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In The News
-Latest weather: Warming up, high in mid 70s
+7:00: Worcester Airport service announcement Wednesday
+7:00: Radio Worcester (14:41): City Manager Ed Augustus on Canal District parking, the budget and Duffy Field
+7:00: Caitlin McCathy and Shirish Korde of Worcester get Mass. Cultural Council awards
+7:00: Ecotarium reopens indoor July 9 with 2 new exhibits
+7:00: Worcester Adoptable Pets Of The Week: Rosie, Max, Wonder & more
+7:00: Proposed ‘get back to work bonus’ would pay unemployed residents $1,200 to get a job
+Noon: Former Roll On America sold to U-Haul for self-storage facility
+Noon: Massachusetts makes list of top 5 states for millennials
+10:00: Worcester man charged in machete attack
+10:00: Tickets on sale for Peppercorn's outdoor urban oasis party with Jimmy Buffett cover band "The Island Getaways!"
+10:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 25
-Worcester restaurant: Who stole our kegs?
-Worcester neighborhood rallies to protest fumes from business
-Worcester developers see new high-profile projects attracting more interest
-Worcester NAACP says it will continue to advocate for civilian review board
-Discrimination in mortgage lending has created a segregated Worcester
-Worcester planning several Memorial Day in-person events
-ICYMI: Worcester's oldest house finds buyer in just 1 day
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including City Council agenda, and more
-John DiPietro's "Worcester's Neighborhoods" Episode 8 (16:16): Belmont Street, Shrewsbury Street and downtown
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): One hospitalized after truck crashes into tree in Holden
-Grafton High Principal Pignataro announces retirement
-Beaver dam break floods Warren
-Bravehearts introduce alternate jerseys that will be auctioned for charity
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale
-New Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (37:31): Bourbon not from Kentucky
-Shopping: Marlborough woman builds nationwide business with handcrafted candles (2:15)
-New England: Number of homeless students in Mass. at 'crisis' level (4:21)
-National: No injuries when car crashes through roof of Missouri home
-Tribute to Worcester 18-year-old who lost courageous battle with leukemia
-Cars: Warmer Weather Means Hot Pricing at Bertera Nissan, says Mike Demers (5:05)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Homes: Median sale price in state is above $500,000
-History: Historic photo of Lake Quinsigamond boat house
-Food: Dunkin’ to surprise 6 people with free coffee for a year on Wednesday
-Celebrity: Kevin Spacey cast in first film since being accused of sexual misconduct
-TV/Streaming: New on Amazon Prime Video in June
-Animals: Experts band 2 young eagles with ID tag in West Brookfield
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. convenience store owners return $1 million lottery ticket to customer who tossed it away
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:00: Get vax’ed, win free Dunkin’ iced coffee
+10:00: Mass. vaccine preregistration system closes to new submissions
+10:00: Moderna says its shot works in kids as young as 12
-Some people in Worcester still not ready to remove masks
-Radio Worcester (8:25): Dr. Hirsh talks Lifting COVID Restrictions and masks
-Worcester to host vaccination clinic at Polar Park on Tuesday
-Worcesteria: Let's hit a home run for vaccine equity at Polar Park
-ICYMI: Officials: Nearly 50 percent of Massachusetts fully vaccinated
-Mass. officials announce 188 new cases and 2 deaths with a positivity rate of .9 percent
-Massachusetts doctor believes state, country has reached some level of herd immunity (1:56)
-Allergies or COVID? How to tell the difference
-Dogs might be able to sniff out COVID-19 infections, early research suggests
-Why is vaccine not on my medical records? (1:03)
-Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, officials hold pop-up vaccination clinic at strip club
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
+Noon: Singer Cara Brindisi wants to talk
+Noon: Screen Time: Remembering Clinton's Bewitching star, Agnes Moorehead
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: A few spring things to fling yourself into family fun
+Noon: Jazzed Up Wednesdays at 961 (Union Station)
+Noon: Last Call: Fred Gerhard, poet
-Constant disturbances at house full of squatters has Worcester neighbors on edge (1:20)
-Planned Downtown Worcester restaurant may lose licenses
-See Worcester job, income, population changes over 30 years
-Judge orders prosecutor to turn over documents in Turtleboy case
-Ride-share drivers rally in Worcester to support contractor work, benefits
-Rep. Mary Keefe on revising policies to upgrade Worcester schools
-Sean Rose on getting Mass. migrants into workforce
-Worcester Housing Authority working with Lakeside Apartments residents on relocation to ready for major overhaul
-Here’s why Worcester wants to plant 2 new forests. And it wants your help
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Eisenberg Assisted Living in Worcester (:52)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Unsolved: Worcester — The Gardner Fugitive and the Murder of Breanne Pennington. Video (13:59). Audio (13:58)
>SHOPPING: Birch Alley leaves Canal District, moves to Manchaug
-ICYMI: Piccadilly Plaza in Worcester saved from wrecking ball as developer bring in new tenants
-In Worcester, barber offers free haircuts to help boost confidence ahead of M.C.A.S. tests (1:55). Article
-3 in custody after chase on I-290 ends in crash in Northborough (2:17)
-Related: Aerial footage of crash (:50)
-Judge upholds prison sentence of Kevin Perry, former Worcester restaurant owner
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett names new principal
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Applications open for Shrewsbury Youth Police Academy
-Paxton getting override info to voters
-Longtime Sterling volunteer honored
-Grafton candidates night April 28th
-Lancaster's Simon receives Pillar Award
-Tahanto coach announces retirement
-Nashoba Music Department earns national recognition
-Field of 4 vie to fill Bolton post
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-100FM The Pike Adventures with Mike Hsu (5:35): Line dancing at Off the Rails
>SHOWTIME: Richard Thomas in "To Kill a Mockingbird" at The Hanover
-Radio Worcester (15:44): Korey’s Courage — Inspiring stories at Mass. Film Fest
-Worcester Art Museum updates plans for showcasing Higgins Armory Collection
-Daikaiju Pro to mix wrestling, martial arts, theater at White Eagle
-Listen Up: Ghost of the Machine, Weapon E.S.P. get "Savage" again
-Unity Radio (55:12): Standups and Standouts
-Unity Radio (1:00:35): Unity In The Community
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 200 (27:20): Peter Panagiotou, Pay It Forward Card Shows
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who dedicated 60 years of his life to Notre Dame Cemetery and Mausoleum
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Cleveland, 4-1
-8 athletes, 2 teams to be inducted into Worcester Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Worcester Railers 2023-24 season recap
-WooSox Rewind: WooSox take 4 of 6 against Durham
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-U.S. News & World Report lists its best electric and hybrid vehicles for 2024
-Tragic: Woman at risk of losing her arm after being attacked by dog her son rescued
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. sees drastic increase in gas prices (1:29)
-34 Mass. high schools among nation's best, U.S. News says
>COLLEGES: 2 WPI student teams develop apps for the visually impaired (3:27)
-Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Holy Cross Brooks Scholars showcase musical talent at concert
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 historic U.S. restaurants worth the reservation
>BUSINESS: Hospital for Behavioral Medicine brings on third C.E.O. since 202
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Proposed changes in Massachusetts would bar use of credit reports by employers
>HOMES: Condominium sells in Boston for $5.3 million
>HEALTH: Preventing and educating kids about cyberbullying
-Exercise could help reduce aging by lowering fat buildup (:52)
>FOOD: The Goods Bakery & Café is thriving in Spencer
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix is the dominant streaming service. So why is it changing its model?
>MOVIES: All "The Omen" movies in order to watch
>CELEBRITY: Grammy-winning gospel singer, former "American Idol" contestant Mandisa, dies at 47
>ANIMALS: Dog found tied to bench with note asking someone to adopt him (3:39)
>HISTORY: Franklin Building, Downtown Worcester, 1898
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mystery good Samaritan pulls woman from morning house fire (1:39)
-Meanwhile, in Tewksbury, cake goes viral for mistake (:37)
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