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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: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Full-time firefighter/paramedics, Town of West Boylston
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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