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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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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)
-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: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-4-year-old boy survives falls from seventh floor window of Worcester high rise (:28). Article
-Suspect in custody, victim in critical condition after shooting near Fitchburg State (1:07)
-13 charged with running Worcester-based drug ring
-Worcester unveils major redesign for busy street
-Worcester proposes $7 million Denholm demolition, $3 million sale to developer Menkiti
-168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
-Sian thanks his former Worcester teacher for 40 years of dedication (11:48)
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
-"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
-Original development of Elm Park now digitized
-Worcester environmental group to hold 36th annual Earth Day clean up
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Nashoba Club Pizza & Taproom (5:15)
-ICYMI: Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Pet vaccine clinic 9 to noon May 2nd
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire overnight in Oxford
-Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
-Truck stolen in 1982 recovered from Leicester pond (:42)
-Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
-Dudley police arrest Auburn woman after reports of vehicle crossing lanes and entering ditch
-Westborough café employs only people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries
-Southbridge native, Super Bowl champion John Fitzgerald dies at 77
-White’s Landing permit delay resolved after Board of Health review
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
>SHOWTIME: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
-Joey Fatone reveals status of *NSYNC reunion
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (56:48): A Tribute to Elvis Presley
-Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The Worcester City Council circles the drain, Part 1
-First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:56): Donna French, C.E.O., Animal Aura Yoga
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 486 (28:41): Meghan Anchaukaitis, Generation Z
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester who devoted over 40 years to serving others as a special education teacher
>SPORTS: Best safety fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics vs. 76ers first-round playoff preview, odds, prediction
-Radio Worcester (14:53): Even Sean Grande didn’t see this Celtics season coming
-Bruins vs. Sabres first-round playoff preview, schedule and prediction
-Red Sox beat Twins, 9-5
-Know before you go: Numerous Holy Cross athletic events and special recognitions on Saturday
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Nashville, 5-3
-Railers beat Maine, 3-1
>CARS: Mercedes-Benz recalls over 24,000 vehicles due to drive shaft defect
>NATIONAL: Dashcam footage shows heroic rideshare driver saving toddler walking alone on busy road
-Ukraine captures enemy Russian position using only robots, no humans
-Tragic: Vet, her husband, and their son, 1, killed when truck smashes into cars
>NEW ENGLAND: Feds: How Farwell almost got away with murdering Birchmore (4:31)
-D.E.P. cracks down on illegal dumping across state (2:36)
-Ex-Cape Cod Community College president’s "inappropriate" conduct
>COLLEGES: Clark celebrates Spree Day
-S.T.E.M. Education Showcase at WPI celebrates collaboration across classrooms and communities
-Q.C.C. names new computing dean
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the best diners in America
-Do airlines have dress codes?
>BUSINESS: Jury finds Ticketmaster, Live Nation had anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
-Related: What does the Live Nation, Ticketmaster verdict mean for you
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-Snapchat parent Snap slashes 1,000 jobs in "A.I. efficiency" bloodbath
>HEALTH: Worrying about weight stigma at the doctor’s office (5:31). Article
-Study says fluoride has no impact on children later in life (3:38). Article
>HOMES: See how much home prices held steady in Worcester County recently
>SHOPPING: Whirlpool customers could get 75% back on their fridge. Here's how
>FOOD: Worcester cafe offers free coffee with every breakfast sandwich or entree
>TV/STREAMING: ABC News announces shake-up at George Stephanopoulos’ "This Week"
>MOVIES: First trailer for Jude Law as Vladimir Putin in "The Wizard of the Kremlin"
>CELEBRITY: Brandi Glanville rushed to urgent care for doing TikTok medical trend
-Anna Kendrick claims Katy Perry touched her cleavage in resurfaced interview
>ANIMALS: These baby squirrels never forgot who saved them (1:48)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Woman becomes U.S.'s third-oldest organ donor at age 97
-Meanwhile, drunk Disney guest arrested after banging on wrong hotel door in wild viral meltdown: video
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