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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
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>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 (: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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>HELP WANTED
+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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