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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 90 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Judge orders G.P.S. removed for former Worcester teacher accused of sex trafficking
+6:00: 2 men plead guilty to tax fraud in Worcester federal court
+6:00: Radio Worcester (17:23): Homelessness, lifeguards and more with Worcester Mayor Joe Petty
+Noon: West Nile Virus found in Worcester mosquitoes, spraying to follow
+Noon: Seven Things: Worcester Youth Speak Honestly, Pop 2000, Yoga ...
+Noon: With time passing, new challenges in teaching about the Holocaust
-Man stabbed in chest at Planet Fitness in Gardner (2:15)
-Related: Victim of random Gardner stabbing shares story (2:30) . Article
-Menkiti expands Downtown Worcester redevelopment effort with another Main Street acquisition
-Worcester convenience store sells $100,000 lottery ticket
-Man with gun arrested near Polar Park during WooSox game
-Worcester police numbers: Hate crime investigations, officer use of force incidents
-Worcester man arrested on gun charge after argument
-Worcester 311 mobile app now available for download
-While its Worcester warehouse sits idle, Amazon has been paying property taxes. Here's how much
-Fitness in the Parks program brings free exercise classes to Worcester neighborhoods
-Radio Worcester (12:45): Alex Corrales discussed Worcester Housing Authority’s mission and Lakeside Project
-Unsolved: Worcester -- 50th Anniversary of Worcester's Deadliest Fire - Part 1. Video (22:57). Audio (24:06)
-Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26): Meg describes how she had to navigate the healthcare system to get needed care
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 3 (9:20); Meg's Journey, Part 2 (6:11); Meg's Journey, Part 1 (7:12)
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>DINING OUT: Restaurateurs fuming over ominous new fee billed to customers by Toast
-ICYMI: Surveillance images show assault at Worcester Popeye's over wrong order (:26). Article
-Huge bobcat spotted in Worcester neighborhood (1:41). Article
-Developer plans second big Shrewsbury Street apartment building
-Legendary rock band Chicago coming to Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Seniors, students meet their Pen Pals
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-2023-24 before and after school registration open
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police arrest suspect for trafficking ecstasy
-Hartford Turnpike warehouse plans approved by Planning Board
-$11.3 million in counterfeit goods seized in Shrewsbury storage units, police say
-Public hearing July 24th to debate planned closure of UMass Memorial maternity unit
-Bystanders rescue mother, 2 boys from fiery wreck in Charlton (1:53). Article
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-New Oxford police chief address community
-Music fills the air in Lancaster
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Linnea's Garden, Ashley Deyj. Rose Gold Glasses
-Worcester Walks: God's Acre trails give new view of city
-Writing Lines: A sports star of history, sci-fi journeys and more
-Last Call: Novelist Courtney Kuketz
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 317 (28:27): Chris Pinto
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 103 (28:25): David Nishimura on Pens
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away 6 days before her 103rd birthday
>SPORTS: Mac Jones apparently is a lot tighter with the Krafts than we realized. That could be trouble for Bill Belichick
-Bravehearts fall to Vermont. Next home game: 7 p.m. Thursday
-TODAY! Craft Beer, live music, free hot dog, and a chance to be seen on TV. Bravehearts' holding Craft Beer Night on Thursday
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey season tickets now on sale
-U.S. men eliminated from Gold Cup
-Auburn's Nigel Belgrave selected by Miami Marlins in 15th round of baseball draft
-Several local boys' and girls' athletes honored as U.S.A. Lacrosse All-Americans
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: Southern California homes being swallowed by landslide
-2 firefighters shot at fire station in Alabama
-Tragic: Toddler dies after accidentally shooting himself
>NEW ENGLAND: Vermont turns to recovery as catastrophic floodwaters recede (:21)
-Vermont 3-year-old dies after falling into water storage tank near splash pad during summer camp
>COLLEGES: Worcester State alumnus leaves rare book collection to university
-UMass Medical School to begin teaching affiliation with Southcoast Health
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 25 architectural wonders you have to see in person
>BUSINESS: Berkshire Bank to close 2 Central Mass. branches
-Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years
>FOOD: McDonald's ditches McCafé Bakery items, fans revolt
>HEALTH: New center led by UMass Medical School aims to prevent suicide through technology
-How "addictive" Diet Coke harms your body in just 1 hour: experts
>TV/STREAMING: Full list of Emmy Award nominees
-Emmy's biggest snubs and surprises
>MOVIES: How to watch all 7 "Mission: Impossible" movies in order
>CELEBRITY: Emily Blunt on her decision to take a year off from acting
>ANIMALS: This dog transformation is everything (3:07)
>HISTORY: Union Station in Worcester (5:50)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man gets engaged, wins lottery in one weekend
-Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, black bear sits at picnic table in yard
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-2 patrol positions at Leicester Police Department
-Part-time servers at local restaurant
-Bus and van drivers at W.R.T.A.
-Water Operator for Holden D.P.W.
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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