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In The News
-Here are 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Worcester's Fat Foot Films' 'STRAY' goes streaming on Reveel
-Worcester researchers study link between gut health, Alzheimer's (1:24)
-Worcester Little League coach honored with Military Volunteer Service Award
-Board of Health 'dysfunction' gives some Worcester councilors pause
-Clark prof weighs in as majority of young adults in U.S. live with parents for first time since Great Depression
-ICYMI: Polar Seltzer fans can win a year’s supply
-Where to drop off your ballot in Worcester
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston Board of Health to make its own Halloween recommendation
-Grafton 6th graders hope their creations will help cure cancer
-Rotmans owner pays down $2+ million in debt
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-New York Jets add former Holy Cross star Jimmy Murray to active roster
-Homes: 4 open houses coming up in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: Apple will extend free trials of Apple TV+ for three months
-Shopping: Dollar General to open new higher-end stores targeting wealthier shoppers
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Pennsylvania man gets high school diploma before 100th birthday
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, Danbury OKs renaming sewage plant for John Oliver
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Patriots-Broncos game postponed, teams will have a bye week
-Worcester health officials work to ward off 'twindemic'
-As remote learning continues, districts boost outreach to students
-Parents in Worcester protest requirement of flu vaccine
-ICYMI: The largest layoffs in Central Mass.
-Massachusetts reports 587 new cases, 10 additional deaths
-Several regions sound alarm as U.S. reports most daily cases in nearly 2 months
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-Proper vitamin D levels may reduce complications
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 60 today in Worcester
-How a "super" El Niño could impact weather in Mass. (2:43). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester nurse saved newborn in 1972 and their bond still lasts
-Teen arrested for stabbing death of Worcester man in Times Square
-Earlier: Worcester man brutally killed near Times Square in New York City, police say
-Worcester teacher blasts school district over special education decision
-UMass Memorial Health tops list of Worcester's largest employers
-Worcester road safety project targets dangerous I-290 off-ramp crossing
-With his son in a Worcester recovery facility, a father is pushing for more long-term help (2:38). Article
-TODAY! The Village Worcester to celebrate 5 years with rooted & rising event
-TODAY! "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive returns
-Jamaican Style Cuisine set to open in Worcester
-Looking for a great burger? Try the "Battle Burgers" at Polar Park
-Side turn into history: Eureka St. neighbors recall 2025 I.C.E. arrest
-How Julie Frechette is preparing Worcester students for a changing media landscape
-Auto tech students get up close to monster trucks at DCU Center
-As Mass. moves toward banning cellphones in schools, vocational students feel the pinch
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: $1 billion budget, Community Healthlink uncertainty, baseball meets poetry
>DINING OUT: Mother's Day plans? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: New England’s Unsolved: Is a serial killer responsible for deaths of several Worcester women?
-Popular Worcester bakery seeks to add third location. Here’s where
-Foreclosed Worcester housing sites could see more units under new owner
-These were the top 10 taxpayers in Worcester last fiscal year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Composting 8 to 2:30 today
-NEW: Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Holden police participating in Click It or Ticket program
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge police investigating viral video allegedly showing food tampering at McDonald’s
-When can you walk on water? Wachusett Dam Day is today
-Uxbridge officials mourn trooper, remembering Officer LaPorta's on-duty death
-Driver accused of killing Leominster mother in wrong-way crash released from custody
-Dudley voters to decide $31 million budget and gun policy on May 18th
-Hitchcock Free Academy's Brown Bag Series features talk on Brimfield's historic downtown
-West Boylston police logs April 27th to May 3rd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Like its boozy brews, Greater Good strong as ever 10 years in
-Jazzed Up at Val's (Duo) on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Plant swap at library, "Fins and Feathers" at bookstore
-Victor D. Infante: Your WoMag Rundown for May 8th (2:11)
-TODAY! We Will Rise concert benefit May 9th at Worcester State
-EcoTarium unveils revamped Explorer Express train this weekend
-No "Trouble": "Music Man" brings "old-school" musical to Worcester
-Joy of Music Program's final faculty concert of the year on Sunday
>OPINION: Tom Marino: A year after Eureka St., what officers at the scene knew
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1410 (13:56): The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 2 (28:48)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:44): Worcester’s billion-dollar budget sparks debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at 94
>SPORTS: Celtics offseason dates with timelines for free agency, extensions
-Red Sox beat Tampa Bay, 2-0
-Holy Cross Crusader Awards recap (1:53)
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Pentagon begins release of U.F.O. files (1:59)
-Top 10 U.F.O. encounters from Pentagon declassified files (8:16). Article
-Man accused of starting deadly house fire after being rejected by female, police say
-Tragic: 5-year-old girl rescued from car wreckage after being stuck for 30 hours with parents' bodies
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. withholds ride-share assault data, limiting insight (3:06)
-Mass. taxpayers must act by July 10th to claim possible I.R.S. COVID refund
-Dirty fuel powered Mass. electric heat pump surge this winter (4:20)
>COLLEGES: At WPI, building a biosensor to detect harmful bacteria (5:40)
-Masterclass connects Clark students with global leaders and practitioners
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This airline is cutting drink service on hundreds of flights
-U.S. issues travel warning for gorgeous vacation destination as crime, unrest rise
>BUSINESS: Fidelity cuts about 800 jobs in reorganization
-Top 20 high-paying, remote jobs that don't require degrees
-Nike sued by customers for not refunding tariff costs
-WPI's Time to StartUp (39:51): What does an investor want? A conversation with Zachary Dutton
>HOMES: How many homes are getting built in Worcester?
>HEALTH: How to identify deer ticks versus lone star ticks this summer
-Staying up all night can fill your brain with Alzheimer's proteins
>SHOPPING: New QVC customer deal, save on Tarte, Coop, Barefoot Dreams
>FOOD: Buying less, paying more? Weight check exposes how some shoppers are getting shorted (2:56)
>TV/STREAMING: "Price is Right" contestant lands historic money prize
-New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Robin Williams' lost movie role, revisited
>CELEBRITY: David Attenborough turns 100
-"My Name Is Earl" star Jaime Pressly launches OnlyFans account
>ANIMALS: Woman digs small kitten out of trash (1:35)
>HISTORY: Inside world’s largest art heist when $500 million of paintings were stolen from Gardner Museum
>GOOD NEWS: Kitten rescued from rubble after tornado destroys home
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo's bank hung up on him, thinking it was a prank call
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