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In The News
>Latest weather: Highs in the mid-90s this weekend
-With potential for record highs this weekend, Worcester residents prepare to cool down
-City libraries open Saturday as cooling areas
-As weather warms up, pool of lifeguard candidates in Worcester is ice cold
-Up to 20 years in prison for Auburn teacher convicted of rape
-Whole Kids 2022 Saturday at Worcester Common
-Traffic advisory Saturday in Downtown Worcester
-Former Dive Bar in Worcester to reopen as The Sundown
-Worcester City Council to vote on $225,000 salary, employment contract for Eric Batista as acting city manager
-St. Vincent Hospital OBGYN has advice for parents during formula shortage
-WRTA finding Fridays difficult to staff bus routes due to COVID sick calls, family leave
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Five things to do: Italian opera, a forum farce, Trolls and more ...
-Artist Spotlight: Wynne Dromey
-Worcesteria: A trek in search of retail shopping downtown
-After keeping over $250,000 in clients' money, disbarred Worcester lawyer has not been charged
-Bikes, Worcester less than friendly mix on streets, cyclists say
-Radio Worcester (17:59): Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King on the search for a new city manager
-Vocero Hispano: May 20th edition
-Ray Mariano: Protesting at homes of government officials should be out of bounds
>HOMES: Worcester weekly real estate update
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Family of 4, police officer injured in massive Oxford house fire (1:43). Article
-Sutton man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
-Unauthorized burn led to "thousands of dollars" in damage in Shrewsbury
-Shrewsbury police receive September 11th memorial for new station
-TikTok-famed cookie shop Crumbl opening in Millbury
-Why is that helicopter flying so low over Grafton wetlands?
-Dog found on Route 68 in Holden
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Mariners, 7-3
-Related: Former Red Sox fan favorite snags grand slam ball at Fenway
-Bravehearts announce Opening Day roster
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox win fourth straight
-Pirates to host Sioux Falls tonight at DCU Center
>BUSINESS: WBDC promotes Roberta Brien to executive vice president
-Registration remains open for WBJ small business strategies webinar
>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: Mother who took out restraining order killed in murder-suicide (1:40)
-Vehicle crashes through store window at Wrentham Outlets
-330,000 low income workers in Mass. will receive $500
>COLLEGES: Quinsigamond Community College holds commencement
-NSF awards $500,000 to WPI researcher
>FOOD: Food delivery drivers especially slammed by surging gas prices
>HEALTH: CDC investigating 180 cases of kids with acute hepatitis of unknown cause
>TV/STREAMING: Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, more leaving "SNL," reports claim
>CELEBRITY: Composer Vangelis, of "Chariots Of Fire" soundtrack, dead at 79
>ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Sky
>HISTORY: Worcester in the 1940s through 1970s (11:24)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Strangers step up to make child's birthday better after just 2 kids show up for party
-Meanwhile, in California, woman mistakenly takes baby fox home thinking it was a kitten
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Classifieds
-Gardner II at WPI
-Lifeguard, town of Upton
-Summer jobs with Worcester DPW&P
-CVR/Title Clerk at Bertera Nissan
-Landscape Crew Members in Holden
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-New cases come down from last week's high, hospital numbers continue rise
-Free vaccinations/boosters 11-5 Saturday at Worcester Public Library and 11-4 at Whole Kids 2022 at Worcester Common
-Shrewsbury Board of Health implements mask advisory
-CDC urges older Americans to get booster shots as hospitalizations soar again
-Study offers clue about why COVID is deadlier for men
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 82 today in Worcester
-"Super" El Niño winter impacts on New England
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Karen Solomon, wife wanted in connection with Worcester police officer's death, found dead
+5:00: Related: Press conference (7:12)
+Noon: Historic Worcester "Octagon House" for sale
+Noon: Massport announces new director of Worcester Regional Airport
-The search for Karen Solomon: Where the investigation stands after 6 days
-Earlier: First H.E.L.P. issues statement amid search for Karen Solomon, the nonprofit's founder
-Earlier: Karen Solomon timeline: Surveillance, cellphone ping and 3 days searching Coes Pond
-Earlier: If Coes Pond produces nothing, search for Karen Solomon could shift from water recovery to fugitive hunt
-Earlier: True Crime Report (Steve Huff): The Hunt for Karen Solomon and "True Crime Brain"
-Paxton man charged in fiery O.U.I. crash that killed father, 8-year-old daughter (2:50). Article
-Worcester man charged in 2012 killing found not guilty of prison assault
-Police: Worcester man shouted "suicide by cop" while brandishing scissors
-Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty: The next generation is taking over
-Aislinn Doyle: WPS in Brief for August
-Worcester store sells $100,000 lottery ticket
-Worcester County Wonders: Hidden history in a Clinton optical illusion
-Under new federal rules, tens of thousands of Mass. residents have lost food assistance
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (13:36): Cyprian Keyes welcomes public back to its restaurant
-Table Hoppin': Sandwiches, cannoli a draw at Sturbridge's Mangia Bene
-ICYMI: Area woman avoids prison for stealing $110K of dead person's benefits
-Shooting suspect at Worcester County Jail extradited to Arizona
-Primary foes Mary Keefe, Ron Waddell clash over experience, criminal justice issues
-Related: 15th Worcester District debate Wednesday: Mary Keefe vs. Ron Waddell
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Val's hiring for all positions
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Disoriented man breaks into locked Shrewsbury residence during nighttime
-Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at Lions Club meeting in Leicester
-Tension at Grafton Select Board meeting over committee appointments
-Sturbridge historian to discuss Revolutionary War research at Jacob Edwards Library
-UP Academy Holland’s turnaround success offers a nuanced lesson on receivership
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: From Elm Park trash to vultures, ArtsWorcester grants become an exhibition
-Barry Manilow cancels more concerts at last minute after lung cancer battle
-Buckcherry tour bus involved in fatal South Carolina crash
-Boston Symphony Orchestra and musicians extend contract for 48 hours, delaying possible first strike (:33)
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Cherry picking politics in the face of tragedy
-Laurel: Entering play zone in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 6 (28:45)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:32): Worcester charter review and police oversight
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Assumption professor
>SPORTS: Takeaways from Patriots' win over Eagles in NFL preseason (2:06)
-Eliot Wolf provides update on Christian Gonzalez contract talks
-Red Sox beat Giants, 5-4
-Halligan, Mila shine for Holy Cross women's soccer in win over Brown
-Holy Cross men’s soccer plays Merrimack to 2-2 tie
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Roman Anthony set to continue rehab in Worcester this week
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 2-0
>NATIONAL: All about the 14 suspects in the alleged Penn State cocaine operation
-Why are Americans speaking 28% fewer words to each other?
-Tragic: October 7th survivor takes life on grave of lover Hamas murdered
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | What the defense established in Lindsay Clancy trial (2:56)
-Woman tells a Mass. officer she had just started a new insurance policy. He still had her car towed
>COLLEGES: How do I survive my first year in college? Here's advice from Clarkies
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The country that has more saunas than cars
>BUSINESS: D.O.J. and TikTok reach $400 million settlement amid child privacy violation
>HOMES: Worcester mid-year housing market review
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School professors: Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
>FOOD: Easy Meals: 15-minute tacos
-Hidden cost of buying groceries at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and 99 Cent Store: study
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for Season 3 of "The Pitt" on HBO (1:29)
>MOVIES: "National Treasure 3" in the works and has a script, director says
>CELEBRITY: Shelley Fabares, TV star who sang "Johnny Angel," dies at 82
-Harrison Ford, 84, shocks fans with new Indiana Jones announcement
>ANIMALS: New kitten sister won’t leave her sick brother’s side (2:23)
>HISTORY: The monkey wrench was invented in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: A construction crew uncovered a $10 million gold hoard
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, bear crashes couple's anniversary getaway, rummages through tea shop
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+Water/Sewer Superintendent, town of Holden
-Servers, VIA Italian Table
-Bartenders and servers at Worcester restaurant
-Service Department at Lamoureux Ford
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