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• Highlights Saturday, April 19th
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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 80 today in Worcester 

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -Worcester animal shelter halts animal intakes for months amid growing crisis

  -American Airlines restarts Philadelphia service to Worcester, replacing N.Y.C. nonstop

  -Massport announces huge new solar field near Worcester Airport

  -Worcester colleges slam ballot question that would sap their endowments

  -Worcester was the birthplace and is still the home of Table Talk pies

  -New Hampshire woman killed in crash on I-84 in Sturbridge

  -Investigation underway after fire destroys home in Millbury

  >FAITH: Keep the Faith: Considering the effects of Easter beyond Holy Week

  >DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): 2 locals make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Sushi restaurants (5:36)

  -ICYMI: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez to leave in June

  -UMass Medical School lays off and furloughs 200 employees

  -$100,000 lottery winner sold in Worcester

  -State throws out License Commission's penalties against Worcester cigar bar

  -Worcester reports 9 hate crimes in 2024, mostly nonviolent

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Bank honors Holden project manager

  -NEW: Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)

  -Wachusett Echo: “Disconnect to Reconnect”

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Sustainable Grafton, Earth Day cleanup and celebrations Saturday

  -Leicester schools dedicate art show in honor of student who died

  -2 critical override questions head to be decided by Spencer voters

  -Shrewsbury Police Department unveils new patch for autism acceptance

  -Ridgemark Home Remodeling celebrates year of quality service

  -West Boylston High presents "The Lightning Thief"

  -The Item's calendar of events

  -Clinton Middle School announces honor roll
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday

  >SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Art at the Harold Stevens Gallery. hip-hop and more ...

  -Worcester women featured in State House HERstory exhibit

  -Bad Religion, Pennywise set to headline Punk in the Park at Palladium

  -Beyond Beer: Defunct Honey Bee Orchards new home for Ragged Hill Cider

  -100 FM The Pike (3:45): The Breakdown Lane

  >OPINION: Ray Mariano: More embarrassing moments in Central Mass. politics

  -John Keough: 3 things I think about Tuesday night

  -Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (52:06)

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester chiropractor
  
  

  >SPORTS: Red Sox beat White Sox, 10-3

  -"They're not loving the Bill Belichick experience" in North Carolina as concerns linger

  -Bravehearts offer Easter Basket for kids

  -Bravehearts rolls out new menu for corporate outings

  -Holy Cross football Spring Practice Report: Assistant head coach Rich Gunnell

  -WooSox beat Rochester, 20-7

  -The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2024-2025 season, part 1
  
  

  >CARS: Ford recalling over 148,000 vehicles, including F-150, over brake problems

  >NATIONAL: Robert F. Kennedy documents released

  -U.S. man shot, killed after hijacking plane in Belize, officials say

  >TRAGIC: Drunk-driving mom crashed into canal, left to take bath as daughter, 4, drowned: D.A.

  >NEW ENGLAND: Paul Revere's ride recreated in Boston 250 years later (3:24)

  -Previewing the reenactment of Battle of Lexington Saturday (2:39)

  -Hundreds of nails placed on roads and driveways in Falmouth (:59)

  -Video from train cab shows collision with tractor-trailer (:23)

  >COLLEGES: Working for Worcester hosts 13th annual Build Day

  -Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (59:56): Q.C.C. Music Ensemble
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best-kept secrets of travel agents

  >BUSINESS: Mass. unemployment held steady in March

  -The market for this "middle-class" health care job is booming — but nobody's heard of it

  >HOMES: Here's what to know before calling pest control (1:52)

  >SHOPPING: Wayfair's Way Day sale date

  >HEALTH: What is A.L.S.? Symptoms, life expectancy of Eric Dane's diagnosis

  -Mass. doctor on vaccine myths, measles outbreak, COVID boosters (3:07)

  -Eating a healthier diet may help prevent you break a bone as you age, scientists say (:58)

  >FOOD: Here's how and where 5.5 million Peeps are made each day (2:00)
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Tina Fey responds to Lorne Michaels’ suggestion that she "could easily" take over "Saturday Night Live"

  >MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Captain America: Brave New World" and more

  >CELEBRITY: Olivia Munn, Amy Schumer, Olivia Wilde mock all-female Blue Origin launch

  >ANIMALS: Fraternity helps reunite dog with owner after 5 years

  >HISTORY: Did a woman actually kick off the American Revolution?

  >GOOD NEWS: 10-year-old prodigy set to graduate from college with 2 degrees

  -Meanwhile, in Nevada, man says 7 seized tigers were emotional "support animals"

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