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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 57 today in Worcester
-April climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Overnight: Authorities respond with heavy police presence to incident in Northbridge (1:44). Article
-On a path to becoming a career criminal: His mom and a Worcester judge haven’t given up on him
-Worcester cable committee chair: City now has no leverage with Charter
-Related: The Buzz with City Manager Batista — Cable Talk
-$100,000 Mass Cash prize won in Worcester
-204,000 travelers make it a record year for Worcester Airport
-Hundreds take part in pro-Palestinian rally at Worcester State
-Fundraiser aids Worcester shooting victim Sterling Baptiste Jr.
-TODAY! Village Marketplace noon to 5 Saturday
-The Faces of Worcester: Allen Greenman, Real estate & watchmaker
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
-W.P.D. Civilian Academy (2:07:16): Week 10
>DINING OUT: To-go cocktails, COVID-era outdoor dining rules permanent in Mass.
-ICYMI: Mass. National Guard sergeant from Leominster charged with killing boyfriend (1:50). Article
-Cuts coming: Worcester schools face $22 million budget deficit
-On set at "The Walking Dead: Dead City" in Worcester
-Family of 14-year-old Worcester teen killed in shooting announces funeral
-Channel 7 solves timeshare problem for Dudley widow
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Spring composting 8-2:30 Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rocco's Doughnuts opens location in Auburn
-Shrewsbury M.B.T.A. zoning vote pushed until fall
-TODAY! Tribute Road Race Saturday in Clinton
-TODAY! Bulfinch Bee 5K Saturday in Lancaster
-Northborough church rallying back after devastating fire
-Rutland town meeting to set town spending plan
-Vaillancourt Folk Art celebrates 40th anniversary
-Grafton Public Library cupola restoration under way
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-TODAY! Singer-songwriter Tasteless Jack makes Redemption Rock taproom debut on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things to Do: Psychic Faire, poet Alejandro Jimenez and more
-100FM The Pike (3:29): The Pike Breakdown Lane
-Chris Michelotti discusses upcoming art shows at Electric Haze
-Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery at Worcester State opens 2 student art exhibits
-Jonathan Blake and Bill O’Connell team for poetry reading at Worcester State
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 40 (27:53): Stamp Out Hunger May 11th
-This Week in Worcester podcast, Episode 6 (45:24): Local film production, gas price spikes, expensive Mass.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a local woman who spent her career as a nurse
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Twins, 5-2
-Jacoby Brissett excited for quarterback competition with Drake Maye (1:18)
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale today
-4 Holy Cross football players moving up to F.B.S.
-Ambitious Angelo's Stories From The Woo, Episode 1 (58:40): Jamaine Ortiz
-210 Sports' Friday 4: A return, new arrivals, an exit, and a new home
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 4-2
-Worcester's Dan Boisvert thrives as golf instructor to the stars
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford recalls over 240,000 Mavericks due to tail light issue
>NATIONAL: Second Boeing whistleblower dies suddenly from severe infection
-Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
-Tragic: Climber dies after 1,000-foot fall in Alaska, another climber injured
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial Day 4 recap (31:45): What the jury saw on its Canton field trip
-$375 million for local roads, bridges signed by Governor
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profile: Haylee Walker, class of ‘24
-Mouse Tales: Dorm dilemma leaves Clark students scrambling for shelter
-Celebrate as WPI's Institute on Project-Based Learning turns 10 (10:10)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 13 Mass. bed and breakfasts named among top in America
>BUSINESS: 1 in 4 employed Americans worry their job is in danger, new study says
-U.S. job growth slowed to 175,000 in April in possible sign of economic slowdown
>SHOPPING: The 19 Best May The Fourth deals to Celebrate Star Wars Day 2024
>HOMES: Bank offers low cost loans for home clean energy upgrades
>HEALTH: Drinking fruit juice as a child can stop obesity later in life, new research suggests
-When is a normal age for doctors to stop giving pap smears? (1:04)
>FOOD: 8 tons of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled for possible E. coli contamination
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "The Long Game" and more
>CELEBRITY: Ellen DeGeneres complains she was "kicked out of show business" for being mean
>ANIMALS: Paralyzed dog takes her first steps (1:00)
>HISTORY: Shrewsbury Historical Society presents "Denholms: The History of a Worcester Icon" (1:06:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Retired officer reunites with man he saved as a baby who followed in his footsteps (2:49)
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, woman arrested after taking dead man into bank to get a loan
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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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