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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:00: What to expect for Worcester Officer Familia's funeral on Thursday
+6:00: Worcester will open beaches, pools, splash pads in July
+6:00: Latest pets up for adoption at Worcester area shelters
+6:00: Mega, post-COVID concert planned for NYC's Central Park, Bruce Springsteen to reopen Broadway
+2:00: After 3 months, St. Vincent nurses and Tenet talking, just not to each other
+2:00: Doherty Memorial High School graduation
+2:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 8
+2:00: Radio Worcester (16:15): City Manager Ed Augustus talks about Officer Familia, parking and extreme heat
+2:00: Janice Harvey: Inside an anaphylactic nightmare
+2:00: College kids get an education in Worcester’s hip-hop scene
+2:00: 3 hurt in Westborough crash caused by deer
-Lincoln Plaza's impressive turnaround continues with new restaurant
-Showcase Cinemas North in Worcester closed permanently
-Clover Food Lab expanding meal box delivery to Worcester
-Worcester planning for large turnout for funeral of Officer Enmanuel Familia
-Worcester schools send students home early due to heat (2:05)
-Central Mass. companies struggle to hire new employees as recovery picks up
-WRTA buses now back to full capacity
-Radio Worcester (11:32): Worcester Public Market founder Allen Fletcher talks Canal District parking & business woes
-Burncoat High replacement retry, accumulating agenda items fill Tuesday council agenda
-Robotics program in Worcester provides unique opportunities
-How to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend in Worcester
-Worcester's Forest Quaglia is rounding out his film résumé
-Worcester theater company kicks off in-person performances
-Central Mass. Jazz Fest on June 14
-Worcester ranked in top 25 cities for LGBTQ singles
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Tuesday
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): "Ninja Warrior" tournament tests skills of competitors in West Boylston
-Children's lemonade stand in Auburn raises money for family of fallen Worcester officer (:23)
-Animals: Watch these unlikely furry friends take dip in Lunenberg lake
-What’s black and white and on the moove? Introducing The Mooving Cow
-Bravehearts return home tonight. Buy tickets
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (29:18): Dewar's Smooth Lineup
-Cars: Get a worry free car for summer vacation at Bertera Nissan (4:47)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Tragic: 4 children, 2 adults die in wrong-way crash on Kentucky highway
-Health: 6 reasons why you feel exhausted even if you get sleep
-History: Worcester Masonic Center
-Shopping: Best Amazon Father’s Day gift ideas to buy in 2021
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Waffle House employees in Alabama rally to help co-worker attend high school graduation
-Meanwhile, in Texas, mom arrested after posing as her seventh-grade daughter at school
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-6 questions with a UMass Medical School doctor running COVID vaccine trials on kids
-Radio Worcester (10:21): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID, vaccinations and heat
-Leominster High student misses graduation because of COVID-19
-ICYMI: QCC to hold second Moderna vaccine clinic on Tuesday
-Mass. officials announce 89 new cases, 4 deaths with a positivity rate of .5 percent
-Massachusetts schools ramp up vaccination efforts, opening clinics around the state
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
-Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)
>DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy
-Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article
-Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12
-How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...
-Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech
-Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled
-TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster
-Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility
-Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate
-Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...
-Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday
>OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy
-Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
>SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
-Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)
-Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview
-NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article
-Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48
-Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette
-Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear
-Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
>NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel
-Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)
>COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree
-Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years
>BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
-Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer
-OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users
>HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction
>HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)
-Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)
>FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners
>MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)
>CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
-Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died
>ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)
>HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article
-Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck
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