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• Highlights Thursday, June 5th
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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 92 today in Worcester

  -Worcester climate summary for May
  
  

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +5:00: UMass Memorial to close teen detox center

  +5:00: Strike averted? UMass Memorial Health has tentative deal with union

  +5:00: Bravehearts beat Nashua, 2-1
  
  

  +Noon: Police: No threat found after Grafton High lockdown

  +Noon: Bravehearts, Q.C.C. support student-athlete battling cancer at Friday's game

  +Noon: Things to Do: We & The Dawg, Sunset Serenades Art Market and more ....

  +Noon: Queer AF model call a prelude to summer, Worcester Pride events

  +Noon: 100 FM The Pike (6:14): Suzette Robert, President of Indian Ranch
  
  

  -UMass Memorial woes: Hiring freeze, operating loss, looming strike threat

  -Clark University was booming 3 years ago. How they got to laying off 30% of faculty

  -Earlier: Clark to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain

  -Worcester building owner fined over $70,000 for asbestos violations

  -Worcester city councilor charged with assaulting police after I.C.E. arrest

  -Related: Councilor Etel Haxhiaj's response

  -Related: Worcester police chief stands behind decision to charge city councilor

  -Burncoat High awards diplomas at DCU Center ceremony

  -Related: Video (1:48:05)

  -Worcester-shot "Walking Dead" scenes may all have all been shown

  -Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Natale Consenza settlement, I.C.E. arrest protests, Clark layoffs

  -DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester

  -ICYMI: Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case

  -Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail

  -3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester

  -Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article

  -Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Senior Center events

  -Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)

  -This week's road closures and traffic delays

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Food Truck Thursday in Shrewsbury

  -Sutton School Committee chair Benjamin Gibbons resigns

  -Adult Learning Center celebrates students

  -Leicester man arrested after attempting to run down 2 men who found him smoking on their property

  -Westborough apartment complex sold for $96.2 million

  -2 arrested in home invasion case following FBI-assisted investigation

  -Then there were 5 ... in Sterling

  -Explore the world of "Marvelous Mushrooms"

  -Grafton police log
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday

  >SHOWTIME: Teseracte Players do "Time Warp" again at "Rocky Horror" in Worcester

  -Listen Up: Role Model, Megan Thee Stallion and sizzle summer playlists

  -Last Call: P.E. James, musician

  -WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 84 (12:03): Let’s keep pedestrians safe

  >OPINION: W.B.J. Editor Brad Kane: Don't demonize healthcare patients

  -Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman whose "allure had no boundaries"
  
  

  >SPORTS: How Patriots rookie receiver Kyle Williams is making an impact at O.T.A.s

  -Red Sox beat Angels, 11-9

  -Can Neemias Queta fill larger frontcourt role for Celtics?

  -Bravehearts beat Bees, 6-5. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here

  -Holy Cross star Bill McGovern named to College Football Hall of Fame ballot

  -Bill Ballou on baseball
  

  -WooSox beat Rochester, 9-1

  -Wachusett girls' golf places second at state championships

  -Friends, colleagues fondly remember true friend of Little League Doug Hannam
  
  

  >CARS: Ford recalls 492,145 Explorers for door trim defect

  >NATIONAL: "Big beautiful" bill adds $2.4 trillion to deficit, C.B.O. concludes 

  >TRAGIC: Man drowns while rescuing child from river 

  >NEW ENGLAND: Missing woman found dead on Maine’s Katahdin mountain after dad

  -Karen Read trial (25:46): Plow driver on O'Keefe's body, Turtleboy comes up 

  >COLLEGES: WPI names associate dean of The Global School
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 former prisons turned into luxury hotels

  >BUSINESS: Pharmaceutical lobbyist pressures Mass. lawmakers to pause bill attempting to cap drug prices

  -LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick

  -50% tariffs on steel & aluminum are now in effect (1:37)

  >HOMES: Realtors upset with new law meant to help first-time homebuyers (3:45)

  >SHOPPING: Dollar General hikes sales forecast as tariff fears send shoppers hunting for deals 

  >HEALTH: COVID shots for kids remain on C.D.C. vaccine schedule

  -Microbiologist reveals if it's better to shower in morning or evening

  >FOOD: McDonald's Snack Wraps are officially back — date revealed
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Kenan Thompson cryptically teases "a lot of change" at "SNL" after Season 50

  >MOVIES: "Princess Diaries 3" team has been "castle shopping" in Europe

  >CELEBRITY: Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen get married in romantic wedding ceremony

  >HISTORY: Lincoln Square in 1906

  >ANIMALS: Woman rescues baby horse who's never been touched by humans (3:04)

  >GOOD NEWS: Greyhound bus driver awarded for helping passengers stay safe during tornado

  -Meanwhile, in Kentucky, boy playing with mom's phone orders 70,000 Dum-Dum lollipops

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