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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Superintendent Monárrez bids farewell to Worcester Public Schools (5:16)
+6:00: I.C.E. moves mother taken in chaotic Worcester arrest across state lines
+6:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Father’s Day and the U.S. Open, Roman outrage, Run to Home Base and God only knows
+6:00: Is this your dog?
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+1:00: Popular Worcester taqueria to open second location in Shrewsbury
+1:00: Table Hoppin': Pho Sure makes its Taste of Shrewsbury Street debut
+1:00: Meghan Montaner departing as The Hanover Theatre's education director
+1:00: Princeton soprano Margaret King, 18, is turning heads, winning awards
+1:00: First Person: caps, gowns, and Joe Fusco Jr.'s inner curmudgeon
-3 men indicted, plead not guilty in slaying of Worcester mother, son
-Worcester adding to state’s growing climate tech industry, even as administration impacts loom
-Popular Worcester restaurant warns of DoorDash scam
-Today! Grove Street in Worcester closed from Salisbury to Faraday streets
-John DiPietro (3:13): Worcester area residents attend Karen Read trial and share thoughts
-Indian Ranch: Music, memories, cruises and summer vibes
-Are you a Woo Whiz? Match your local know-how with these trivia teasers
-Former Saint John's teacher Lauren Hill named as school's principal
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:31): Council protest, police union denial, donation to Guardian and Northbridge phone ban
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:00): daSilva arrest, the Benjamin on Franklin and Nativity School offer
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Pulse Magazine Eat Beat for June
-ICYMI: Neighbors react after 4-year-old drowns in Lake Quinsigamond (:55)
-Earlier: 4-year-old dies after being pulled from Lake Quinsigamond
-1 arrested during Worcester council meeting halted by anti-I.C.E. protesters
-Related: Worcester Mayor Joe Petty on council meeting disruptions, protests and law enforcement concerns (16:06)
-Union, UMass Memorial at odds over reasons behind shutdown of Community Healthlink program
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Regional High graduation
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Ekaavli Daga named Holden Women's Club Student of the Year
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg State mourns death of women's basketball player, Fitchburg High graduate
-Alumni say goodbye to old David Prouty High School building
-Webster woman arrested after alleged car break-ins with baseball bat in hand
-Company paying for missed trash pickup in West Boylston
-Yard waste pickup in Shrewsbury delayed
-Assistant principal in Clinton leaving for state literacy position
-Major Edwards Elementary hosts cancer walk in honor of Grafton High assistant principal
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Cocktail recipes for Father's Day
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads, classic cars and more ....
-Radio Worcester (19:31): Three Stooges vs. Axis Powers: Free lecture and film screening Saturday at That’s Entertainment
-When the Beach Boys hit town - for 31 minutes - in show stopped short at Auditorium
-Concert review: Paul Simon still superb after all these years on stage at Wang Theatre
>OPINION: Laura McCarthy-Ha: Strategies for staying organized as a parent with A.D.D.
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 929 (27:51)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who was a career teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots quarterback Drake Maye lets marriage plans slip
-TODAY! Bravehearts Los Bravos game with postgame fireworks at Fitton Field (:19)
-Bravehearts to host Ice Cream Showdown during Sunday's game
-Bravehearts beat Bees, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Friday. Get tickets here
-Celtics star Jaylen Brown has "successful" knee surgery, team says
-Holy Cross Athletics (1:40): Football golf tournament
-WooSox lose to IronPigs, 13-3
>CARS: Mitsubishi recalls nearly 200,000 Outlander SUVs over software issue
>NATIONAL: Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across Tehran
-Boeing 787 in Air India crash was subject of conspiracy theories about dead whistleblower
-Parents are annoyed with college kids coming home for summer
>TRAGIC: Doomed Air India passengers posted tragic video about their "magical trip" just before crash
>NEW ENGLAND: F.A.A. investigating after plane rolls off runway at Logan Airport (2:59)
-Karen Read closing argument preview, analysis as strategy comes to light (21:38)
>COLLEGES: Nichols names Brothers, Darling, Hoey and Maymon to its Board of Advisors
-Holy Cross professor: Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians?
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 places where specific animals outnumber people
>BUSINESS: Highest-paying jobs in Worcester for high school graduates
-LPL Financial Research: Q1 buybacks boost stocks amid market recovery
-Mass. business confidence grew in May, rebounding from record-low U.S. economic outlook
>SHOPPING: Pop Mart releasing new Labubu toys — See when, cost, more
>HOMES: Is it a buyer's market for housing? (9:02)
>HEALTH: Doctor on how overdieting can cause depressive symptoms (2:43)
-Menopause medication might prevent breast cancer and treat hot flashes
>FOOD: A flavor-filled recipe you can't beat with Chef Saba (4:28)
>TV/STREAMING: "Sinners" is now streaming — Here's how to watch at home
>MOVIES: Trailer for horror sequel, "M3GAN 2.0" (2:35)
>CELEBRITY: "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" star Mia Sara, 57, makes first red carpet appearance in over 10 years
>ANIMALS: Vicious outdoor cat turns out to be 10000% perfect (1:49)
>HISTORY: Main Street in Worcester, 1836
>GOOD NEWS: Burger King employee who rushed to work shift after high school graduation given $10,000 scholarship from fast-food giant
-Meanwhile, in California, funeral home puts wrong man in casket, tries to tell family they’re the ones mistaken: suit
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+Part-time prep cook, Worcester brewery
+Bartenders, Mezcal Cantina
+Part-time dishwasher, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 30 today in Worcester
-Declared winter parking ban in effect in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 killed, 9 hurt in Brown University shooting (9:49)
-Related: Video shows man sought in Brown shooting (4:39)
-Related: Newest details on search for Brown shooting suspect (12:39)
-Related: Brown students describe aftermath of campus shooting (2:44)
-"Waiting for the next child to die": Former Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. child welfare system
-Worcester schools release new data looking at assaults on staff
-Worcester man's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables attracts visitors from around Mass. (2:40). Article
-Worcester doesn’t have enough supermarkets. Some people blame the city’s tax rate
-Holy Cross buys off-campus student rental house for $2.2 million with plans for faculty housing
-A tropical escape blooms inside a historic Worcester building
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
-Powerball jackpot grows to colossal $1.1 billion after Saturday’s drawing
>DINING OUT: Raising Cane’s opening Worcester location next week
-ICYMI: Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police introduce newest officer, Amgad Nashawi
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 stab victims found outside Thirsty Turtle Pub in Templeton
-Barre man charged with extortion after dispute with neighbor over $50 chicken dinner ticket
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-All charges dropped against unlicensed driver accused of evading Shrewsbury police
-Man arrested after entering Leominster Verizon store, charging at and threatening employee
-Police seek hit-and-run driver who was operating stolen vehicle
-Dickman receives honor for his work in fatal crash reconstruction
-Local pajama drive breaks records
-Lights in Common shines in Princeton
-Goings on from Grafton News, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and The Landmark
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-Rebuilding the Higgins Collection: Successes, surprises and what’s still missing
-John Cena taps out to Gunther to lose final WWE match
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 1 (21:51)
>OPINION: Laurel: Welcome to Green Hill Park, past and present
-Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 59 (28:55): Matthias Waschek and Jeffrey L. Forgeng
-Manny Jae Media (1:03:09): 508 Live! with Papee Paye
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots can clinch the AFC East with a win today (1:43). Article
-Slowing down James Cook is pivotal for New England
-Will Patriots earn AFC’s No. 1 seed? Simulating the NFL’s final 4 weeks
-NFL Week 15 schedule, TV and announcers
-Caitlin Clark: WNBA labor talks "biggest moment" league has seen
-Bravehearts name Joe Galvin manager
-Railers beat Mariners, 4-2
>NATIONAL: Australian officials say 12 are dead in attack on Jewish event in Sydney
-New Epstein photos show presidents, more V.I.P.s
-Lionel Messi’s brief appearance at India soccer game sparks chaos as fans destroy stadium
-Tragic: Horrific moment teen mauled to death by zoo lion (1:48)
>NEW ENGLAND: Ballot question volume creating unease among top state officials
-N.H. mom charged with child endangerment after daughter ingested T.H.C. gummy
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 23 (51:11): Engineering a cultural connection
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Q.C.C. holiday initiatives & student support with Dr. Luis Pedraja
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airlines now exempt from covering costs during recall delays
>BUSINESS: This workplace benefit is the biggest reason people jump jobs: survey
-Community bank collects hundreds of food items for local veterans, military families
-ChatGPT chatbot's shocking response to alleged role in murder-suicide
-Dividing restricted stock units and stock options in divorces
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Gifts with ongoing fees and sneaking subscriptions: Consumer Reports
>HEALTH: Why experts say you should enroll in A.C.A. even if premiums spike
-W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health for December (37:51)
>TV/STREAMING: "New Year's Rockin' Eve" to feature Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Maren Morris
>MOVIES: Trailer for "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" (2:20)
>CELEBRITY: Peter Greene, "Pulp Fiction," "The Mask' actor, dies at 60
-Jane Seymour, 74, is "very sexually active" with rocker beau John Zambetti
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues teeniest Frenchie puppy who hops like a bunny (2:03)
>HISTORY: Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
>GOOD NEWS: Child turns little library into free food pantry for neighbors
-Meanwhile, Virginia's drunk raccoon exposed as serial offender
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