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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 54 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+1:00: Fatal head-on crash on Route 20 in Shrewsbury
+1:00: Police body camera video released of Worcester fox attack
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+1:00: New movies on streaming: "Tow," "Protector" and more
+1:00: Fashion show rescheduled due to Pride Worcester-Rosh Hashanah conflict
-Anna Maria to close after spring semester: "We are deeply, genuinely sorry"
-Related: Assumption, Worcester St., Regis ready to aid Anna Maria students
-Related: Anna Maria students crushed by news of college's closure
-Related: Read the school's statement
-Free medical school? Provision for UMass Medical School has strings attached
-Shrewsbury police officer suspended, accused of threatening wife with gun
-2 decades on the run: Southbridge fugitive arrested in Florida
-Separation of church and plate: St. John’s soup kitchen splits from church
-Demolition of Curtis Apartments in Worcester begins
-Worcester projects get $2.7 million in funding for environmental research, affordable housing
-3 Worcester orgs get Community Investment Tax Credits
-TODAY! Arbor Day celebration on Worcester Common
-Local LGBTQ+ groups split over Pride Worcester festival date amid holiday conflict
-Illegally parked vehicle blocks sidewalk in Worcester; no enforcement action taken
-Mass. G.O.P. convention in Worcester expected to draw record crowd
-Woo! Science: Artemis II brings moon's mysteries back to Earth
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: After 50 years, beloved Worcester eatery to get new owners
-ICYMI: Worcester man wins $1 million on scratch ticket, plans to buy house
-Worcester man charged for assault of a federal informant
-Worcester man cuts G.P.S. monitor, drives 374 miles to rob bank: Penn. State Police
-Conan O’Brien loves joking about an old Worcester landmark. It’s unrecognizable today
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Override tax impact calculator
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-May Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Route 20 reopened after head-on crash in Shrewsbury
-S.E.L.C.O. Arbor & Earth Day celebration Saturday
-Manchaug Pond Spring Cleanup set for Saturday
-Acts of service and civic reminders mark Sturbridge Select Board meeting
-Grafton Middle School's new roof to be voted on this spring
-Oxford E.M.S. nominees honored; town meeting set for May 6th
-Several uncontested races on Charlton ballot
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Bring Me The Horizon, Sacrament, Jazz Streams and more
-TV production class Saturday at WCCA-TV
-"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood offers literary insight, dire warnings at Holy Cross lecture
-For National Poetry Month, travel through Worcester poetry venues
>OPINION: WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 62 (28:30): Leah Bradley, C.M.H.A.
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:15): Media ethics, Worcester politics and the local news scene
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to father of Army serviceman killed in action in 2006
>SPORTS: Patriots take tackle Caleb Lomu with No. 28 pick in draft after trading up
-Mike Vrabel says actions fell short of standards after Dianna Russini photos from 2020 surface (1:54)
-New Vrabel, Russini photos from 2020 published before NFL Draft
-Bruins lose to Buffalo, 3-1
-Red Sox lose to Yankees, 4-2
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 10-4
-New England Amputee Soccer Open Cup taking place in Lancaster (:44)
>NATIONAL: Are the deaths, disappearances of 10 U.S. scientists connected? (1:41)
-1 person dead, 5 others injured after mall shooting
-Boy, 11, killed by dad in murder-suicide wrote award-winning "Father of the Year" essay
-Tragic: Soldier killed in motorcycle crash hours after proposing
>NEW ENGLAND: UMass "Chef of the Year" allegedly murdered wife in campus hotel (1:31). Article
-Passenger on Boston-bound flight had measles, health officials warn
-7 arrested in car wash raid file lawsuit against I.C.E.
>COLLEGES: ClarkFEST in photos
-Nichols honors student leadership and service at annual awards
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney parks single-day tickets cost more than ever
-United Airlines scraps free WiFi — claims it was a "glitch"
>BUSINESS: Greater Worcester unemployment fell in February
-JetBlue accused of using personal data to hike ticket prices
-LPL Financial Research: Rethinking fixed income allocation in a multi‑polar world
-How to check if you’re eligible for Capital One’s $425 million settlement payments
>HOMES: Worcester housing market shows fewer sales, higher prices in March
>SHOPPING: Wayfair's Way Day has great deals on Martha Stewart home decor
>HEALTH: How to handle tree allergies in the spring (2:20)
-Report: 170,000 Mass. children breathing unhealthy, polluted air
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (2:32): $12 ultimate quesadilla by Chef Santos
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of "On The Roam" with Jason Momoa (1:44)
>MOVIES: Teaser for "Practical Magic 2" with Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock (1:43)
>CELEBRITY: Why Alix Earle is telling Alex Cooper, "You don’t own me"
-Rif Hutton dies; "Doogie Howser, M.D." alum was 73
>ANIMALS: Woman spots a tiny kitten in the middle of the highway (1:54)
>HISTORY: Front Street in Worcester, circa 1909
>GOOD NEWS: Good Samaritans rescue woman from fiery wrong-way crash on I-495 ()
-Meanwhile, in Boston, protestors dress up as poop emojis over the Mass. Pike
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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