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  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 66 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -Hundreds of fish die in Worcester's University Park pond

  -Former T.S.A. officer from Worcester gets probation for fraudulently collecting over $47,000 in unemployment benefits

  -Tatnuck Neighborhood Association to honor retiring airport director Andy Davis

  -Memorial Day events: See what's happening in your Central Mass. community

  -Worcester to honor fallen service members with Memorial Day ceremonies

  -"It needs to be told": A long-hidden story about an area P.O.W. finally being shared

  -Memorial Day guide to what’s closed and what’s open in Mass.

  -These new apartments in Worcester come at an eye-popping price

  -Worcester vs. Worcester: Massachusetts and England's forgotten soccer matches, 100 years ago

  -Report: English learners progressing faster in Worcester Public Schools

  -Town-by-town map shows where cellphones are banned in Central Mass. schools

  -Worcester County Wonders: The surprising local history of the rickshaw

  -Antiques by the barnful at newly opened Almanac Market in Paxton

  -18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside

  -What fish are safe to eat in Mass. lakes and rivers?

  -Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Alternative schools, $1 billion budget, Clemente push

  >DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Northborough restaurant (4:46)

  -Yankee Magazine's best seafood shacks in New England (3:45)

  -ICYMI: Oxford home fire sends 1 to hospital

  -Holy Cross rowing team crash survivor now helping others at Spaulding Rehab (4:26)

  -Worcester police officers run 450 miles to D.C. honoring Officer Manny Familia

  -Hendrix, Springsteen, Joplin still echo inside Atwood Hall at Clark

  -Worcester Bishop's decree bars common practices for cremated remains

  -"The smell, the shock": Worcester family denied money after sewer backup destroys their basement (1:55). Article

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Memorial Day parade 11 a.m. today

  -This week's road closures and traffic delays

  -Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)

  -$9.99 propane fill this weekend at Jed's

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Memorial Day Parade 9:30 a.m. today

  -Millbury Memorial Day ceremony to be held inside at 9:30 today

  -Paxton Memorial Day Parade canceled, ceremony moved inside to Paxton Center School

  -Rutland Memorial Day Parade 11 a.m. today

  -Driver arrested in Clinton after 911 caller tracks Acura operating erratically before hit-and-run

  -Shepherd Hill students leave their mark at Buffumville Dam

  -Auburn Summer in the Park Concert Series returns with full summer lineup

  -Competing visions for Southbridge emerge during town council candidate forum
  
  

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

  >SHOWTIME: Things to do: Birthday Bash for Bob D., Mike Goodwin's comedy show, Arts X 3 ...

  -WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1376 (30:00): Remy Bond, Mirador and more

  >OPINION: Lisa Kippax and Betsey Crimmins: Keep Meals on Wheels rolling for seniors in need

  -Shaun Connolly: Time to pull the trigger on that in-ground pool

  -WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1414 (25:54): Eric Butler, Executive Director, Museum of Worcester

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:12): Pulse Magazine sale, Worcester police headquarters and rent control

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to local pharmacist born and raised in Tatnuck Square
  
  

  >SPORTS: How attending a World Cup match in Foxborough can quickly cost $1,000

  -Celtics’ Jaylen Brown earns Second-Team All-NBA nod

  -Kyle Busch's cause of death has been revealed

  -Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-5

  -Bravehearts 2026 promotion schedule

  -Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -WooSox rained out

  -Summer road race season begins Memorial Day Weekend across Central Mass, Northeast Conn.
  
  

  >CARS: Hyundai recalls over 421,000 vehicles. See affected models

  >NATIONAL: Experts say technology behind A.I.-generated deepfakes moving fast

  -Camp Mystic nurse who abandoned little girls during deadly flooding has license suspended

  -Tragic: High school senior killed in car crash on morning of his graduation

  >NEW ENGLAND: Boston firefighter killed during fall while fighting blaze (2:32). Article

  -Gov. Healey "went through the roof" over Channel 25's Mass. D.O.T. bombshell (2:05)

  -Police considering charging influencers for Hampton Beach takeover (3:01)

  >COLLEGES: Clark appoints inaugural David Angel Endowed Chair in Holocaust Pedagogy and Antisemitism Studies
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the prettiest small towns in California

  -6 things retirees should know about traveling solo

  >BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers

  -Drowning in medical debt? These hidden tips could wipe it out (3:11)

  -Roku, TCL accused of sabotaging smart TVs with bad software updates

  >HOMES: Central Mass. home sales slow in April

  >HEALTH: Hantavirus is gaining ground in the U.S., startling researchers

  -Tracey Faraday: Playground safety tips that help calm my anxiety

  >FOOD: Easy meals: 20-minute chicken and rice
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Coming soon to HBO (1:51)

  >MOVIES: "The Mandalorian and Grogu" makes major gains at box office

  >CELEBRITY: Anne Hathaway finally sets record straight on "loud" facelift speculation

  -Stephen Colbert reveals A-list supermodel who named him her "hall pass"

  >ANIMALS: Guy spends his day off rescuing a mama cat's 5 kittens (2:13)

  >HISTORY: Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is keeping the memory of the surprise bombing alive at 106

  >GOOD NEWS: Tantasqua honors 90-year-old janitor with surprise birthday party (2:29). Article

  -Meanwhile, in New Jersey, bear wanders onto porch, rings doorbell

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