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>Latest weather: Another pleasant day, high of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police make changes to draft policy on drone use
+6:00: Emergency training drill scheduled for Worcester Airport
+6:00: 2 new roundabouts in Worcester may tame dodgy intersection
+6:00: Worcester area real estate roundup
+6:00: Dogs, cats and other pets up for adoption at Worcester area shelters
+Noon: Taste of Shrewsbury Street 2022 participating restaurants
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester- June 14th
+Noon: Get a piece of the pie: Table Talk hosting job fair on June 29th
+Noon: Hector Reyes, Technocopia collaboration helps participants build new futures
+Noon: Tree House fans recall first visits as brewery celebrates 10 years
+Noon: Radio Worcester (12:02): Acting City Manager Eric Batista on Worcester's 300th, drones and the budget
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Author Sheryll O’Brien's blog gives window into cancer struggle
+Noon: Former Boston Celtic allegedly seen panhandling in Virginia
-Vacant Worcester donut shop to be become a law office
-Cafe reopens in new Downtown Worcester site
-New Greater Worcester Community Foundation head quits after just 5 months
-2 teens shot over the weekend in Worcester
-Worcester man arrested for warrant, new drug, gun charges
-Stephanie Fernandes trial: Text message history between accused murderer and Andrew Wagner include threats of violence, suicide
-Detours in place during Mass Pike work in Worcester area
-City Council preview June 14th: Budget stuff, drones
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 481 (28:22): Police Drones, Renewable Three-Deckers, Pickett Plaza
-Don Landgren: Where should chickens be allowed in Worcester?
-Radio Worcester (11:13): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh talks about Monkeypox, COVID and misinformation
-Bishop McManus to ordain 7 priests
>HOMES: 10 most expensive Worcester County real estate transactions during week ending June 4th
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Patriotic Pops Concert July 3rd at Worcester's Institute Park
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Julia Mark delivers heartbreaking "Love and Energy"
-Worcester Historical Museum displays tribute to fallen Worcester officer Manny Familia
-Juneteenth — Freedom Day — marked in Worcester County
-Worcester Technical High School graduation (1:34:51)
-Community Healthlink C.A.R.E.S Club comes to Worcester East Middle
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area priest who passed away at age 78
-ICYMI: City leaders, veterans groups gather for General Josiah Pickett Memorial Grove dedication
-Worcester Fire Department honors members who have passed away in last year
-Demolition proposed for historic home on Lincoln Street in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Final lowering of the flag at Shaw Elementary School in Millbury
-Grafton Farmer’s Market returns on Wednesday
-Sterling swears in new police chief
-Pizza Church raises funds for Trevor Project
-Autism-friendly dinners make a comeback at Shrewsbury restaurant
>SPORTS: Celtics pushed to brink with Game 5 loss
-Rafael Devers is suddenly the best hitter in baseball and the Red Sox are rolling
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts hanging tough after 2-3 week
-Next Bravehearts home game: 6:30 Friday, Scout Night Sleepover & Postgame Fireworks
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox Rewind: Worcester reaches .500 with 4-2 week
>BUSINESS: Dow tumbles and stocks enter bear market on worries of drastic rate hikes
-WBJ's Movers & Shakers for June 13th
-Understand the difference between branding and marketing
>COLLEGES: WPI graduate student Jakub Kaminski featured in Washington Post
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: All entrances to Yellowstone National Park are temporarily closed due to "extremely hazardous conditions"
-Author of "How to Murder Your Husband" was sentenced to life for murdering her husband
-Tragic: 7-year-old Texas boy gunned down in bed during drive-by shooting
>TV/STREAMING: "The Northman" is now streaming on Peacock
>CELEBRITY: Philip Baker Hall, of "Boogie Nights," "Seinfeld," dies at 90
-Mick Jagger, 78, tests positive for COVID; Rolling Stones cancel gig
>HEALTH: 13 hospitalized amid Hepatitis A outbreak tied to strawberries
-Free COVID vaccinations/boosters 11-7 Wednesday at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: Many baby formula plants weren’t inspected because of pandemic
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Mass. sales tax holiday set for August 13th-14th
>ANIMALS: 33-year-old blind pony gets a seeing-eye donkey (4:02)
>HISTORY: A dance at the Lincoln Park Dance Hall in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): State Trooper keeps mama dear, baby from crossing Mass Pike
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, 14 hospital staffers are expecting babies
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:40). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Thieves stole gutters from Worcester house while owner was home
+5:00: Death of Bob Weir sparks memories of Worcester's part in long, strange trip
+5:00: Planning winter entertainment in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 14
+Noon: 270-unit project at abandoned Spag's factory met with skepticism
+Noon: Central Mass. pizzeria reopens with explanation for abruptly closing
-No answers as cost of probe into death of State Police recruit from Worcester nears $700,000 (3:07). Article
-New year, new look, new amenities for W.R.T.A.
-Local restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Restaurant Legends (5:32)
-Worcester City Council returns with social media scrutiny, transit fights
-Worcester, Fitchburg aim for uniform, safe sober houses
-Worcester County Wonders: First state-run asylum dates back to 1832
-Newly obtained court docs detail what happened inside Leominster home after man murdered wife, autopsy findings
-$80,000 Keno ticket sold in Millbury
-Police oversight questions persist after Research Bureau report
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:33): Tom Marino defends reporting amid defamation lawsuit
>DINING OUT: Popular bakery chain seeks license for second Worcester location
-ICYMI: National Grid installs new underground cable to fix monthslong outage issues in Worcester
-"A very bad year": Here's what the flu numbers look like in Worcester
-Turtleboy factor: Aidan Kearney's influence on Karen Read case
-Venezuelan native in Worcester lauds capture of Maduro
-Some Worcester rents are falling ... really
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Brew Biscuits in Holden making nutritious dog treats out of grains previously used in breweries (2:05)
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Fundraiser to help rebuild Ten West Market
-Ten West Market owner optimistic about return
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Hope Chapel in Sterling dedicates new sanctuary
-Clinton buildings coming together
-Clinton Select Board hears Bates family request to explore right-of-way access at town dump
-Indigenous culture celebration day coming to Grafton this summer
-Spanish-language congregation to move into historic church in West Boylston
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Full list of winners and nominees at Golden Globes
-Golden Globes snubs and surprises
-Inside the Golden Globes: Everything you didn't see on TV
-World-renowned violinist to rehearse with J.O.M.P. students
>OPINION: Molly McCullough: For Worcester's schools, kids come first
-Maggie Calvetti: Someday they'll be grown & here's who i hope they become
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:18:34)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who had Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics
>SPORTS: Patriots defense shines in 16-3 Wild Card win over Chargers
-Patriots will play Steelers-Texans winner in AFC Divisional Round
-Bruins beat Penguins, 1-0
-Celtics star Jaylen Brown rips refs after loss to Spurs in Boston
-Holy Cross student-athletes record 3.39 G.P.A. during Fall 2025 semester
-100 FM The Pike (18:00): MassLive's Matt Vautour gives 2026 sports predictions
-Railers fall to Florida, 5-3
>NATIONAL: Ex-husband arrested in heinous double murder of slain dentist, wife
-Protests in Iran near the 2-week mark as crackdown intensifies
-Tragic: Dad killed 5 of his children over a decade
>NEW ENGLAND: Deadly house fire in Burrillville, R.I.
-From Lindsay Clancy to Turtleboy: 5 Mass. criminal cases to watch in 2026
>COLLEGES: "We depend on fungi for absolutely everything"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney quietly changes course on controversial meal plan changes
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
>SHOPPING: Samsung unveils "world's largest" TV of its kind at 130 inches
>HOMES: Laundry hacks you’ll wish you knew sooner
>HEALTH: Noom launches Proactive Health GLP-1 Program for long-term health
-Mass. mom fights for scalp cooling to be covered by insurance during chemo (2:06). Article
>FOOD: Your guide to a flavorful Dry January (4:34)
>TV/STREAMING: "The Simpsons" retires beloved character Duffman after 30 years
>MOVIES: 2026 new horror movie releases
>CELEBRITY: "High School Musical" star arrested on child pornography charges
-"Field of Dreams" and "West Wing" actor Timothy Busfield faces arrest warrant in child sex abuse case
>ANIMALS: Rescue dog does the cutest thing when she wants attention (2:00)
>HISTORY: Math, not myths: Inside the new search for Amelia Earhart
>GOOD NEWS: Lottery ticket rejected by another customer earns man $1 million
-Meanwhile, in Germany, watch 50 sheep escape shepherd, walk into grocery store
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