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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 (:28). High of 54 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester School Committee files for mediation in teacher negotiations
+Noon: Shrewsbury police "maintain heightened vigilance" after threat on high school via social media
+Noon: AARP Worcester hosting "Walk with a Doc" Saturday at Saint Vincent
+Noon: It's Cinco de Mayo! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" and more
+Noon: Worcester Youth Orchestras season finale and audition info
+Noon: Holden native and mystery writer Alicia Bessette at TidePool BookShop
-Worcester police looking for man last seen on Belmont Street
-Alone on base? Attendance at Worcester Red Sox games: What is the true number?
-Diocese of Worcester asks court to dismiss Nicole Bell’s civil lawsuit
-Bail requested for 2 suspects in Worcester warehouse party shooting
-Man who stole World War II veteran’s Purple Heart during burglary in Leicester has conviction reduced
-Worcester won't pursue new shelter space for homeless, leaders say
-1-year extension granted on Blaire House development
-Radio Worcester (16:51): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista talks contracts, lawsuit, budget and fire
-Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja looks ahead on college's 60th anniversary (13:47)
-Here's where the city of Worcester will be street sweeping today
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Strangled to Death in Vacant Apartment". Video (13:09). Audio (14:49)
>SHOPPING: Christmas Tree Shops set to file for bankruptcy, report says
>DINING OUT: Top 6 local Mexican restaurants for celebrating Cinco de Mayo
-ICYMI: Worcester turned its back on police, exonerated Worcester man's lawyer says
-Worcester-area teachers win JetBlue sweepstakes
-Worcester pipe lining project may mean strange odors at home
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Damon Street ownership fix headed to town meeting
-Town election candidate's forum (1:00:01)
-Town election May 8th. See the ballot
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Summer Concerts at Dean Park are back
-Recount under consideration for Millbury Housing Authority seat
-School bus drivers may strike in 3 communities next week. What you should know
-West Boylston police log April 24th to April 30th
-Which Leicester employees earned the most in 2022? Here are the top salaries
-Lancaster ties financial health to override
-Nashoba district outlines search for new Pupil Personnel Services director
>SHOWTIME: Get tickets for Bert Kreischer at the DCU Center on December 7th
-Six Things: Mini golf at the library, Champions of Magic, blues ...
-The road leads Ricky Duran home to Worcester for Hanover show
-Burncoat Center for Arts and Wellness getting new "lease" on life
-Burncoat Theater presents "Freaky Friday" this weekend
-Mini Golf After Dark returns to the Worcester Public Library
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 503 (27:43): Municipal Broadband, Old Sturbridge Village
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 444 (28:09): Professional Cook Zachary Wentzell
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who taught at North High for 30 years, as a home economics and Early Childhood Education teacher
>SPORTS: Red Sox win sixth straight, complete 4-game sweep of Blue Jays
-Bravehearts to wear custom jerseys designed by patients at Children's Hospital
-WooSox and Bisons split twin bill
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross long snapper Adam Guillemette selected by Toronto Argonauts in CFL Draft
-Pirates look for first road win in Green Bay
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: 10-year-olds found working at a Kentucky McDonald's until 2 a.m.
-Serbian shooting leaves 8 dead, 10 injured in second shooting
-Coronation coverage: The crowning of King Charles III
-Tragic: Teen killed in gym class freak accident
>NEW ENGLAND: Father of 2, Army veteran killed in North Shore plant explosion, family says
-Restaurant in danger after partial seawall collapse in Swampscott (2:30)
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>HEALTH: Treatment for fecal incontinence has come a long way
>BUSINESS: Settlement checks coming for thousands of New England TurboTax users
-Jenny Craig is reportedly winding down its weight-loss centers and warning of mass layoffs
>FOOD: McDonald’s bringing back fan-favorite after 8-year hiatus
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria receives $1 million to upgrade clinical Simulation and Nursing Lab
-Holy Cross Associate Professor: Poetry more accessible today thanks to technology
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This country will become the most visited in 2025
>TV/STREAMING: Drew Barrymore drops out as MTV Movie & TV Awards host
>MOVIES: "Dodgeball 2" is happening with original star Vince Vaughn returning
>CELEBRITY: Maria Menounos reveals she's recovering from pancreatic cancer
-Carrie Fisher gets Walk of Fame star on "Star Wars Day," May the Fourth
>ANIMALS: A visit with rescued calico kitten, older cats, at Worcester Animal Rescue League
>HISTORY: Hotel Bancroft in Worcester, 1914
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): A high school senior's mom had never been to prom. So he took her as his date
-Meanwhile, in Washington, teens swap out limo and ride in WWII tank to prom
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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