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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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Classifieds
+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 (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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-Staff Associate, Urban Action Institute, Worcester State
-Controller, Worcester State
-Multiple positions, Holden DPW
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