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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 (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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