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In The News
>Latest weather: Mostly cloudy, high of 78 today in Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans for the long weekend
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 27th
+Noon: Vigil planned for Worcester girl killed by SUV driver
+Noon: VIDEO: New beer garden opens in Worcester
+Noon: Radio Worcester (8:42): The Worcester Bravehearts 2022 Home Opener
+Noon: Art in the City fuels Family Health Center’s "ballet of care"
+Noon: Museum of Russian Icons appoints new executive director
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD
-FBI raids Brookfield home after men sell informant multiple ghost guns; 2 men arrested, charged
-Worcester Vice Squad makes 2 separate busts for fentanyl on Thursday
-34-year-old Worcester man faces drug and gun charges
-Worcester 2022 Memorial Day events: Times, dates, locations
-Lovin' Spoonfuls launches route in Worcester to improve food access
-Worcester DPW to reinstall speed humps on several streets by summer
-Mosquito spraying to start in Worcester next week: Here is the schedule
-Father’s fight with melanoma inspires UMass Medical School student to get free sunscreen dispensers in Worcester public spaces
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 9 graduating seniors at Worcester's South High get free laptops for college
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Five things to do: Comedy, crafts, blues and more ...
-Get ready to make some noise as "STOMP" comes to Worcester
-Last Call with Lamar Brown-Noguera of SWAGLY and AIDS Project Worcester
-Ray Mariano: On school board pay, drones and ShotSpotter
-Worcester County police vow to keep schools safe in wake of Uvalde, Texas, shooting
>HOMES: The 10 cheapest home sales in Worcester County for the week ending May 21st
-Tribute to Worcester native who worked on developing the first contraceptive pill with Dr. Gregory Pincus
-ICYMI: Worcester officials working with owner to demolish 2 Gage Street, site of fatal fire
-See Worcester’s unsolved murders and missing people cases
-Over 150 volunteers place 5,000 American flags at St. John's cemetery in Worcester ahead of Memorial Day
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Large fight in Clinton leads to arrests
-Shrewsbury to celebrate first in-person Memorial Day Parade after 2-year pause
-Grafton Memorial Day Parade returns on Monday
-Shrewsbury selectmen consider developing public comment policy
-Garden club takes root in Paxton
>SPORTS: Red Sox top White Sox, 16-7
-Worcester's Rich Gedman inducted into Red Sox Hall of Fame
-Here's what you need to know before Friday's Worcester Bravehearts home opener
-9 things to know ahead of Bravehearts' home opener
-Worcester Bravehearts add to excitement, with home opener set for Friday
-10 Crusaders earn Holy Cross Senior Awards
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Iron Pigs beat WooSox, 2-1
>BUSINESS: U.S. economy shrank by 1.5% in first quarter of 2022
-Once a key player in Central Mass., VMware will be acquired for $61 billion
-Walmart apologizes for selling Juneteenth ice cream
>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)
>NATIONAL: Texas cops feared getting "shot" during Uvalde school shooting: lieutenant
-Tragic: Brokenhearted husband dies after wife slain in Texas rampage
>NEW ENGLAND: Revenge porn bill passes Mass. House
-329 years later, last Salem "witch" who wasn’t is pardoned
>TV/STREAMING: Ellen DeGeneres ends daytime show with plea for compassion
>CELEBRITY: Ray Liotta, "Goodfellas" and "Field of Dreams" star, dies at 67
-Amber Heard returns to the stand, denies leaking TMZ photos
>FOOD: FDA expands national peanut butter recall to include new products
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Best Buy Memorial Day sales 2022: TVs, appliances and more
>HISTORY: Worcester Center in 1971
>ANIMALS: Grumpy old looking cat just wants to play like a kitten (3:08)
-Meanwhile, World Dracula Day was yesterday
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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)
-New study finds that 1 in 5 adults who have had COVID develop Long COVID
-Free vaccinations and boosters 5-7 Friday at Rock of Salvation Church in Worcester
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial testing and vaccinations to continue on Mondays and Thursdays through end of August
-New cases in Mass. schools down over last week after rising for months
-The country's dominant mutant contains a ghost of pandemic past
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
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+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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