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>WEATHER: Mid to upper 70s today under partly cloud skies today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Massive sinkhole opens up in Worcester after water main break
-Worcester man stopped by T.S.A. for carry-on full of SPAM, video goes viral (2:59). Article
-Newly constructed Worcester low-rise apartment complex sells for $3 million
-Photos: The Walking Dead: Dead City returns to Worcester
-Motion to cut $500,000 from Worcester schools’ central office shot down
-Burncoat High School graduation. Video (2:15:56)
-Worcester Alternative School holds graduation
-UMass Medical School unveils new education and research facility
-Related: UMass Medical School, W.H.O. seal trans-Atlantic research partnership
-Project Mishoon brings Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band back to its roots at Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester County Wonders: Quintessential Quinsigamond
-Worcester immigration attorney: Executive order will curtail migrants coming into Mass.
-Faces of Worcester: Amy Chase, CEO of Crompton Collective, Haberdash Worcester & other retail stores
-Radio Worcester (48:47): Radio Roundtable on Spectrum senior discount, continuing saga of Mill Street
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for June
-ICYMI: Worcester rallies to help those displaced by Washington Heights fire
-Earlier: Surprise nighttime smoke alarm turned into nightmare for Worcester residents
-Worcester ranks in top 20% of cities globally in Global Cities Index
-Worcester hospital named best in state for underserved populations
-The power of 10: Worcester-area students, grads active as community volunteers
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie wins award for Holden filmmaker
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden author captures parents' wartime correspondence
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Beverage companies fund improvements to Shrewsbury recycling
-Rutland Historical Society to rededicate headstone of Civil War veteran at 1 p.m. Saturday
-Community Preservation Act adoption on Spencer town ballot
-Zoning changes may be presented to Paxton voters
-Downtown Gardner mixed-use project loaned $250,000 from new Chamber real estate fund
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Downtown Worcester Beer Garden reopening for season
>SHOWTIME: Tuckerman Hall
-Horror fans welcome popular convention to Worcester for first time
-100FM The Pike (7:55): Breakdown Lane for June 7th
-Canadian cycling star says $1 million art project will fund Major Taylor film
-Shaun Connolly: Spare Change?
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 34 (29:05): Idahoans For Safe Tech
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 96 (27:15): Celene Ibrahim
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime guidance counselor, "Mr. Burncoat"
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick was the reason Mac Jones failed with Patriots: Damien Harris
-Bravehearts pound out season-high 16 hits, top sea Unicorns. Next home game: 6:30 today
-Bravehearts goals get better during summer
-14 Holy Cross teams post perfect 1,000 Academic Progress Rate scores
-Red Sox lose to White Sox, 7-2
-John Henry says he will not sell Red Sox in lengthy interview
-Related: Henry bemoans Red Sox fans' high expectations
-WooSox beat Rochester, 7-4
-210 Sports' Friday 4: A dumb superstition, the logo is lava, all by herself, and I want it all
-100FM The Pike (8:05): 30/30 directors try to find answers to 2011 Vancouver riots
-New date set for Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
>NATIONAL: President calls for democracy defense at 80th D-Day anniversary
-2 more Boeing whistleblowers go public over plane safety
-Tragic: Mother tells police she shot 1 child and drowned another. A third was found safe
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (20:14) — Where things stand after 6 weeks of court
-Mass. in bottom half of country when it comes to LGBTQ+ safety, study shows
>COLLEGES: Professor Yu-Shan Sun talks teaching computer science at WPI (2:37)
-Assumption announces Alumni Award recipients
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 13 of the world’s most unusual international borders
>BUSINESS: Rideshare drivers deserve standard employee protections
-Radio Worcester (9:49): Protect yourself from bogus passport websites and scammers
>HEALTH: Know the A.B.C.D.E. rule for melanoma
-Panel rejects psychedelic drug as a P.T.S.D. treatment in possible setback for advocates
>HOMES: Here's why rental units in the U.S. are now bigger in size
>FOOD: Goldfish unveils Spicy Dill Pickle flavor. Where to get it
>TV/STREAMING: Pat Sajak signs off from "Wheel of Fortune" after 41 years (3:27)
-New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Back To Black" and more
>CELEBRITY: Pat Sajak reveals plans after "Wheel of Fortune" retirement
>ANIMALS: Nervous greyhound no one wanted finds the perfect mom (3:08)
>HISTORY: Lake Quinsigamond Bath House, 1910
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Grandma, 85, graduates from high school with honorary diploma
-Meanwhile, "Family Feud" contestant's gross "sexy dreams" answer leaves Steve Harvey stunned
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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