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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:47). High of 52 today in Worcester

  +6:00: When the nor'easter's heaviest rain arrives (3:23)
  
  

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +6:00: Nonprofit providing emergency assistance to families at former Worcester City Motel on Route 9

  +6:00: Flags planted on veterans' graves ahead of Memorial Day (:49)

  +6:00: $1 million scratch ticket sold at West Boylston Street gas station and market

  +6:00: How Holy Cross baseball clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2017
  
  

  +Noon: Worcester schools candidate arrested at I.C.E. raid ruled ineligible to be on ballot

  +Noon: Tess Lukey bringing Worcester roots, Wampanoag heritage to Boston Public Art Triennial

  +Noon: Last Call: Dan Hawkins, owner, Man & Cat Candle Company
  
  

  -"People in Worcester can't afford rents": Augustus challenged on housing crisis

  -Assumption student to plead guilty to hacking, cyber extortion

  -Worcester police arrests man with rifle, samurai sword after 9-hour standoff

  -Earlier: Heavy police presence on Forestdale Road in Worcester

  -Worcester City Hall adds security, ends garage parking

  -Tractor-trailer gets stuck under Webster Street bridge (1:30). Article

  -Trucker charged with stabbing another at Sturbridge truck stop

  -Conan O'Brien said "greatest days" of his life spent at Worcester spot

  -Albanian Festival offers 3 days of dance, music, heritage and food

  -TODAY! City Manager Batista to deliver State of the City address Wednesday 

  -Worcester Public Schools (3:23): Curriculum maps for Spring 2025 

  -Radio Worcester (14:10): Councilor Moe Bergman: “Narrative of W.P.D. cooperating with I.C.E. is inaccurate and dangerous”

  >DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Dining review: Scruffy Murphy's in Worcester

  -ICYMI: 16-year-old arrested, 19-year-old wounded in stabbing outside Target

  -Clark confers 468 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2025

  -Know a high school senior? Here's when they'll be getting a diploma

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden pushing against multi-family zoning requirement

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

  -Students create Lids for Love

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston voters turn out to OK budget; override election June 3rd

  -Town meeting endorses exploring Shrewsbury High School expansion

  -Worcester County Wonders: Asa Waters Mansion, the jewel of Millbury

  -Barre to commemorate victims, survivors of 9/11 Memorial Day

  -Shrewsbury Police Department April statistics

  -Millbury police warn of scammers claiming to be with Millbury Redevelopment Authority

  -Leominster Plaza featuring urgent care clinic sold for $7.2 million

  -Clinton twins working "Against The Tide"

  -Tahanto students score at French competition
  
  

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

  -Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station

  >SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Taija New and Berm deliver new music

  -TODAY! Book club 6 to 7:30 at The Village

  -South High Community School International Show (1:14:52) 

  >OPINION: Jean G. McMurray: Food aid cuts hurt the poor, help the rich

  -Jillian Snyder: Pros & cons of being the preferred parent

  -Worcester Public Schools (1:29): Doherty C.T.E. programs - Marketing, management and finance

  -WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 55 (27:59): Gary Feltman & SafeTech4Schools

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who had "a long and courageous battle with ALS"
  
  

  >SPORTS: LeBron James has interesting theory of why Celtics lost to Knicks

  -Jordon Hudson has reportedly said she’s engaged to Bill Belichick

  -Red Sox beat Mets, 2-0

  -Have a group that wants to fundraise at the Bravehearts?

  -Holy Cross Coaches Roadshow Boston (:57)

  -Bill Ballou on baseball
  

  -WooSox beat Durham, 8-2
  
  

  >NATIONAL: New Orleans jail employee accused of helping 10 inmates escape arrested

  -From meme to movement: Is D.O.G.E. saving money?

  >TRAGIC: Tragic climbing accident leaves 3 people dead at popular national park

  >NEW ENGLAND: Seventh former staffer at Newton-Wellesley Hospital diagnosed with brain tumor (2:00). Article

  -"If I were Karen Read, I would be worried sick," former judge says (21:37)

  -Auditor flags "unlawful" no-bid deals in Mass. shelter program review

  >COLLEGES: What are some of the most Googled questions about WPI? (1:44)

  -Assumption Dr. Conway Campbell honored with Diamond Award
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best flat, walkable U.S. cities for travelers with limited mobility

  >BUSINESS: Google takes aim at ChatGPT, Meta with A.I. products, upgrades

  -LPL Financial Research: Market update — Tariff pause boosts sentiment, Fed steady

  -Radio Worcester (22:38): Craig Blais discusses Worcester’s Economic Development Coordinating Council

  >SHOPPING: Memorial Day grill deals: Save big on Traeger smokers, Weber grills

  >HOMES: Zillow Gone Wild featured F.D.R.’s former church on sale for $3.8 million

  >HEALTH: World's first bladder transplant performed — here's how

  -Doctor on parenting adult children who are home from college (3:01)

  >FOOD: 15 foods that go by different names abroad
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Peacock teases "The Office" spinoff "The Paper," sets premiere date

  >MOVIES: Final trailer for new John Wick movie (1:30)

  >CELEBRITY: George Wendt, who played Norm on "Cheers," dies at 76

  >ANIMALS: Winning over the most "vicious" feral cat in the world (2:00)

  >HISTORY: Why's it called that? The short history of Putnam Lane includes a tie to a U.S. president

  >GOOD NEWS: Family's goodbye to beloved dog becomes a lesson in letting go (3:05)

  -Meanwhile, in Rockport, "ferocious" woodpecker damages 25 vehicles in town

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