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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 52 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: UPDATED: 67-year-old skier from Shrewsbury dies after crashing into tree at Wachusett Mountain in Princeton (pictured) (2:47). Article
+6:00: Woman beats elderly man in Canal District, steals car with dog inside
+6:00: Quest to find Worcester's Best Pizza down to Final 4
+Noon: Free COVID vaccinations on Monday: 11-7 at Central Branch YMCA
+Noon: Unleash your inner hero at Kennedy Community Health's costume party
-W.P.D. looking for missing 16-year-old girl
-North High becomes first Worcester public school to win a Division 1 state boys’ basketball title
-Worcester man arrested in R.I. for allegedly causing wrong-way crash
-Increase in women in construction celebrated
-Chef Jernard Wells to hold virtual author talk on Tuesday
-Unsolved: Worcester -- William Garlick and John V.J. Joyce Went Missing in Maine. Video (20:38). Audio (22:20)
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in and around Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Selections from what customers at Bedlam Book Café are reading
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 498 (28:09): Tax breaks, Quality Inn
-What's Up Worcester "A Word from Echo" (34:59): Green Island Neighborhood Center
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to Worcester man who had a 40-year career working for City of Worcester
-ICYMI: What's up with Carroll Plaza? Here's why revamp in Downtown Worcester has taken so long, cost so much
-Worcester Police Department mourns off-duty death of Sgt. Derrick Leto
-1 Worcester teen’s struggle to find a home
-Shortfall projected in Worcester Public Schools budget for upcoming year
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Band of Wachusett students wins best live performance
-State attorney general issues warning: Holden must comply with zoning mandate
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury Women’s Club to hold pair of fundraisers
-Nashoba parents question teaching changes
-Koopman Lumber hosts Women’s Event to appreciate and empower employees
-Blackstone Valley Tech’s Steele and Guyton named Superintendent’s Scholars
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Murder in Grafton Center, Part 5
>SPORTS: Shrewsbury girls' hockey wins Division 1 state championship. Gallery (16 photos)
-David Prouty comes up just short to Taconic in Division 5 boys' basketball state final. Gallery (27 photos)
-Nashoba wins Division 3 state boys' hockey championship
-Bruins rout Sabres, 7-0
-Railers beat Maine, 3-2
-Pirates look to turn the page to 2023 versus Blizzard in opener
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Miami Beach orders curfew Sunday night after 2 fatal shootings
-Former Texas lt. gov says political mentor sabotaged Jimmy Carter's re-election
-Tragic: Toddler twins drown after great-grandmother with Alzheimer's leaves door open
>NEW ENGLAND: 5 kids from Connecticut killed in New York crash
-Average energy bill could drop $115 under National Grid summer rates
>FOOD: Price of a Big Mac is becoming a real whopper
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria nursing students score above the national average on NCLEX
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (11:15) -- Inspiring the Mars generation
>HEALTH: How to shop for new insurance if you lose Medicaid coverage
-WPI researcher, UMass Medical School team up to develop wound app that could help save lives
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Confused about the bank meltdown? Here's how to speak Wall Street
>SHOPPING: Dollar Tree can't afford to sell eggs anymore
>TV/STREAMING: Nancy Meyers’ $130 million rom-com shelved at Netflix: Report
>MOVIES: "Shazam! Fury Of The Gods" opens at No. 1 at the weekend box office
>CELEBRITY: Adam Sandler presented Mark Twain Prize for comedy
>HISTORY: Union Station, 1944
>ANIMALS: This pony didn't trust anyone until she met this teenager (1:00)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): A woman celebrating her 104th birthday shares her advice for younger generations
-Meanwhile, in California, thief tries stealing helicopter, gets it airborne before crashing it
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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
-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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