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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:45). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: License Commission approves restaurant in Canal District of Worcester (pictured)
+1:00: 2 Worcester residents charged in U.S. Capitol riot: FBI
+1:00: Family Health Center of Worcester didn’t get emergency funds; Here’s how it survived
+1:00: Cliff Goodwin and crew record new album at Abbey Road
+1:00: Six Things: Jazz at the EcoTarium, Rose Show, Travis Denning ...
+1:00: Jessa Smith Campbell's musical "Woven" on the fringe of big things
-Father of Amanda Dabrowski testifies to finding phone taped underneath her car
-Related: Another juror dismissed from Carlos Asencio murder trial as graphic testimony continues
-Worcester Summer Getaway with Delta contest to give 2 round-trip tickets
-Worcester schools may close pandemic-era medical waiting rooms
-Quinsigamond Elementary School teacher retires after nearly 40 years
-6 years sober, Worcester woman still reported for child abuse for taking addiction medication
-UMass Medical School, Worcester County Jail to collaborate on substance use treatment program research
-City Council hits roadblock on action about out-of-town constables serving foreclosures
-Radio Worcester Radio Roundtable (43:31): Discussing Polar Park expenses
-Worcester hosts "Internet for All" summit at Union Station
-TODAY! Movies on the Worcester Common returns June 15th
-TODAY! Greendale Job Fair 11-2 on Thursday
-Unsolved: Worcester - "Hit-and-run or homicide? Travis Monroe - Oct. 1, 2006". Video (22:18). Audio (23:36)
>ANIMALS: "Friendly" racoon hanging out on Worcester's West Side
-ICYMI: Help Worcester P.D. find missing 14-year-old
-Teen tasered, 3 face charges after fight at Worcester baseball game
-Jurors view 2 knives and autopsy photos as Worcester restaurant murder trial continues
-Worcester announces $2 million in A.R.P.A. funds for food insecurity
-Former Worcester Superintendent Maureen Binienda to lead Easthampton schools
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): TODAY! Live art demonstration 6-8 Thursday
-Retiring staff at Wachusett leave their mark
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Millbury Summer Concert Series starts June 15th
-Free Paxton Kids Bike Rodeo on Saturday
-Grafton Library long range planning committee seeks members
-Grafton police log, June 16th edition
-Dube settles in at Berlin library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Bud Light loses its title as America’s top-selling beer
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Comedian Anthony Amorello
-Studio Theatre Worcester's "The Mad Ones" reaches out beyond the stage
-Writing Lines: South Shore stories, modern Beats and more
-TODAY! Worcester's Queer AF holds first Pride Month event as season kickoff
-100 FM The Pike (8:18): Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy about new box set: The Atlantic Years 1984-1991
-The challenge of being a supermom and a Taylor Swift superfan
-John Monfredo: “Worcester: The city that reads” book drive a huge success
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 70 (28:21): Partisan Politics
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 10 (28:10): Inroads in Pittsfield
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local pharmacy owner
>SPORTS: 5 key takeaways from Patriots O.T.A.s
-Red Sox beat Rockies, 6-3
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game 6:30 Thursday
-WooSox beat Norfolk, 13-5
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (45:07): Celebrating Fathers Day with Dave and Maureen Magarity
-Saint John’s baseball comes up short in semifinals against Taunton
-Saint John’s volleyball fights until the end in semis
-Worcester resident Robyn Mays will compete in Masters Olympia in Romania in August
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: At least 79 people drown after migrant boat sinks off Greek coast
-Grand jury votes to indict Marine who held homeless man in fatal chokehold on New York subway
-Tragic: Newly wed man drowns on Hawaii honeymoon, thieves steal his belongings from beach
>NEW ENGLAND: Harvard morgue manager, others charged with selling stolen body parts
-Liquor store clerk accused of stealing $3 million lottery ticket skips arraignment
>BUSINESS: Mass. seeing billions in excessive health care spending
-Radio Worcester (10:32): Get the insider information to outsmart smishing scammers
>HEALTH: Millions of COVID patients living without sense of taste and smell
-About 15% of U.S. children recently received mental health treatment, new C.D.C. data shows
>SHOPPING: Mass. sales tax holiday weekend scheduled
>COLLEGES: Assumption Spring Dean's List
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (8:45): Cycles of sexual revolution and the history of sexuality with Professor Nina Kushner
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the world’s most unusual churches
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Ryan Seacrest rumored to replace Pat Sajak as "Wheel of Fortune" host
>MOVIES: Tom Hanks turned down "When Harry Met Sally" because he was happily divorced
>CELEBRITY: Treat Williams was "alert and answering questions," motorcycle crash witness says
>FOOD: What's behind lobster, ice cream price increases? (4:44)
>HISTORY: Former Hotel Standish, 767 Main Street in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Former sanitation worker and Harvard Law student honors support staff (2:34)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, bear shocks beachgoers by swimming out of the ocean
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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
+6:00: Man dies from injuries suffered in Worcester shooting that also claimed life of woman
-Earlier: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+6:00: Northbridge animal control officer mistakes dog for coyote, shoots and kills it (1:56). Article
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:28): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:15): Former Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large bid
+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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