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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 (:35). High of 58 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: North High hoop champs meet Gov. Healey, tour Statehouse
+6:00: Resident petition inspires City Council discussion of noise in parks
+6:00: Mayor Petty: City Council powerless to stop annual $1,300 stipend for police
+6:00: Radio Worcester (18:30): Mayor Joe Petty talks body cam stipend, municipal broadband and more
+6:00: Worcesteria: Sounds of Belanfonte, fighting opioids, city mysteries
+6:00: NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Stabbed in the Heart - Bruce Wood". Video (17:43). Audio (19:15)
+6:00: North Brookfield Selectmen rescind restrictions on drag show for pride event
+6:00: Worcester-area poets share their joys, frustrations of poetry
+6:00: Listen Up: Charley Carrozo counters pain with love on "Blinded Times"
-Worcester police looking for missing 13-year-old girl
-Holden firetruck falls into sinkhole after Main St. gas leak
-Worcester teachers to confront School Committee over stalled contract
-Wrongful death suit filed against Cabela's for selling Worcester man, 20, revolver without F.I.D., license
-Vote on Worcester police body cam pay raise put on hole
-2 suspects in Worcester warehouse party shooting that injured 6 plead not guilty
-Worcester man is 14th person charged in large-scale drug bust
-Victim advocate honored for 20 years with Worcester D.A.
-Worcester broadband task force: $250 million cost for city network
-Field of potential candidates for Worcester School Committee continues to grow
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Solved or Unsolved? - The Murder of Vicki Lehtinen". Video (17:13). Audio (18:40)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Police warn of Taylor Swift ticket scam for Eras Tour at Gillette
-Photo book a Valentine for readers
-Bridging the gap: Worcester singer Elion Virtuoso crossing genres
-Janice Harvey: Road trip stirs memories of Worcester childhood
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Drift Glass
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The Results are in...I'm Afro-Latina
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Guns in America
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 381 (22:47): Barrett & McCarthy, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who graduated from college in her 50s and "never met a slot machine she didn't like"
-ICYMI: Worcester K9 Boomer sniffs out employee gun theft in Auburn, police say
-Worcester eatery opening new location on Lincoln Street in Worcester
-Worcester police to get pay bump for body camera program: Contract
-Meet Robin, UMass Memorial's new pediatric robot
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden's Kosta Drosidis rewrites baseball record book at Anna Maria
-Holden water use restriction begins May 1st
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Steve Boulay, Joseph Thomas to leave Shrewsbury Planning Board
-2 men arrested by Shrewsbury police on O.U.I., gun charges
-3-way race set for Clinton Select Board seats
-Auburn rallies around teen seriously injured in accident
-Auburn and Leominster locations are among the Bed Bath & Beyond locations closing
-Uxbrige man pleads guilty to theft from the Defense Department
-Sutton’s Owen Boyns performs in Spring Musical at Western New England University
-Family Fun Fishing Day to be held May 6th in Uxbridge
>SPORTS: Celtics falter late, fall to Hawks on last-second 3
-Red Sox beat Orioles, 8-6
-How Aaron Rodgers trade to Jets impacts A.F.C. East odds entering 2023 season
-Holy Cross' ’Sader Stories: Charlotte Wittstock
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox drop series opener to Railriders, 8-6
-The 210 Awards for the Worcester Railers 2022-2023 season
-T&G Hometeam boys' hockey all-stars for winter 2022-23
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: Authorities find 8 bodies in Cancun resort as drug cartel violence rages
-Cruise line let passenger's body decompose, lawsuit says
-Tragic: 4 children killed in hatchet attack at Brazil daycare
>NEW ENGLAND: Vermont man pleads not guilty to 14 charges following 3-day manhunt
-Small earthquake shakes Central N.H.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This might be the most popular summer travel destination
>FOOD: New Perry's Deli opens in Tatnuck Square
>HEALTH: This sleeping pill may be key to battling Alzheimer's
-Study suggests you don't really need to walk 10,000 steps a day to live longer (:44)
>BUSINESS: Gas price increases expected slow in May, fall through end of 2023
-SHOPPING: Wayfair Way Day sale -- Shop 40 best deals on furniture, decor, more
>COLLEGES: TODAY! ClarkFEST brings alive the Clark academic experience
-Anna Maria AMCAST (33:48): The Catholic Worker
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>TV/STREAMING: Dick Van Dyke to make soap opera debut this fall — at age 97
>MOVIES: Scarlett Johansson says she’s done with Marvel films
>CELEBRITY: Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer with a "rebel heart," dies at 96
>HISTORY: The Food Farm was an early Shrewsbury supermarket
>ANIMALS: Worcester area adoptable pets -- Meet Finnegan and more
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Pug completes hiking feat known as the New Hampshire 48
-Meanwhile, in Israel, cow wanders into hardware store, spills paint
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Second man indicted for murder in case of teen shot prior to crash
-Man with suspended license arrested for serious hit-and-run crash in Worcester, police say
-90-year-old tai chi instructor continues to inspire students
-First and second graders honored after 911 call saves their grandfather
-Café and coworking space set to open on Shrewsbury Street
-Worcester to celebrate Brooks Dairy Farm open space acquisition
-Affordable Worcester home to be dedicated to veteran family
-Worcester Public Schools shares meals, learning options for students during summer
-Senator Raphael Warnock to speak in Worcester
-W.C.A.C. names Giselle Rivera-Flores chief external affairs officer
-Worcester County Wonders: Jonas Rice was more than a founding father
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>FAITH: Saints displayed at church for the semiquincentennial
>DINING OUT: Beloved Worcester diner celebrating 90th anniversary with party on Tuesday
-ICYMI: Suspect's getaway on W.R.T.A. bus ends in Worcester man's gun arrest: Auburn police
-High school friends bring new coffee shop to Downtown Worcester
-Worcester farmers markets offer fresh produce through fall
-Judge vacates prison sentences for Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking
-Worcester police search restaurant, seize drugs, guns, cash
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Holden introduces new treasurer/collector, Tom Merolliions to be cut
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg mourns death of death of firefighter, cancer awareness advocate PJ Roy
-Meat vendor charged for assaulting grocery owner with knife, hammer over debt
-West Brookfield considers how to re-use closed elementary school building
-Charlton battery storage proposal raises concern about loss of local control
-Sturbridge extends deadline for survey on the town's hazard mitigation plan
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:20)
-The tall ships are coming. What to know about Sail Boston
-Where are the best spots to watch Sail Boston? (1:57). Article
-What you can, cannot & should bring to the Parade of Sail (1:25)
>OPINION: Jose A. Rivera: Let the money meet the roads across Worcester
-Ray Mariano: New housing construction is changing Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 498 (27:53): Dr. Idris Dahod
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (52:34): Worcester police lawsuit, Main South, police oversight, Worcester airport and America's 250th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was a radiology tech and real estate agent
>SPORTS: Joe Mazzulla shares reaction to Celtics trading Jaylen Brown
-Red Sox beat Mets, 6-2
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich, 5-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 10-4
>CARS: Honda recalls over 325,000 vehicles. See the affected models
>NATIONAL: Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane window (1:57)
-Epstein commission says federal government not responding to subpoenas
-Tragic: Boy, 10, found dead in pond after wandering from home while sleepwalking
>NEW ENGLAND: Channel 4 welcomes back Meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski (1:20)
-Childhood friendship ends with WD-40-soaked rag murder attempt, prosecutors say (2:16)
>COLLEGES: Clark receives $27 million Dept. of Labor grant to expand I.T. apprenticeship opportunities
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Delta launches "cheaper" first class fares
-Jet fuel costs have plunged. Here's why Delta says cheaper flights aren't on the way
>BUSINESS: Mass. business confidence turned positive in June
-Apple sues OpenAI for trade theft, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley
-Fury erupts as U.S. brand fires 1,600 employees after securing thousands of foreign worker visas
>HOMES: U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
>HEALTH: Scientists say they've built a cell from scratch for the first time
>FOOD: How to grow tomatoes with your very own garden at home
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: The ideal movie length for American viewers is shorter than you think: survey
>CELEBRITY: Justin Baldoni breaks silence on "It Ends With Us" legal battle
-Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer, dies at 75
>ANIMALS: Rescuers spot a skunk stuck in a dumpster, gasping for air (2:34)
>HISTORY: Looking back at Sail Boston 1976 with Natalie Jacobson (5:59). Article
>GOOD NEWS: 92-year-old nun serves up homemade ice cream, giving away every tip she earns
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, "best couple in the world" break world record for fast kissing
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