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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: All-affordable housing project in Worcester takes next step with land purchase
+5:00: Driver unhurt after truck becomes engulfed in flames (pictured)
+5:00: 2-alarm fire at Dudley home
+1:00: Workers from struggling Community Healthlink lobby Worcester councilors
+1:00: GBH News Worcester bureau moves to new space at Worcester Public Library
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
-Woman, 20, accused of driving drunk and going 93 mph in crash that killed 2 men in Barre (1:32). Article
-Police say Auburn man, 37, was victim in fatal crash at CSX Intermodal entrance in Worcester
-Third grader and parents sue Boylston school district over sexual abuse allegations
-Polar Beverages an "overnight success 140 years in the making" (3:16)
-"We’re Back!!!" Holden diner reopening 5 weeks after crash
-A bear struts through the fairway at Heritage Country Club (:11)
-No chickens in Worcester: City Council again opposes backyard flocks
-A feat 50 years ago: Evel Knievel thrilled Worcester with Holy Cross jump
-Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty nominations due next week
-Free medical services program launches in Worcester on Monday
-U.S. Rep. McGovern running for re-election, seeking 16th term in office
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-11 Worcester students recognized for academic excellence, leadership
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Check Dining Out before making Mother's Day plans
-ICYMI: New search of pond in deadly 2025 Shrewsbury shooting over graffiti dispute
-Worcester man gets 6-7 years for drunken driving collision that killed woman, 30
-Worcester rents fall for 2 straight quarters, first since 2010
-You can now drink and sell alcohol at more parks in Worcester. Here’s where
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: School spirit gets competitive
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Tom Gibbons leaves Wachusett boys' basketball to cheer on his daughters
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury Little League parade Saturday
-2 injured after driver flees traffic stop leading to crash in Uxbridge, police say (:23). Article
-Judge rebuffs attempt to hide identity of I.C.E. officer in Fitchburg arrest
-Shrewsbury Trails Committee's Full Moon Walk on Friday
-Southbridge hires 4 firefighter/E.M.T.s, approves funding to address staffing needs
-Charlton resident shares results from Earth Day cleanup, advocates for reduction in "nip" bottles on roads
-At Oxford’s Senior Center, age is just a number and friendships abound
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "I Rise: Women in Song," "Mannequin" and more ...
-Your Weekly WoMag Rundown! (3:44)
-Olivia Rodrigo Unraveled tour coming to area
-Tattoos in spotlight at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
-Susan Elizabeth Sweeney wins Stanley Kunitz poetry medal
>OPINION: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., "Baby Shark" is a real catch
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 223 (27:29): Adam Pasquale, real estate broker
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:06:55): The circus comes to Worcester City Hall
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Worcester stretch code debate sparks clash over leadership, process and development
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who dedicated over 30 years to the Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Celtics lose to 76ers, 106-93 (1:58). Article
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox sweep Rochester, 4-3 and 7-3
>NATIONAL: Here's everything King Charles and Queen Camilla did in U.S.
-Why Jeffrey Epstein's purported suicide note is still being kept secret
-Tragic: 1-year-old boy dies after relative accidentally runs him over
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore-Matthew Farwell case update
-Massive Haverhill mill fire set using yarn and aerosol deodorant, police say
-Loud motorcycles, mufflers spark complaints across Mass. (2:16)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria softball seniors enjoying last ride
-Clark Alumni Award honorees celebrated for leadership and accomplishments
-At WPI, strengthening academic achievement while cultivating community (8:37). Article
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Your next flight could have phone calls
-Boston makes Top 10 list of most expensive summer tourist destinations
>BUSINESS: U.S. economy grows 2% as layoffs plunge to 55-year low, inflation lingers
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Gas prices push inflation higher and delay Fed cuts
>HOMES: Tips for buying a home in a challenging market (1:58)
>SHOPPING: When is Amazon Prime Day? Amazon reveals next sale in June
>HEALTH: E.R. visits for tick bites are spiking in the Northeast (3:53)
-More than 1 in 5 Americans haven’t visited the optometrist in at least a year: survey
>FOOD: Dunkin’ drops new menu of "dirty soda" summer sips
-Coca-Cola sales are climbing — and shrinkflation is the sly way it's keeping fans buying more
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The Crash" (1:55)
>MOVIES: Why Meryl Streep initially refused "Devil Wears Prada" role
>CELEBRITY: Dr. Pimple Popper Sandra Lee details long-term side effects of stroke
-Robert Downey Jr., Meryl Streep and more step out for Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
>ANIMALS: Woman digs small kitten out of trash (1:44)
>HISTORY: Harrington Corner, circa 1905
>GOOD NEWS: Students show support for classmate during Drive Your Tractor to School day
-Meanwhile, YouTuber breaks Rubik's cube record while skydiving
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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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