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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:47). High of 42 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police looking for missing 15-year-old girl
-Man accused of brutally killing his partner in Millbury charged with murder
-Iconic Owl Shop building in Downtown Worcester selling for $525,000
-Worcester superintendent Rachel Monárrez will join Healey transition team committee
-Ray Mariano: Violence up in Worcester schools, police report says
-A decade of cupcake struggle and success in the Canal District
-Food waste ban expected to hike expenses for local businesses
-Beechwood Hotel names new executive chef
-Tractor-trailer rollover causes shutdown of I-290 eastbound in Shrewsbury
-Worcester paid $275,000 to man allegedly assaulted by police outside Beer Garden
-Earlier: As DOJ inquiry begins, key Worcester police lawsuit goes to mediation
-Earlier: Worcester Police Department has paid out millions in lawsuits over the years
-Radio Worcester (16:16): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista on his appointment & the DOJ investigating the WPD
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 1, Episode 10: The Mysterious Murder of Nereida Melendez - Part 2. Audio (17:04). Video (14:37)
>ANIMALS: Adoption Option: Meet Joker
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Poetry Town: "Hurry Back Before Cuco Gets You"
-"Nutcracker" boasts youngest lead, home-grown Prince
-Cara Brindisi, Kara McKee headline Festival of Lights December 2nd on Common
-Taylor Swift addresses Ticketmaster disaster: "It really pisses me off"
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:03:13): Jennifer Hernandez of Gem Marketing
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 124 (30:00): Inaccessibility
-The Faces of Worcester: Jonathan Pena
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who worked as a seamstress for more than 60 years
-ICYMI: Lodging house in Worcester’s Main South, site of 47 police incidents since July, shut down by city
-Worcester hotel may be converted into homeless housing
-Worcester restaurant set to close this weekend releases menu for final days
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 1 killed in head-on collision on Route 140 in Gardner
-Gardner location among Starbucks where workers plan strike
-Turkeys are the freshest at Jordan’s Turkey Farm in Rutland (3:41)
-Road race Saturday morning in Boylston forces road closure
-Composting 8-2:30 Saturday in Holden
-Lower tax rate, higher valuations make for slightly higher tax bills ahead in Sterling
-Driver hospitalized in wrong way crash on I-395 in Oxford
-Bolton barn goes up in flames
-Aubuchon sells remaining holdings in Fitchburg shopping plaza for $6 million
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Pelicans for ninth straight win
-Patriots ready for Week 11 matchup with the Jets
-Walter Reynolds' versatility, attention to detail boosts Holy Cross football team
-West Boylston rolls into Division 7 Super Bowl
-Related: West Boylston football team gets police and fire escort to school after advancing to state championship (:46)
-Oxford again falls just short in Division 8 football state semifinal
-St. Bernard's powers past Cohasset for berth in Division 7 Super Bowl
-Railers beat Greenville, 3-2
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross celebrates coeducation anniversary with Women of Faith Speaker Series
-Study lead by UMass Medical School clinical scientists provides evidence of protective link between oral microbiome, COVID
-Assumption Sports Marketing students discuss big opportunity (5:35)
>CARS: Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-Used car prices fall but monthly payments spike
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years in prison for Theranos scam
-Twin infants, toddler among 5 dead in murder-suicide in Phoenix
-Tragic: Toddler starved at home after father, 59, died in New York apartment, officials say
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman charged with murder committed to Worcester State Hospital
-Haverhill HS football season canceled after video of alleged hazing surfaces
>HEALTH: An "alarming level" of children are seeking mental health care & some enduring long waits
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Retail sales rise more than expected in October
-Worcester Business Connect No. 38 (21:02): Culture Redesigned
>FOOD: Bird flu could cause record prices for Thanksgiving staples like eggs and turkey
>SHOPPING: Mass. retailers forecast 10% spike in holiday sales
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester November 6th to 12th
>TELEVISION: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Tár," "Moonage Daydream," "Smile" and more
>CELEBRITY: Andy Dick sentenced to 90 days in jail, will register as a sex offender
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 4-year-old boy alerts 911 that his mom was having a seizure
-Meanwhile, Coors Light has a new nail polish that changes color if your beer is cold enough to drink
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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
+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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