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In The News
-Latest weather: Heavy rains moves in overnight, high of 46 today in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester pub facing violations for 19 counts of underage drinking during March trivia night
+6:00: Police investigating bomb threat called into Worcester Islamic Center
+6:00: Worcester man arrested for highway carjacking, kidnapping
+6:00: Worcester life sciences industry outpacing available space, panel says
+6:00: The 5 newest Worcester houses to hit the market
+6:00: Runaways singer Cherie Currie to headline MusicCons in Boxborough
+Noon: Five Things to Do: St Luke Passion, Eric Clapton tribute and more ....
+Noon: 14-year-old driver involved in rollover crash in Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - April 7th
+Noon: Radio Worcester (15:03): City Councilor George Russell talks City Manager, Community Preservation Act and strong mayor
+Noon: WPI announces members of search committee for new president
+Noon: "Not Broken": Michael Kane & the Morning Afters on rise with new album
-Police investigate rollover crash on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Auburn man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
-Updated list of children missing from the Worcester area
-Worcester man continues to call on city for help cleaning up neighborhood
-Preservation Worcester to buy Salisbury House in HQ expansion
-Worcester police launch new investigative team for known offenders in high risk areas
-Worcester schools open bid for uniformed unarmed guards at high schools, middle schools
-Worcester appoints acting city manager amid search for permanent replacement to Ed Augustus
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (15:44): City manager, CPA & boards and commissions
-Bill Shaner: City manager "search" update, Starbucks unionizing, and other notes
-Beacon Hill Chat No. 338 (28:30): Maria Mossaides & Audrey Smolkin
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Last Call with Jessica Hopkins, the face of Faces of Worcester
-Bad Advice: Miscalculation can leave Green Thumb with blood on his/her hands
-MOVIES: Leicester native's "The Investigators" set for Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
-Acclaimed "Execution" set for MassIFF screening at WCUW
-Residents in heart of Worcester drawn by sense of culture and community
-Worcester raises Pride flag over City Hall in response to calls for removal of the flag at Nativity School
-DPW Commissioner asks residents to make way for street sweepers
-Here's where the city will be street sweeping today
-Tribute to an 18-year-old from Worcester who succumbed to his lifelong battle with kidney disease
-ICYMI: New bakery opens on Grafton Hill in Worcester
-Auburn man wins $1 million on scratch ticket
-Worcester man indicted in apparent road rage shooting of 77-year-old man on Route 20
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Body found inside Fitchburg park, DA says
-Shrewsbury police write 62 tickets in first week of crosswalk enforcement
-Food Truck Thursdays are back in Shrewsbury starting next week
-Grafton Select Board: CPC members "unprofessional," may face removal
-South Grafton Elementary playground named for retiring principal
-Volunteers sought as Community Harvest Project prepares for its 20th season
-Former Brimfield officer drops federal discrimination suit
-SPORTS: Celtics rout Chicago for 50th win
-Red Sox' Opening Day postponed to Friday
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sale
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 7-6
-Railers beat Maine, 4-3
-CARS: Come see David at Bertera Nissan. He will make you happy! (3:50)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
-NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: U.S. targets Putin’s daughters, Russian banks in new sanctions
-Asteroid the size of a house flies by Earth, creating "precious" opportunity for scientists
-Big changes are coming to your 401(k). Here’s what you need to know
-Tragic: Toddler shot dead by cop during hostage situation in Kansas
-NEW ENGLAND: Superintendent on leave after arrest over lies about text threats
-BUSINESS: Mass. ranked among best states for working from home
-People's United Bank, with $1 billion in Central Mass. deposits, acquired by M&T Bank
-COLLEGES: Anna Maria announces multipurpose athletic and baseball field
-UMass Medical School study finds way to reduce ER visits and asthma-related hospital admissions among children
-SHOPPING: $2,000 back on select GE Profile™ appliance packages from Sclamo's
-HOMES: 3 open houses to scope in Worcester
-FOOD: Raw oysters sent to Mass. may be linked to norovirus outbreak, FDA says
-HEALTH: Study says more young adults receiving prescriptions for anxiety meds than ever before
-CELEBRITY: Academy moves up meeting to decide on Will Smith sanctions
-HISTORY: A brief history of the El Morocco in Worcester
-ANIMALS: Some animal welfare groups in Mass. waive fees to adopt small pets this weekend
-GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman celebrates 100th birthday with 101-year-old brother
-Meanwhile, in seems fish can do math – just like humans, according to new research
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-Multiple Warehouse Opportunities at Imperial Distributors
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-Line cooks, servers & bartenders at Worcester restaurant
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-A new strain has been detected – Here's what doctors are saying about it
-Free vaccinations and boosters 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester
-Why should I get a second booster?
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School-led study finds free at-home tests may have significantly reduced the number of cases during the fall
-Mass. reports 1,296 new cases, 3 additional deaths
-Why the BA.2 variant — the dominant strain in the U.S. — hasn't shown signs of a surge
-Long COVID may remain a chronic condition for millions
-U.S. experts wrestle with how to update vaccines
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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