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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 60 today in Worcester
-How a "super" El Niño could impact weather in Mass. (2:43). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester nurse saved newborn in 1972 and their bond still lasts
-Teen arrested for stabbing death of Worcester man in Times Square
-Earlier: Worcester man brutally killed near Times Square in New York City, police say
-Worcester teacher blasts school district over special education decision
-UMass Memorial Health tops list of Worcester's largest employers
-Worcester road safety project targets dangerous I-290 off-ramp crossing
-With his son in a Worcester recovery facility, a father is pushing for more long-term help (2:38). Article
-TODAY! The Village Worcester to celebrate 5 years with rooted & rising event
-TODAY! "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive returns
-Jamaican Style Cuisine set to open in Worcester
-Looking for a great burger? Try the "Battle Burgers" at Polar Park
-Side turn into history: Eureka St. neighbors recall 2025 I.C.E. arrest
-How Julie Frechette is preparing Worcester students for a changing media landscape
-Auto tech students get up close to monster trucks at DCU Center
-As Mass. moves toward banning cellphones in schools, vocational students feel the pinch
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: $1 billion budget, Community Healthlink uncertainty, baseball meets poetry
>DINING OUT: Mother's Day plans? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: New England’s Unsolved: Is a serial killer responsible for deaths of several Worcester women?
-Popular Worcester bakery seeks to add third location. Here’s where
-Foreclosed Worcester housing sites could see more units under new owner
-These were the top 10 taxpayers in Worcester last fiscal year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Composting 8 to 2:30 today
-NEW: Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Holden police participating in Click It or Ticket program
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge police investigating viral video allegedly showing food tampering at McDonald’s
-When can you walk on water? Wachusett Dam Day is today
-Uxbridge officials mourn trooper, remembering Officer LaPorta's on-duty death
-Driver accused of killing Leominster mother in wrong-way crash released from custody
-Dudley voters to decide $31 million budget and gun policy on May 18th
-Hitchcock Free Academy's Brown Bag Series features talk on Brimfield's historic downtown
-West Boylston police logs April 27th to May 3rd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Like its boozy brews, Greater Good strong as ever 10 years in
-Jazzed Up at Val's (Duo) on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Plant swap at library, "Fins and Feathers" at bookstore
-Victor D. Infante: Your WoMag Rundown for May 8th (2:11)
-TODAY! We Will Rise concert benefit May 9th at Worcester State
-EcoTarium unveils revamped Explorer Express train this weekend
-No "Trouble": "Music Man" brings "old-school" musical to Worcester
-Joy of Music Program's final faculty concert of the year on Sunday
>OPINION: Tom Marino: A year after Eureka St., what officers at the scene knew
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1410 (13:56): The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 2 (28:48)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:44): Worcester’s billion-dollar budget sparks debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at 94
>SPORTS: Celtics offseason dates with timelines for free agency, extensions
-Red Sox beat Tampa Bay, 2-0
-Holy Cross Crusader Awards recap (1:53)
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Pentagon begins release of U.F.O. files (1:59)
-Top 10 U.F.O. encounters from Pentagon declassified files (8:16). Article
-Man accused of starting deadly house fire after being rejected by female, police say
-Tragic: 5-year-old girl rescued from car wreckage after being stuck for 30 hours with parents' bodies
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. withholds ride-share assault data, limiting insight (3:06)
-Mass. taxpayers must act by July 10th to claim possible I.R.S. COVID refund
-Dirty fuel powered Mass. electric heat pump surge this winter (4:20)
>COLLEGES: At WPI, building a biosensor to detect harmful bacteria (5:40)
-Masterclass connects Clark students with global leaders and practitioners
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This airline is cutting drink service on hundreds of flights
-U.S. issues travel warning for gorgeous vacation destination as crime, unrest rise
>BUSINESS: Fidelity cuts about 800 jobs in reorganization
-Top 20 high-paying, remote jobs that don't require degrees
-Nike sued by customers for not refunding tariff costs
-WPI's Time to StartUp (39:51): What does an investor want? A conversation with Zachary Dutton
>HOMES: How many homes are getting built in Worcester?
>HEALTH: How to identify deer ticks versus lone star ticks this summer
-Staying up all night can fill your brain with Alzheimer's proteins
>SHOPPING: New QVC customer deal, save on Tarte, Coop, Barefoot Dreams
>FOOD: Buying less, paying more? Weight check exposes how some shoppers are getting shorted (2:56)
>TV/STREAMING: "Price is Right" contestant lands historic money prize
-New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Robin Williams' lost movie role, revisited
>CELEBRITY: David Attenborough turns 100
-"My Name Is Earl" star Jaime Pressly launches OnlyFans account
>ANIMALS: Woman digs small kitten out of trash (1:35)
>HISTORY: Inside world’s largest art heist when $500 million of paintings were stolen from Gardner Museum
>GOOD NEWS: Kitten rescued from rubble after tornado destroys home
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo's bank hung up on him, thinking it was a prank call
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-Custodian (multiple openings) at WPI
+Bar backs at Canal District restaurant
-Multiple positions at Green Street bar
-Multiple positions at Shrewsbury Street restaurant
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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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+Servers, West Boylston restaurant
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
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