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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 (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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>HELP WANTED
-Custodian (multiple openings) at WPI
-Bar backs at Canal District restaurant
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