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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:11). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Train platform at Union Station closed until May 23rd
+6:00: Singer Roger Salloom comes back to Worcester for show at WCUW
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (1:26:46): Search for Worcester’s next school superintendent
+Noon: Crumbling stairwell to be replaced at Federal Plaza Garage in Worcester
+Noon: Transportation advocates call for Worcester to adopt bus rapid transit service
+Noon: Veteran rockers hit Palladium for the Chaos & Carnage music festival
-Worcester police looking for missing 16-year-old
-Worcester landlord says he's latest victim of "professional tenants"
-Child bending over to tie shoes struck by pickup in Southbridge parking lot
-Dates announced for 12th annual Worcester Caribbean American Carnival, third annual Kiddies Cultural Festival
-Nominations for Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty awards due Friday
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester proposal to tap college endowments ignites debate
-Joe Cocker, who has many Worcester ties, to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
-Children with disabilities introduced to golf at Northbridge course
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Radio Worcester (23:21): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, federal funding and town-gown relations
-Radio Worcester (20:21): Mayor Joe Petty announces re-election bid
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): New in the Woo: An authentic Brazilian steakhouse experience
-ICYMI: Following opening of $220 million tower, UMass Memorial E.R. wait times are dropping
-The real story behind Greendale Mall and Amazon’s arrival
-How a student project led by Holy Cross professor and local architect helped tackle food insecurity in Worcester
-As rising health costs hit Hispanic communities hardest, Central Mass. leaders addressing inequities through cultural competency
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-A century of life and changes
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury man recalls meeting Pope Francis in Vatican City
-May 1st Town Meeting in Spencer to vote on appropriations for override, capital items
-Drunken man arrested for disorderly conduct after blocking traffic outside liquor store
-Sterling Street Market opens May 10th
-School Yahd benefits from Wachusett Chamber grant
-Clinton faces huge bump in insurance costs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: 100 FM The Pike (6:01): The Breakdown Lane
-An '80s flashback as Debbie Gibson takes XLO crowd down memory lane
-Gallery: Debbie Gibson performs at 26th annual Awesome '80s Prom
-Worcester Chorus sings works by Handel and Charpentier
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Silent salute at Elm Park to Worcester's Civil War role
-Lauren Cilley: Finding local mom friends
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 461 (27:27): League of Women Voters
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:16): Keith, a k a KFingers, producer/music engineer for IVOC at South High School
-Green Worcester Summit (39:18): Stormwater & green infrastructure plan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local World War II veteran
>SPORTS: Patriots depth chart updated with draft picks, free agent signings
-More on Bill Belichick's cringe-worthy interview: Girlfriend stormed off interview set, report claims
-Holy Cross star Jimmy King named to 2025 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
-WooSox star Marcelo Mayer named Player of the Week
-210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 29
-Revolution stun Charlotte, 1-0
>NATIONAL: Administration defends deportation of U.S. citizen children
-U.S.S. Truman aircraft carrier loses $56 million fighter jet after it rolls off ship into Red Sea
>TRAGIC: Twin brothers drown while fishing at lake
>NEW ENGLAND: Child dies after being hit by Boston school bus (5:16)
-Karen Read trial | Battles over experts, phone data as Supreme Court says no (20:39)
>COLLEGES: Nichols holds third annual R.E.A.L. Symposium
-Now entering the (Woo)Tank: WPI student entrepreneurs
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 structures where architecture and nature collide
>BUSINESS: Meta allows Facebook, Instagram A.I. to engage in sex talk with kids: report
-LPL Financial Research: Softer tone on China is encouraging, but some caution still advised
-Katie Najjar: 10 Things I know about ... Building a thriving team culture
>SHOPPING: Our favorite products from Good Housekeeping's Beauty Awards
>HEALTH: Whooping cough cases are rising again in the U.S.
-Misinformation about measles vaccine spreading fast (3:16)
>FOOD: Walmart shoppers stunned to discover elaborate new anti-theft measure on meats
>TV/STREAMING: Frankie Muniz shares first look at "Malcolm in the Middle" reunion with Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek
>MOVIES: "I Know What You Did Last Summer" sequel trailer stars Hewitt, Prinze
>CELEBRITY: Heartbreaking love notes found scattered around Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s home
>ANIMALS: 43-pound cat goes on inspirational weight loss journey (6:25)
>HISTORY: Who was Deborah Sampson and why is she so important to our history?
-Meanwhile, in Nevada, wild video shows speedboat flying into the air at 200 mph
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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
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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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