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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Happy first day of summer!
-4:25: Who's open for patio dining, take out or delivery? (updated)
-WoMag reporter resigns, says last two columns critical of city not published, starts newsletter
-First look at Water Street's newest eatery (6:18)
-5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-AWARE: Six City Councilors voted against giving ratepayers a break
-Rosen's Roundtable #405 (28:24): Police in schools
-Worcester City Councilor wants reconsideration of budget vote
-Task force created to address ‘alarming’ increase of illegal fireworks in Worcester
-Man who Worcester police disarmed ordered to be held without bail
-Earlier: Worcester Police sergeant disarms active shooting suspect
-Worcester Public Library: How to log books in WPL's Online Reading Challenge (3:07)
-Worcester Public Library: How to share reviews in WPL's Online Reading Challenge (2:26)
-Holden Police push back on criticism of Facebook posts
-Marches and rallies to mark Juneteenth in Massachusetts
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 4 new open houses in Worcester
-Fall TV schedule takes shape with cancellations, renewals and additions
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Sheriff's deputy saves baby from choking during protest
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, sheriff kiddingly issues felony warrant for Mother Nature after a foot of snow falls on June 17
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester ranks in top 10 nationally poised for economic recovery
-STEP 2 OF PHASE 2 (indoor dining, nail salons, etc.) BEGINS MONDAY. Related video (2:38)
-Worcester playgrounds to open June 20
-Mechanics Hall to remain closed until at least October
-The 50 Mass. cities and towns with highest rates
-Mass. reports 228 new cases, 30 more deaths
-Florida breaks another record for new cases
-Spikes bring states, cities back to the table to discuss protection measures
-Nursing homes represent more than 1 in 4 COVID-19 deaths
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying home
-No cruises sailing out of U.S. ports until at least Sept. 15
-MLB closes all 30 spring training camps for coronavirus cleaning
-Health: Blood plasma a 'promising' treatment, study says
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Teachers register displeasure with principal at Nelson Place School
-Why so many water main breaks? Worcester City Council gets answers
-Worcester pastor, husband of former councilor, facing $900,000 in lawsuits
-WPI receives $3 million from alumnus (6:11). Article
-Local Afghan Americans voice anxiety, hopes to Worcester, U.S. lawmakers
-Dancing lessons? Worcester Tech teachers hold holiday flash mob
-See Worcester-area events across Christmas Week
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent's Holiday Message (1:52)
-Worcester Walks: Carlstrom Memorial Forest a pleasant trek for all seasons
-Last Call: Peter Stanton, Worcester Business Journal publisher
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:47): Elections, leadership struggles and housing dominate the year
>DINING OUT: Need last minute presents? Check of Dining Out to see who's open
-ICYMI: Person struck and killed by train in Clinton
-Worcester shooting suspect arrested in Texas after years on the run
-Parking may soon be banned on part of Worcester’s Grafton Street. Here’s why
-Polar, Stop & Shop ride viral "6 7" craze
-Meet the next winner of Worcester's top community service award
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Holden Finance Committee asks to scrap February override vote
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston to explore regionalizing schools
-Sutton's Blackstone National Golf Club purchased for $9.5 million
-Teens from Winchendon rescued from Mount Monadnock; bill could follow
-Effort relaunches Sterling tree lighting
-Paxton dressed for holiday season
-Wreaths Across America makes stop in Boylston
-Lancaster library supporters meet with legislators
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Bella's Bartok set to take long hiatus after show at Electric Haze
-Victor D. Infante: The worst Christmas music ever
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Empire, currency and the bodies left behind
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (57:23): Tamara Berry, owner, Mozelle's Sweet Shoppe
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was born blind and wrote Easy Braille Translator software
>SPORTS: Drake Maye, Christian Gonzalez earn Pro Bowl honors for Patriots
-ECHL union delivers strike notice. What does it mean for the Worcester Railers?
-Bruins lose to Montreal, 6-2
-Holy Cross women's hockey coach Katie Lachapelle at the 100 Grill (2:20)
-Bill Ballou: This year's Hall of Fame "unexciting"
>NATIONAL: Gen Z homemade Christmas going viral on TikTok
-Department of Justice releases new set of Epstein files
-Florida woman accused of fatally shooting both her ex-husbands in single-day rampage
-Tragic: 2 people killed in crash while returning from funeral in Watertown
>NEW ENGLAND: Former officer's certification revoked over ties to Birchmore
-1 in 3 voters have considered leaving Mass. due to high cost of living, poll finds (:21). Article
>COLLEGES: 3 named to Q.C.C. Board of Trustees
-Anna Maria Athletics expands with new teams and leadership ahead of 2026-27
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The top 5 roadside convenience stores in America
-What do airlines do with lost luggage that's never claimed?
>BUSINESS: Devens seeks developers to build on 69 acres
-LPL Financial Research: Navigating neutral: Fed policy key for fixed income markets in 2026
-John Quirk: Without community giving, business community Is a failure
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: Holiday plants a gift that keeps on giving
>HEALTH: This workplace habit can help people with type 2 diabetes manage insulin levels: study
>FOOD: Eggnog: Vintage classic — or outdated abomination?
>TV/STREAMING: Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson set for new Luther movie at Netflix
>MOVIES: All 12 of James Cameron's movies ranked, from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Elizabeth Banks has never tried Botox at 51, but she’s "talking about it"
-Brad Pitt scores major victory in Angelina Jolie legal battle as actress must reveal private messages
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever is there through all of mom's milestones (1:35)
>HISTORY: What in-flight meals were like 50 years ago
>GOOD NEWS: Couple engaged in same hospital they were treated for comas as teens
-Meanwhile, Pennsylvania, gusty winds send giant inflatable ornament rolling through neighborhood
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