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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
Latest obituaries | | Tuesday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-Central Mass. man now facing manslaughter charge in connection with brother’s shooting death
-Out to Lunch and Movies on the Common set for summer fun downtown
-Hidden waterfall flows back to life at Cascades Park in Worcester thanks to heavy spring rainfall (1:49)
-Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students
-Gerald Creamer Center Graduation (1:01:52)
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-This dog was found on Willard Ave. in Worcester
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): The last 24-hour diner: A Worcester staple stands alone
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial, 1,000 workers have a week to avoid strike
-Grand jury hearing evidence in death of Worcester state police trainee
-Worcester eatery seized by state because of unpaid taxes
-Worcester activist critical of city manager faces 1-year city hall ban
-Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after I.C.E. "violated his rights," attorney says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Doyle Road to be closed Wednesday
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston override OK'd; Raj, Ashwell win for Select Board
-Governor Healey visits new Amazon fulfillment center in Charlton
-Pending Select Board vote, Shrewsbury trash bags may cost more this July
-Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities
-Webster man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
-Playground improvements are part of Grafton's long-term plan
-Blackstone Valley Tech competitors earn 46 SkillsUSA Medals
-City to Saddle Farm Trot 5K is June 21st
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: Short film "Solus" wins big at Top Shorts Film Festival
-Sarah Connell Sanders: 3 days of "momfluencing" at Boston Calling
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The art of making people uncomfortable
-Peter B-G Weller: Proposed state ed bill borders on digital surveillance
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (56:35): Bonnie Hope Dellerose, Renew Body Sequence
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifetime member of Hadassah who was married for 76 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs "got the message" from Mike Vrabel after boat incident
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 4-3
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross announces "WooCru" as official student section name
-How Baylor Scheierman can earn larger Celtics role in second season
-Sox prospect Roman Anthony responds to backlash over Worcester laundry cart video
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
-Mara leads Saint Paul back to Division 1 quarterfinals
>NATIONAL: Ukraine strikes Crimean Bridge with underwater explosives
>TRAGIC: 3 young sisters killed while visiting homeless dad, hunt is on for father
>NEW ENGLAND: Father found dead, search ongoing for missing daughter in Maine (:49). Article
-Milford student detained by I.C.E. awaiting upcoming court hearing in "terrible conditions" (3:43)
-Lawyer says Milford student in I.C.E. custody is here legally (:50). Article
-Karen Read trial (25:46): No mistrial over dog D.N.A., officer says evidence changed
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad Jango Janigian wants to take you on an adventure
-Decline of international students at Mass. universities having negative impact, expert says
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 tips every cruiser should follow
>BUSINESS: GBH layoffs to impact 45 employees
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-101: Staying strong through workforce reductions
>HOMES: Heat pump demand is reaching new heights as customers seek government incentives before they disappear
>SHOPPING: Temu's daily U.S. users cut in half following end of tariff loophole
>HEALTH: How to beat the heat for better sleep
-How yoga can help improve your mental wellbeing (3:41)
>FOOD: Popeyes launches surprise new menu item to compete with McDonald’s
>TV/STREAMING: "The Four Seasons" renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
>MOVIES: 10 hot movies to see this summer
>CELEBRITY: Emmy winner Valerie Mahaffey dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Tiniest puppy grows up to be HUGE (2:44)
>GOOD NEWS: 120-mile kayak trip benefits athletes with disabilities
-Meanwhile, in Florida, loose kangaroo caught on video hopping down road
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