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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Assumption students accused of "To Catch a Predator" assault push to drop charges
-Worcester restaurant warns of fake gift cards
-100 FM The Pike (5:42): Jay & Andrew from Broth Ramen
-Messages between Karen Read, Turtleboy discussed at hearing (1:45)
-At Clark University, student workers face union fallout
-The HeartWell Institute vacates building after sale, community mission remains top priority
-WoMag, T&G features editor Victor Infante honored with lifetime achievement award
-Deborah Packard to retire after 21 years at Preservation Worcester
-Human smuggling suspect to be transferred to Conn. jail for dialysis treatments
-Earlier: Man illegally in Worcester charged in large human smuggling ring
-Radio Worcester (19:47): Worcester police work limits under scrutiny: Is 96 hours too much?
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:19): Decorum debate and election battles
>FAITH: Service celebrating immigrants and Haitian culture with music and food Sunday morning
-Eid Mubarak! When is Eid al-Fitr? What to know about the festival
>DINING OUT: Best seafood restaurant in Mass. is Turner's Seafood, per Yelp. How to go
-ICYMI: Boston Market in Worcester seized by state over taxes as chicken franchise spirals
-Worcester native killed in Virginia crash
-Doherty senior named 2025 distinguished young woman of Mass.
-Charter closing Spectrum call center in Worcester, 174 jobs lost
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: The Menendez story hits Netflix, students react
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holdenites headed for Boston Marathon
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board sends D.P.W. facility project to Town Meeting
-Related: Timeline of Shrewsbury D.P.W. project
-Northborough firefighters honored after rescuing a woman and her dog from ice and mud
-Nominations open for the 46th annual Tribute Race honorees
-Bolton facing nearly $2 million override
-Millbury Women's Club annual pansy sale April 4th
-Grafton police to conduct alcohol compliance checks this year
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Leon Trout, The Sphinx Virtuosi, craft markets and more
-100 FM The Pike (13:28): Tracii Guns on L.A. Guns’ new album, "Leopard Skin"
-Jeffrey de Caen named director of the Prior Performing Arts Center
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (17:39): Our enduring love and hate of "Twilight" with Clark Associate Dean Sarah Gallagher
-"Winter And Spring: A Prose Poem"
>OPINION: Tina Agostinelli: Explore the outdoors — Your guide to a spring scavenger hunt
-First Person: For Suzanna Parpos, a revelation in a T-shirt
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 51 (28:17): Dr. Magda Havas
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:38): Katelyn O'Brien, Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who taught in Leicester for nearly 25 years
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rangers, 4-1
-100 FM The Pike (7:48): J.P. Ricciardi talks Red Sox with Mike Hsu
-WooSox lose season opener to Mets, 4-3
-Opening day at Polar Park: Local newborns dressed up for baseball
-Holy Cross football spring practice report: Linebacker Sam Boyer
-Railers beat Trois-Rivières, 3-2
>CARS: Mass. braces for impact of 25% car tariffs (1:30)
>NATIONAL: Myanmar earthquake death toll over 1,000
-U.S. health department cuts 10,000 jobs
>TRAGIC: Police: Missing Mass. woman found dead in shallow water (:23)
>NEW ENGLAND: 10 more men named in high-end brothel case (2:26)
-Police investigate death of baby found in New Hampshire pond (2:30)
-Man faces manslaughter charges after 3 workers struck, killed on I-91 (1:15)
>COLLEGES: Worcester House seeks to bring together Holy Cross and Worcester
-Clark biology student and avid rock climber plans her route to a Ph.D.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 easy day trips by train from major U.S. cities
>BUSINESS: Worcester woman honored for leadership in banking
-Radio Worcester (12:55): Startup Week Worcester is 3 days of innovation, funding & growth
>SHOPPING: Why 1 Mass. mall is thriving despite rise in online shopping
>HEALTH: Microplastics may be creating antibiotic-resistance superbugs
-Best type of exercise to fight insomnia in older adults: study
-Worcester Senior Center's "Stay Connected with Your Health" (44:38): March update
>FOOD: Coffee drinkers can expect rising prices as perfect storm of factors impact supply chains
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Bring Them Down," "The Rule of Jenny Pen" and more
-Is "Snow White" a box office bomb?
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney calls off wedding to Jonathan Davino as they face "major issues": report
>ANIMALS: Emaciated beagle puppy is absolutely thriving now (1:44)
>HISTORY: "The shot heard round the world" celebrated in Lexington, Concord
>GOOD NEWS: Credit union erases lunch debt for low-income families in Shrewsbury
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, T.S.A. finds live turtle in traveler's pants at airport
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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