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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:14). High of 42 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Retired Worcester teachers making their mark with No Strings Attached Lemoncello
+5:00: Pipeline Dreams Expo showcases health equity research by local high school students
+5:00: Worcester man charged for 2021 murder in Leominster
+5:00: 100 FM The Pike (5:14): The Breakdown Lane
+5:00: Everett McCorvey to be Music Worcester's 2026 artist in residence
+5:00: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. takes Florida in 647 words
+5:00: Dandelions, fiddlehead ferns and more: Central Mass. a great place to forage for wild food
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Broadway in Worcester to present Lazour brothers' "Night Side Songs"
+Noon: "A generation of confident, powerful women": M.A.W.O.C.C. opens new headquarters
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Mickey 17," "Novocaine," and more
-12 students from Clark University have visas revoked
-4 WPI students have visas revoked
-Related: Worcester officials: Authorities didn’t make us aware of revoked student visas
-Social media posts, texts tie men to Worcester apartment killings, police say
-Earlier: Worcester grandmother killed in double shooting remembered for her loving heart
-Earlier: Worcester man killed in double shooting enjoyed taking his kids to the zoo
-The Edge at Union Station sold for $27 million
-Chickens in Worcester? Planning Board backs allowing egg-laying hens
-WooTank pitch competition results in $15,000 for student entrepreneurs
-At Holy Cross, John Kerry talks of activism
-American Antiquarian Society to have "Start the Press" open house Saturday
-Adoption fees waived for dogs over 1 year old at Worcester Animal Rescue League
-Sobriety checkpoint in Worcester County Friday
-City of Worcester's Women in Government (2:03): Irene Nyanuba, Health Promotion and Community Strategist
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:50): Should Worcester’s colleges pay city proposed endowment tax
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Desi Bar & Grill finds a niche for itself on Chandler Street
-ICYMI: Main Street bar in Worcester to close on Friday
-Brew Woo organizer vows to bring beer fest back next year
-Five years later: Worcester artists and promoters talk about COVID's impact on the arts
-Fresh food & community at the Market on Brussels
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Absentee voting is now available in Town Clerk's office
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Pet vaccination clinic Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spencer selectmen modify override questions
-Paxton election features Select Board contest
-Shrewsbury mourns loss of I.T. director
-Bike Fix-It Clinic & Safety Event in Shrewsbury to be held rain or shine on Saturday
-DoorDash drivers arrested after incident at Leominster Wendy's
-Ruth Encarnacion of Fitchburg pleads not guilty of kidnapping children
-Tickets available for the Auburn Police Association Luau Dinner
-Woman tased by Barre police during arrest for restraining order violation, later sentenced to jail
-Bolton ballot features override, no contests
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to DO: The Openest Mic, CafeĢ 321, 'Shared at WAM and more ...
-Salisbury Singers: 51 years of music
-Northampton rockers Bella’s Bartok set to perform at Electric Haze
>OPINION: W.B.J. Editorial: Supporting our innovators
-Todd Rose: Don't overlook nonprofit home health care
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox 1376 (28:23): William Wallace, Museum of Worcester
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (56:03): Sweet Lou and Collin
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher who was active in town politics
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 4-3
-Blackhawks beat Bruins, 3-2
-Holy Cross and Georgetown football to face off at Fenway Park on November 22nd
-WooSox lose to Columbus, 2-1
-Diamondbacks pitching prospect remembers Shrewsbury roots
>NATIONAL: N.Y.C. sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of tourists
-Related: Disturbing video shows moment helicopter plummets into Hudson River
-Tax return filings drop by nearly 1 million and extension requests rise as deadline nears
>TRAGIC: Father and son killed by fallen tree on golf course
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. doctor convicted of voluntary manslaughter in death of wife
-$30 million in medical debt erased for 17,000 people
>COLLEGES: Clark's undergraduate strike: A timeline
-Some Mass. colleges will now cost more than $100,000 a year
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 cities and towns where history comes to life
>BUSINESS: Nominations for Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty due May 2nd
-LPL Financial Research: Tariff turmoil — Where do we go from here?
-Radio Worcester (9:01): Q.C.C., Auxilium team up to launch on-campus entrepreneurship center
>HEALTH: Groundbreaking approach to treat depression (2:15)
-Measles cases rise: Do vaccinated adults need a booster? (2:12)
-Heart disease risk higher for women who have these unhealthy lifestyle habits
>FOOD: Pringles just launched a flavor that shouldn’t work—but it does
>TV/STREAMING: John Krasinski, Natalie Portman search for "Fountain of Youth" on Apple TV+
>MOVIES: Naked Gun Trailer: Liam Neeson stars in reboot movie as Frank Drebin
>CELEBRITY: Eric Dane shares that he has been diagnosed with A.L.S.
>ANIMALS: Humpback whale slaps man in rare encounter (2:17)
>HISTORY: Marshalls department store empire grew from a Beverly supermarket
>GOOD NEWS: Man visiting lottery office to claim $50,000 prize wins another $100,000
-Meanwhile, in California, watch woman use world's longest tongue to play Jenga
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>HELP WANTED
+Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
+Experienced cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time bartender, Canal District bar
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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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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Multiple positions, Nancy Chang Restaurant
+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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