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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 52 today in Worcester
-February climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-2 local men sentenced in contraband tobacco scheme that cost the state millions
-Worcester Irish Festival holds 40-year anniversary celebration
-Menkiti Group outlines vision for Worcester ahead of Denholm Building project
-Here’s how to find Polar Seltzer's new secret flavors (1:01)
-Worcester Art Museum connects "the local and the global" with impressive collections
-New UMass Medical School education and research building enters final phase of construction
-Daughter of Malcolm X discusses book with Worcester State, Holy Cross students
-Massachusetts homeowners share insurance nonrenewal frustrations
-Earlier: Worcester woman's homeowners insurance threatened (3:45)
-Nonbinary trans youth hold Nex Benedict vigil in Worcester
-Black, Hispanic drivers treated differently after police stops in Mass., report says
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for February
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (44:03): M.B.T.A. Act & Gov. Healey’s nomination
-W.P.D. Civilian Academy (1:58:16): Week 7
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — Jampy Rivera - Double Shooting on Sturgis Street. Video (12:26). Audio (12:26)
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week helping business at Eller's Restaurant in Leicester
-ICYMI: Historic Oakhurst Manor in Northbridge ravaged by fire (1:57)
-Worcester honors its unique connection with abolitionist Frederick Douglass (3:41)
-Unionized Worcester Starbucks workers will get credit card tips
-A Holy Cross student's love letter to Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 2024 Good Neighbor Awards announced
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-As Attorney General sues over zoning law, Holden has time to comply
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury police hold line on unruly teens at Shops at Blackstone Valley
-Crash leaves utility pole on top of overturned vehicle in Auburn
-Shrewsbury seeks new D.P.W. director
-Boy Scouts to celebrate Treasure Valley camp centennial
-Leominster man arrested for repeatedly making false 911 calls leading to police dispatch
-When are the 2024 Wachusett Dam Days in Clinton?
-Auburn Police Department February at a glance
-West Boylston papers available for June 4th election
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Way Up South, Orchestre MeĢtropolitain and more ...
-Worcester State’s annual poetry event features poet Andrea Cohen
-Winchendon Music Festival to reorganize, no summer 2024 concerts
-Brian Nelson on Worcester Interstate 290 and ancient Rome
-Manny Jae Media (37:24): Manny and the Mayor, Episode 2
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 24 (29:05): State judicial nomination process
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a "a beloved drummer, DJ, and friend to many" who passed away at 43
>SPORTS: After 43 years, Worcester's J.P. Ricciardi adjusting to life outside baseball
-Bruins lose to Islanders, 5-1
-Tom Brady beats his NFL combine 40-yard dash time 24 years later
-Holy Cross football kicks off week of weight lifting tests
-'Sader Stories (28:10): Black History Month spotlight with Gary Acquah
-LeBron James becomes the first NBA player to score 40,000 points
-Railers beat Lions, 4-0
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Why 2024 may be the best year to buy a new car or truck
>NATIONAL: Massive blizzard pummels West Coast, bringing up to 10 feet of snow
-Doorbell camera shows moment father confesses to murdering his son
-Tragic: Mass. basketball referee dies after collapsing during game
>NEW ENGLAND: 81-year-old minister killed in North Shore pedestrian crash
-Father charged with D.U.I. after canoe capsizes with children onboard
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Housing Justice Summit open to the community
-New Clark undergrad honors program takes shape for launch in fall
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What’s inside the secret chamber at Mount Rushmore?
>BUSINESS: Could vacant office buildings help solve Mass. housing problem? (4:21)
-Physik Instrumente breaks ground on new U.S. headquarters in Shrewsbury
>SHOPPING: Amazon Prime Day is coming
>HOMES: This one kitchen item could be wreaking havoc on your health — and it's not a microwave
>HEALTH: Diabetes patients struggling to find medications people are using for weight loss
-Brain changes precede Alzheimer's. Researchers have clues about which come first
>FOOD: Uhlman's Ice Cream in Westborough starts the 2024 season
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix in March
>MOVIES: "Office Space" turns 25. Cast on unlikely auccess, Mike Judge, Jennifer Aniston
>CELEBRITY: Bravo stars defend Andy Cohen after Leah McSweeney's cocaine allegations
>ANIMALS: Woman adopts abused dog rescued from Iran
>HISTORY: Former YWCA building on Chatham Street
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. resident turns 113 years old
-Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, video shows horse running on I-95 highway
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: UMass Memorial woes: Hiring freeze, operating loss, looming strike threat
+6:00: Worcester city councilor charged with assaulting police after I.C.E. arrest
+6:00: Councilor Etel Haxhiaj's response
+6:00: Burncoat High awards diplomas at DCU Center ceremony
+6:00: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Natale Consenza settlement, I.C.E. arrest protests, Clark layoffs
+6:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+Noon: Worcester-shot "Walking Dead" scenes may all have all been shown
+Noon: Teseracte Players do "Time Warp" again at "Rocky Horror" in Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Role Model, Megan Thee Stallion and sizzle summer playlists
+Noon: Last Call: P.E. James, musician
-Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-Central Mass. man now facing manslaughter charge in connection with brother’s shooting death
-Out to Lunch and Movies on the Common set for summer fun downtown
-Hidden waterfall flows back to life at Cascades Park in Worcester thanks to heavy spring rainfall (1:49)
-Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students
-Gerald Creamer Center Graduation (1:01:52)
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-This dog was found on Willard Ave. in Worcester
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): The last 24-hour diner: A Worcester staple stands alone
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial, 1,000 workers have a week to avoid strike
-Grand jury hearing evidence in death of Worcester state police trainee
-Worcester eatery seized by state because of unpaid taxes
-Worcester activist critical of city manager faces 1-year city hall ban
-Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after I.C.E. "violated his rights," attorney says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Doyle Road to be closed Wednesday
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston override OK'd; Raj, Ashwell win for Select Board
-Governor Healey visits new Amazon fulfillment center in Charlton
-Pending Select Board vote, Shrewsbury trash bags may cost more this July
-Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities
-Webster man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
-Playground improvements are part of Grafton's long-term plan
-Blackstone Valley Tech competitors earn 46 SkillsUSA Medals
-City to Saddle Farm Trot 5K is June 21st
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: Short film "Solus" wins big at Top Shorts Film Festival
-Sarah Connell Sanders: 3 days of "momfluencing" at Boston Calling
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The art of making people uncomfortable
-Peter B-G Weller: Proposed state ed bill borders on digital surveillance
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (56:35): Bonnie Hope Dellerose, Renew Body Sequence
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifetime member of Hadassah who was married for 76 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs "got the message" from Mike Vrabel after boat incident
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 4-3
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross announces "WooCru" as official student section name
-How Baylor Scheierman can earn larger Celtics role in second season
-Sox prospect Roman Anthony responds to backlash over Worcester laundry cart video
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
-Mara leads Saint Paul back to Division 1 quarterfinals
>NATIONAL: Ukraine strikes Crimean Bridge with underwater explosives
>TRAGIC: 3 young sisters killed while visiting homeless dad, hunt is on for father
>NEW ENGLAND: Father found dead, search ongoing for missing daughter in Maine (:49). Article
-Milford student detained by I.C.E. awaiting upcoming court hearing in "terrible conditions" (3:43)
-Lawyer says Milford student in I.C.E. custody is here legally (:50). Article
-Karen Read trial (25:46): No mistrial over dog D.N.A., officer says evidence changed
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad Jango Janigian wants to take you on an adventure
-Decline of international students at Mass. universities having negative impact, expert says
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 tips every cruiser should follow
>BUSINESS: GBH layoffs to impact 45 employees
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-101: Staying strong through workforce reductions
>HOMES: Heat pump demand is reaching new heights as customers seek government incentives before they disappear
>SHOPPING: Temu's daily U.S. users cut in half following end of tariff loophole
>HEALTH: How to beat the heat for better sleep
-How yoga can help improve your mental wellbeing (3:41)
>FOOD: Popeyes launches surprise new menu item to compete with McDonald’s
>TV/STREAMING: "The Four Seasons" renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
>MOVIES: 10 hot movies to see this summer
>CELEBRITY: Emmy winner Valerie Mahaffey dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Tiniest puppy grows up to be HUGE (2:44)
>GOOD NEWS: 120-mile kayak trip benefits athletes with disabilities
-Meanwhile, in Florida, loose kangaroo caught on video hopping down road
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