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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 87 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester 8-year-old on a mission to visit every city and town hall in Massachusetts
-Joyner Lucas opens Northborough yogurt and smoothie shop, films video at 1 p.m. Sunday
-Worcester street project becomes caught up in election year politics
-Edson Montero seeks Worcester District 5 Council Seat in 2023
-TODAY! Cyclists take George Street Challenge on Sunday
-Worcester Cultural Academy releases enrollment data for first year. Here's what it says
-Worcester standoff suspect ruled dangerous, held without bail
-Have city residents cared for new trees after beetle attack? This study may surprise you
-New Worcester County Jail treatment facility gives recovery its own space
-WBUR: Getting to know Congressman Jim McGovern
-Ray Mariano: City Council drops ball in evaluating city manager
-Meg's Journey, Part 5 -- A tearful goodbye (3:45)
-Radio Worcester (10:49): Raising funds for Meghan Milonopolous and her family
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26); Part 3 (9:20); Part 2 (6:11); Part 1 (7:12)
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>DINING OUT: Ruth's Chris Steak House joins in the Worcester Restaurant Week fun
-ICYMI: Worcester doesn't have a movie theater, and an organization wants to change that
-Worcester School Committee clerk Dr. Helen Friel retiring after 57 years
-Superintendent Rachel Monárrez gets passing grades from Worcester School Committee
-2 Worcester men arrested in Holland after allegedly evading police
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Bandstand Concert Series 6-8 Sunday
-Jason Bradshaw Memorial Scholarship awardees announced
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Gold Award project brings awareness to period poverty
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Police Youth Academy graduates first class of students
-New principal joins Saint Mary School in Shrewsbury
-Auburn Fire and Rescue transforms emergency training with high-tech mannequin
-Casey family sells Auburn property to heavy equipment dealer planning expansion
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Sutton band featured at O.S.V.'s Taste of New England
-Mother nature puts a damper on this year’s firemen's muster
-Cannon fulfilling family legacy to Lancaster
-19-year-old from Ayer rescued from local beach
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Mechanics Hall hosting free weekly yoga classes
-Stephen Marley makes Indian Ranch debut with both new and legacy songs
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 391 (28:16): Mattie Castiel
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 13 (28:22): Environmental Health Trust
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester man who was a skilled roofer
>SPORTS: Red Sox split doubleheader with Mets
-Boston Children's Hospital patients design jerseys for Worcester Bravehearts
-Bravehearts split twin bill at home. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday (Postgame home run derby & Kids Club Sunday)
-Nutrition a key part of Holy Cross football's offseason program
-Mass. Pirates lose in first round of playoffs
-Jesse Burkett softball all-stars on to regionals after winning state title
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Electric car owners fed up with overly complicated tech features: survey
-NATIONAL: Nearly 40 million Americans expected to see triple-digit temps Sunday as deadly heat wave drags on
-These are the 10 states with America's worst infrastructure, in dire need of federal dollars
-Tragic: Girl, 17, dies when boat crashes into jetty on Cape Cod
>NEW ENGLAND: Chiropractor secretly filmed patients in bathroom of Peabody office: D.A.
-Mass. borrowers could see $592 million of student debt erased under new plan
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Vrbo vs Airbnb -- What's the difference between the travel apps?
>BUSINESS: Healthy U.S. consumers shrug off recession concerns, for now
-Retailers association says franchises could help long-vacant storefronts
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross professor examines if religious beliefs shape how children think and learn
>SHOPPING: Card skimmers found at Walmart checkout lines in Northeast
>HEALTH: Is your med spa "Ozempic" what you think it is?
-With new therapies that promise to slow Alzheimer’s disease, researchers race to reform how patients are diagnosed
>HISTORY: Defunct family restaurants from the past (8:28)
>FOOD: A&W root beer and cream soda lawsuit -- You may be eligible for some of $15 million settlement
>TV/STREAMING: The surprise streaming MVPs of 2023… so far
>MOVIES: "Barbie" vs. "Oppenheimer" -- Which movie got better reviews
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift has more No. 1 albums than any woman in history
>ANIMALS: Guy makes it a mission to reunite lost goose with family (1:00)
>HOMES: Can you buy a home in Worcester, Boston or Cape Cod for $300,000 or less?
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): In Westborough, Warrior Wellness giving local veterans a community and a healthier life
-Meanwhile, does this Iowa boy have the nation's best mullet?
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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