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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 (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-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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