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In The News
>Latest weather: Rain possible this afternoon, high in the mid 60s today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Texas developer proposes building 220 apartments off Lincoln Street in Worcester
-Restaurant prepares to open Downtown Worcester location in a few weeks, hangs sign above storefront
-Arrest 4 months after fatal fire in Worcester brings relief to neighbors (2:22)
-Earlier: Woman facing 4 murder charges for deadly Gage Street fire (:19)
-Jury finds Worcester police fabricated evidence against man falsely imprisoned for 16 years, awards him $8 million
-28 new recruits report to Worcester Police Academy and 2 new officers are sworn in
-Company quintuples Worcester investment to $300 million, set to open facility in 2024
-Iconic Worcester barbershop closes
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Reminder: Worcester recycling rules change today: What you need to know to not have them left at the curb
-The Faces of Worcester: MariAnn Paladino
>ANIMALS: Adoption Option: Meet Skyler
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Peter Yarrow, "Tootsie" and more ...
-Artist Spotlight: Mark Zieff
-Princess Diana is latest History at Play subject in "Diana of LOVE"
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 3 (27:45): Politics, election and state of news media
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (13:22): Vaughn of Scoop Drip
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a man who owned several local pizza shops
-ICYMI: Strike out the band? Why Polar Park has yet to host big-time concerts
-Shrewsbury Street Italian Heritage Parade marches in Worcester October 9th after 4-year absence
-Mayor Joe Petty delays search for new Worcester city manager
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): State police detonate explosive device found in vehicle in Holden
-Maura Healey beings Mass. gubernatorial campaign to Millbury
-Millbury awarded Green Communities grant
-Sutton native uses Navy training to expand skill-set
-Small Stones Festival of Arts bringing creativity back to Grafton
-Hey Day returns to Wachusett Meadow in Princeton
-Fentanyl, loaded gun, cash found on man caught driving without license in Sturbridge: Police
-West Boylston Fire Department responds to 2 rollovers
>SPORTS: Pats QB Mac Jones out for Sunday at Green Bay
-How Patriots rushing attack can lead the way Sunday
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-HC football star Jake Reichwein on effort, teamwork and togetherness
-Bravehearts celebrate 9th anniversary of announcing baseball's return to Worcester (6:30)
-Bravehearts to hold baseball clinic at Bancroft School October 17th-21st
-Celtics, Blake Griffin agree to 1-year contract fully guaranteed
-The Mike Glass Story & Journey to the Mass. Pirates (9:14)
-Blue Jays rout Red Sox, 9-0
-WooSox Rewind: Worcester sweeps Rochester to end season
-Where does your school rank in the first batch of high school football power ratings?
-Saint John's, Wachusett football teams among Friday night winners
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Ian strikes South Carolina after leaving at least 42 dead and millions without power
-U.S. suicide rates rose in 2021, reversing 2 years of decline
-Tragic: Minnesota couple, dogs found dead in murder-suicide pact
>NEW ENGLAND: 2-alarm fire ravages New Hampshire strip mall
-Trouble brewing in the power grid as officials warn of possible electricity shortages in N.E. this winter
>COLLEGES: HC prof: Russian pop Star’s condemnation of the war in Ukraine is no ordinary anti-war statement
-UMass Medical School student aims to become faculty exemplar for underserved nursing students
>BUSINESS: Construction of 1-million-square-foot warehouse, manufacturing space kicks off in Sutton
-Worcester Business Connect No. 34 (14:02): Big Belly Barbecue
>SHOPPING: Why do stores start selling Christmas stuff in September?
>HEALTH: Alzheimer’s drug slows progression of cognitive decline in clinical trial, drugmakers say
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: Grocery store prices aren’t coming down anytime soon
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New streaming movies on VOD: "Bullet Train", "Bodies Bodies Bodies", "The Munsters", "Emily The Criminal"
>CELEBRITY: Trevor Noah announces he's leaving "The Daily Show"
>HISTORY: Gardner couple reflects on history-making lottery prize
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Good Samaritans save elderly Florida man from flooded car during Hurricane Ian
-Meanwhile, wedding singer shames "cheating" ex while hired to perform at his nuptials
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
+5:00: Man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:27). Article
+5:00: Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
+5:00: WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
+5:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+Noon: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
+Noon: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-"Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Related: Business owners gladly rent out downtown offices for "Walking Dead" filming
-Worcesteria: Real gun shots, fake zombie — Wormtown gets even weirder
-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
-Putting the spotlight on a high achiever: T&G Student of the Week
-New mental health exhibit at Worcester Regional Airport
-Worcester City Manager proposes $893 million fiscal 2025 budget
-Related: $893 million budget would centralize some positions
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Central Mass. House and Senate races: An early look
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Ila Verde restaurant open in Downtown Worcester
-ICYMI: 20-year-old man with child on the way dies saving 17-year-old brother in stabbing, family says
-Earlier: 1 dead, 1 critically wounded in stabbing on Northbridge Common (2:10). Article
-Feds intercept semiautomatic pistols en route to Grafton Street
-National Foundation for Transplants folds taking money from clients, including Worcester woman's mother
-David Clark Co. plans move to new location in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Megabucks ticket worth $5.37 million sold in Northborough
-Shrewsbury Police Department April stats at a glance
-Suspect extradited in crash that killed Uxbridge teen
-Southbridge mom claims photo shows male school admin peeping in girls bathroom (2:38). Article
-Spencer man seriously hurt in Meadow Road crash
-West Boylston hosting pre-town meeting forums
-Lancaster cuts ribbon on field
-Rail Trail article included in Clinton's town warrant
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Arts in the Woo - Brad Chapman Bleau (20:59)
-Clark alums showcase connection to nature in new exhibit
-Central Mass. Mom's Author Interview: Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice
-Poet Rodger Martin to receive Stanley Kunitz Medal
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 112 (29:04): Nick Zwirblia, 4th guest appearance
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local surgeon
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Florida, 5-1 in Game 1 of series
-Related: Bruins player scores goal in playoff game on same day son is born (1:42)
-Tom Brady Roast: Winners and losers from cathartic night for Patriots
-Former St. John's/Worcester Academy star T.J. Power of Shrewsbury heading to Virginia
-Holy Cross Athletics Crusader Awards (1:27:05)
-Sophia Roncone selected as Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 30
-Rich Shertenlieb taking over WZLX morning show
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Hyundai, Ford among 257,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: 401(k) "last resort" withdrawals climb as experts warn of future hardship (3:27)
-Tragic: 3-year-old twin sisters drown in backyard pool: Phoenix police
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (20:20): Her attorney accuses witness of perjury at trial
-Bear drags body after fatal crash on I-91, state police say
-Woman hospitalized after crashing car into Fenway Park (2:23)
>COLLEGES: Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (13:26): Creative writers explore the mechanics of perfect prose
-Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-WPI awarded $1.2 million federal grant to study low-carbon iron production
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Cape Cod rental prices dropping (2:09)
>BUSINESS: Worcester warehouse sold for $6.5 million
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-100FM The Pike (3:03): Sam Hendler of Jack's Abby on the purchase of Wormtown Brewery
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading: Booklovers' Gourmet
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, May 5th
>HEALTH: U.S.D.A. says it will test ground beef for bird flu
-C.D.C. warns of e.coli outbreak tied to walnuts
>FOOD: McDonald's to debut biggest burger ever: "Larger, satiating"
>TV/STREAMING: Kevin Costner says he would consider "Yellowstone" return
>MOVIES: Movies coming to theaters in May
>CELEBRITY: Clark grad Padma Lakshmi recalls excruciating endometriosis battle
>ANIMALS: Rescue dog flinched when mom tried to pet her until... (3:18)
>HISTORY: Notre Dame church, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Firefighters save ducklings trapped in sewer
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, man arrested after trying to rob gas station with 5-foot-long snake
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