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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 58 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +5:00: Meet Brian Allen, the "Worcester kid" set to head the city’s schools

  +5:00: In Worcester, people rush to meet REAL ID deadline. But if you're late, don't fret

  +5:00: 17 Holy Cross teams post perfect 1,000 A.P.R. scores

  +5:00: Bravehearts issue message to fans
  
  

  +Noon: Worcester Red Sox boring? John Oliver makes a pitch at name change

  +Noon: Fit to show: Kendrick Lamar sports jeans by Worcester fashion designer

  +Noon: Local band Evil Felipe joins Real Friends for Palladium show

  +Noon: Jazzed Up Trio Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
  
  

  -Former site of Saint Peter-Marian High School in Worcester is back on the market (pictured)

  -Related: Abandoned St. Peter-Marian High School exploration (38:47)

  -Do you know her? W.P.D. looks for woman in theft from car

  -U.S. Justice Department to end monitoring of Worcester Public Schools

  -Madison Street landscape changing, as Worcester's latest apartment complex rises

  -Related: Radio Worcester (14:48): Worcester Housing Director Jim Brooks on 2,000 units in pipeline, 20,000-unit growth plan

  -Worcester Human Rights Commissioners say city manager refused to reappoint them

  -Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview

  -Closed Worcester ice cream shop to reopen soon with new owners

  -Step Up for Colleen 5K honors murdered Assumption grad (:30)

  -Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week

  -Worcester Public Schools (1:21): Teacher Appreciation Week

  -Worcester County Wonders: How the steam calliope was born and banned

  -Radio Worcester (22:08): Kathy Gagne reflects on 30 years at Mechanics Hall

  -Bunco for a Cause to benefit St. John's Food for the Poor

  -Woo! Science: Of humans, wolves, and a world of creatures in crisis 

  >DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 (5:34): Steak & Cheese

  -ICYMI: For Worcester police unresolved-case unit, giving up not an option

  -Area officer leads autism training inspired by personal journey (1:55)

  -State Police Academy revises training plan in wake of Worcester recruit's death

  -Broadcaster who began her career in Worcester to be honored (3:09)

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden rep. pushes for insurers to cover cognitive rehab therapy

  -Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)

  -This week's road closures and traffic delays

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Today! Shrewsbury town election 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

  -Today! Sutton candidate meet-and-greet Tuesday

  -Today! M.B.T.A. Zoning vote will be before Millbury town meeting Tuesday 

  -West Boylston picks Riley to be next superintendent
  

  -Updated with information sessions: West Boylston proposes override to fund budget

  -Leominster police release new suspect images, vehicle details in All One Credit Union robbery

  -Beers and dogs join at Lilac Hedge farm brewfest

  -Item photos: Sterling lets children touch a truck
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday

  >SHOWTIME: Review: AC/DC shakes audience all night long at Gillette Stadium

  -Devo brings its "50 Years of De-evolution" tour to Boston 

  >OPINION: Ron Waddell and Paul B. Saucier: Partners against community violence in Worcester

  -Tom Marino: The city of Worcester’s indifference to wrongful incarceration

  -W.B.J. Editor Brad Kane: Covering tariffs' impact on Central Mass.

  -WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1380 (27:46): Steve Connolly, Elvis tribute artist

  -City of Worcester (2:07:19): Mayor's Civics Academy - Education and youth

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a member of the International Society of Poets
  
  

  >SPORTS: Celtics lose to Knicks, 108-105, in overtime

  -Kristaps Porzingis injury update after illness forces Celtics big man from Game 1

  -Julian Edelman calls his dad to tell him he made the Patriots Hall of Fame

  -Inside Jordon Hudson's $8 million rental empire — where her tenants are stunned she's their landlord: "Isn't she 24?"

  -Bruins hope to get "impact player" despite lottery results

  -Holy Cross Athletics (2:23:33): Crusader Awards

  -210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 30
  
  

  >CARS: Ford, Volkswagen among over 900,000 vehicles recalled

  >NATIONAL: 3 killed and 9 missing after small boat capsizes off San Diego, Coast Guard says

  -At least 1 dead after 16 people shot at a Houston family party

  >TRAGIC: Woman killed by ex "narrates own murder" as final moments recorded on chilling voicemail

  >NEW ENGLAND: 17 "crucial" AmeriCorps programs in Mass. on the chopping block amid cuts

  -Karen Read trial recap, analysis (21:42): Solo cup evidence, "I hit him" and more

  >COLLEGES: Claire Wolf named Holy Cross Valedictorian

  -Q.C.C., M.W.C.C. granted $179,000 to train nurses, I.T. workers and personal care aids

  -Space. Culture. Violence. Clark professor explores alternative history of colonial maps
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These are the world’s most unusual forests

  >BUSINESS: How UPS cutting 20,000 jobs globally could impact the economy

  -LPL Financial Research: Finding value among the muni market malaise

  -Taxpayer dollars are subsidizing egg manufacturers’ insane profits – while they continue to price gouge due to bird flu

  >HOMES: Is your house number visible from the street? Massachusetts has specific requirements

  >SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading: Root & Press

  >HEALTH: W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health (37:16): May update

  -Experts share stretches that could help provide a better night's sleep (1:06)

  -Common bacteria linked to strep raises worries in U.S.: "Pandemic in plain sight"

  >FOOD: Lawmakers push Stop & Shop to lower prices; store responds (1:49). Article
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Mass. sisters behind famous Jaju Pierogi make it to "Shark Tank" (1:32). Article

  >MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix

  >CELEBRITY: Inside the Met Gala — See celebrities let loose at fashion's biggest night

  >ANIMALS: World's tallest, smallest dogs have picture-perfect playdate

  >HISTORY: Before Walmart, Tobias Boland guided construction of Worcester canal

  >GOOD NEWS: N.H. store owner goes viral on TikTok asking for help to stay open

  -Meanwhile, in Rockport, neighbors fed up after pesky woodpecker damages cars, homes (2:05)

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