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In The News
>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 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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