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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: New search of pond in deadly 2025 Shrewsbury shooting over graffiti dispute
+5:00: Worcester Public Library awarded 500 Chromebooks
+5:00: Bill Ballou on Baseball
+Noon: Worcester rents fall for 2 straight quarters, first since 2010
+Noon: Happy returns as Dance Theatre of Harlem is back in Worcester
+Noon: I got 5 minutes on stage to tell my story. You can, too, at a unique Worcester event
+Noon: Last Call: Daisy Jane Birch, poet, performer
-Overnight: Crews battle 3-alarm fire in Southbridge (:21). Article
-Man killed in Worcester crash
-Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
-"A very large project": Here's the latest on Worcester apartment plan
-Radio Worcester (19:53): Stretch code debate continues in Worcester
-Worcester council pushes urgent talks to preserve Community Healthlink services
-Store owners: Prom dress sales down as inflation impacts family budgets
-"Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
-Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Worcester bakery closed until next week as owners open new eatery
-Earlier: Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Worcester cafe opens new location at Central Mass. car dealership
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant introduces Nonna's Chicken Cutlet Wednesday
-ICYMI: Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police investigating shootings near Fitchburg State (2:24)
-Staffing, Buildings, Finances: Auburn Selectmen outline possible FY2027 goals for Town Manager
-Deadline to register for "Running With David" approaches
-Sturbridge Select Board approves "Liberty Elm" for Town Common
-Southbridge committee backs 4 firefighter fires
-Rutland Town Meeting on May 9th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Clinton Historical Society to pay tribute to Agnes Moorehead
-Shaboozey announces new tour, including stop in Boston
-Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
-Monster Jam roars into Worcester for May shows
-National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Doctors are to Black women what police are to Black men
-Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career administrative assistant with Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Patriots players speak to the media about Mike Vrabel (1:01)
-Celtics lose to 76ers, 113-97 (1:56). Article
-Bruins beat Sabres, 2-1, in overtime
-Alex Cora turned down Phillies job days after Red Sox firing
-Red Sox lose to Blue Jays, 3-0
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Rochester, 10-1
>NATIONAL: Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again
-King Charles highlights U.S.-U.K. bond in speech to Congress
-Tragic: Infant son suffocated under weighted blanket, while dad yapped on Discord for hours
>NEW ENGLAND: State relaxes teacher licensing rules
-Man pleads guilty to murder of Massachusetts men in Vermont
-Police investigate 3 bank robberies in Everett, Boston (4:07)
>COLLEGES: Clark to hold Commencement May 18th at DCU Center
-Assumption announces second collaborative Accelerated Master's Program with WPI
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This country is offering free National Park admission all summer
-Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Pawn shops are seeing something the stock market isn’t — and it has economists concerned (2:47)
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Radio Worcester (15:12): Ed Augustus on new role as UniBank C.E.O.
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Amazon, Walmart products recalled over child safety concerns
>HEALTH: Rectal cancer in adults as young as 20 rising at alarming rate
-Does a viral over-the-counter meds hack really treat anxiety?
>FOOD: How a Mass. company became greenest caterer in North America (1:55)
>TV/STREAMING: Wuthering Heights: Margot Robbie-Jacob Elordi movie on HBO Friday
>MOVIES: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson tease dark mystery in trailer for "Verity"
>CELEBRITY: Christie Brinkley shares health update on ex Billy Joel
-Al Pacino and Beverly D'Angelo reunite for his 86th birthday
>ANIMALS: Tiny puppy refused to leave his paralyzed sister's side (1:44)
>HISTORY: Big Brother Bob Emery was a beloved Boston children’s TV show host
>GOOD NEWS: Middle school students stop bus from crashing after driver has medical emergency (2:49)
-Meanwhile, man laughed so hard at botched kick in Patriots-Giants game he had a seizure that may have saved his life
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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