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In The News
-Latest weather: Cooler, high of 52 today in Worcester
+6:00: 2 exit closures will divert motorists headed to I-190 and the Burncoat area
+6:00: Here's why the Burns Bridge over Lake Quinsigamond will have a different look Monday night
+6:00: Radio Worcester (17:42): School Committee Members Tracy O’Connell Novick & Laura Clancey on the superintendent selection
+6:00: Every professional who has been on a WBJ Power list, 2013-2022
+6:00: Boylston manufacturer tied to NASA's Moon landing acquired after 66 years in business
+Noon: Tractor-trailer rolls over at Auburn Pike exit
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 2nd
+Noon: Millbury's Nick Lazzaro wins "Shark Tank" event at Holy Cross
+Noon: Shrewsbury considers changing "Board of Selectmen" name
-Abandoned Sutton drive-in destroyed in fire
-Fire rips through garage of Sutton home (:22)
-WBJ's Power 50: The most influential professionals of 2022
-Owner seeks to demolish historic Worcester home
-See the List: Over 25 Food Trucks at Worcester County Showdown
-City View 5K support WPD officers' run to Washington D.C. for police week
-Workers, educators and local unions in Worcester commemorate May Day while asking for equal pay
-City needs another $23 million to complete Doherty High construction
-Bill Shaner: The School Committee set a new bar for how we appoint our leaders in Worcester
-ICYMI: Legendary country band opening new Worcester music hall (25:45)
-Top 5 Most Popular Burger Restaurants in Worcester
-Congressman McGovern meets with President Zelensky in Kyiv
-29-year-old man shot in Worcester
-HOMES: The 5 newest houses to hit the market in Worcester
-BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Cinema 320 to screen "The Velvet Queen" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4th
-Worcester County Light Opera Company presents "Fun Home" at BrickBox Theater
-WPI wrestlers, professors help Worcester resident clean up illegally dumped trash on Swan Ave.
-First Person: These are times that merit a spiritual pilgrimage
-More than flashing crosswalks needed to fix pedestrian safety
-Changes coming to Worcester commuter rail schedule (:26)
-Neighborhood Watch Meetings on Worcester in May
-Tribute to a prominent area scholar
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire hits house on Ashburnham Street in Fitchburg
-Auburn school chief resigns amid allegations he fabricated parts of doctoral dissertation
-Aquarion Water Company imposes annual conservation program
-Academic achievers from Millbury and Sutton
-Driver trapped as car takes out pole, knocks out power, in Grafton
-SPORTS: Bucks beat Celtics, 101-89
-Orioles beat Red Sox, 6-5
-Pirates lose to Las Vegas, 46-44. Postgame recap (:59)
-Former Shepherd Hill star signs with Dallas Cowboys
-Bravehearts' Summer Baseball Camp returns in July
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 10-6
-CARS: Come see David at Bertera Nissan. He will make you happy! (3:50)
-NEW: Great Values of Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles at Bertera Nissan (3:44)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
-NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Kansas tornado generated 165 mph winds as it destroyed homes
-Florida man arrested for killing mom who told him no smoking in room
-NEW ENGLAND: New Hampshire resort didn’t have sprinklers in wing destroyed by fire
-Mass. man dies after crashing truck into Carver cranberry bog
-BUSINESS: Should I get rid of the office "Debbie Downer"?
-COLLEGES: WPI students develop robotic technology to help workers sort trash at recycling centers
-FOOD: Former McDonald’s manager says never order this drink
-HEALTH: Measles outbreak forecast as cases spike 79%
-TV/STREAMING: Netflix cancels Meghan Markle's planned cartoon series
-MOVIES: Hollywood’s newest Golden Age — the 50-something romcom queen
-CELEBRITY: Bill Murray addresses alleged inappropriate behavior on "Being Mortal"
-ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Jitterbug
-HISTORY: "The Jordan Roads" in Worcester
-GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dog makes incredible flying leap to escape fire
-Meanwhile, in Portland, woman, allegedly drunk, drives down stairs by police department
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-Full-time assistant mechanic in Boylston
-Landscape Crew Members in Holden
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Worcester County's cases up 67.6%; Massachusetts cases surge 36.1%
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters 11-4 today in Downtown Worcester
-ICYMI: Latest data shows weekly cases average and hospitalizations are up in Worcester
-The U.S. should prepare for a predictable Southern summer surge
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 restaurant 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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