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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 48 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester pays $272,500 to settle lawsuit alleging police captain lied
-Glazy Susan customers in Worcester wait for doughnuts Friday before closing
-More car charging ports are coming to Worcester, but will they be for everyone?
-A hunting ban in Worcester would have unintended consequences, land trust exec says
-Courthouse Lofts receives national recognition
-Former Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito finds a new role
-Ray Mariano: Time to pay Worcester teachers competitive salary
-Assumption, Saint Vincent launching program for nursing students
-Share your love story with Worcester Magazine
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Robbed and Murdered on Millbury Street". Video (14:48). Audio (16:44)
>HOMES: Partially burned triple-decker in Worcester listed for $230,000
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-New Worcester LGBTQIA+ bar hiring ahead of opening
>SHOWTIME: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Free skating for ages 12 and under in Worcester this weekend
-Five Things to Do: Black Dolls Matter, Michelle Wilson, TEAM Up! ...
-Old Post Road to film "Delving Deeper" episode at Salisbury Mansion
-Joy of Music's new director ready for a harmonious JOMPATHON 2023
-The Faces of Worcester: Charles Luster, 2Gether We Eat
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to an excellent carpenter with a love of hockey
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 32-year-old woman
-Legendary rock band bringing 50th anniversary tour to Worcester, tickets on sale Friday
-Report: Worcester Police Department reform could take over 6 years
-Worcester's Café Neo will remain open through February
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): John DiPietro (7:44) -- Holden PD is here for you
-Brilla Coffee Roasters opens long-awaited new Holden location (1:06)
-Lamoureux Ford wants to beat the snow (1:31)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police arrest suspects related to home break-in
-Town of Grafton starts new program for emergency heating assistance
-Goldstein receives West Boylston excellence award
-Route 20 reconstruction in Oxford, Charlton: MassDOT to host forum
-Sutton Select Board to negotiate with developer of proposed 225-unit apartment complex
-La Romana team prepares for annual mission trip to Dominican Republic
-Special needs van T-boned in Clinton, 7 sent to hospital: Fire Department
-Clinton Select Board continues push to film meetings
>SPORTS: Celtics’ Jayson Tatum named All-Star Game starter
-Holy Cross men's and women's hockey teams fall to ranked opponents
-New amenities and improvements at Polar Park ahead of third season
-Railers beat Reading, 7-6
-Pirates hire Anthony Payton as offensive coordinator
-210 Sport Blog's Friday 4: A shame, an apology, a champion, and something stupid
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Ford recalling 462,000 S.U.V.s for rear camera display failure
-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: Tyre Nichols video shows brutal 3-minute beating by police
-Body camera footage shows Paul Pelosi hammer attack
-Tragic: Airport worker sucked into plane engine warned to stay back
>FOOD: Egg prices are soaring in stores, but you can buy them at these Central Mass. farms
>NEW ENGLAND: 8-month-old baby injured in Duxbury family tragedy dies, D.A. says
-5 children found in deplorable conditions in Manchester, arrest adults
>BUSINESS: Walmart, CVS cutting pharmacy hours amid labor crunch
-Unions back basic benefits bill for Uber, Lyft drivers
>SHOPPING: Receive a gift card over the holidays? Check the balance
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria students make gallery debut at ArtsWorcester’s College Night
-Holy Cross begins spring semester with multifaith community prayer
>HISTORY: WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 98 (28:33) -- The Knife Guy
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-3:30 at Worcester Public Library
-FDA to propose yearly COVID vaccines like annual flu shots for Americans
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "M3GAN", "The Inspection", "Life Upside Down" and more
>CELEBRITY: "Distractions" T.J. Holmes, Amy Robach exit ABC after affair scandal
>ANIMALS: Adoption Option-- Acorn the rabbit at Worcester Animal Rescue League
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 9-year-old girl delivers handmade hats to children with cancer
-Meanwhile, in Australia, record-breaking "toadzilla" discovered in rainforest (:32)
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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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