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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 (:33). High of 77 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police looking for missing 14-year-old girl
-Restaurant chain hits delay in opening Main Street location in Worcester
-"Prominent bulge" in Worcester woman's pants was hidden drug pouch: Police
-Mason Street affordable housing project gets Planning Board approval
-Worcester Abby's House "Spring-Tacular" drive seeks to raise $155,000
-Worcester Cultural Academy Public Charter School gets $2 million boost from public district
-Family Health Center of Worcester says challenges in the past; some not so sure
-Worcester proposes $847.7 million budget
-Former T&G columnist Timothy Connolly dies at 68
-Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja looks ahead on college's 60th anniversary (13:47)
-Unsolved: Worcester -- Stabbed 29 times in Millbury Street studio. Video (12:02). Audio (13:36)
-ICYMI: Worcester nonprofit suspends programs as C.E.O., C.O.O. placed on leave (pictured)
-Worcester teachers union votes "no confidence" in school and city officials
-Worcester School Committee files for mediation in teacher negotiations
-Alone on base? Attendance at Worcester Red Sox games: What is the true number?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): 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): West Boylston Town Meeting stays at high school
-Annual outdoor water conservation program underway in Millbury
-Shrewsbury to resume hydrant flushing on Monday
-Corridor 9/495 Chamber to sponsor golf tournament
-Radar signs to give speed info in Clinton
-Bolton Cable gets COVID grant
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Laurel: A bus ride down Memory Lane in Worcester
-Boston Globe editorial: Worcester officials' misguided attack on Old Sturbridge Village
-Vocero Hispano: 05-05-2023 al 05-11-2023
-Radio Worcester (18:00): Councilor Khrystian King on W.P.D. body cam stipend vote & running for re-election
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 3 (28:12): Public Eco Safety
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 314 (28:17): Jay Givan, Political Commentator 2/2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who sang with the Sweet Adelines for 44 years
>SPORTS: Red Sox win eighth straight
-Grandmother's fight against cancer inspired Worcester's Kapur to get in the ring for charity
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Wood, Jones lead Revolution to victory over Toronto
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-Ford recalls some vehicles for air bag inflator installation
>NATIONAL: 9 dead in Texas mall shooting
-Important moments from King Charles III's coronation
-Tragic: Alaska National Park Service worker killed after triggering avalanche
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. bill seeks to bolster local access revenue streams
-State medical aid in dying bill could see Healey's support, West Boylston legislator says
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, April 30th to May 7th
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 underrated U.S. destinations tourists often overlook
>HEALTH: Mass. A.L.S. doctor on effort to fast-track new drugs
-Doctor discusses F.D.A. approval of first R.S.V. vaccine
>BUSINESS: April jobs report may point to labor market’s resilience
-1 in 3 remote employees admit they’ve worked from their car or bed: poll
>FOOD: What’s the difference between bleached and unbleached flour?
>COLLEGES: WPI seniors’ research, creativity and curiosity on display
-Funding secured, a 10-college consortium will study coordinated response to mental health
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: Amazon reveals streaming release date for Ben Affleck’s "Air"
>CELEBRITY: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023 inductees are…
>ANIMALS: "Bubble Puppy" decides she's ready to see the world (:58)
>HISTORY: The Worcester Buckeye Mower
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hospital throws 100th birthday party for World War II veteran battling cancer
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, moose breaks into home, eats plants
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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