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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say (pictured)
+6:00: Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
+6:00: Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
+6:00: Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
+6:00: Drought status eases in Worcester
+6:00: 210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
+6:00: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
+Noon: Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
+Noon: Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-"If it’s not an enthusiastic yes, it’s a no"; Denim Day messages
-Clark students push back as studio art program faces closure
-Worcester invites community input on hazard mitigation plan update
-Worcester businesses invited to waste plan listening session
-Nativity School of Worcester's April Grads of the Month
>FAITH: Local designs crucifix modeled on the Shroud of Turin
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: How much snow did we get? Town-by-town totals for Central Mass.
-Related: ShapeGSX: Drone video over Worcester after storm (:56)
-Related: John DiPietro: Mid-April snow in Worcester (1:01)
-Be Like Brit nonprofit marks 15 years aiding children in Haiti
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-$25 late fee for dogs registered after Tuesday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester Country Club latest local golf course to close as developers plan to build retail and housing
-Rutland Police Association benefit dinner for Carpenter Family May 3rd
-School science fair takes place for first time since pandemic
-UMass Memorial to buy property for new Nashoba Valley emergency facility
-Master Masons hold a MYCHIP community outreach event
-Millbury town election candidates announced
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: HOLLYWOOT
-Review: Actors shine in witty, delightful "Much Ado" in Worcester
-Fusion Chamber Orchestra performs at the Prior Performing Arts Center
-Stacey Kenneally: Our favorite Easter crafts
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Why I can’t get with white feminism
-Josh Moore and Justin Silverman: Tufts student deportation attack on free speech
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:51:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to World War II veteran who participated in D-Day invasion
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Hornets, 93-86
-Bruins beat Penguins, 4-1
-Red Sox beat White Sox, 3-1
-Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete career Grand Slam
-Bill Belichick admits to massive Lamar Jackson mistake
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross Spring Practice Report: Offensive lineman Cam Nolan
-WooSox beat Columbus, 8-5
>NATIONAL: Former NCAA woman of the year among 6 killed in family plane crash (3:08). Article
-18 states oppose religious charter schools at Supreme Court
>TRAGIC: Infant killed by family pit bull in "tragic accident"
>NEW ENGLAND: Police shoot woman during traffic stop in Dover, N.H.
-Massachusetts S.N.A.P. recipients face a crisis as benefits are stolen
>COLLEGES: Clark Alumni Council award recipients to be recognized during Alumni Weekend
-At WPI, building better bioadhesives for long-term medical implants (4:29). Article
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Europe is having a "Rail Renaissance"
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Cal-Maine cooperating with D.O.J. probe into sky-high egg prices
>SHOPPING: Wayfair's Big Outdoor Sale — Save up to 72% on rugs, fountains, umbrellas
>HEALTH: New antibiotic a "game changer" for chronic lower back pain
-Whooping cough cases rise in Mass.: What you need to know (1:56)
-What causes calf injuries and what can be done to prevent them? (4:00). Article
>FOOD: Charcuterie for days! (4:59)
>TV/STREAMING: CBS loses "Jeopardy!", "Wheel of Fortune" distribution rights
>MOVIES: Trailer for new "Karate Kid" movie (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Blue Origin set for all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry, Gayle King
-Queen's Brian May back on stage 7 months after stroke
>ANIMALS: Giant cow gets jealous when his mom says hi to other animals (1:50)
>HISTORY: Shrewsbury residents had a large presence in the American Revolution
>GOOD NEWS: How an artistic accounting clerk brightens patients' day (2:56)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, Ronald McDonald arrested: "I am a clown, stupid"
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+Experienced cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
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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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>HELP WANTED
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+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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