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In The News
>Latest weather: Great weather day, high of 73 today in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester speed humps returning to city streets soon
+6:00: How Worcester Public Schools planned to have teachers address Texas school shooting with students
+6:00: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (8:57): Texas school shooting, city manager & inclusionary zoning
+6:00: The 10 most expensive Worcester County home sales during week ending May 21st
+Noon: See Worcester’s unsolved murders and missing people cases
+Noon: MBI incubator to expand in Worcester again, following $7 million Briden St. purchase
+Noon: Harpoon Worcester Beer Garden opening Thursday
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 25th
+Noon: "Jurassic World" live tour coming to Worcester in April
+Noon: Five things to do: Comedy, crafts, blues and more ...
+Noon: Adoption Option: Meet Floyd
+Noon: Abbott plans to restart plant at the heart of the baby formula recall
-21 massacred in Texas elementary school
-Worcester police seek help finding missing teen
-Body found at garage door business in Worcester 9 days after fire in building
-Worcester business settles tip theft claim for $33,262
-Driver from Leicester charged in Worcester crash that killed 5-year-old Candice Asare-Yeboah
-Worcester lounge faces license violations after shots fired last week; police see hookah, full bottles of tequila served to patrons
-Worcester developer proposes commercial building on Gold Star Blvd.
-Eric Lindquist, voice of Worcester Sharks and Railers, dies at 43
-Worcester dedicates a pair of new Polar Park plazas
-Worcester to honor Blackstone Canal builders with statue on Green Street
-Emergency training drill at Worcester Regional Airport on Wednesday
-Green program offering free e-bikes to Worcester residents
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Peppercorn's announces summer live music series Fridays and Sundays
-Artist Spotlight: Jori Dudzikowski
-Listen Up: Rivers Between captures life's heartbreak on "Other Likely Stories"
-First Person: On having become a babbler!
-Don Landgren: Tough news on economic front
-Drone video above Bancroft Tower in Worcester (2:09)
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 478 (27:56): New superintendent, school buses
-Radio Worcester (11:15): City Manager Ed Augustus on housing, development, Polar Park, and the future
-Fire officials call for rental property registry for Worcester following Gage Street fire that killed 4
-Site of deadly Worcester fire in line for demolition
-Kay's Barber Shop in Worcester cuts a neighborhood legacy for more than 70 years
>HOMES: Worcester real estate roundup
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding 2 missing teen girls
-Company's technology directs Worcester police, but the city can't say where
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 14 ballots discovered in Precinct 1 machine after Grafton Town Election
-Leicester football coach remembers Elijah Pye following fatal crash
-Edgemere Diner leaves its Shrewsbury home
-Shrewsbury's new EV charging stations now open for business
-Former Dudley man gets 15-18 years in "horrendous" child rape case
-Sutton Select Board signs off on measure to preserve farm property
-Millbury High students link up with second-graders on the environment
>SPORTS: Rex Sox pound White Sox, 16-3
-Celtics star Jayson Tatum named to All-NBA First Team
-WooBall Weekly: Worcester Bravehearts open their ninth FCBL season on Thursday
-Worcester Bravehearts' 202YOU Jersey Reveal featuring Krish & FRB (1:02)
-Holy Cross Athletics Department announces ticket partnership with Peak Sports MGMT
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat IronPigs, 13-2
>BUSINESS: Greater Worcester unemployment falls to 3.5%, despite shrinking labor force
>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: Medford woman found dead in recycling bin sought restraining order, court documents show
>COLLEGES: Women’s Faculty Awards spotlight excellence at UMass Medical School
-Holy Cross Magazine Podcast (26:53): Professor Jorge Santos on diversity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
>FOOD: Not a fan of marshmallows? Holden woman's Moeshmallows will change that
>TV/STREAMING: New on Hulu in June
>CELEBRITY: Witness for Johnny Depp cryptically contradicts key Amber Heard witness
-Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler enters treatment after relapsing
>SHOPPING/DEALS: The 14 best Memorial Day TV sales to shop in 2022
>ANIMALS: Latest dogs, cats, pets available for adoption at Worcester area shelters
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 4 graduates get their diplomas almost 70 years after they left school
-Meanwhile, in Texas, man robbed home but mowed victim’s lawn
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+Director of Housing for Women (Property Manager) at Abby's House
+Communications Director, Town of Auburn
-Host/Server at Worcester restaurant
-Part-time servers at Worcester restaurant
-Gardner II at WPI
-Lifeguard, town of Upton
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-As Worcester school year winds down, cases trend up
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters 11-7 Wednesday at Worcester Public Library
-Mask advisory issued for Grafton as variant surges
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (11:16): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID and Monkeypox
-New Omicron subvariant spreading rapidly in Mass., New England
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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