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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 (:31). High of 50 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Christians gather for "Way of the Cross" procession through Worcester on Good Friday
-Ramadan, Passover and Easter highlight conflicts, and shared values
-Worcester bakeries busy ahead of Easter weekend
-Worcester Sweets Café a "dream bakery" for owners
-From principal to baker - how Grafton man started Bread Guy Breads
-Car slams into house at Worcester intersection
-Lawsuit claims Worcester police conduct stop and frisk
-Infant mortality a concern in Worcester. Racial disparities a factor
-Worcester’s Department of Public Works Residential Drop-off Center closed on Sunday
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Pure BS Maple Shack, Redemption Rock Brewing continue beer partnership
-Jazzed Up Trio at 85 Main on Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things To Do: Brew Woo, Ladies Night Out, The Moth Mainstage
-Changes possible for Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton
-Ray Mariano: Trying to find better state to live in than Mass.
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: I am. Yo Soy.
-Fitchburg Art Museum celebrates city's past with "Paper Town" exhibit
-Manny Jae Media's Inner Views (14:16): David Webb, Mass. Right to Repair, part 3
-WCCA-TVs Soapbox No. 1306 (28:13): Ed Londergan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who worked for Stop & Shop for 50 years and played in a number of softball leagues
-ICYMI: 108-unit apartment building approved in downtown Worcester
-Worcester principal appears as extra on NBC's "Chicago Med"
-Worcester Starbucks workers denied credit card tips
-Ex-Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. leaving Dean College after less than a year
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden issues open burning reminder
-Laura Kirshenbaum running for W.R.S.D. Committee
-Holden Rabies Clinic on Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Truck goes up in flames at I-190 exit in West Boylston (:40)
-Café Prescott in West Boylston offering food and friendship
-First responders rescue driver trapped inside car in Westborough
-Shrewsbury police launch body worn camera program
-Friends of Shrewsbury Public Library offer scholarship for seniors
-Keep the town green through 16th annual Grafton Clean-Up Day
-Clinton ballot taking shape; deadline to take out papers coming soon
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Raptors, 121-102
-Bravehearts announce second sellout, announce third "You choose the rules" game
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Wachusett Bravehearts accepted to Cooperstown 12U tournament
>CARS: NEW! The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings
-Justice Thomas says he didn't have to disclose luxury trips
-Tragic: Climber dies after pushing another climber out of the way of falling ice
>NEW ENGLAND: Erosion beneath foot bridges providing access to Salisbury Beach
-Mass. reports 1,845 new COVID cases, 34 deaths this week
>FOOD: Peeps Easter candies contain known carcinogen: Consumer Reports
>COLLEGES: Worcester State's The Beat (23:17): Allie Heimos, ArtsWorcester
-Winners announced in Anna Maria’s 29th annual Secondary School Art/Design Exhibition
>BUSINESS: Workers' comp insurance rates to drop 10 percent
-U.S. economy added just 236,000 jobs in March
>SHOPPING: WPI research explains what drives consumers when a favorite brand goes away
>HEALTH: Alzheimer’s diagnoses expected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050: report
-Erectile dysfunction nasal spray works in 5 minutes — stiff challenge to Viagra
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES:New movies on demand: "Living With Chucky" and more
>CELEBRITY: Ben Affleck excluded from Matt Damon's V.I.P. Wordle league
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 relaxing destinations in Australia
>ANIMALS: Tiger chained up her whole life takes first free steps (3:08)
>HISTORY: Worcester from the 1940s to the 1970s (11:24)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman looking for stranger who saved her life after car flips into canal
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, stolen camera continues transmitting from burglar's home
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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
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>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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