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>Latest weather: Heat wave continues through weekend, high of 94 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 missing Worcester teens may be together, police say; 3 others sought
-New COVID cases, hospitalizations rise in Worcester week after warning of new subvariants
-Fantastic drone video of Worcester created to celebrate city's 300th anniversary (1:59)
-Worcester Monopoly owners in bitter legal dispute with artist who painted Smiley Face mural
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Construction crews making progress at Worcester's new Coal Mine Brook Park
-State Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission to hear appeal of Paku license suspension
-Skateboard shop opens on Millbury Street in line with Worcester's new Crompton Park Skate Park
-Worcester health director stepping down for town manager role
-Worcester Tech, North High receive grants toward career technical programs
-Worcester's never-ending war on police transparency
-Stephanie Fernandes sentencing for fatally stabbing fiancé pushed to October
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Prove your Worcester knowledge with our third "Selfie Scavenger Hunt"
-YWCA of Central Massachusetts hosts Girls CHOICE car wash Saturday
-George St. prepped for 17th George Street Bike Challenge
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-Here's a 30-second test to tell if you need to toss your pillows
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 25 Zip Trip comes to Auburn
-Only in The016.com: Friday morning crash on Route 140 in Boylston (4:29)
-Shrewsbury kicks off feedback sessions for strategic plan
-Shrewsbury electronics recycling event on Saturday
-Maplebrook Farmstead to receive grant to help beginning farmers
-Sterling summer concerts at Memorial Park
>SPORTS: Red Sox suffer historic, embarrassing loss to Blue Jays
-Pirates' season ends with OT playoff loss at home. Postgame recap (1:00)
-Right-hander Coleman Picard of Auburn is happy to be back on Bravehearts mound after shoulder injury
-Bravehearts win slugfest, 12-11
-Bravehearts next home game 5 Wednesday (YOU-Choose-the-Promotion Doubleheader)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose in extra innings, 6-5
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: DHS launches criminal probe into deleted Jan. 6 Secret Service texts
-Methanol in blood of 21 teens who died in South African tavern
-Tragic: Mass, native killed by lightning during Army training remembered as husband, dad
>NEW ENGLAND: R.I. couple died by apparent murder-suicide
-Man from region sentenced for defrauding grandparents of $679,000
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor makes breakthrough discovery about the magnetic fields of stars
>BUSINESS: Hyundai accused of using child labor at Alabama factory
-Smooth transition for new Greater Good CEO
>HEALTH: Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the U.S.
-BA.5 variant will keep Mass. at a COVID plateau through the summer, experts predict
-Should you get your COVID booster now or wait until fall? Here's what an expert recommends
-Free vaccinations/boosters Saturday: 10-2 at Gala Food and 11-5 at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: As more coupons move online, older and low-income shoppers get left out
>HISTORY: Harvey Ball and the Worcester original smiley face
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend: Netflix's "The Gray Man" and more
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Zack Snyder's Justice League," "The Forgiven," "Men" and more
>CELEBRITY: Vin Diesel celebrates 55th birthday in Rome with Helen Mirren
>ANIMALS: Dog survives attack from mountain lion while defending family
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man bowls 3 perfect games in a row at Indiana bowling alley
-Frog horse optical illusion determines your personality type
-Look: Escaped alligator takes a swim in Virginia neighbor's pool takes a swim in Virginia neighbor's pool
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
+6:00: Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
+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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>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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