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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Bullets found in Auburn school parking lot, school placed in "soft lockdown" (pictured)
+7:00: Email threat disrupts schools in Sutton and Millbury
+7:00: Worcester Public Library hides golden tickets in books for chance at prizes
+1:00: Third arrest in Worcester triple shooting on Union Hill
+1:00: 2 hurt in shooting outside pub in Fitchburg (:18)
+1:00: O.J. Simpson dies at 76
+1:00: Five things to do: Burlesque bling, humor aiming high, raucous rock
+1:00: 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's show at Clark
+1:00: Family tragedy, humorous style: Harrison Stebbins ready for show
+1:00: Local poets to shine in Rain Poetry contest
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
-New restaurant planned in Worcester on site of vacant building
-Second arrest made in Worcester shooting that wounded 2 young women, teenage boy
-Related: Worcester man pleads not guilty in connection with triple shooting
-Worcester Art Museum hires research specialist to increase scrutiny of its collection
-Former Quality Inn supportive housing project receives $1.6 million from feds
-Facing delays, M.B.T.A. says Worcester’s Union Station’s new platform opens this spring
-Debate over rental registry continues, amendments requested
-Take the Worcester Vision Zero road safety survey
-W.P.S. superintendent: "Special ed for all absolutely possible"
-Radio Worcester (18:34): Khrystian King reflects on W.P.D. Equity Audit findings
>DINING OUT: Ava’s Superhero Luncheon fundraiser Saturday at Pepe's Italian Restaurant
-ICYMI: A report says you won’t be able to afford a home in Worcester in 5 years. What gives?
-Worcester bakery celebrates anniversary, announces expansion
-Worcester woman experienced horror of 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
-Uxbridge student burned by laptop during M.C.A.S. test (2:10)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Student-produced spring musical hits a high note
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Raising funds for Gale's windows
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver dies after crashing truck into psych hospital in Devens
-McGovern Auto Group opens Shrewsbury collision center
-Shrewsbury Select Board establishes Sustainability Committee
-Millbury Rice Road 40B size issue comes to a head
-Millbury Police Department to hold free women's self-defense seminar on May 2nd
-Grafton wayfinding meeting April 18th
-Bolton town clerk appointment signed into law
-Dispensary employees in Oxford the latest cannabis workers to unionize after 15-3 vote
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Shrewsbury Street Nurse's Pub Crawl on May 11th
>SHOWTIME: Mass. Indie Film Fest is back with 90 short and feature films
-"One Door Closes" screens at Mass. Indie Film Fest with stories of hope
-Last Call: The Rev. John McGinty
-100FM The Pike (8:45): Kelly Hansen of Foreigner on Rock Hall Of Fame and final tour
-Upton Bloomer Girls present psychic event
-City Manager Eric Batista: How the City's Rental Registry came to be
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Young poets primed for Baseball Poetry Festival
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1333 (24:32): Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1334 (24:34): AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Millbury teacher
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Orioles, 7-5
-'Sader Stories (33:05): NFL Draft preview with Jalen Coker and C.J. Hanson
-UConn assistant Tom Moore of Millbury marvels at champs' consistent dominance
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 3-2
-Railers Booster Club announces 2023-2024 player awards
-4 area coaches to be inducted into Mass. High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Tragic: 3-year-old dies while mother is out partying (1:22)
>NEW ENGLAND: Good Samaritan helps rescue driver from wreck on I-495 (2:10)
-Mass. ranks ninth highest in fatal crashes involving alcohol
>COLLEGES: Stacie Brimmage's Anna Maria M.S.W. degree is a full circle accomplishment
-Strassler panel at Clark examines the roots of antisemitism
-Holy Cross adopts Okanagan Charter to become a health promoting campus
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most scenic train trips in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Long-time leader of Worcester’s second-largest law firm to relinquish role
-LPL Research: What to watch this earnings season
>SHOPPING: Walmart employee shares 8 ways to save money, time shopping there
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, March 24th to 30th
>HEALTH: An "active" workstation may improve brain health (1:14)
-Dana-Farber Cancer Institute retracts 7 studies
>FOOD: Chick-fil-A testing Pretzel Cheddar Club Sandwich at select locations
>TV/STREAMING: Conan O’Brien returns to "The Tonight Show" for the first time since being fired
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Paul McCartney praises Beyoncé’s "Blackbird" cover on Cowboy Carter
>ANIMALS: Dog and bird formed an unlikely friendship. Their separation has infuriated followers
>HISTORY: Salisbury property legacy
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Police officer forms strong bond with baby he saved 5 years ago
-Meanwhile, in Iowa, farm girl asks boyfriend to prom in udderly adorable way
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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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