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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:51). High of 33 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Shelter-in-place order lifted after body found outside Boylston home
-Northborough nurse gets more than 4 years in prison for tampering with patient's morphine
-Angel Santiago acquitted in 2013 death of Rutland nurse Diane Lamarche-Leader
-Manny Familia, Allen Noble Corson Jr., others awarded Carnegie Hero medals
-Man pleads not guilty in shooting of Worcester mother
-Message at Worcester human trafficking event: Men in power committing abuse
-Worcester restaurant named best barbecue spot in Massachusetts by Food Network
-Shrewsbury Market Basket officially opens
-WRTA announces service to new Market Basket in Shrewsbury
-Bancroft School announces large tuition reduction
-THIS WEEKEND! Boston RV & Camping Expo runs through Monday (2:02)
-The Faces of Worcester: Mariann Paladino
-Winning $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Maine
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Five Things To Do: Sculpture exhibition, Albert Lee, Annie Brobst ...
-Artist Spotlight: Trevor Toney
-Readers' pics: Worcester-area lucky black cats on Friday the 13th
-Burncoat High School Winter Concert (1:31:37)
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 2, Episode 4: "Killed After Scuffle at Fester's Dog House". Video (15:57). Audio (17:42)
-Bill Shaner: Everybody loves Raymond
-Raymond V. Mariano: Congressional chaos bad for America
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a Worcester woman who was married for 69 years, and met her husband over the phone
-ICYMI: 11-month-old baby, parents shot on Harlem Street in Worcester (1:26). Article
-These 3 Worcester streets had 15 total car break-ins in a 2-month period
-Homelessness continues to climb in Worcester with more unsheltered, report says
-Man shot at, robbed, assaulted in Auburn; Police ask for help
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): No major injuries in Holden rollover crash
-Christmas tree chipping 8-2:30 Saturday
-Holden 7th grader plays in FBU Final 8
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Uxbridge man arrested for attempted bank robbery in Boston
-5-hour standoff at Marlborough mobile home park ends with tear gas: Police
-Dudley Police Chief Steven Wojnar retires after 34 years on duty
-Shrewsbury Planning Board approves McGovern collision and fit-up center
-Members sought for Butler Farm Dog Park Committee
-1 hospitalized as car slams into West Boylston dentist's office
-13 years since Rutland student was killed in earthquake (1:54). Article
-Blackstone Valley Tech receives state Skills Capital Grant
>SPORTS: 5 potential candidates for Patriots offensive coordinator
-There are plenty of locals with Super Bowl dreams to root for in the NFL playoffs
-Holy Cross women's hockey team beats B.U., 2-1. Highlights (1:20). Interviews (1:05)
-11 players record point as Holy Cross men's hockey team downs Air Force. Highlights (1:23). Interview (:48)
-Kalif Raymond named All-Pro
-Railers drop second straight to Newfoundland
-North boys' basketball upends South
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Mac Jones, Pasta, heroes and an outrageous conspiracy theory
>CARS: Bertera has your winter car! (3:27)
-Save $500 on select F150's and RAM trucks in stock at North End Motor Sales
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATION/WORLD: Congress ranks only above telemarketers in poll on ethics, honesty
-Tragic: 2 elementary school kids exiting bus in Washington D.C. shot
>NEW ENGLAND: Martin Luther King Jr. "Embrace" sculpture unveiled on Boston Common
-Search warrants connected to investigation of missing Cohasset mother returned, impounded by judge
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria announce fall Dean's List
-Marketer-turned-professor Lawrence Norman of Clark takes aim at influential youth demographic
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday in Worcester: 11-5:30 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Consumer prices rose 6.5% in December as Fed mulls next rate hike
-PwC anti-fraud director named to C-suite at Hanover
>FOOD: Soaring U.S. egg prices put pressure on consumers, businesses
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 1st to 7th
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Devotion," "The Seven Faces of Jane," "The Old Way" and more
>CELEBRITY: Prince Harry memoir "Spare" shatters U.K. book sales record
>ANIMALS: Spicy cat mama won't let rescuers touch her babies (3:04)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Stranger gives autistic boy $15,000 piano (2:41)
-Meanwhile, in the U.K., woman hires a flash mob to dance to Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" at her own wake
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
+6:00: Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
+6:00: Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
+6:00: Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
+6:00: Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
+6:00: W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
+6:00: Shakira, Jason Aldeen concerts at Fenway Park abruptly canceled (:31)
+6:00: Former Holy Cross star Stacey Hochkins named USA Hockey Adult Player of the Year
+Noon: Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
+Noon: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
+Noon: Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
+Noon: "American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
+Noon: Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
+Noon: Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
+Noon: Joann Fabrics officially closed in Shrewsbury
-Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Worcester police investigate gunfire at University Park; person treated for wounds
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-Heralded Worcester school faces possible closure as state Senate cuts its funding
-Worcester clothing brand Cosmic Unicornz to find permanent home
-Fitness in the Parks Summer Series kickoff Friday
-Administration seeking to close 2 Central Mass. Job Corps centers as part of elimination of program nationwide
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for May
-Doherty Memorial High School graduation (1:37:57)
-Worcester Public Schools' Ask the Superintendent (22:10): Vision of a learner with Belmont Street School
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Lobster Rolls (5:17)
-ICYMI: Workers threaten to strike at UMass Memorial Health
-Firm to study solutions to I-290 divide in Worcester
-18-unit apartment complex planned on site of old 3-decker in Worcester
-Worcester wants to reclaim its manufacturing leadership, but tariffs may stand in the way
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): May & June Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden police welcome new officer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Vandals destroy Leominster Little League fields (2:23). Article
-In Shrewsbury Center, a new gathering place for the Jewish community
-High school productions up for TAMY awards
-Clinton student-athletes receive honors from coaches
-West Boylston police log May 19th to 25th
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Creative and creepy: Mike Mars talks about a life in film, music and horror
-On self-titled debit album, Sunday Junkie sets stage for musicians' next chapter
-The Big E announces Train as 2025 headliner. See schedule, ticket info
>OPINION: Nicole Bell: Cassie Ventura's story deserves to end in justice
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Open letter to Councilor Bergman
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 928 (27:59): Maureen Schwab
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (47:50)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Worcester Fire Chief Geoffrey Gardell
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs' boat party causes stir as he misses Patriots O.T.A.s
-Patriots O.T.A. takeaways: Drake Maye improves, but offense still a step behind
-Bravehearts win season opener, 9-7
-What to know before Bravehearts Opening Day
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Red Sox lose to Brewers, 6-5
-Holy Cross men’s soccer names 2025 team captains
-Jeopardy! highlights WooSox player's unique and clever nickname
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 5-4
>NATIONAL: D.O.G.E. can access sensitive Treasury payment systems, judge rules
-3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks
>TRAGIC: Man dies in crash while giving daughter driving lesson: Reports
>NEW ENGLAND: Missing U.N.H. student found dead
-Karen Read trial analysis (21:23): Courtroom showdown after prosecution's crash finale
>COLLEGES: Voice artist and Holy Cross class of 1968 alum James Conlan
-Assumption president says colleges must "take a hard look" at themselves
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Weekend getaway in Connecticut
>BUSINESS: Market Basket C.E.O. Arthur T. Demoulas placed on leave amid new allegations (2:23). Article
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Take W.B.J.'s 2025 Midyear Economic Forecast survey
>SHOPPING: Walmart uses hidden barcodes to avoid "skip scanning"
>HEALTH: Weight loss in middle age offers long-term health benefits
-Skin cancer prevention: What you may not know about sunscreen, health (2:10)
>FOOD: How 1 ingredient transformed McDonald's Egg McMuffin
>TV/STREAMING: Until Friday, Peacock streaming deal for just $25 for a year
>MOVIES: Is "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" really the end? Tom Cruise may have revealed answer
>CELEBRITY: Brad Pitt speaks out on finalizing Angelina Jolie divorce after 8 years
>ANIMALS: Courageous puppy fights off pack of coyotes in 45-minute battle, heart-stopping video shows
>HISTORY: Worcester Heritage Society snapshots: 1870s Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Winchester 8-year-old recognized for fundraising success
-Meanwhile, in Florida, trapper wrestles alligator on highway median
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>HELP WANTED
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
+Multiple positions, Nancy Chang Restaurant
+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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