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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
+6:00: Worcesteria: Real gun shots, fake zombie — Wormtown gets even weirder
+6:00: Spencer man seriously hurt in Meadow Road crash
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (3:03): Sam Hendler of Jack's Abby on the purchase of Wormtown Brewery
+6:00: Sophia Roncone selected as Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 30
+Noon: Putting the spotlight on a high achiever: T&G Student of the Week
+Noon: New mental health exhibit at Worcester Regional Airport
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Megabucks ticket worth $5.37 million sold in Northborough
-20-year-old man with child on the way dies saving 17-year-old brother in stabbing, family says
-Earlier: 1 dead, 1 critically wounded in stabbing on Northbridge Common (2:10). Article
-Feds intercept semiautomatic pistols en route to Grafton Street
-National Foundation for Transplants folds taking money from clients, including Worcester woman's mother
-David Clark Co. plans move to new location in Worcester
-Ila Verde restaurant to open Monday in Downtown Worcester
-Creatures again walk among us as "Walking Dead' filming resumes Monday in Worcester
-Related: What you can’t see from the street — Inside the "The Walking Dead: Dead City" set in Worcester
-Local makers in the spotlight in Burncoat neighborhood
-Worcester Public Schools may need to layoff dozens of teachers due to budget deficit (:28). Article
-Alumnus donates funding for Saint John's to launch finance program
-Abby Kelley Foster Charter School celebrates 25 years
-Ralph Crowley Jr., president and C.E.O. of Polar Beverages, delivers Nichols commencement address
-Former C.D.C. director speaks to UMass Medical School students about mentorship and leadership
-Worcester Jewish college students remain vigilant amid pro-Palestinian protests
-Southbridge mom claims photo shows male school admin peeping in girls bathroom (2:38). Article
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Mezcal Cantina will take over long vacant Worcester 99 restaurant
-ICYMI: Worcester nonprofit gives teens a sense of community in the wake of violence in the city (1:47). Article
-Series of Worcester bank robberies ends with man's guilty plea
-Wave of street sign thefts hits West Boylston and other towns
-Teens playing senior game mistaken for suspects with real guns
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Ice cream social noon-2 Monday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston seeking $4 million override
-Hoax device found on bridge over railroad in Templeton
-After helping more than 180 girls, The Prom Closet winds down after successful shopping season
-Shrewsbury Public Library to host A.I. expert
-Dishwasher at Bull Run arrested for operating under the influence of drugs and alcohol consumed at work
-Liz Leonard named W.H.E.A.T. director
-West Boylston police log April 22nd to 28th
-Wachusett Dam is opening soon for Dam Day in Clinton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Tim McGraw Boston concert moved because of Bruins playoff game
-Worcester to perform all of Bach's works in 11-year project
-29 new members elected to American Antiquarian Society
-Ray Mariano: Recent murders in Worcester should cause alarm
-First Person: Suzanna Parpos on a curious return middle school
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
-Unity Radio (57:38): Talking Wellness
-Unity Radio (58:00): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 112 (29:04): Nick Zwirblia, 4th guest appearance
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime editor who also founded Wachusett Coalition for Choice
>SPORTS: Dates, times for Celtics Round 2 series vs. Cavaliers
-Red Sox beat Twins, 9-2
-Stars turn out to roast Tom Brady in Netflix special, Bill Belichick steals the show
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 11-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Hero 9-year-old saves his parents injured in tornado
-7 wounded, 4 critically, in shooting in Long Beach, California
-Tragic: Fiskdale man killed in wreck leaves wife, 3 young children
>NEW ENGLAND: Is the $2 billion Allston Mass. Pike project worth the price?
-I-95 fully open in Norwalk, Connecticut days after dramatic tanker fire
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria launches A.I. course in collaboration with Rize Education
-UMass Medical School neurobiology chair to help lead new Vanderbilt alcohol use disorder center
-Fitchburg State selects first woman president in school’s 130-year history
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 French towns straight out of a fairy tale
>BUSINESS: Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy
-Manny Jae Media: New England African Business Expo (30:38) and (10:28)
-Central Mass. business by the numbers
>HOMES: 5-bedroom home in Boston sells for $4.4 million
>HEALTH: Eating more avocados could help women stave off diabetes (1:00)
-As mosquito season approaches, experts closely monitor E.E.E. virus
>FOOD: Supermarket tricks to get you to spend more
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: "The Fall Guy" leads box office with $28.5 million, "Phantom Menace" tops "Challengers" for No. 2
>CELEBRITY: Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and John Travolta reunite for "Pulp Fiction" 30th anniversary
>ANIMALS: Dog helps out dad at work every single day (3:01)
>HISTORY: Former Yankee Drummer Inn and Motor House in Auburn
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 90-year-old twins celebrate their birthdays together
-Meanwhile, in Maine, gun store counts a cow among its employees
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
-The 10 richest states in America
-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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