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In The News
>Latest weather: High of 73 today in Worcester, chance of afternoon storms
-Vigil planned Saturday for Worcester girl killed by SUV driver
-VIDEO: New beer garden opens in Worcester
-Five things to do: Comedy, crafts, blues and more ...
-Worcester 2022 Memorial Day events: Times, dates, locations
-See if your community is holding a Memorial Day ceremony
-Worcester, Bay State residents change Memorial Day plans, facing sky-high gas prices
-Residents, leaders bid Worcester's outgoing City Manager Ed Augustus a fond farewell
-Ed Augustus: Reflecting on Worcester’s renaissance
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Art in the City fuels Family Health Center’s "ballet of care"
-Museum of Russian Icons appoints new executive director
-AG Healey issues advisory on baby formula shortage
>HOMES: All Worcester County homes sales May 15th to May 21st
-Tribute to a woman who was a dressmaker in Worcester
-ICYMI: See Worcester’s unsolved murders and missing people cases
-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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): The "new" plans for Millbury's Rice Road -- 3 buildings, 192 units
-Millbury quilters group thanks veterans
-Boston real estate firm buys $15.7 million Westborough wedding venue, warehouses
-Youth build community through Sterling's Pizza Church
-Class assignment inspires Uxbridge student to address traffic concern near school
-BVT students grab medals in SkillsUSA state competition
-Grafton School Committee takes a stand for transgender students
>SPORTS: Heat force Game 7 vs. Celtics
-Home-opening win for ‘Hearts, 12-2. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday -- Worcester Sports Showcase & Kids Club Sunday
-Rich Gedman, from Lafayette St. in Worcester to the Red Sox Hall of Fame
-Orioles beat Red Sox, 12-8
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Iron Pigs, 16-2
-Bruins forward Brad Marchand has hip surgery, will miss start of season
-Assumption adds men's swimming and women's ice hockey
>BUSINESS: Key inflation gauge slows to still-high 6.3% in April
-Venture Forum to host 5-minute pitch competition in Downtown Worcester
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Class of 2022 urged to seek light, hope and joy
-Holy Cross graduates grateful for friends, family and good memories
>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: Uvalde school police chief faulted in shooting response
-Texas mom pulled daughter out of class just before shooting
-Tragic: Texas shooting victim's family moved from Chicago "to be in a safer place"
>NEW ENGLAND: Man convicted of 1st-degree murder in N.H. beheading case
-Charlie Baker vetoes immigrant license access bill
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD
>CELEBRITY: Johnny Depp winning court of public opinion in Amber Heard trial
-Jeff Bridges recalls being "pretty close to dying" while battling both COVID, cancer
>FOOD: Lobster prices dropping as peak summer season nears
>SHOPPING/DEALS: The best Memorial Day appliance sales to shop right now
>HISTORY: Worcester to Providence, along the Blackstone Canal at River Bend Farm (8:00)
>ANIMALS: This poodle hugs everyone she meets (2:57)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Neighbor credited with saving 4-year-old drowning at apartment complex
-Meanwhile, in California, burglary suspects’ car equipped with flipping license plate
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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 city enters Memorial Day weekend, COVID numbers continue downturn
-Free vaccinations and boosters 11-5 Saturday at Worcester Public Library
-ICYMI: New study finds that 1 in 5 adults who have had COVID develop Long COVID
-Mass. reports 3,092 new cases Friday
-Hospitalization rate up 23% in last 2 weeks
-Can you get COVID twice in one month?
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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