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In The News
>WEATHER: Rain possible, high of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester shooting victim dies following Paine Street crash
-Bakeshop refurbishes Worcester location with "cozy" vibe, new design
-Q.C.C. graduates take bows at commencement ceremony
-Worcester’s Haitian-American community celebrates flag day with parade, music and unity. Video (1:25)
-Worcester bear found 35 miles away in Concord and Lincoln
-Worcester police to holds memorial for officers on Sunday
-Worcester Community Justice Support Center holds special recognition ceremony for clients
-MassBike spotlights biking to work in Worcester
-Veterans Inc. receives $356,000 in funding for suicide prevention initiatives
-Rutland café that offered viral potato breakfast sandwich closing for now
>DINING OUT: Long-vacant Worcester restaurant to become sports bar
>FAITH: Pentecost without words? Kindness can change lives
-ICYMI: Autopsy shows eating spicy chip killed Worcester high schooler Harris Wolobah (2:01). Article
-Crompton Collective owner to open new Canal District store
-Worcester police arrest man after bloody Union Station fight
-Worcester police seize 2 guns, arrest 2 while on patrol
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden town meeting to decide on spending plans
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Avient Colorants fined $15,000 over P.F.A.S. contamination
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton police ask for help finding missing girl
-Uxbridge schools have no budget after "erroneous" town meeting vote
-Abandoned dog ate plastic to survive, owner will face charges, Spencer police say
-Millbury Town Meeting rejects stormwater fees, approves B.V.T. roof borrowing
-Leominster to get federal help for flood cleanup
-Blackstone Valley Tech educator named Crumbl's Teacher of the Year
-Sterling Street Market is Saturday staple
-Sutton ConCon controversy rages on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things to Do: Major Taylor doc, Danny Rebel and the KGB, birdwatching and more ...
-Cara Brindisi brings Ricky Duran, Sam James to Funky Murphy's 20th anniversary show
-100FM The Pike (4:46): The Pike Breakdown Lane for May 17th
-Greater Worcester Opera back for a little more "A Little Night Music"
-First Person: Traveling with a chronic illness leads to a new journey
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 146 (29:05)
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:18:00): This Week in Cablegate
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 85 (25:21): Gang Violence and Party Politics
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was Grand Organist for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
>SPORTS: Bruins' season ends in heartbreaking fashion
-Scottie Scheffler details jail experience: Sandwich, stretching and jokes
-Celtics schedule for Eastern Conference Finals
-Predicting when Drake Maye will make season debut for Patriots
-Red Sox lose to Cardinals, 10-6
-100FM The Pike (4:00): J.P. Ricciardi from The Brushback podcast gives Mike Hsu Red Sox update
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 9-8
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Penalties, spoilers, loudmouths and Jones Ltd.
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: Go-broke dates for benefit programs Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back
-Tragic: 12-year-old weighed just 50 pounds when she died from abuse
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (20:22) — Jen McCabe testifies "hos long" search was made
-91-year-old man dies in I-495 rollover crash in Milford
-Woman survives car fire after brakes fail going 60 mph on New Hampshire highway
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (30:39): Summer film courses
-7 longtime Clark faculty members set to retire
-Worcester State employees recognized at service recognition and retirement celebration
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Spirit Airlines named most affordable. See flights they added at Logan
>BUSINESS: Jobless claims fall by 10,000 after hitting 9-month high last week
-Jack’s Abby C.E.O. details Wormtown purchase and the strength of the Be Hoppy brand
>HEALTH: Doctor on protecting maternal mental health (2:30)
-Mental health advice for graduation season (3:26)
>HOMES: New Luxury Living sites open at 2 locations in Worcester
>SHOPPING: The 44 best Memorial Day 2024 sales to shop this weekend
>FOOD: Capri Sun jugs hit store shelves. Company says customers asked for it
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Chris Pine “Stunned” Warner Bros. chose to kill "Wonder Woman 3"
>CELEBRITY: Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92
>ANIMALS: Trembling dog finally lets someone hold him (1:00)
>HISTORY: Boat house at Elm Park
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Quintuplets graduate from same university together
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, "monster" in toddler's wall turns out to be 50,000 bees
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Big Y, Stop & Shop locations stop deli meat orders due to listeria outbreak
+4:00: Parking restrictions announced in Canal District on Sunday
+4:00: Part of Highland Street to close for nearly a month
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand— "Bad Boys Ride or Die" and more
+Noon: The road takes Grace Potter to Indian Ranch to "share the love"
+Noon: Clemente Writing Project anthology celebration set for Salisbury House
+Noon: Auschwitz exhibit illuminates Holocaust victims' humanity
-220-unit apartment complex in Worcester breaks ground
-Michael Angelini leading exodus of Bowditch & Dewey attorneys to start Worcester office for Boston-based firm
-Out to Lunch series fills Worcester Common
-New fried chicken restaurant in Worcester gets license to open
-Man arrested for hatchet attack in Worcester
-Worcester man indicted on child pornography charges
-Worcester man stopped on moped arrested on drug charges
-National Grid halting energy savings program for low-income households
-Teacher Spotlight: Worcester's Lillian Momanyi makes a difference
-Local schools receive $579,000 for life sciences education
-Worcester's Jacob Hiatt School receives S.T.E.A.M. lab
-Central Mass. universities are infusing A.I. into curricula
-City of Worcester (:36): Trash Talk | Where can I get a city recycling bin?
-Radio Worcester (15:32): Is Worcester’s 311 system helping to clean up the city?
>DINING OUT: Worcester State employee opens Greek restaurant in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing boy who could be in Worcester
-Mosquitoes in Worcester test positive for West Nile virus
-Worcester unveils vending machines for pay-as-you-throw bags
-George’s Bakery, Ed Hyder’s and Tasty Experience Bistro can help you beat the summer heat
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Openings on town boards and committees
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden rower to compete in Paris Olympics
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton superintendent resigns
-Gathering of the tribe at Hassanamisco Nipmuc Nation powwow in Grafton
-Shrewsbury residents can drop off old recycling bins Saturday
-Shrewsbury Marble & Granite builds on experience, customer service
-Man arrested in Clinton after noise and assault complaints from heated arguments with 2 women
-5-duplex Millbury property sold for $1.23 million
-Rutland police to participate in Lilac Hedge Farm’s Touch-a-Truck event Friday and Saturday
-Leicester Public Safety Day August 27th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Festival, TAKE3 and more ...
-100FM The Pike (16:39): Yachtley Crew's Philly Ocean and Tommy Buoy help Mike Hsu decide if it's Yacht or not
-"Marvelous Wonderettes" line up for Square One Players of Shrewsbury
-Local dance classes offer a world of personal and cultural discovery
-Bill Shaner: Inside the project to archive runaway slave ads at the American Antiquarian Society
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Kamala Harris?
-Cassinda Scharff: Avoiding mom burnout
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 56 (18:57): Joyce Tavon, CEO, Mass. Housing and Shelter Alliance
-Manny Jae Media Innerviews (39:48): Sebastian Knight of Laurel Clayton
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran who worked for the city of Worcester for 37 years
>SPORTS: Calvin Anderson explains how Jerod Mayo is helping Patriots’ culture
-Daryl Morey fuels Celtics-76ers rivalry with latest comments
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 2nd. Los Bravos Night No. 2
-Holy Cross women's basketball weight room (:17)
-WooSox fall to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: French train lines hit by malicious acts on day of Olympics Opening Ceremonies
-U.S. arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel
-Tragic: Hero dad dies after saving 2 kids from drowning in river
>NEW ENGLAND: Maine mass shooter had a "hit list," report says
-Family identifies man shot, killed in late-night shooting in Brockton
>COLLEGES: From the Clarkives, exams in the gym, 1969–70
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 amazing places to encounter wildlife up close
>BUSINESS: Shoplifting skyrockets by 24% across U.S. in 2024
-LPL Research: Key themes for bonds in the second half of 2024
-Modernizing the electric grid
>HOMES: “Zombie” mortgages coming back to haunt homeowners (2:49)
>SHOPPING: Lowe’s Halloween line goes underwater with Kraken, undead diver
>HEALTH: How to talk to your doctor about reviewing which pills are needed
-New Ozempic data reveals who's on it, prompts shortage fears
>FOOD: Energy drinks pulled from shelves after dire warning issued
>TV/STREAMING: 1990s hit "Homicide: Life On The Street" finally heading to streaming
>MOVIES: "Inside Out 2" becomes Pixar's biggest movie ever at box office
>CELEBRITY: Vanessa Williams is "embracing her age" and ditching Botox at 61
>HISTORY: 10 weird facts about the Great Depression
>ANIMALS: Wild porcupine demands fresh fruit until his paw heals (3:26)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Scituate man finds wedding band in Eastham
-Meanwhile, mom praised for "revenge" on scamming ice cream man
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