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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:84). High of 35 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: 2,000+ Worcester housing units delayed by economic factors: City
+Noon: Here are the best, worst times for Memorial Day traffic to Cape Cod, Boston and beyond
+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 — "Civil War," "The Fall Guy," and more
+Noon: Bravehearts ride enthusiasm of new ownership, new ideas entering 11th season
+Noon: 100FM The Pike (7:21): Corey Glover from Living Colour talks about his new project, Sonic Universe
+Noon: First Person: In a health crisis, a nurse offers a lifeline
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old girl
-Worcester councilors could sideswipe Mill Street redesign with new orders
-Worcester community walk comes as city seeks mobility plan input
-State orders unsafe area bridge closed immediately
-State ordered to hand over discovery in Turtleboy witness intimidation case (2:07). Article
-Area WWII vet, fresh off 100th birthday, headed to D.C. for Memorial Day parade
-5,000 flags placed on Worcester graves of service members for Memorial Day (1:16). Article
-A.A.A.: Memorial Day traffic could break record (1:48)
-100FM The Pike (9:38): Worcester Firefighters Hockey talks about their upcoming events
-Former area day care worker accused of abuse (2:02). Article
-NCAA, Power Five approve bombshell $2.8 billion settlement
-Central Mass. home sales rebounded in April, as price spikes continue
-Boston-based developer Anthony Rossi honored for restoring buildings in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (48:19): Radio Roundtable discusses Worcester charter review debate
-Faces of Worcester: Rhoda Agyeman-Frimpong, family based immigration attorney
>Memorial Day weekend plans? Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands
-ICYMI: Legendary rapper Darryl “DMC'' McDaniels visits Worcester Alternative School
-State of the City address: Housing is the No. 1 priority
-Recreation Worcester faces cuts under proposed 2025 budget
-Wormtown wrapping up beer production on Shrewsbury Street
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Teacher Spotlight — Rebekka White
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden town manager's update on construction on Holden streets (7:12)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Override fails at West Boylston Town Meeting
-"I have Yogi in my yard." Black Bear feasts on bird feed at Oxford home (1:35). Article
-Radio Worcester (16:28): Uxbridge schools at Risk — Superintendent Baldassarre urges revised budget
-Uxbridge superintendent apologizes, corrects error regarding failed Town Meeting vote
-After playing basketball for Shrewsbury 66 years ago, Jan Bryan returns to the court
-Photos from the Clinton School Committee celebration of students and retirees
-Assabet students will save Berlin money
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Local acoustic folk singer-songwriter Mowesby brings his talents to Redemption Rock on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Apple Music's best albums of all time list entries 80-71
-Five Things to Do: Mowesby, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats and more ...
-Students paint vibrant mural at UMass Medical School
-Music will travel far at Neighborhood Strings benefit concert
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 113 (28:22): Nick Zwirblia, 5th Guest Appearance
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 566 (28:48): Nahum Echevarria
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester teacher
>SPORTS: Celtics take 2-0 series lead on Indiana
-Why Drake Maye’s personality makes him a good fit for Patriots
-Radio Worcester (23:29): Worcester Bravehearts home opener on Saturday
-Bravehearts, Redemption Rock collaborate on new beer, Mane Event
-Holy Cross Athletics celebrates Class of 2024
-8 Crusaders earn Holy Cross Senior Awards
-WooSox fall to Norfolk, 6-3
-WooSox partner with Harpoon to create new baseball beer
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
-Volkswagen recalls ID.4 E.V.s for software issue
>NATIONAL: At least 5 dead, 50 injured as stage collapses in Mexico (1:00)
-6 people killed, 10 others injured in a crash in Idaho
-Tragic: Student killed weeks before graduation by alleged drunk driver going over 120 mph
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (20:20) — Dozens of witnesses have testified so far
-I.R.S. owes 21,000 Mass. residents millions in tax refunds
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profiles: Tiara S. Smith and Penelope Chappel
-How a first-year course unexpectedly transformed the path of 2 Holy Cross seniors
-Clark grad is prepared for military service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 fascinating U.S. historic attractions you never knew existed
>BUSINESS: Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company, sued in groundbreaking monopoly lawsuit
-LPL Research: How's it going? Depends on who you ask
-Viewpoint: D.E.I.B. brings positive change
>HEALTH: Tips to avoid E.R., urgent care Memorial Day weekend (2:46)
-Mass. doctor fact checks gut health trends (3:09)
>HOMES: New Luxury Living sites open at 2 locations in Worcester
>SHOPPING: Walmart Memorial Day sale
>FOOD: Wendy's takes on McDonald's with $3 breakfast value meal
>TV/STREAMING: "Legally Blonde" prequel series is coming to Amazon Prime Video
>MOVIES: See the official trailer for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Liam Neeson, Sharon Stone urge Hollywood to embrace Kevin Spacey after his acquittal
>ANIMALS: Puppy on the side of the road asks for belly rubs (:58)
>HISTORY: Former English High School in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Fifth grader pays off school's entire lunch debt
-Meanwhile, "Wheel of Fortune" contestant offers wild, X-rated guess — sending audience into hysterics
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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