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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 36 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 4 life sentences for woman in Worcester fire that killed 4 (:29). Article
+6:00: Police make arrest in November double killing at Worcester apartment complex
+6:00: Target store at Lincoln Plaza closed early Monday due to water problem
+6:00: Fire tears through Clinton commercial building, draws hazmat response
+6:00: Worcester Business Journal names winners of 10th annual Manufacturing Excellence Awards
+6:00: 210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 26
+Noon: FedEx to lay off 78 employees at West Boylston facility (pictured)
+Noon: Concern over global conflicts marks Eid festival at Worcester mosque
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (6:48): The Breakdown Lane
-Sendoff ceremony held in Worcester for 182nd Medical Company deployment (:57)
-Worcester shop sells $100,000 lottery winner
-Do you know these 2? Police ask for help in "significant" theft
-Cat killed in Lunenburg house fire; Red Cross assisting displaced family
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester bakery celebrates third anniversary
-Selections from what customers at That's Entertainment are reading
-Area public works officials slam new state regulations on truck emissions
-City of Worcester Veteran Profile (20:50): Mo Gemme
-Radio Worcester (23:16): Celebrating Robert Goddard’s legacy & exploring IV hydration benefits
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:28): Breaking down failed vote targeting absenteeism, Worcester’s loss of federal funds
>FAITH: Registration open for “Feminine Genius Brunch” with Sisters of Life
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): 2 Worcester restaurants among first in state to offer hot meals to E.B.T. card holders
-ICYMI: Arrest made after man stabbed in Worcester
-Woman accused of setting Worcester fire that killed 4 expected to change plea
-"Hands Off" rally packs Worcester Common
-Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay greets fans on visit to Whitinsville (:18)
-Worcester leaders want a chunk of local college endowments. Here’s why
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Historic District Commission is looking for new members
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): WWII soldier Sgt. Edward Kovaleski from Southbridge to be laid to rest at Arlington
-Passenger arrested after traffic stop in Shrewsbury escalates into confrontation
-Clinton schools celebrate students and staff
-Intoxicated man arrested for urinating on cars outside Leominster Friendly’s
-Millbury Conservation Commission down 2 members
-Millbury Green Team town cleanup May 3rd and 4th
-Grafton Land Trust offers scholarship
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Pair will perform from album "Making Promises"
-Steve Conaway springs forward in new job at New England Botanic Garden
-Presentation of "The Wasteland" by T.S. Eliot for April National Poetry Month
>OPINION: John Keough: Who wasn’t protesting in Worcester tells the story
-William Titus and Emily Wells: Clark undergrads rebut dean over unionizing
-WCCA-TV's Ramona Interviews No. 239 (27:35): Ganesh Narayanaswamy, Isha Foundation
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:51:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Deputy Chief of the Worcester Fire Department
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Wizards, 124-90
-Sabres beat Bruins, 6-3
-Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time career goals record
-Red Sox sweep doubleheader with Cardinals, 5-4 and 18-7
-The story of a groundbreaking sports reporter who found her voice at the Telegram
-Holy Cross men's hockey coach Bill Riga named a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award
-UConn beats South Carolina to win 12th national championship
-Railers lose to Adirondack, 3-2
-WooSox lose to Jacksonville, 3-2
>NATIONAL: How tariffs could impact your 401(k) (3:55)
-FBI warns property owners, real estate agents about stolen land scams (2:56). Article
>TRAGIC: Man dies BASE jumping when parachute fails to fully open
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial | What to expect in the second week (1:53)
-Visas revoked for 5 international students at UMass Amherst (:31)
>COLLEGES: We are Holy Cross (1:28)
-Anna Maria AMCAST (27:32): Dan Briand, head baseball coach
-Changes made to Clark building policies limit public access
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 countries where the dollar goes furthest in 2025
>BUSINESS: Global stock markets plunge amid trade war escalation
-Generation X not confident with retirement plans
>HOMES: Why do plastic containers always come out wet from the dishwasher? Science has the answer
>HEALTH: What is cellulitis and how can it be treated? (1:10)
-New at-home smell test could help determine risk of Alzheimer's (1:26). Article
>FOOD: Artificial sweetener found in diet drinks linked to brain changes that increase appetite
>TV/STREAMING: "A Different World" sequel series gets pilot order at Netflix
>MOVIES: "A Minecraft Movie" strikes box office gold with record $157 million opening
>CELEBRITY: Bobby Flay dating Brooke Williamson after Kristin Cavallari rejection
>ANIMALS: Emaciated cat kept purring for more cuddles (1:45)
>HISTORY: Why was the Interstate Highway System created?
>GOOD NEWS: Pennsylvania police officer rescues — and adopts — highway horse
-Meanwhile, in New Zealand, reported swimmers in distress turns out to be geese
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-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
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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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