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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester area Memorial Day events: See what's happening in your community
-Worcester Veterans Square Project: The people Worcester's squares are dedicated to
-What is Memorial Day? True meaning and difference from Veterans Day
-Memorial Day: What's open, what's closed on Monday
-29-year-old man drowns in area lake
-Driver charged with O.U.I. after allegedly crashing into 3 homes in Clinton (:34). Article
-Cornhole tournament raises money for area 5-year-old battling cancer
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent's update on budget: Video No. 1 (3:02), Video No. 2 (2:26), Video No. 3 (2:53)
-Central Mass. unemployment rates dropped in April, largely remain higher than 2023
-Worcester Earn-A-Bike's annual kids bike sale June 15th
-Boston-based developer Anthony Rossi honored for restoring buildings in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (48:19): Radio Roundtable discusses Worcester charter review debate
>DINING OUT: Memorial Day weekend plans? Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands
-ICYMI: Will Harpoon reopen its beer garden in downtown Worcester?
-Worcester County Wonders: Don't worry, Be Hoppy at Wormtown Brewery
-Worcester Mill Street redesign hotly contested as crash data released
-Worcester youth decorate Grant Square Park plant boxes in light of recent gun violence
-Worcester releases legal analysis of Rental Registry Program
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Memorial Day parade begins at 11 a.m.
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Wachusett students get voting info
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wachusett area Memorial Day events
-Memorial Day celebrations in The Item towns
-Channel 4 meteorologist learns to make candy for day at Gardner shop (4:34)
-Shrewsbury Town Meeting allows zoning for microbrewery-related businesses
-West Boylston School Committee OKs budget
-Summer concert series set to kick off June 30th
-Clinton's on-again, off-again parking meter war
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Apple Music's best albums of all time list entries 50-41
-Movies on the Common returns for 5 films starting June 20th
-West Boylston author publishes another novel
-100FM The Pike (15:13): Comedian Mario Adrion tries to convince Mike Hsu Germans have a sense of humor
-Marisol Santana: Give foster kids a chance for a family to love
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 423 (27:58): Barry M. Maloney
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 914 (28:23): Trash Recycling & Clothing Recovery
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who passed away at 18
>SPORTS: Celtics go for sweep in Eastern Conference Final (1:36)
-Red Sox beat Brewers, 2-1
-Bravehearts Memorial Day game moved to 10:30 Tuesday morning
-WooSox lose to Norfolk, 9-8
-Holy Cross Athletics: 2023-24 End of Year Highlights (2:54)
-Revolution loses to NYCFC, 1-0
-Boston beats Minnesota in double overtime on PWHL final, forces decisive Game 5
-Pro golfer Grayson Murray died by suicide at age 30, parents reveal
-New owner of Bolton golf club to open redesigned course
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
>NATIONAL: Severe storms tear through Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma, killing at least 15
-High school valedictorian leaves audience in tears with uplifting speech — just hours after father’s funeral
-Tragic: Woman paralyzed after being crushed by piano in freak accident
>NEW ENGLAND: Man killed in crash at Hampton, N.H. toll plaza (:22)
-Beware these invasive plants taking over Massachusetts landscapes
>COLLEGES: New Clark grad puts life under their lens
-Anna Maria nursing seniors are ready to help others
-WPI researcher receives $1.2 million to study the use of bacteria for environmental cleanups
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 things you should never do in an airport
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Mass. A.G. secures $625,000 in compensation from loan company
>HEALTH: Endometriosis explained by a doctor
-Recycled beer yeast can remove lead from water: study
>HOMES: New Luxury Living sites open at 2 locations in Worcester
-See all homes sold in Worcester County, May 19th to 25th
>SHOPPING: Federal rules expanded to protect shoppers who buy now, pay later
>FOOD: Burger King to launch $5 value meal ahead of McDonald's: report
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Beverly Hill Cop movie on Netflix, "Axel F" (2:36)
>MOVIES: "Downton Abbey" third movie official with Paul Giamatti returning
>CELEBRITY: Nicola Coughlan demanded nude "Bridgerton" Season 3 scenes
>ANIMALS: Senior dogs deserve a chance too (:59)
>HISTORY: 1903 Memorial Day in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 102 and 100 year-old-couple throw surprise wedding of the centennial
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, commencement speaker was on ayahuasca when he wrote cringe-worthy speech
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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