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 (:33). High of 84 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Sunday's "Salute to Disney" concert postponed due to rainy forecast
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "M3GAN 2.0," "How To Train Your Dragon," and more
+Noon: Astronomer C.E.O. and Coldplay fan Andy Byron has Central Mass. tie
-Worcester named one of the best places to live in 2025
-"Still so shocked!": Worcester woman thought she won $100,000, but actually won $1 million on scratch ticket
-Legal battle over $21 million donation to Holy Cross comes to a close
-TCB preserves 85 units of affordable housing in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester man gets 6 years for loaded guns, silencer
-Paxton couple gets a surprise from a "bear-y" handsome visitor
-Area man's family disputes teen dogwalker's allegations of kidnapping (3:02)
-Earlier: Dog sitter lured into Southbridge home, kidnapped, police say
-Doherty Valedictorian Dea Kamberi eyes government career
-Marching for childhood cancer; 100-mile Ruck returns
-This Week in Worcester: Not believing lies is anti-police sentiment in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (22:45): Mayor Petty talks housing, petitions and Latin American Festival
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:09): Supermarkets, festivals and power of petitions
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): At Dinky’s Blue Belle Diner, breakfast served with a side of community
-ICYMI: Police raising funds to support officers seriously injured in alleged O.U.I. crash (1:20). Article
-Man stabbed multiple times at Shell Station in Worcester
-After stalled makeover, Commerce Building owner seeks to unload downtown property
-City council presses for answers on Mill Street safety, costs, steps
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Corner Shop awards scholarships
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Abigail Lei awarded Grange scholarship
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury adopts housing production plan
-Leominster shoots down horse racing and Fairgrounds overlay district proposal
-Millville transit firm to pay $1 million over alleged MassHealth fraud
-Sutton Cultural Council launches summer concert series
-Clinton School Superintendent Steven Meyer garners praise at review
-Need a gift basket? Check out Rosie's
-Board chooses new Lancaster fire chief
-Luther Burbank Middle School honor roll announced
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: ArtsWorcester's "One" exhibit, Poet's Cauldron and more
-100 FM The Pike (13:56): Jeremy Piven
-Coldplay's Chris Martin has cheeky reaction after exposing apparent "affair" at Boston concert
-WooBox public art project celebrates community and brings pop of color
>OPINION: John Keough: The Worcester gaslight council continues to shine
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The Puerto Rican flag on the Statue of Liberty
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 469 (28:09): State Senator Michael Rodrigues
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who served in the Navy for 20 years
>SPORTS: NFL assistant sees Patriots’ Christian Gonzalez as "next great one"
-Fans get money's worth with upcoming Futures Collegiate League All-Star festivities
-Bravehearts well represented as Futures League All-Star Game rosters announced
-First-place Bravehearts win again, 10-2. Wyatt Hoffman named Open Sky Community Services Player of the Game
-Bravehearts' next home game: 6:30 Saturday. Buy tickets here
-Holy Cross promotes Joelle Prata to associate head coach for women's lacrosse
>NATIONAL: Suicide in Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell is "impossible," says mobster
-4 people die in Florida from flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters
>TRAGIC: Physical therapist burned alive inside hyperbaric oxygen chamber at his practice
>NEW ENGLAND: 17-year-old boy arrested in killing of paddleboarder in small Maine town
-Mass. S.J.C. confirms conviction of 5-time drunk driver after Channel 4 report (2:08)
>COLLEGES: Tour New York City’s Garment District with developer Tom Creighton of Holy Cross
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the most beautiful places to visit in Spain
>BUSINESS: AT&T $177 million settlement: When could customers get paid?
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear stock market outlook — Path to upside clouded with uncertainty
-With Rhode Island acquisition, Aubuchon hardware now in every New England state
>HOMES: Can I light a fire in my backyard? What to know about fire pits, bonfire rules
>SHOPPING: More than 67,000 cases of deodorant sold at Walmart, Dollar Tree and on Amazon recalled
>HEALTH: People with dementia living longer in 5 regions of the world (:22)
-Dermatologists warn complex shower routines may harm skin (1:05)
-Study: Longer daytime naps associated with higher risk of death (1:30)
>FOOD: KFC's "comeback" plan includes free buckets of chicken: How to get one
>TV/STREAMING: CBS is ending "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" next year
>MOVIES: Lilo & Stitch becomes first 2025 title to cross $1 billion globally
>CELEBRITY: Tom Cruise, Ana de Armas make a splash with private Spanish getaway
-See the style looks from the ESPYs red carpet: Simone Biles, Brooks Nader, Ilona Maher and more
>ANIMALS: Huge fluffy dog with longtime cat obsession finally gets his own (1:58)
>HISTORY: 2 famous dancing cops brightened up Mass. streets while directing traffic
>GOOD NEWS: Restaurant raises money to buy employee new e-bike after theft
-Meanwhile, in Portsmouth, deer crashes into restaurant (:13)
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