhood Watch Meetings on Worcester in May
-Tribute to a prominent area scholar
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire hits house on Ashburnham Street in Fitchburg
-Auburn school chief resigns amid allegations he fabricated parts of doctoral dissertation
-Aquarion Water Company imposes annual conservation program
-Academic achievers from Millbury and Sutton
-Driver trapped as car takes out pole, knocks out power, in Grafton
-SPORTS: Bucks beat Celtics, 101-89
-Orioles beat Red Sox, 6-5
-Pirates lose to Las Vegas, 46-44. Postgame recap (:59)
-Former Shepherd Hill star signs with Dallas Cowboys
-Bravehearts' Summer Baseball Camp returns in July
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 10-6
-CARS: Come see David at Bertera Nissan. He will make you happy! (3:50)
-NEW: Great Values of Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles at Bertera Nissan (3:44)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
-NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Kansas tornado generated 165 mph winds as it destroyed homes
-Florida man arrested for killing mom who told him no smoking in room
-NEW ENGLAND: New Hampshire resort didn’t have sprinklers in wing destroyed by fire
-Mass. man dies after crashing truck into Carver cranberry bog
-BUSINESS: Should I get rid of the office "Debbie Downer"?
-COLLEGES: WPI students develop robotic technology to help workers sort trash at recycling centers
-FOOD: Former McDonald’s manager says never order this drink
-HEALTH: Measles outbreak forecast as cases spike 79%
-TV/STREAMING: Netflix cancels Meghan Markle's planned cartoon series
-MOVIES: Hollywood’s newest Golden Age — the 50-something romcom queen
-CELEBRITY: Bill Murray addresses alleged inappropriate behavior on "Being Mortal"
-ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Jitterbug
-HISTORY: "The Jordan Roads" in Worcester
-GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dog makes incredible flying leap to escape fire
-Meanwhile, in Portland, woman, allegedly drunk, drives down stairs by police department
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-CVR/Title Clerk at Bertera Nissan
-Full-time assistant mechanic in Boylston
-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
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Worcester County's cases up 67.6%; Massachusetts cases surge 36.1%
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters 11-4 today in Downtown Worcester
-ICYMI: Latest data shows weekly cases average and hospitalizations are up in Worcester
-The U.S. should prepare for a predictable Southern summer surge
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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-Controller, Worcester State
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