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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 (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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