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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 63 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
-Report: Feds say Worcester hospital is unsafe for some patients
-Park ribbon cutting turns into another contentious Worcester scene
-Mayor’s Walk highlights Millbury Street neighborhood concerns
-Superintendent Monárrez bids farewell to Worcester Public Schools (5:16)
-City manager says inside of City Hall no place for a protest
-I.C.E. moves mother taken in chaotic Worcester arrest across state lines
-Protests to take place Saturday across Worcester County
-Popular Worcester taqueria to open second location in Shrewsbury
-Table Hoppin': Pho Sure makes its Taste of Shrewsbury Street debut
-Indian Ranch: Music, memories, cruises and summer vibes
-2 Central Mass. apartments receive financing as part of $18.7 million deal
-UMass Medical School professor: Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:31): Council protest, police union denial, donation to Guardian and Northbridge phone ban
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:11): Police union controversy, immigration protests, future of Saint-Gobain property
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Pulse Magazine Eat Beat for June
-ICYMI: 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
-John DiPietro (3:13): Worcester area residents attend Karen Read trial and share thoughts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden projects progressing
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Regional High graduation
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police: Be on the lookout for a large black cow
-TODAY! Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation 5K Run/Walk at Wachusett Mountain (1:15)
-Charlton selectman accuses school committee member of antisemitism
-Shrewsbury police apprehends suspect breaking into business in the middle of night
-Benjamin Gibbons resigns from Sutton School Committee
-Paxton gets to delayed town meeting, reduced budget
-Sterling D.P.W. updates Select Board on projects
-Lancaster working on adding war memorial
-Sutton football merging with Millbury
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>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
-Meghan Montaner departing as The Hanover Theatre's education director
-Princeton soprano Margaret King, 18, is turning heads, winning awards
>OPINION: First Person: caps, gowns and Joe Fusco Jr.'s inner curmudgeon
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Why I applied to serve on Worcester’s Human Rights Commission
-Shaun Connolly: Lessons in love from the Int'l Players
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 155 (29:58): Outdoor recreation
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who owned and operated a daycare for 20 years
>SPORTS: Patriots to unveil Tom Brady statue at Gillette Stadium on August 8th
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 2-1
-What Celtics are seeking in a potential Jrue Holiday trade
-Bravehearts to host Ice Cream Showdown during Sunday's game
-Bravehearts win eighth straight, 10-2. Jack Quick named Open Sky Community Services Player of the Game
-Next Bravehearts home game: 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Get tickets here
-WooSox lose to IronPigs, 4-3
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Father’s Day and the U.S. Open, Roman outrage, Run to Home Base and God only knows
>NATIONAL: Lone survivor of Air India crash reveals final moments inside plane (2:20)
-San Antonio death toll rises to at least 11 with residents missing after heavy rains, fast floods
>TRAGIC: Climber dies from 3,000 feet fall at Denali National Park
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman stabbed lawyer 67 times, strangled his dog, prosecutors say
-Analyzing Karen Read closing arguments (21:42): Inside the jury room for deliberations
>COLLEGES: WPI’s groundbreaking Business School dean steps down
-Holy Cross relationship peer educators foster open discussion as they work to prevent sexual violence
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. airlines with the best and worst cancellation rates
>BUSINESS: Big Tech's dirty secret — A.I. runs on theft
-Avoid undervaluation: How to sell your business the right way
>HEALTH: Mass. psychologist on the impact climate change has on mental health
-Study: Men with broken heart syndrome more likely to die than women
>FOOD: McDonald's, Popeyes unveil competing chicken wraps
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Best movie stunts of all time, over nearly 100 years of Oscars
>CELEBRITY: Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher finalize $75 million divorce
>ANIMALS: 3-inch-tall Yorkie might be world's shortest dog
>HISTORY: Market Basket saga — How workers and shoppers got Artie T. his job back in 2014 (45:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Marines return home, surprise sister before graduation
-Meanwhile, top ex-NASA official saw footage of a large, white flying saucer marked with Air Force logo: report
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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