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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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-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)
-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
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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