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>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 (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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