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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 90 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Happy Strings opens in Worcester, offering unique custom rug tufting experience
+6:00: "Apparent homicide" under investigation outside Marlborough Holiday Inn
+Noon: Downtown Worcester restaurant may not open due to fight over ventilation (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester store sells $100,000 lottery prize
+Noon: Worcester Chamber poll reports top issues for city residents
+Noon: Seven Things To Do: Billy Joel Tribute, Dana Fuchs, "Soul of Spring" ...
+Noon: "Come feel weird with us:" Sapling channels catharthis into new album
+Noon: First High Gest Play Fest has new plays in juried event in Worcester
-Worcester Police seek Bobby Hammond, armed robbery suspect
-Worcester's Rebecca Garcia promoting positivity on Grafton Hill
-Burncoat High hands out diplomas at DCU Center
-Celebrate Lake View Elementary School turning 100 years old
-Remembrance for Sara Robertson, Worcester's first woman mayor, to be held Friday
-Public meeting on renaming Indian Hill Park for Sara Robertson
-Black History-Juneteenth Festival set in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (14:39): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty talks budget, homelessness & shelters, Polar Park and growth
-42 candidates to compete in Worcester's council, school races; 4 uncontested school races
>DINING OUT: Here are the restaurants taking part in Taste of Shrewsbury Street on June 20th
-Worcester bakery lands gig making cake, treats for superstar
>FOOD: Best ice cream stand in Central Mass. -- Tell WoMag your favorites
-ICYMI: FlyORH: The future of American's J.F.K. flight out of Worcester
-Family speaks at Paku Lounge shooter's sentencing
-Worcester residents air disdain for family shelter plan at meeting
-Sheriff Evangelidis swears in 3 from Worcester as corrections officers
-See neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Reminder: Trash pickup delayed a day this week in Worcester because of holiday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden to conduct extra speed patrols in June, July
-Holden Police Department has an opening for records clerk
-From Wachusett Echo: The waning practicality of student lockers
-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): Shrewsbury officer rescue 9 ducklings from storm drain
-Maurice "Moe" DePalo finishes 30 years with Shrewsbury Select Board
-The Singing Trooper at Asa Waters Mansion in Millbury June 9th
-West Boylston police log May 22nd to 28th
-Car crashes into Marlborough home (:44)
-Paxton readies for June 5th town meeting
-2nd annual Paxton Garden Club Plant Sale on Saturday
-Goings on from Millbury Sutton Chronicle
-Unified hosting 5K and conference
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Musician Sarah French
-Sam Bush, "King of Newgrass" coming to Worcester
-Writing Lines: Children's books, poetry aloud among literary events
-Celebrate 135th anniversary of famous poem written in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 445 (27:49): Musician Ray Pandiscio
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 102 (26:17): Q&A
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong resident of Quinsigamond Village who was very active in her church
>SPORTS: Reds rally to beat Red Sox, 5-4
-Here's how to win your dad a free Father's Day at Fenway Park
-Bravehearts beat Sea Unicorns, 3-1. Next home game: 6:30 Friday (Fireworks Friday)
-This catch by Bravehearts shortstop K.B. Peralta makes "SportsCenter" Top 10 (:14)
-Louisville beats WooSox, 9-2
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (24:00): Get to know head men's rowing coach Jim Barr
-Revolution draws with Atlanta, 3-3
-Seedings and schedule for the state high school baseball tournament
-Seedings and schedule for the state high school girls' lacrosse tournament
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: More than a quarter of Americans live alone: census data
-Missing teen jumped off ship into "really shark-infested" water: official
-Tragic: Girl, 6, has both feet severed in freak cargo-belt accident
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman fatally shot at car wash in Fall River
-Mass. firefighter, former dog trainer facing animal cruelty charges
>HEALTH: Colorectal cancer rise in young may be from fungus
>BUSINESS: Fast-growing industry could add 42,000 Mass. jobs within decade
-Job openings rose to 10.1 million, setback for Fed's inflation fight
>SHOPPING: Memorial Day Sale continues through June 7th at Sclamo's Discount Appliances
>COLLEGES: Abandoned at birth, UMass Medical School student fights for reproductive justice
-Strassler Center at Clark hosts "The War in Ukraine Through a Camera Lens"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 51 things in Europe that every traveler needs to experience
>HOMES: "It's nuts": Low inventory, still-rising prices frustrate Worcester-area homebuyers
>TV/STREAMING: Kim Cattrall to appear on "And Just Like That" despite Sarah Jessica Parker feud
>MOVIES: Movies coming to theaters in June
>CELEBRITY: "That ’70s Show" star Danny Masterson guilty of 2 counts of rape
>ANIMALS: Teeny puppy demands to be let out of his incubator (:58)
>HISTORY: Entrance to Green Hill Park
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Town honors longtime gravedigger (2:52)
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, watch as a car flies off a tow truck ramp on a highway (:31)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
+5:00: Haunted Speakeasy fills Hanover Theatre with jazz, zombies and Halloween spirit
+Noon: Prosecutors: Sterling teen who held PowerSchool ransom was "sophisticated" cybercriminal
+Noon: Recognizing high-achieving students: Vote now for Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
+Noon: It's Round 2 for Worcester Magazine's Digital Battle of the Bands
-"An amazing feat of engineering": Visitors take in reservoir's beauty during Wachusett Dam Day in Clinton
-Alleged thief hits Otaku Sekai, Japanese Manga culture, movies and comics business on Park Ave.
-How a group of friends turned a card game into a lifeline for local families
-Worcester Housing Authority to break ground on Lakeside Apartments redevelopment
-What is open and closed on Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day
-Honoring Indigenous People’s Day in Worcester
-Monday's Child: Emma, 15, is bright, artistic and resilient with a wonderful sense of humor
-Saint Paul 5K Knightmare Run & Walk raises funds for Kelly family
-Worcester Guardian partners with Boston University to add State House coverage
-What districts in Worcester County had the best M.C.A.S. scores?
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:43): Concerns over Worcester police drone expansion
>POLITICS: Worcester candidate profile: Jessica Pepple for city councilor at-large
-Meet the candidates: Maureen Binienda leans on experience and service
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:01): Drones, civil commitments and a controversial campaign mailer
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet: The Ground Round is back (4:50)
-ICYMI: Outside Nelson Place School in Worcester, parents rally against departure of assistant principal
-Worcester business dedicated to helping women moves to bigger space
-Community gathers for vigil for Shrewsbury father shot and killed (:45). Article
-Related: Fiancée of father who was shot and killed thanks community (4:31)
-Frank Kartheiser is comfortable with your discomfort
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Holden gets grant to hire 2 firefighters
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Item photos: First class inducted into Clinton High Hall of Fame
-Leominster man arrested for urinating on church wall during food truck festival
-Why Webster police haven't given up on search for boy who disappeared 47 years ago
-Webster woman charged in crash that sent 3 juveniles to the hospital
-Charlton to vote on firearms in municipal buildings October 20th at special town meeting
-Meals That Matter's founder says the demand for warm, home-cooked meals is on the rise
-Paxton woman is a Commonwealth Heroine
-Matt Landry's love of hiking leads to Mount Wachusett guide
-Lancaster discusses well options and state support
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: West End Creamery Corn Maze in Whitinsville (1:14)
-100 FM The Pike (7:58): Jeff Keith of Tesla and Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart talk about their new song
>OPINION: Robert A. Bilotta: Put CSX funds to work for District 2 residents
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:02:16)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester woman who cooked in a number of local kitchens
>SPORTS: Patriots beat Saints, survive questionable officiating (4:32)
-Patriots quarterback Drake Maye takes another step forward vs. Saints
-Maye entrenched in early NFL MVP conversation
-Sign up now! FREE Crusader Tip-Off Event October 29th
-Holy Cross senior guard Cam Nolan named William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist
-Worcester Bravehearts 2026 Season Passes are now available
>NATIONAL: All 20 remaining living hostages released by Hamas
-4 people killed and 20 more injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
-Tragic: Skydiving instructor falls to his death after getting separated from student in freak accident
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 person in custody after threatening Topsfield Fair (:24). Article
-Massachusetts among states struggling least with bullying
-Haverhill police chief retires amid union backlash following tragedies
>COLLEGES: Inside the economics of happiness
-The most expensive colleges in Massachusetts (9:43)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 clever packing tips for rainy destinations
-6 countries or islands you can walk across in under an hour
>BUSINESS: A.I. could wipe out 100 million U.S. jobs over the next decade: report
-Are you throwing away money on your cell phone protection plan? (2:38)
>SHOPPING: Up to $1,000 rebate on LG appliances at Sclamo's
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: A.I. being used to detect heart health problems
>FOOD: Retro Diet Coke Lime returns to store shelves. Here's what to know
>TV/STREAMING: A message from Dr. Jane Goodall on Netflix's "Famous Last Words" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Jared Leto's "Tron" hits the skids with $33.5 million box office opening
>CELEBRITY: Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau seen kissing on singer's yacht
-Diane Keaton lost weight, was very thin before her death
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Do you know where this is?
>ANIMALS: German Shepherd rescued from hoarding goes on first walk (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Boys applauded for helping friend after shark attack in Australia
-Meanwhile, in Florida, mom wins video game tournament while holding her 5-day-old baby
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