Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+7:55: Two arrested at June 1 protest in Worcester allege police improperly seized phones
+7:55: Radio Worcester (6:06): City Councilor Sean Rose talks police body cameras
+11:40: Worcester Police investigate fatal stabbing on Cutler Street
+11:40: Here are 5 things you need to know today in Worcester - June 30
+11:40: Hollywood icon Carl Reiner dies at 98
-Worcester among top 50 best-run cities in America
-‘Justice needs to be served’: Wife of man killed in Worcester crash begs other driver to come forward
-Worcester man arrested with stolen vehicle
-Worcester Police release video of school sign vandal, ask public for help
-George's Bakery launches site at Worcester Public Market
-Worcester City Councilors flooded with 'defund police' emails
-Radio Worcester (22:32): City Councilor Khrystian King talks budget & police funding
-Board of Health asks Worcester Police for response to recommendations
-Worcester city manager to get job review in 'extraordinary times'
-Florida country club members sue WPI, want $900,000 back
-Worcesteria: Replace Columbus with Abbie Hoffman
-ICYMI: Boston Globe: ‘I’m horrified that we didn’t get this right’: Worcester schools see rocky rollout of online learning
-This Week's Roadwork in Worcester - Week of June 29
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester crash takes down power lines
-Falling tree knocks out power in Shrewsbury neighborhood
-Follo’s Food Review: Whole belly clams at Harry's Restaurant
-ICYMI: What do city employees in Worcester make?
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 5 new house listings in Worcester
-Commute and Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV Rental and Sales): RV business booming as Central Mass. vacationers hit the road
-New England: 15-, 14- and 12-year-old involved in multiple armed robberies, police say
-Shopping: American Express gives users up to $50 toward small business spending
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Westborough bus driver gets college degree amid pandemic (2:02)
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, man steals fire truck, drives to local bar with sirens on
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:55: PawSox season canceled
+7:55: Governor has ‘hope’ North Brookfield will call off July 4 celebration
+7:55: No additional COVID-19 deaths reported in Mass., 114 new cases
+7:55: Nationwide mask mandate could prevent more lockdowns, avoid $1 trillion economic loss, goldman Sachs says
+7:55: Dr. Fauci says U.S. could see 100,000 new cases a day
+11:40: Radio Worcester (11:34): Dr. Michael Hirsh gives a COVID Update
+11:40: New strain of flu found in China has potential to become pandemic, scientists warn
-With Holy Cross campus closed, Worcester Bravehearts to relocate for summer
-WBJ Podcast (27:34): When will Mechanics Hall reopen?
-ICYMI: Pandemic could create glut of office space in Worcester
-Massachusetts reports 35 new deaths, 101 new cases
-Is it safe to attend a July Fourth gathering?
-Mass. could enter Phase 3 Monday (1:26)
-Experts fear another spike in Mass. with eased restrictions (1:53)
-What doctors have learned about fighting COVID-19
-Dr. Fauci warns vaccine may not lead to herd immunity
-Broadway shutdown extended through early January
-Airbnb CEO: 'Travel will never, ever go back to the way it was'
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Motorcyclist seriously injured in Rutland crash
+Noon: Mass Indie Film Fest returning to Worcester, Southbridge and online
+Noon: Listen Up: Dan Gabel finds big band sound on upswing with new album
+Noon: Last Call: Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson, dean of WPI Business School
+Noon: Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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