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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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+Full-time and part-time bartenders at Worcester restaurant
-Barber wanted at Worcester barbershop
-Server at Worcester restaurant
-Fire Apparatus Repairman, City of Worcester
-Multiple positions at Holden restaurant
-2 patrol positions at Leicester Police Department
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: American Airlines restarts Philadelphia service to Worcester, replacing N.Y.C. nonstop
+5:00: Massport announces location of huge new solar field near Worcester Airport
+5:00: New Hampshire woman killed in crash on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Earlier: Serious crash on I-84 in Sturbridge brings Friday morning traffic to a halt
+5:00: The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2024-2025 season, part 1
+5:00: John Keough: 3 things I think about Tuesday night
+Noon: Investigation underway after fire destroys home in Millbury
+Noon: Worcester colleges slam ballot question that would sap their endowments
+Noon: It's Good Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Captain America: Brave New World" and more
+Noon: Bad Religion, Pennywise set to headline Punk in the Park at Palladium
+Noon: Beyond Beer: Defunct Honey Bee Orchards new home for Ragged Hill Cider
+Noon: Keep the Faith: Considering the effects of Easter beyond Holy Week
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez to leave in June
-UMass Medical School lays off and furloughs 200 employees
-Earlier: Cuts will have irretrievable effects as UMass Medical School stands to lose $80 million, Gov. Healey says
-$100,000 lottery winner sold in Worcester
-Paul Revere lantern replica coming to Worcester City Hall
-State throws out License Commission's penalties against Worcester cigar bar
-Worcester reports 9 hate crimes in 2024, mostly nonviolent
-Mass. graduation requirements listening session in Worcester
-Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. will stop covering popular drugs for weight loss
>FAITH: Christians in Worcester practice their faith amid cultural, political divisions
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): 2 locals make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Sushi restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Federal cuts are about to cripple Central Mass. food pantries
-Where Worcester ranks among U.S. cities where a family making $100,000 can "still be broke"
-Pickleball push sparks discussion over Worcester court upgrades
-How Armenian-American Heritage Month was proclaimed
-Worcester getting a second Chick-fil-A
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: “Disconnect to Reconnect”
-NEW: Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden slated to get fiber internet
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster woman arrested for stealing $38 in merchandise from Hannaford
-2 arrested after traffic stop leads to fentanyl trafficking bust in Shrewsbury
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Recreation Department Eggstravaganza
-David Prouty center court logo to be embedded in lobby floor
-Snow changes plans for Richards Library Book Sale
-Clinton election paper deadline is Friday
-Blackstone River tributaries in Sutton and Millbury graded
-Become a Salt Sleuth and clean up near the reservoir
-Bolton board will be a duo at least 'til fall
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Art at the Harold Stevens Gallery. hip-hop and more ...
-Call for vendors for 2025 Wednesdays on Water
>OPINION: Tracey Faraday: Finding the perfect balance in friendship & motherhood
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (52:47): Nataki Romeo, Cafe Romeo
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career firefighter in Worcester
>SPORTS: Celtics enter playoffs embracing adversity, tougher path to repeating as NBA champs
-Bravehearts rolls out new menu for corporate outings
-Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Holy Cross football 2025 season ticket memberships on sale now
-WooSox throw combined no-hitter over 7 innings in doubleheader sweep
>CARS: Honda denies reported plan to shift production from Canada, Mexico to U.S.
>NATIONAL: 2 dead, 6 hospitalized after Florida State shooting; suspect in custody
-At least 4 tourists reported dead following devastating cable car crash in Italy
>TRAGIC: "Hero" deacon shot dead protecting others at church Easter egg hunt
>NEW ENGLAND: Militia memorializes 250th anniversary of Battle of Lexington (3:35)
-Assailant storms Mass. courthouse in gas mask, tactical gear and pepper sprays, assaults several victims: video
>COLLEGES: The WPI Podcast, Episode 6 (38:32): Global Projects Program at 50
-Holy Cross Policy and Politics Seminar hosts Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 of the most densely populated cities on Earth
>BUSINESS: M.B.I. welcomes 7 biotech startups to incubator facility in Worcester
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-What to know about paying down credit cards with personal loan (1:55)
>HOMES: Central Mass. home sales drop slightly, as price climb in Worcester County continues
>SHOPPING: Shein, Temu price hike — What shoppers need to know amid tariffs
>HEALTH: Dr. Mallika Marshall answers questions about measles outbreak (2:21)
-Heated workouts and hot yoga are all the rage. But are they actually good for you?
>FOOD: McDonald's Gold Card — What it is and how to get one
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch "Law and Order: Organized Crime" Season 5 on Peacock
>MOVIES: Who could be next James Bond amid Amazon shakeups: experts
>CELEBRITY: "Sopranos" star Lorraine Bracco is looking for love
>ANIMALS: Yes, your cat is ignoring you on purpose (1:48)
>HISTORY: 6 jobs from the 1950s that barely exist today
>GOOD NEWS: High school senior accepted to 7 Ivy League colleges: "I'm still processing it"
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, 309 people don banana hats to break world record at museum
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+Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
+Summer helpers (5), Holden D.P.W.
-Experienced cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
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