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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 42 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: 11-month-old baby, 2 adults shot on Harlem Street in Worcester
+Noon: The late Jeff Beck played Worcester twice, with the Yardbirds in '66 & Stevie Ray Vaughan in '89
+Noon: Five Things To Do: Sculpture exhibition, Albert Lee, Annie Brobst ...
+Noon: Thrift Store Finds: Formal, casual, designer labels, seekers' deslight
+Noon: Winter Walks: Worcester's Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Sanctuary
+Noon: First Person: An adaptation of Laura Numeroff’s, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"
-Break-in suspect found in building ductwork in Worcester
-3 Auburn minors charged after middle schoolers shot with gel pellets
-Coworker pulls gun, machete on Auburn colleague, police say
-Worcester investment advisor who pleaded guilty to stealing $2.8 million from his clients to be sentenced
-Worcester moves forward with hotel conversion for homeless despite residents' opposition
-Worcester councilors back zoning change for in-law apartments
-New Worcester restaurant hiring, opening soon
-Worcester colleges enlisted for heating, cooling center expansion
-Worcester councilors back zoning change for in-law apartments
-WRTA announces service to new Market Basket in Shrewsbury
-Bancroft School announces large tuition reduction
-Boston RV & Camping Expo opens Friday (2:02)
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from ASL Club at Oak Middle School in Shrewsbury (:51)
>FOOD: Worcester donut shop debuts last menu
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Rock trio Space Casino to play at Ralph's in Worcester
-Last Call: Glenn Reinhardt of the Fitchburg Pilots Association
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 4: "Killed After Scuffle at Fester's Dog House". Video (15:57). Audio (17:42)
-Radio Worcester (10:09): Rethinking Assisted Living with Notre Dame's Winter Stay
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester man who fought on D Day and in the Battle of the Bulge
-ICYMI: Top of tractor-trailer truck peeled open after hitting bridge in Worcester
-Grill raising money to open Worcester restaurant
-Worcester Walmart violated Mass. law after homeless camp clearing: City
-Dental practice with offices in Worcester and Auburn to pay $3.5 million settlement over claims of deceptive advertising
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Removal of cafeteria essentials “last straw” for some Mountaineers
-LIFT Fitness in Holden not just prioritizing health, but overall wellness in 2023
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 1 person seriously injured in rollover crash in Northbridge
-First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury celebrates 300 years
-"Antiques Roadshow" is coming to Sturbridge (:24)
-Fight at Fitchburg High leads to 2 arrests
-Upton police seek to identify man in A&B investigation
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Pelicans, 125-114
-Changes expected for Patriots after Kraft-Belichick meeting
-NFL Wild Card Weekend schedule, TV and announcers
-Damar Hamlin heading home after being discharged from Buffalo hospital
-Holy Cross women's basketball team rallies from 13 down to win at home. Highlights (2:33)
-Holy Cross men's basketball team falls at Lehigh
-Signs and sounds from the Holy Cross women's hockey team's win at Fenway Park (2:40)
-"Boy, I love this team," Wachusett girls' basketball coach Jim Oxford says of 7-0 squad
-Railers lose to Newfoundland, 5-2
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: At least 6 injured in attack at central Paris railway station
-Uvalde school police chief told investigators why he didn’t try to stop gunman
-Tragic: 12-year-old girl stabs 9-year-old brother to death
>NEW ENGLAND: Vigil to be held for missing Cohasset woman as search for mom of 3 continues
-Man charged with murder, arson after 80-year-old woman found dead in burned Attleboro home
>COLLEGES: A whimsical floral design by Clark prof. appears on rolls of Bounty paper towel
-Anna Maria announce fall Dean's List
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Thursday in Worcester: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
>BUSINESS: What the new Mass. data privacy act means for business
-Kathleen Jordan to take over leadership of Seven Hills
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Paramount+ boss teases there’s “a lot more coming” From Taylor Sheridan
>MOVIES: Netflix movie preview 2023
>CELEBRITY: Jeff Beck, guitar virtuoso who influenced generations, dies at 78
-Ben Affleck dishes out Dunks in Medford for commercial shoot
>ANIMALS: Giant dog's emotional support animal is a cat (3:15)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman saves her dog after the pup falls into freezing water
-Meanwhile, in Minnesota, video shows the moment a deer crashed through a glass door at a butcher shop
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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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