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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:54). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Woman violently attacked during Fitchburg home invasion (2:21)
+6:00: Early morning fire ravages Clinton home
+6:00: Nurse saves local woman twice in a week
+6:00: Worcester parking tickets are on the rise. Here are the hot spots
+6:00: Worcester hosts free block party on Saturday
+6:00: Vote now for the new name for Chandler Magnet School
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:03): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+Noon: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old girl and missing 13-year-old girl
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "It Ends With Us," "The Front Room," and more
+Noon: Worcester Men of Song's 75 years of barbershop harmony
+Noon: Jon Taffer of Bar Rescue to meet fans, sign bottles in Shrewsbury
+Noon: Listen Up: TyShawn Dion, Rose Gold Glasses eye different heartbreaks
+Noon: For Greg Kottis, 95, lifting weights a constant in a remarkable life
+Noon: Turtle Rescue League offers haven for hard tops in need
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., an M.R.I. scan means sounds of music
-Family of trooper from Worcester who died after police academy training speaks ahead of his funeral (2:21). Article
-Related: Calling hours Friday for Enrique Delgado-Garcia (1:01)
-Related: What we know about man investigating Enrique Delgado-Garcia's death (2:17)
-Teen stabbed in Wendy's lot on Park Avenue in Worcester
-2 teens charged after fight at Doherty-South High soccer game
-GoFundMe to pay for funeral of woman killed in Worcester crash
-Comedian Jon Stewart sets out to bring some pre-election sanity to Worcester
-Councilors ask for plans from higher ed schools after WPI hotel buys
-UMass medical students lead "Life Savers" program at Worcester area parish
-Safe Exit gets $300,000 to boost advocacy for sex trade survivors
-City of Worcester (:55): Ready Worcester, Episode 1, Alert Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:47): State Police recruit’s death, Bob Moylan’s return and city role in arts festivals
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:43): Housing affordability concerns loom large
>DINING OUT: Indian-Nepali restaurant planned for former barbecue spot in Worcester
-ICYMI: Channel 7 solves Worcester family's rental car runaround
-Get ready to smile October 4th — It's "World Smile Day" and the Harvey Ball
Worcester officer's foot run over in traffic stop, 2 arrested
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Main Street's final paving lauded
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-1891 image of Damon Memorial (Gale Free Library)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Number of homeless students in Shrewsbury falls
-Andrea Bresnahan resigns Grafton Planning Board seat
-TODAY! Vaccine clinic in Grafton
-Bylaw changes affecting accessory apartments on agenda in Spencer
-Robert Kraft’s company offloads Webster industrial building for $11.2 million
-Sterling police use new bikes on patrol
-Millbury's fall town-wide yard sale October 5th
-Take an agricultural education bus trip
-Field hockey is family affair for Johnsons
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Seven Things To Do: Chris Janson, The Menzingers and more ...
-How do you like them apples? Central Mass. has long apple history
-Mechanics Hall reports "a very good year" its at annual meeting
-Pawsitively 4 Pink benefit concert features Taylor Swift tribute band
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The U.S prison system and its love of injustice
-Emily Otenti: Healing my generational trauma
-Manny Jae Media's Innerviews (53:12): Nikki Bell Pena and Wilmer Rivera, Hector Reyes House and Café Reyes
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:15)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher from Shrewsbury
>SPORTS: "Huge week" for Jerod Mayo and Patriots culture
-How Larry Bird is motivating Jayson Tatum after championship season
-Money grab accusations fly after former Holy Cross quarterback's Matt Sluka's shocking exit at UNLV
-Earlier: The $100,000 promise behind Matt Sluka's shocking UNLV exit
-Holy Cross women's hockey opens season at RPI
-New football playoff plan hopes to find balance with postseason and Thanksgiving games
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
-GM recalling nearly 450,000 S.U.V.s, pickups over faulty warning light
>NATIONAL: Helene slams Florida as Category 4 hurricane then rapidly weakens as it moves inland
-Kentucky sheriff accused of killing judge enters not guilty plea
-Tragic: Passenger killed when horse smashes through windshield during crashes
>NEW ENGLAND: Logan flights delayed due to Hurricane Helene
-The Sandra Birchmore murder investigation recording you were never supposed to hear (4:51)
>COLLEGES: Crusader of the Week — Aidan Kostas, class of ‘26
-Clark Center for Gender, Race and Area Studies celebrates a decade of impact
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Holiday travel outlook — How to save while booking flights (2:26)
>BUSINESS: Social equity cannabis businesses navigate increasingly difficult industry as they await grants
-LPL Financial Research: Policy crosscurrents — Potential market impacts
-Neural Network podcast (24:42): Robotics and video games with Dr. Vasanth Sarathy
>SHOPPING: Target Circle Week deals include kitchen products
>HEALTH: Parents’ screen time impacts child’s mental health
-Transcranial magnetic stimulation (T.M.S.) therapy
>HOMES: Mass. home prices set August record as Worcester County median costs hits $476,000
>FOOD: Coffee could be more than a morning pick-me-up, according to new research
>TV/STREAMING: Hoda Kotb announces exit from "Today" show after 26 years with NBC
>MOVIES: Kate Winslet spills surprising fact about Leonardo DiCaprio's "Titanic" death scene
>CELEBRITY: Julia Roberts' brother Eric slams her "Steel Magnolias" acting
>HISTORY: The first to conquer Fenway's monster was a Worcester guy
>ANIMALS: Fearful basset hound finally initiates play with mom and... (3:19)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bobby Orr calls 105-year-old Bruins fan on her birthday
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., this tiny town is the world's toe wrestling mecca
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-Petition for Termination of Parental Rights
>HELP WANTED
-Beertenders at Holden brewery
-Show producer, program coordinator at Worcester radio station
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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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+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
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