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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:49). High of 58 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: What did Worcester do well, and not so well, during the pandemic?
+6:00: Jerry Springer dies at age 79
+6:00: Related: WoMag's 2017 conversation with Jerry Springer
+Noon: Worcester educators to hold all-member rally at 5 p.m. as they fight for contract
+Noon: Radio Worcester: EAW President Melissa Verdier (10:00) & City Manager Eric Batista (6:10) about the WPS teachers contract negotiations and school budget
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Gather Provisions owner following her food dreams
+Noon: Eight Things To Do: Festivals, Breaking Benjamin, Little Richard ...
+Noon: Worcester's new cultural leader Fabian Barracks learning on the job
+Noon: First Person: Over time, legs make several critical journeys
-Ahead of hearing in Worcester, prosecutors say classified docs leak suspect Jack Teixeira a flight risk
-Worcester tax firm buys historic Main Street building for expansion (pictured)
-Investors purchase 17-unit Worcester apartment building for $2.5 million
-North High hoop champs meet Gov. Healey, tour Statehouse
-Resident petition inspires City Council discussion of noise in parks
-Mayor Petty: City Council powerless to stop annual $1,300 stipend for police
-Radio Worcester (18:30): Mayor Joe Petty talks body cam stipend, municipal broadband and more
-Worcester celebrates Arbor Day with events at University Park
-Here's where the city of Worcester will be street sweeping on Thursday
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Stabbed in the Heart - Bruce Wood". Video (17:43). Audio (19:15)
-City hosting University Park tree planting, plaque dedication in memory of women victims of violence
-North Brookfield Selectmen rescind restrictions on drag show for pride event
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Get tickets to the biggest farewell tours of 2023
-Worcester-area poets share their joys, frustrations of poetry
-Worcesteria: Sounds of Belanfonte, fighting opioids, city mysteries
-Lessons learned from "Casey at the Bat"
-Listen Up: Charley Carrozo counters pain with love on "Blinded Times"
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 381 (22:47): Barrett & McCarthy, Part 1
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 313 (28:19): Jay Givan, Political Commentator 1/2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher who also worked for the Telegram & Gazette
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing 13-year-old girl
-Holden firetruck falls into sinkhole after Main St. gas leak
-Worcester teachers to confront School Committee over stalled contract
-Wrongful death suit filed against Cabela's for selling Worcester man, 20, revolver without F.I.D., license
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden's Kosta Drosidis rewrites baseball record book at Anna Maria
-Holden water use restriction begins May 1st
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Ngo beats incumbent for Millbury planning board seat
-Shrewsbury town manager pleased with Beal Commons approval
-Temporary road closure in Rutland on Thursday and Friday
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Register now for Valley Tech’s Annual Golf Tournament
-Millbury Memorial Junior/Senior High third quarter honor roll
>SPORTS: Panthers beat Bruins, 4-3, in overtime
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (22:50): Get to know softball coach Kimberly Stiles
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to RailRiders, 4-1
-Last Call: Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Railers general manager
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: U.S. last year saw highest number of "active shooter" casualties of the past 5 years, FBI report finds
>NEW ENGLAND: 27,000 D.U.I. cases in jeopardy after breathalyzer court ruling
-Pepper spray at school in Milford sends several to hospital
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 unbeatable reasons to visit Glacier National Park
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor asked if worst of COVID surges are behind us
-Local researchers searching for the secret to a long life
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates decrease after early year rises
-Santander to close 3 Central Mass. branches as part of statewide closures
-SHOPPING: Stanley Black & Decker recalls 2.2 million fiberglass sledgehammers due to injury hazard
>COLLEGES: Clark student's senior project adds text to textiles
-WPI researcher receives $657,776 grant to improve performance and privacy of augmented reality
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, April 16th to 23rd
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Arnold Schwarzenegger's new Netflix show "FUBAR" (2:43)
>MOVIES: George Clooney says Mark Wahlberg, Johnny Depp turned down "Ocean’s Eleven": “They Regret It Now”
>CELEBRITY: Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Take That lead coronation concert line up
>HISTORY: The old Capitol Theatre in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Family reunites 10 ducklings with mom twice in a day (3:06)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Family reunites with dog who spent 301 days in a shelter
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, moose wanders inside movie theater looking for snacks
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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