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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 54 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 16-year-old arrested for shooting driver who crashed into Worcester home, police say (:27). Article
+6:00: Jason Briddon, former Rutland cop, convicted of raping woman in 2007
+6:00: Here’s what Worcester’s new rules on cell phones in schools could be
+6:00: New bistro brings healthy food with Brazilian flair to Worcester
+6:00: 152-unit affordable housing project in Auburn met with opposition
+Noon: Mass. College of Pharmacy expands Worcester footprint with $12 million buy of 3 properties
+Noon: In Worcester, Gov. Healey, biz leaders talk housing and the high cost of living
+Noon: Six Things to Do: Sol y Canto, Kur, Mastersingers and more ...
+Noon: Kyle Smith set to bring "Unmanageable Tour" to Electric Haze
+Noon: Poetry up! We need the best of your verse
-Worcester seeks operator for Pickett Plaza adjacent to Polar Park
-Owner of Worcester auto lot planning 40-apartment redevelopment
-DCU Center to keep name for 3 more years in $1.8 million deal
-DCU Center preps for graduation season, adds Clark and WPI to ceremonies list
-Worcester, here's your high school graduation schedule
-Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
-Batista, cable advisory panel at odds over renewing Worcester's contract with Spectrum
-City plans its first ever Green Worcester Summit
-Clark student's design wins Mass. D.O.T. Work Zone Awareness campaign
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:55): Debate on strong mayor vs. Plan E government
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
-Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
-Marlborough man who worked as school bus driver accused of child rape
-Shrewsbury, Algonquin students visit Polar Park for "Senior Scoop"
-Rice Road development in Millbury sticks at 192 units
-Horse rescued after trail accident in Douglas State Forest
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
-Worcester’s Art Girl summer has begun
-WCCA-TV's The Magic of Hollywood - Mechanics Hall Concert (1:28:45)
-Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
-Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Ambitious Angelo's Stories from the Woo (59:35): Former Worcester City Manager Michael O'Brien
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1336 (20:22): Author Mal Wrenn Corbin
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a career teacher in Worcester who also owned his own business
>SPORTS: Bruins lose Game 2 to Florida, 6-1
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 5-0
-Bravehearts to remain at Holy Cross through 2027
-Holy Cross athletics end of year highlights (2:51)
-WooSox split doubleheader with Buffalo
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Cost of rebuilding Key Bridge in Baltimore pegged between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion
-School shooter aimed pellet gun at police before he was shot dead
-Tragic: Hospital worker killed by runaway steel cylinder from site
>NEW ENGLAND: The Karen Read trial (20:52): Friends of John O'Keefe testify
-Cape Cod man accused of stabbing father 6 to 10 times
>COLLEGES: Clark music prof one of the foremost authorities on composer Anton Bruckner
-Anna Maria Senior Profiles: Misha Z. Johnson and Kevin Henderson
-Award-winning engineer named Director of Systems Engineering at WPI
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 walking tours inspired by movies and TV shows
>BUSINESS: Over one third of working Americans more uninspired than ever: study
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, F.B.I. report says
>HOMES: $900,000 for a 5-bedroom home in Worcester
>SHOPPING: Inside the new Mass. store that only sells returned products (3:44)
>HEALTH: Study: Anger can harm your blood vessel function
-Largest study of its kind to investigate why Black women are more likely to die from most types of cancer
>FOOD: Planters nuts recall — See products pulled over listeria concerns
>TV/STREAMING: Discovery hiking Max price, mulling layoffs: report
>MOVIES: "The Breakfast Club" star Molly Ringwald admits certain “elements” of the ’80s classic “haven’t aged well”
>CELEBRITY: Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior
>ANIMALS: Guy found a dog on the side of the highway (1:00)
>HISTORY: The Channel nightclub was one of Boston’s top live music spots in the '80s
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman reunites with the heroes who saved her life as a baby
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, homeowner finds thousands of bees inside walls of house
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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