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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:17). High of 34 today in Worcester
-How much snow will Massachusetts get in February? See the forecast
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester firefighter saves life of fellow firefighter
-Auburn K9 tracks, helps arrest domestic violence suspect
-Man charged with kidnapping teen at Westborough hotel (2:11)
-TODAY! Downtown Worcester Winter Festival
-Worcester police will give out fewer speeding tickets in February. Here’s why
-Worcester plant shop to close, shifting focus to wholesale
-Lawmakers push back against proposed CarMax auction site in Worcester
-Former State Rep. John Fresolo to run for Worcester District 3 City Councilor
-Worcester Chamber Music Society performs at Abby’s House
-Worcester Public Schools celebrates School Counseling Week (:58)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (17:03): Worcester Human Rights Commission, city manager relations & more
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:27): W.P.S. & Diocese on I.C.E. policy, Sheriff Evangelidis debate
>DINING OUT: New Chandler Street restaurant gets into the groove of the "neighborhood vibe"
-ICYMI: Worcester Art Museum, Italy enter agreement as 2 objects in collection may be stolen
-Bird flu spreading in state, but cases still low in Central Mass.
-Worcester undocumented immigrants anxious over I.C.E. raids, deportation
-Man stabs woman in Downtown Worcester, police arrest suspect
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden fiscal 2026 budget schedule
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden update from Town Manager Peter Lukes (8:00)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury M.B.T.A. Communities Act plan ruled in compliance
-Shrewsbury special election February 4th
-TODAY! Car seat safety & infant/child C.P.R. event Saturday in Shrewsbury
-Auburn woman charged with O.U.I. after car overturns in water
-Nashoba receives literacy grant
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: St. Olaf's Choir, Masta Killa, JOMPATHON and more
-Local writer Meredith O'Brien explores family dysfunction in this political era
-Register to perform at the second Worcester Youth Poetry Slam
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The world is watching
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 450 (29:45): Holy Cross Prior PAC & Cantor Art Gallery
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:46): BrujaTheVillain
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime WPI professor who helped create the semiconductor industry
>SPORTS: Drake Maye reveals big thing he wants to work on in offseason
-Celtics beat Pelicans, 118-116
-Bruins captain Brad Marchand reacts to trade rumors as team struggles
-Holy Cross men's basketball set for Coaches vs. Cancer game on Saturday
-Holy Cross women's hockey edged by U.N.H., 1-0
-'Sader Stories podcast (51:31): Holy Cross Athletics update with Kit Hughes
-Clark honors 1,000-point scorers
-“Breaking Through: The Rise of Women in Sports” at Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit
-Railers beat Adirondack, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Small jet carrying 6 crashes in Philadelphia neighborhood
-Dashcam catches moment a small jet crashes in Philadelphia (:21)
-Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to go into effect Saturday
-Tragic: Nearly 40 die in India stampede
>NEW ENGLAND: No easy answers on cellphones in Massachusetts classrooms
-Potholes in Mass. wreak havoc on vehicles, repair costs soar (1:02). Article
>COLLEGES: Surgical device invented at WPI gets patent (1:13)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most beautiful official residences you can visit around the world
>BUSINESS: Top insurance executives warn Mass. health care is at breaking point
-Worcester Business Journal seeks readers’ ideas for Power 100 list of most influential professionals
-Radio Worcester (12:35): Alex Guardiola on the Latest EZ Drive scams
>SHOPPING: Patagonia winter sale — Save up to 50% on fleece sweaters, down jackets, gear
>HOMES: This is the most affordable city in America to buy a home
>HEALTH: How mindfulness can improve your sleep
-What to know about the "cold plunge sauna circuit" trend (2:38)
>FOOD: Wegmans recalls chicken nuggets after bone fragments found in meat
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Surviving Black Hawk Down" (1:55)
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Moana 2," "Babygirl," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jon Hamm reacts to his Hasty Pudding Man of the Year roast (1:52). Article
-Remembering Marianne Faithfull, multi-generational icon of song and screen
>HISTORY: Literary roads lead to Poet Hill neighborhood in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Dog waits by the window for her grandparents to come home (1:46)
>GOOD NEWS: Eaton Fire evacuee finds bear in his crawlspace upon return home
-Meanwhile, eerie "HELP" messages spotted in L.A. lot on Google Maps spark worry across internet
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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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