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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 (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man dies from injuries suffered in Worcester shooting that also claimed life of woman
-Earlier: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+6:00: Northbridge animal control officer mistakes dog for coyote, shoots and kills it (1:56). Article
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:28): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:15): Former Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large bid
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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