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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 68 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: BOGO tickets for Monster Trucks at DCU Center available now
+6:00: Worcester 2023 farmers markets: See schedules, locations
+Noon: Law firm to take over Telegram & Gazette offices at Worcester high-rise bearing the T&G logo
+Noon: UMass doctor warns be prepared for Mpox risks
+Noon: Worcester County Memorial Day parades and events schedule in 2023
+Noon: Student volunteers spark change and make differences in people's lives
+Noon: Five Things To Do: Wool Days, Kameron Marlowe, Summer Jumpoff ...
+Noon: Rival Sons rock Worcester in support of new album "Darkfighter"
+Noon: First Person: "We worried about the country"
-Worcester loft building to double in size under expansion plan
-Following leadership upheaval, Girls Inc. to restore suspended programming
-Downtown Worcester restaurant open again after maintenance
-GBH: Worcester said Polar Park will pay for itself. Economists say the city will end up in the red (10:01)
-Worcester City Council asks for more transparency around Polar Park
-Earlier: See Worcester's upcoming financial obligations for Polar Park
-Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis salutes our fallen heroes (1:39)
-Worcester to honor Blackstone Canal builders with statue at General Josiah Pickett Plaza
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Walk for the Homeless in Worcester (:50)
-Worcester man sentenced to over 4 years in federal prison
>DINING OUT: TONIGHT! Fundraiser at popular Worcester restaurant
-ICYMI: Middle Eastern festival returning to Worcester
-Worcester ending last school lease with Catholic Diocese
-No end in sight for the legal dispute between UMass Memorial and UMass Medical School
-No A.C.: Why does Worcester's hot Green Island area have a community center without air?
-Founder of Worcester nonprofit no longer part of group's leadership
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden prepares for Memorial Day (:37)
-Assessor's office closed 2-3 p.m. Thursday
-W.P.D. horse unit, K9 visit nursery school
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gas spilled but none hurt in I-190 crash in West Boylston
-Untraceable 3D-printed pistol confiscated in Northbridge
-Officers honored after rescuing man stuck in the mud in Shrewsbury
-WooTrucks hosts a Food Truck Rodeo in Boylston
-Gardner man sentenced for child pornography
-Princeton voters approve questions restricting marijuana business
-Paxton Garden Club Plant Sale Saturday, June 3rd
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Artist Savonne Pickett
-ArtsWorcester Biennial Prize win is "recognition" and "huge motivator"
-100 FM The Pike (13:16): Andy Summers talks about Cracked Lens Tour and The Police
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 383 (27:56): Gitit Shoval
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 133 (28:36): City Council candidate Robert Bilotta
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who worked her way up from volunteer to executive in Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Charles Barkley makes bold Celtics prediction for Game 5 vs. Heat
-Mac Jones "energized" by Bill O'Brien as Patriots' new O.C.: Report
-Bravehearts open 10th season with big win on Baseball in Education Day. Next home game: 6:30 Friday
-RailRiders beat WooSox, 15-2
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross announces renovations to Kuzniewski Field
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: States sue telecom company over billions of robocalls
-Remembering the victims of the Uvalde school shooting a year later
-Tragic: 19 killed in dorm fire deliberately set by girl whose phone was taken away
>NEW ENGLAND: 6-month-old suffers serious injuries in Templeton foster home (:55). Article
-2 dead after Rhode Island shooting sparked by gunman's peeping Tom incident
>HEALTH: New procedure at UMass Memorial streamlining cancer screening and diagnosis
-Long COVID patients still seeking answers 3 years later
>BUSINESS: The fine art of negotiating business acquisitions
-Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to U.S.
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School class speaker grateful for community
-Anna Maria Senior Spotlight with Brian Quinn
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 essential things to see in Egypt beyond the great pyramids
>FOOD: Rota Spring, WXLO team up for Taylor Swift ice cream flavor
>SHOPPING: 20 best Memorial Day appliance sales at Home Depot and Lowes
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>TV/STREAMING: HBO Max vs. Max -- What’s changed and what you need to know
>MOVIES: Trailer drops for new Martin Scorsese film with DiCaprio, De Niro
>CELEBRITY: Tina Turner has passed away at 83 (:40). Article
-Tina Turner tribute: She played Worcester Centrum Private Dancer tour
>HISTORY: Front Street in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Baby pug couldn't hold his head up (:51)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Leominster mail carrier honored in D.C. for bravery helping family during fire
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, husky escapes shelter enclosure, destroys lobby
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Classifieds
+Kitchen positions at Downtown Worcester restaurant
+Part Time Senior Center Bus Driver, Town of Holden
-Waitstaff and hostesses at Worcester restaurant
-Water & Sewer Superintendent, Town of Holden
-Multiple openings at Canal District bar
-Morning cleaning-night dishwashing at Worcester restaurant
-5 seasonal employees, Holden D.P.W.
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Authorities identify Worcester woman killed in Virginia bus crash
-Earlier: 25-year-old Worcester woman, Greenfield family among 5 killed in crash (2:36). Article
-Fireball caused loud boom heard across Mass., NASA says (4:24). Article
-City suspends market's liquor license
-Here’s why Worcester can’t put traffic lights, beacons at a dangerous crosswalk
-"The end of an era": Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
-DCU Center to keep name for now, as credit union extends sponsorship for $4.2 million
-Markey secures Mass. Dems’ nod over Moulton, igniting generational showdown in Senate primary
-Related: 2 Democrats, 2 paths: Markey and Moulton in Worcester (2:06)
-Despite recent stabbings on the Common, Downtown Worcester events to continue
-Nichols plans to absorb Anna Maria fire science, other programs
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Here's the last day of school for every Worcester County public district
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Segregation lawsuit, school budget questions, Holy Cross heads to Texas
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Chinese Restaurants (5:41)
-Popular eatery's second location officially opens in Westborough
-ICYMI: Anna Maria's abrupt closure was a "knife in the heart" for faculty
-World Cup watch parties set for Worcester Common
-Ghanaian restaurant in Worcester ready to give World Cup fans taste of home country (2:07)
-Worcester jury finds driver guilty in 2022 death of man in wheelchair
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Among Friends senior newsletter
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Annual town meeting 7 p.m. June 8th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 juveniles hospitalized after e-bike collides with vehicle in Clinton
-Group seeks probe into Rutland July Fourth cancellation
-3 charged after stolen dirt bike recovered, illegal gun seized in Webster
-Worker in Southbridge McDonald's french fry case due in Dudley court
-Douglas man under surveillance arrested on trafficking charge after picking up crack
-Leominster man accused of civil rights violation after open bottle report at Allen’s
-39 Elm Street emerges as flashpoint in Southbridge Town Council race
-Westborough High students learn beekeeping basics in innovative class
-Fixing crowns and funding communities: Dudley Woman's Club closes out fundraising year
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Former Manor and Draught House owner launches Prohibition Beer
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Black Veil, Basement Sessions, Johnny Blue Horn and more
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1377 (30:00): The Rolling Stones, Gracie Abrams, The Black Keys and more
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Too many administrators bloat Worcester school budget
-Shaun Connolly: Spend the $609 to go to a World Cup game
-Laurel: At your service at the class volleyball game
-Manny Jae Media (50:55): 508 LIVE!
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:47): Is Worcester safe? Crime perception and city challenges
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to award-winning baker who worked at Crown and Widoff's bakeries
>SPORTS: Here's the full lineup for Drake Maye's charity softball game today at Polar Park
-Ex-Patriots coach Jerod Mayo lands new job — with private equity firm
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 9-1
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Holy Cross baseball’s season ends at Austin Regional
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7-2
-St. John's senior star, brother with autism team up on baseball field
>NATIONAL: Couple found dead were victims of Tom Selleck impersonator scam
-Why are more young people angry about A.I.? Researcher says there's been a "meaningful shift" with Gen Z (1:56). Article
-Tragic: High school graduate's home burns down during graduation ceremony
-Concertgoer dies week after being kicked in head by crowd surfer at rock festival
>NEW ENGLAND: State police hit with $25 million lawsuit (2:11)
-Maine lawn mower accident leaves child critically injured
>COLLEGES: 2 Clark students earn awards for research in Brazil, Poland
-How can UMass make up for money cut by federal government? (9:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 costs travelers forget to budget for
-Yosemite ditches reservations, descends into chaos (2:03)
>BUSINESS: Reality-mimicking A.I. fuels spike in scams (1:59)
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (57:34): Kwame Appiah, founder, Kumasi Soccer and Unity Street Soccer
>HOMES: The best plants for beginners to grow
>HEALTH: Doctor explains what residents should know about mpox
-Opthamologist's advice for protecting eyes from summer sun (3:09)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:22): Spicy Cajun shrimp pasta
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike Netflix movie, "Ladies First" (2:39)
>MOVIES: "Obsession" craze explained: Shocker horror hit makes 100 times its budget
>CELEBRITY: All the celebrities invited to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding
-Mandy Moore names former child star who got her into "underage drinking"
>ANIMALS: Pig stops highway traffic to save her own life (2:33)
>HISTORY: Lake Boon was once a major tourist destination
>GOOD NEWS: Man stops for bread, wins $500,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man balances running chainsaw on his chin for over 4 minutes
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-Full-time paramedic, town of Spencer
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