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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 (:39). High of 75 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester woman cries for help, robs Good Samaritan, gets arrested, police say
+6:00: Worcester teachers to picket outside schools over contract impasse
+6:00: La Familia principal to remain in charge after merger with Chandler Magnet
+6:00: Worcester seeks lifeguards, offers training course as summer nears
+6:00: 3 men plead not guilty to fatal 2022 Worcester shooting of Andrew Barley
+6:00: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (42:26): Get to know men's basketball coach Dave Paulsen
+Noon: Worcester Regional Airport director: new routes, bigger planes will help with demand
+Noon: New in-school food pantry to open at City View Elementary
+Noon: Listen Up: Sickert delivers haunting, otherworldly "Ghost Parade"
+Noon: First Person: Is devotion to handkerchiefs "unsanitary and archaic"?
+Noon: Holy Cross football announces updates to coaching staff
-Former employee claims Table Talk Pies underpaid workers in lawsuit
-New York-based restaurant chain opening spot in Shrewsbury
-Police: Man arrested in connection with Northbridge bank robbery
-Javier Pena pleads not guilty in Worcester midday shooting that left 1 injured
-Worcester School Committee to weigh boycott of Old Sturbridge Village
-Worcester inclusionary zoning ordinance approved with changes
-Former Worcester Superintendent Maureen Binienda looking to run for school committee
-Bill Shaner: Election Injection No. 1
-Radio Worcester's Radio Roundtable (41:44): Battle for control of Worcester
-Radio Worcester (12:01): Dr. Michael Hirsh - The final weekly COVID interview
-Here's where the city of Worcester will be street sweeping on Wednesday
-John DiPietro (9:05): Holden Fire Department is ready for the future
-Unsolved: Worcester -- “Who Killed Patricia Ann Gonyea?”. Video (25:58). Audio (27:20)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Ed Gardella, former police chief and WICN jazz D.J.
-N.Y. attorney, author Aaron Richard Golub made quite a "Ruckus" growing up in Worcester
-Summer@MW returns with Sam Bush, Cecile McLorin Salvant and John Pizzarelli
-Rock 'n' roll may be in Mass. to stay, legislators eye 'Roadrunner' as official song
-Janice Harvey: Learning to love the C.P.A.P. machine
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was very involved with the Jack Barry Little League and Worcester Youth Football
-ICYMI: 2 17-year-olds busted after harassing homeless man in Elm Park
-Huge Announcement from JetBlue at Worcester Airport (1:31)
-Worcester elementary students learn about science while helping to feed the community (2:54)
-Kyle Curley pleads not guilty in killing of Worcester mother of 2 at Hotel Vernon
-New eatery to open on site of Worcester restaurant that closed in November
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Town announces hydrant flushing in Jefferson
-No open burning allowed until further notice
-Wachusett's Artemis Club advocates for women
-Street sweeping under way. See the phases
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston Fire Department fights brush fire
-A 40-acre Shrewsbury winery property sold for $2 million
-2 abutting Route 20 parcels in Auburn sell for $4 million, one for a self-storage facility
-Northborough coffee shop features local ownership, with a corporate feel
-Gov. Healey, Lt. Gov. Driscoll visit New England Carpenters facility in Millbury
-Westborough tech firm acquires Utah A.I. company specializing in detecting food defects
-Will structures force Town Meeting revote in Boylston?
>SPORTS: Bruins break record for most points in a season
-Celtics to face Hawks in first-round series
-Rays beat Red Sox, 7-2
-Former Worcester Academy star Aliyah Boston selected No. 1 overall in WNBA draft
-Bravehearts to hold Home Run Derby after Sunday home games
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Columbus, 10-3
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: Gun violence has affected most families in the U.S., new survey finds
-Volcano erupts in Russia’s far east, spewing ash 20 kilometers into the air
-Tragic: 4 dead, including 2 kids, in Easter shooting at Orlando home
>NEW ENGLAND: Second victim dies after fire in Hopkinton
-Mass. police departments face understaffing as retirements, resignations outpace new hires
>FOOD: Grafton principal who left school work to start Bread Guy Breads
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, April 2nd to 9th
>COLLEGES: WPI president's first week in photos
-Anna Maria Social Work Student Spotlight with Kathryn Barnes
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Connect No. 41 (14:16): Break Trail Co.
-A 4-day work week in Mass.? Lawmakers file legislation calling for pilot program
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading -- Booklovers' Gourmet
>HEALTH: Weight loss may mean a risk of death for older adults, study shows
>TV/STREAMING: YouTube kicks off NFL Sunday Ticket presale, starting at $249 a year
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: "Stranger Things' " Millie Bobby Brown is engaged
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Purity Spring Resort in New Hampshire is a camp for all ages and for all seasons
>HISTORY: Abbott Street School in Worcester, 1907
>ANIMALS: New dogs, cats available for adoption in and around Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Firefighters rescue parachutist caught high up in tree
-Meanwhile, alien mothership lurking in our solar system could be watching us with tiny probes, Pentagon official suggests
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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