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In The News
>Latest weather: Unseasonably cool weekend, high of 51 today in Worcester
-Developer plans to demolish Worcester restaurant, construct 24 apartments
-Worcester woman killed in Friday morning crash on Mass Pike
-$4 million lottery prize won in Worcester
-Worcester license commissioners watching Little Caesars after allegations of rats, trash and "oozing" bags
-Worcester police officers to honor fallen Officer Manny Familia with nonstop run to D.C.
-Worcester native promoted to assistant deputy superintendent
-39-year-old Worcester man arrested for drug trafficking
-Traffic advisory for Saturday's Craft Brew 5k in Worcester
-Delay in picking up recycling in Massasoit Road area
>HOMES: The 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester last week. The 10 least expensive
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-5 Things: Music Worcester, local theater and silent movies ...
-Listen Up: Ash & Eric get personal with gorgeous "Sure"
-Artist Spotlight: Parker Milgram
-Worcesteria: "The Elements" exhibit at Aurora Gallery bridges hip-hop's past and present
-First Person: Remembering school cafeteria rock stars on National School Lunch Hero Day
-Bill Shaner (36:51): Interview with incoming Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez
-Worcester's new superintendent sees something special in city
-Ray Mariano: Slobs are to blame for the filthy trash and that litters the community
-"Worcester Now, Next" project: Locals can help plan city's future
-Tribute to longtime funeral director, firefighter, Rotarian and volunteer
-ICYMI: Car crashes into Worcester liquor store after high-speed chase through Leicester, police say
-Worcester man arrested in cold case after rape kid went untested for years (2:39). Article
-Popular Worcester restaurant cancels Mother’s Day brunch, cites lack of staff and product
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn EMS supervisor revives dog after house fire (:08)
-Composting and chipping 8-2:30 Saturday in Holden
-Musician to showcase songs of Highwaymen supergroup in Shrewsbury
-Paxton war memorials spruced up for spring
-Where is Edith LaRiviere? Woman, 31, disappeared from North Brookfield home in 1981
-Woman continues to recover after January hit-and-run crash in Fitchburg
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Hurricanes, 4-2
-White Sox top slumping Red Sox, 4-2
-Alec Lindstrom excited about future with Dallas Cowboys
-Bravehearts to celebrate Worcester’s 300th birthday with 3 home games
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Toledo, 6-2
>CARS: 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: At least 22 dead after massive explosion destroyed a hotel in Cuban capital
-Official: U.S. gave intel before Ukraine sank Russian warship
>BUSINESS: U.S. added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
-U.S. worker productivity fell at the fastest rate in nearly 75 years
>COLLEGES: "Thrown to the wolves": Clark MAT grads started teaching careers in time of COVID tumult
-"Ukrainians are teaching us what it means to fight for democracy. Is higher ed paying attention?," HC President President Vincent Rougeau asks
>FOOD: Baby formula shortage in Mass. "wrong on many levels"
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on early signs of hepatitis in children
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch on Mother's Day 2022
-Latest "Jeopardy!" mega-champ's streak ends by single dollar
>CELEBRITY: Fred Savage fired from "The Wonder Years" after inappropriate conduct claims
>MOVIES: 25 movies to watch on Mother's Day that celebrate motherhood
>ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Brooklyn
>HISTORY: Lincoln Square in Worcester early 1900s
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Third-grade cancer survivor from Iowa inspires people to donate blood
-Meanwhile, in Texas, woman's $35 Goodwill find turns out to be a missing Roman artifact
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-VP Marketing & Communications, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
-Line cooks at Worcester restaurant
-Tap room openings at Worcester brewery
-CVR/Title Clerk at Bertera Nissan
-Full-time assistant mechanic in Boylston
-Landscape Crew Members in Holden
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Half of Mass. now at high risk for community transmission
-Coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
-COVID impact: Worcester school officials differ on mental health staffing needs
-Free vaccinations/boosters 11-5 Saturday at Worcester Public Library and 10-2 at Gala Foods Market
-Mass. reports 3,836 new cases, positivity rate rises to 6.63%
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 52 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Class-action lawsuit against Peterson Oil settles for $14 million
-Have pennies? Get 2 for 1 today at Price Chopper and Market 32
-U.S. News study: Nearly 25% of Worcester County nursing homes not making the grade
-Worcester County sheriff's officer honored as Correctional Officer of the Year
-Street closures, parking restrictions set as "Walking Dead" returns to Worcester
-Vatican says Worcester woman a step closer to being named a saint
-Worcester Education Development Foundation to host Coats For Kids fundraiser
-Former Boston Public School Bus Director from Millbury charged with bribery
-Worcester County Wonders: Meet the woman behind Worcester's 19th-century wedding cakes
-T&G This Week: Getting readers involved in the news
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
>DINING OUT: 10 places to get a Pilgrim sandwich in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: Worcester D.A. identifies victim of fatal driveway crash in Leicester
-Ex-Assumption student sentenced for cyber extortion
-Bartender who saved patron's life honored at Celtics game
-Table Hoppin': Quinsigamond Village Bakery opens on Greenwood Street
-How will Worcester nearly double its speed building new housing? Officials discuss the plan
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
-November Senior Center events
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester police ask for help finding missing man
-West Boylston administrator resigning for new job
-Leominster man arrested for threatening to cut neighbor into pieces with butcher knife at mobile home park
-Fitchburg man arrested for slamming girlfriend's arm in car door at car wash
-New Northborough hotel to open on former Motel 6 site
-Operation Firewall leads to arrests in Grafton, Millbury and Sutton
-N&T Mechanical moves from Clinton to Sterling
-Winter parking ban in Auburn is in effect
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Odacavo, Salisbury Singers, Harley's Funhouse and more
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (38:25): Russo Brothers Jazz Quintet
>OPINION: Laurel: Down to the last leaf of autumn in Worcester
-First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., not all heroes wear haloes
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 218 (27:47): How to get on city boards and commissions
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former special education teacher in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was a "magician" against Jets
-NFL Week 11 schedule, TV and announcers
-Bruins beat Canadiens, 3-2
-Holy Cross football takes down Bucknell, 37-20. Postgame interview (3:55)
-Holy Cross women’s ihockey takes down Maine, 3-1
-Holy Cross men's hockey beats Air Force, 3-2
-Holy Cross women’s basketball heads to Marist
-Holy Cross men’s basketball to participate in Brown Bears Invitational
-Railers beat Trois-Rivieres, 2-0
-MLS officially flipping calendar to match European leagues
-Uxbridge wins fifth straight state field hockey title
>NATIONAL: 4 cops shot in rural Kansas while responding to residence
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Boy, 11, shot dead in road-rage horror on way to school
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. unveils plans to celebrate America's 250th birthday (1:57)
-Few surprise state inspections at assisted living residences, state records show (3:51)
>COLLEGES: What's in Holy Cross alum Katherine McKenna's bag?
-WPI Podcast, Episode 20 (36:44): Decoding pain | Benjamin Nephew and Emmanuel Agu
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most dangerous U.S. states for solo travelers revealed
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley says he can’t fill 5,000 mechanic jobs paying $120,000 per year
>SHOPPING: Black Friday hours at Mass. malls
>HEALTH: This is the age when cancer rates level off and even drop
-Health care premiums could increase for 300,000 Mass. residents (3:36)
>FOOD: Bananas may be making your smoothies less effective, scientists say
>TV/STREAMING: Former "Dancing With The Stars" host Tom Bergeron will return as a guest judge for 20th Anniversary episode
>MOVIES: "Now You See Me 3" leaves "Running Man" in the dust at box office
>CELEBRITY: Akon arrested in Georgia, mugshot revealed
-"Home Improvement" alum allegedly threatened to kill ex-girlfriend: restraining order
>ANIMALS: Matted stray cat gets a complete makeover from the inside out (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: 19-year-old defeats former civics teacher in unusually supportive county election (2:27)
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, dog accidentally shoots owner in the back as he was cleaning gun
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