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>WEATHER: Rain likely early, sun in the afternoon, high around 71 today in Worcester
>71ST ANNIVERSARY OF WORCESTER TORNADO OF 1953
-"NBC 10 Timelines" recalls Worcester tornado (22:26)
-Worcester tornado, rare color video before and after (5:24)
-Worcester tornado newsreel coverage, Part 1 (9:20)
-Worcester tornado newsreel coverage, Part 2 (6:31)
-John DiPietro: Worcester tornado interview with a survivor (5:08)
-Worcestory Lesson Extra: June 9 anniversary of Worcester tornado of 1953
-Lianne Lajoie: The 1953 Worcester Tornado in its Time: Panic and Recovery
-FROM 2023: Worcester tornado remains New England's most deadly and destructive 70 years later (4:34)
-FROM 2023: Mike Benedetti: Worcester Tornado 70th anniversary Special Edition
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester among America's "hottest" housing markets
-WuXi Biologics puts $300 million Worcester project on hold, city says
-City of Worcester will use A.R.P.A. money to fund Rec Worcester this year
-Former Grafton Selectman Bruce Spinney charged with wire fraud
-Police accuse Leicester man of shooting at "likely" pimp
-How "one pill can kill": Why the D.E.A. was in Worcester last week
-Burncoat High School graduation (1:46:11)
-Worcester County sheriff urges lawmakers to pull plug on inmates' free phone calls
-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: 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
-Motion to cut $500,000 from Worcester schools’ central office shot down
-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): Ground broken for new Nashoba
-Clinton runner on verge of becoming priest
-Rutland students winners of ride to school in police car
-Spencer police/fire to get computer-aided dispatch, records software system
-Shrewsbury Police Department May stats
-Shrewsbury Select Board seeks 7 qualified individuals to serve on the Sustainability Committee
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: W.S.C. Stay Connected musical performance with The Ed Sullivans (57:16)
-Ray Mariano: Political power play grabs earmarks in state budget
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Girls on the Run goes big at Polar Park Event
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 96 (27:15): Celene Ibrahim
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (1:09:27): Nana Opoku, father of slain former North star Carl Hens Beliard
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester restaurant and bodega owner who volunteered in the community
>SPORTS: Jason Kidd trying divide-and-conquer strategy vs. Celtics' stars
-5 key questions entering Celtics-Mavericks Game 2
-Betting public crushed after Celtics handle Mavericks in Game 1
-Caitlin Clark left of U.S. Olympic team
-Bravehearts beat Road Warriors, 7-3. Next home game: 2 and 4 p.m today
-Savannah Bananas take over sold out Fenway Park
-Red Sox lose to White Sox, 6-1
-WooSox beat Rochester, 8-2
-Worcester Country Club celebrates $3.7 million course restoration
-Florida beats Edmonton, 3-0, in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
-Ford recalls 2024 Mustangs over fire risk
>NATIONAL: 4 Israeli hostages rescued
-3 people injured in 2 shark attacks at neighboring Florida beaches just 90 minutes apart
-Tragic: High school cheerleader killed when tree falls on camper
>NEW ENGLAND: Police investigate apparent drowning of 2-year-old in Brockton (2:21)
-Documents reveal horror of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting
>COLLEGES: Clark professors watch daughters, born 6 weeks apart, graduate
-Professor Joshua Cuneo talks teaching and diversity at WPI (2:15)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most colorful cities in South America
>BUSINESS: Facebook is desperate to lure Gen Z — here’s how they’re doing it
-The next trivia app is created in Worcester
>HEALTH: Boston doctor weighs on using psychedelic drugs to treat P.T.S.D. (2:32)
-The disproportionate toll that COVID took on people with diabetes continues today
>HOMES: Here's why rental units in the U.S. are now bigger in size
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading: A Great Notion
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy faces backlash from fans after cookie recipe changed
>TV/STREAMING: "Price is Right" contestant makes show history with winning bid
>MOVIES: "Bad Boys 4" jolting summer box office back to life
>CELEBRITY: Janis Paige, star of Hollywood and Broadway, dies at 101
>ANIMALS: Tiny Basset Hound meets her new pack (1:00)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Family stuns with statistical improbability as all 4 daughters are crowned valedictorian
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, alligator takes ride in police cruiser after driveway "arrest"
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In The News
>WEATHER: High of 71 today in Worcester (3:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: As Robert Stoddard slept, thieves made off with 9 valuable paintings, including recovered Avercamp
+4:00: Related: Stolen Dutch master painting back in Worcester after nearly 47 years — to be shown at Worcester Art Museum
+4:00: Man arrested after pursuit through Worcester Common
+4:00: WPI lays off 24 employees, citing rising costs and federal uncertainty
+4:00: Radio Worcester (9:25): At airport, 44 acre solar farm planned and American Eagle flights return
+4:00: Holy Cross baseball falls to North Carolina in NCAA regional tourney opener
+4:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Handshakes, USA Hockey, Touch the trophy, and Wienie racing
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Bella Pizzeria brings Brazilian pizza to Worcester
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Fight or Flight," "The King of Kings" and more
-Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
-Related: Worcester Technical High School graduation (1:23:13)
-Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
-Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
-D.O.J. retracts investigations of 8 police departments. What about Worcester?
-Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
-Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
-W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
-Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
-Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
-100 FM The Pike (9:38): Middle Eastern Festival
-Mass. Attorney General issues guidance on rights during I.C.E. enforcement
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Banned from City Hall — The boundaries of protest
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Red Lobster menu changes — Under $20, hush puppies, Happy Hour deals
-ICYMI: Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo 5:30 to 8:30 Saturday at Val's
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-May & June Senior Center events
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Joann Fabrics officially closes in Shrewsbury
-Join the inaugural Shrewsbury Pride 5K Run/Walk
-Struggling Quabbin Reservoir towns make public appeal for more state funding
-James Ettamarna, Christine Watkins will join Sutton Select Board
-West Boylston ballot features races, override
-New senior center director introduced in West Boylston
-Clinton Select Board restricts recycling center to residents only amid surge of use by outsiders
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
-Shakira, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn concerts at Fenway Park canceled after sources say staging fell apart (3:44). Article
-"American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
-Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
-Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 53 (28:26): Dr. Tasia Cerezo, Meryl's Safe Haven
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (31:48)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who expanded his family's trucking business
>SPORTS: TODAY! What to know before Bravehearts Home Opener
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Today. Get tickets here
-Bravehearts fall to Starfires, 10-6
-Vrabel's vibes, Drake Maye's relationship with Josh McDaniels (6:47)
-Jordon Hudson's raunchy sexual innuendo from viral Bill Belichick getaway revealed
-Holy Cross baseball to face No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Regional
-Related: Crusaders celebrate resilient journey to NCAA Tournament
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 3-2
>CARS: Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles due to rearview camera issue
>NATIONAL: Blatten, Switzerland buried following glacier collapse (2:13). Photos
-4-year-old Mexican girl faces deportation amid medical crisis
>TRAGIC: Teen dies from playing social media "tackle game"
>NEW ENGLAND: Major traffic trouble on the Mass. Pike begins today (2:07). Article
-Around 40 people arrested during I.C.E. operations on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard
-Karen Read trial (21:07): The prosecution rested its case — our experts grade it
>COLLEGES: Celebrate the Holy Cross Class of 2025
-WPI graduate commencement (:27)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What American tourists should know about "terrorism" threat in Italy
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. nonprofits snag portion of $6.7 million for small business training
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Most employees would invite family or a friend on a work trip
>SHOPPING: Shoppers are exploiting retail return policies
>HEALTH: Mental health organizations in Mass. struggle with federal funding cuts (:57)
-Doctor on Hepatitis A after exposure warning issued at Mass. eatery (3:10)
>FOOD: Coke or Pepsi? Best-selling sodas in America in 2024 revealed
>TV/STREAMING: Worcester plays strong supporting role in episode of "The Walking Dead"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Pete Davidson horror movie, "The Home" (1:58)
>CELEBRITY: Sarah Silverman reveals A-lister who saved her after "SNL" firing
>ANIMALS: Lonely puppy who wasn't moving slowly comes back to life (1:44)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Burke Square, Main and Ripley streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's gas stop turns into 6-figure lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Utah, 7-year-old boy drove his little sister to get McDonald's
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