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In The News
>Latest weather: A beauty today, high of 77 in Worcester
+6:00: "It’s not my time": Worcester bus driver recovering after brutal stabbing
+6:00: Worcester police release photo of suspect in bus driver stabbing
+6:00: Former Auburn teacher convicted of raping a student
+6:00: Breaking bread with the owners of Crust and BirchTree
+6:00: Worcester’s newest golf simulator and bar to open outdoor seating area with food trucks
+6:00: Man, 20, found dead in parked car at Sturbridge state park
+Noon: Worcester police finish 425-mile run to National Law Enforcement Memorial
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Arijit Singh, Arlo McKinley and more ...
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 12th
+Noon: For Worcester area dart leagues, it's about camaraderie, competition
+Noon: Food Truck Thursday 4-8 today in Shrewsbury
+Noon: Animal Adventures Family Zoo and Rescue Center visits the Auburn Public Library tomorrow
-Worcester police searching for suspect who stabbed bus driver on Lincoln Street (2:24)
-Channel 5 visits Worcester restaurant for "EyeOpener Eats" (1:57)
-Worcester Canal Food Tours returns with Brews, Buds & Bites
-5-year-old girl critically injured in Worcester car crash still in serious condition weeks later
-Worcester real estate businessman scoops up 18-acre Charlton property
-Worcester City Council at odds over proposal to buy drone for police department
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (12:23): Police drone, budget and downtown entertainment
-Channel 5's Wake-Up Call from CMHA Walk for the Homeless (:48)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-First Person: Worcester road woes are the worst ever seen
-Last Call with Bradley Chapman Bleau, curator of WooTown Funk exhibition
-Akrobatik headlines a hip-hop showcase at Electric Haze
-New Worcester School Committee districts proposal up for review
-This Week's Roadwork In Worcester - Week Of May 9th
-Here's where the city of Worcester will be street sweeping today
-ICYMI: Worcester students take action for crossing signal near school (1:39)
-Worcester police recover large number of stolen dirt bikes and off road vehicles
-17-year-old shot in Worcester, gang unit arrests 16-year-old
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester PD asks for help IDing driver at Cumberland Farms
-Boylston police seek owner of ring dropped near hot dog truck
-Hydrant flushing in parts of Holden today
-Shrewsbury to hold additional yard waste disposal date today
-Elected Shrewsbury School Committee members thank voters
-Grafton schools, Bread Guy Breads cook up experience for older students with special needs
-Music returns to Grafton Common this summer
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose on walk-off homer
-Celtics give up 14-point lead in fourth quarter, lose to Bucks
-Bravehearts sell out first Baseball in Education Day. Room remains for June 8 game
-Annie Lineberger named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Rochester again
-Several former Worcester hockey pros near the top of their leagues at the end of 2021-22 regular seasons
-Revolution win Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 5-0
>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: U.S. overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year
-Sky to put on a show Sunday with total lunar eclipse visible in most of the U.S.
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother of 7 stabbed to death in Mattapan
>BUSINESS: At WBJ event, manufacturers discuss meeting crises with innovation
-AdCare Hospital promotes 2 to director positions
>HEALTH: Health Matters No. 224 (27:58): Professor Loris Fichera, Assistant Professor of Robotics, WPI
>COLLEGES: Here’s who could benefit if president cancels $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower
>TV/STREAMING: Disney+ is now 84 million subscribers away from eclipsing Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Actor James Hong, 93, becomes oldest person to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star
>MOVIES: Ana de Armas's NC-17 Marilyn Monroe film "Blonde" will "offend everyone,” director says
>HOMES: 5 upcoming open houses in Worcester
>HISTORY: Route to root, along the Blackstone Canal in Worcester with Jane Grady (5:16)
>ANIMALS: 10-year-old stray mama dog turns into puppy after rescue (5:57)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Springfield police officers save choking 3-month-old baby
-Meanwhile, in Florida, passenger lands plane at Palm Beach Airport after pilot gets sick
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Classifieds
+Firefighter / Paramedic in Auburn
-Bartenders, servers at Canal District restaurant
-VP Marketing & Communications, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
-CVR/Title Clerk at Bertera Nissan
-Full-time assistant mechanic in Boylston
-Landscape Crew Members in Holden
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: UMass Medical School reinstates mask mandate less than three months after lifting it
-Spring surge of cases in Mass. may be peaking, doctors say
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 Thursday at 100 Front Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Why vaccine boosters may be more important than ever
-Mass. reports 3,996 new cases, 7 additional deaths
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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>HELP WANTED
-Custodian (multiple openings) at WPI
-Bar backs at Canal District restaurant
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