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In The News
>Latest weather: Temps will climb over the next several days, high of 61 today in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester Police searching for suspect who stabbed bus driver on Lincoln Street (:27)
+5:00: 5-year-old girl critically injured in Worcester car crash still in serious condition weeks later
+5:00: Worcester Canal Food Tours returns with Brews, Buds & Bites
+5:00: Worcester real estate businessman scoops up 18-acre Charlton property
+5:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 11th
+5:00: Channel 5's Wake-Up Call from CMHA Walk for the Homeless (:48)
+5:00: Leicester PD asks for help IDing driver at Cumberland Farms
+5:00: Boylston police seek owner of ring dropped near hot dog truck
+5:00: Worcester City Council at odds over proposal to buy drone for police department
+5:00: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (12:23): Police drone, budget and downtown entertainment
+5:00: 5 upcoming open houses in Worcester
+5:00: This Week's Roadwork In Worcester - Week Of May 9th
+5:00: First Person: Worcester road woes are the worst ever seen
+5:00: Last Call with Bradley Chapman Bleau, curator of WooTown Funk exhibition
+5:00: Akrobatik headlines a hip-hop showcase at Electric Haze
+5:00: Health Matters No. 224 (27:58): Professor Loris Fichera, Assistant Professor of Robotics, WPI
-Worcester students take action for crossing signal near school (1:39)
-17-year-old shot in Worcester, gang unit arrests 16-year-old
-Worcester police recover large number of stolen dirt bikes and off road vehicles
-No electrical bid awarded yet at Worcester's Doherty High project; attorney general’s office makes ruling
-Gun, drugs recovered from apartment of Worcester man charged in double homicide outside former Diamond Inn bar
-"Whole Kids 2022" event set to begin Recreation Worcester summer programming
-State health officials announce 2 cases of pediatric hepatitis in Mass.
-Worcester express trains to return this spring
-"Stop the Stigma" event in Worcester addresses mental illness discrimination
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Radio Worcester (17:27): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about the budget
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 475 (27:56): Denholm Building/Birch Tree/Piccadilly Plaza
-Elvis impressionist Steve Connolly returns to Worcester with "Spirit of the King"
-Bad Advice: Is there a reason to start playing Wordle?
-Tribute to a man from West Tatnuck who worked for Norton's for 34 years
-ICYMI: Worcester man accused of sexually coercing teen at mall
-Police ID Worcester woman killed in Friday's Pike crash in Framingham
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Accuser, 23, says Auburn music teacher raped her when she was in 5th grade
-Mulroy, Herlihy win Holden Board of Selectmen seats
-Riches wins Paxton Select Board contest; questions pass
-Galvin write-in effort wins selectman seat in Rutland
-State of the Town 2022: Grafton sees increases, more transparency
-Town Meeting votes down Affordable Housing seat on Grafton CPC
-Ruth Wells Center for the Arts to hold May Day celebration on Saturday
-Shrewsbury police show off progress on new station
-Sutton Town Meeting takes care of business, passes all articles
>SPORTS: Carolina pushes Bruins to brink
-Red Sox over Braves, 9-4
-Tom Brady to become lead NFL analyst at Fox when career ends
-Bravehearts sell out first Baseball in Education Day. Room remains for June 8 game
-Holy Cross holds 2022 Crusader Awards
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Minor league players, MLB reach deal in minimum wage suit
>CARS: 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: Tourists at Sandals resort complained of bug spray odor: report
-Tragic: Mom admits killing 3 of her children with the help of teen son
>NEW ENGLAND: CASA Project Worcester County says system failed Harmony Montgomery, pledges "to work with renewed determination"
-Boston judge finds celebrity chef Mario Batali not guilty in sexual assault trial (1:08)
-Woman found dead in Falmouth home, man arrested after standoff with police
-Man charged with murdering mother at sea in 2016
>BUSINESS: Amazon Robotics expansion approved in Westborough
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School toxicologist: What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in U.S. drug overdoses?
>COLLEGES: Innovative new child care center with early childhood education lab school announced
-Anna Maria commencement at DCU Center
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix plans to introduce an ad-supported subscription tier this year
>CELEBRITY: Why Johnny Depp's lawyers "celebrated" Amber Heard's Kate Moss mention
>MOVIES: Trailer drops for new Anthony Hopkins movie "Zero Contact" (2:29)
>HOMES: Real estate roundup for the Worcester area
>HISTORY: St. John’s Church and the Blackstone Canal’s Irish Workers (3:27)
>ANIMALS: Puppies abandoned in a box find loving family (3:08)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Teen saves home after doorbell cam alerts him of wildfire
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, watch as this alligator visits a fast-food drive-through window
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Classifieds
+Firefighter / Paramedic in Auburn
-Bartenders, servers at Canal District restaurant
-VP Marketing & Communications, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
-CVR/Title Clerk at Bertera Nissan
-Full-time assistant mechanic in Boylston
-Landscape Crew Members in Holden
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-COVID taking an unexpected turn this spring
-Why vaccine boosters may be more important than ever
-Free vaccinations and testing in Downtown Worcester moves to Front Street
-Free vaccinations/boosters 11-7 Wednesday at Worcester Public Library
-Mass. reports 21 additional deaths over 3 days, positivity rate up to 7.58%
-28,797 new breakthrough cases in Mass.
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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