Highlights in The 016 Friday, May 20th

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  In The News

  >Latest weather: All eyes on weekend of temperatures in the 90s

  +7:00: Up to 20 years in prison for Auburn teacher convicted of rape

  +7:00: Former Dive Bar in Worcester to reopen as The Sundown

  +7:00: Worcester City Council to vote on $225,000 salary, employment contract for Eric Batista as acting city manager

  +7:00: Sutton man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking

  +11:00: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans

  -11:00: Updated: Family of 4, police officer injured in massive Oxford house fire (1:42). Article

  +11:00: Final day for vendor applications for Out to Lunch Festival and Farmers' Market series

  +11:00: Gas prices have risen in Worcester Friday; these stations are selling the cheapest gas

  +11:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 20th

  +11:00: NSF awards $500,000 to WPI researcher

  +11:00: Artist Spotlight: Wynne Dromey

  +11:00: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Sky

  -Multiple fundraisers aid victims of Gage Street triple-decker fire

  -Earlier: Names of victims in fatal Gage Street fire released

  -Worcester PD asks for help finding 12-year-old

  -After historic nurses' strike, a new dispute roils Saint Vincent Hospital

  -Bob Cousy dunks on idiot NBA player over "plumbers and firemen" jab

  -Emotional closure for ringleader of effort to save Mount Carmel Church in Worcester

  -Leicester woman pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft from Worcester County Jail inmates

  -Sentencing set for former Auburn music teacher found guilty of raping fifth-grade student

  -Harpoon Beer Garden, Ruth's Chris cleared to open in Worcester

  -TikTok-famed cookie shop Crumbl opening in Millbury

  >BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday

  -Rosen's Roundtable No. 477 (27:31): Drones

  -Five things to do: Italian opera, a forum farce, Trolls and more ...

  -Indian Ranch welcomes "Weird Al" Yankovic, Michael Franti, Ann Wilson and more

  -First Person: Hip-hop songs creative expression or a confession?

  -The Faces of Worcester: Rachel Rubin

  -Solar panel installation downtown in gridlock over disputes with National Grid, Worcester

  >HISTORY: Radio Worcester (6:58): Samuel Staples' 200th Birthday with Vanessa Bumpus of WHM

  >HOMES: 5 open houses in Worcester

  -Here is where the city is street sweeping today

  -Tribute to Worcester native who was a star athlete and proud of his Irish heritage

  -ICYMI: On Mount Carmel site, a groundbreaking for Alta on the Row housing complex in Worcester

  -Worcester restaurant Livia’s Dish has been sold to new owners

  -Holmes Field Playground will be closed for repairs

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Dog missing in West Boylston

  -Shrewsbury teen's mental health podcast aims to help fellow high school students (3:01)

  -Annual Shrewsbury town meeting Saturday

  -BVT takes home the New England FIRST Robotics District Chairman’s Award

  -Central Mass. towns receive $57 million in affordable housing refinancing 

  >SPORTS: Celtics destroy Heat, 127-102, tie series

  -Red Sox beat Seattle, 12-6

  -Bravehearts announce Opening Day roster

  -Holy Cross announces return of summer sports camps

  -Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -WooSox beat RailRiders, 3-2

  >BUSINESS: Labor shortages touch government workforce, report shows

  -Looking back at PPP’s legacy in Central Mass.

  >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: Shoppers at Massachusetts store argue over baby formula

  -Iconic, 210-foot tall Mass. smokestack demolished 

  >COLLEGES: Outgoing Assumption President Cesareo talks about his accomplishments

  -Clark grad wins national playwriting award

  >FOOD: Baby formula factory could reopen by next week, FDA head says 

  >HEALTH: What is monkeypox and where is it spreading? (Explainer)

  >TV/STREAMING: "Celebrity Jeopardy!" is coming — but who will be the host? 

  >CELEBRITY: Latest on Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial

  -Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome first child

  >MOVIES: Film about clergy abuse to be screened at former Catholic treatment center, House of Affirmation

  >ANIMALS: Rescue dog scared of world until she went on ride with mom (3:12) 

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Firefighters reunite with baby they helped deliver at home 

  -Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, man eats a Big Mac nearly every day for 50 years, and he has receipts

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  -Free vaccinations/boosters 9-noon Friday at Worcester Senior Center

  -ICYMI: UMass Memorial workers once again under pressure from latest wave

  -Doctors call for mask mandates as cases rise in Massachusetts

  -CDC signs off on boosters for 5 to 11 year olds