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In The News
>Latest weather: Seasonably mild, high of 69 today in Worcester
+6:00: Names of victims in fatal Gage Street fire released
+6:00: 29-year-old Marcel Fontaine, who died in Gage Street fire in Worcester, remembered as brother who was "authentically himself"
+6:00: Holmes Field Playground (above) will be closed for repairs
+6:00: Worcester to start 311, A municipal hotline for nuisance calls
+6:00: Former waterfront restaurant in Shrewsbury available for lease
+6:00: Annual Worcester Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival returning for its 10th year in June
+6:00: Holy Cross Athletics: 2021-22 End of Year Highlights (3:43)
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 18th
+Noon: New comedy competition hitting the spot with laughs at Hotel Vernon
+Noon: Last Call with Elizabeth Buck, curator of Teen Exhibit at Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Song to Get You Through the Week: Salem Wolves rock out with "Breaking Grounds"
+Noon: T&G Storytellers Project returns June 7
+Noon: Bad Advice: Should vaping be allowed at birthday parties?
+Noon: Millbury unveils schedule for this year's summer concert series
>>Tragedy on Gage Street
*Man recounts frantic attempt to save neighbors in fatal Gage Street fire (1:37). Article
*Resident says they showed up 4 days after the fire to find new smoke detectors in home (2:28)
*Worcester police say medical examiner’s office still working to identify victims
*No more victims found, city manager says
-2 Worcester men arrested on drug, gun charges
-Former Worcester restaurant owner to open new bar and kitchen in Canal District
-Worcester among 100 Best Cities to live, U.S. News & World Report says
-Worcester Rep. David LeBoeuf says he is in treatment program following OUI arrest, is "committed" to regaining people’s trust
-LeBoeuf confirms 2022 run as challenger Michelle Keane emerges
-Alleged car thief leads police in 100-mph chase through Paxton, Leicester; still at large
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-WCUW to screen "The Velvet Queen" at 7:30 Wednesday night
-Worcesteria: Next generation of rockers set for WCUW show
-Tinternfest celebrates life of Worcester music "superfan" Jason Macierowski
-Worcester officials seek city council, school committee district alignment
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 477 (27:31): Drones
-Janice Harvey: I don't wanna hold your hand
-Radio Worcester (16:38): Full interview with Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus - May 17th
-Coffee, books and neighborhood fun - winning formula at Root and Press in Worcester
-Competing interests in Canal District with residents, businesses and Polar Park
-Here is where the city will be street sweeping today
>HOMES: Worcester real estate roundup
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury indefinitely postpones yard waste collection
-Water service interruption Thursday in part of Shrewsbury
-Foley, Jefferson join Grafton Select Board; Marr, Bram grab School Committee seats
-South Grafton residents, be prepared for water cutoff
-Rising costs could delay renovation plans for 2 Millbury High programs
-Millbury Selectmen approve ARPA funds for town's police officers
-26-year-old Southbridge man arrested for illegal firearm
>SPORTS: Celtics drop Game 1, 118-107
-Astros hit 5 HRs in 2nd, rout Red Sox, 13-4
-Vince Wilfork voted by fans into Patriots Hall of Fame
-$7.50 specialty pizzas Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Bravehearts this season
-Avery LaBarbera named Crusader of the Year
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox end 10-game losing streak
>BUSINESS: How Ukraine war fallout could impact IPG Photonics of Oxford
-Startup Worcester now accepting applications for next cohort
>CARS: Great Values of Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles at Bertera Nissan (3:44)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NEW ENGLAND: Concord police release sketch showing person of interest in New Hampshire couple’s murder
-Tragic: 13-year-old in Utah dies after a tunnel he was digging in a sand dune collapses
>COLLEGES: WPI Business School creates executive PhD program
-4 Holy Cross faculty members promoted to associate professor with tenure
>FOOD: TGI Friday’s says you're not eating your burger right
>HEALTH: Mass. hospital offers new treatment for back pain
>TV/STREAMING: Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford to star in "Yellowstone" prequel
>CELEBRITY: Valerie Bertinelli ends 10-year-marriage
>MOVIES: Cannes opens with Eva Longoria Baston, Julianne Moore (1:02)
>HISTORY: Goods to and from Worcester, the impact of the Blackstone Canal with Jane Grady (5:48)
>ANIMALS: It took a year to find this terrified lab perfect home (:46)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Custodian, cafeteria worker save elementary student from choking
-Meanwhile, in Arkansas, Johnny Cash mural on water tower shot by vandal, springs embarrassing leak
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Classifieds
+Gardner II at WPI
+Lifeguard, town of Upton
-Summer jobs with Worcester DPW&P
-Faculty and staff openings at Quinsigamond CC
-CVR/Title Clerk at Bertera Nissan
-Landscape Crew Members in Holden
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-UMass Memorial workers once again under pressure from latest wave
-Just how accurate are rapid antigen tests? 2 UMass Medical School professors explain the latest data
-Free vaccinations/boosters 11-7 Wednesday at Worcester Public Library
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (9:01): Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on updated mask guidance & this new surge
-Mass. reports positivity rate at 9.12%, 30 additional deaths over 3 days
-18,820 new breakthrough cases in Mass.
-2nd booster for most vulnerable offers benefits
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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