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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 57 today in Worcester
-Peak fall foliage is getting closer (3:31)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: State’s first cannabis lounge in Worcester to close, owner seeks new location and state license
+6:00: Worcester area voters head to polls for early voting
+6:00: Worcester councilor seeks community forum on Amazon drones
+6:00: Wachusett senior undergoes revolutionary spinal procedure to play football (3:07)
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2026-27 highlights, NHL Week 3
-The "Mystery of the Stained Glass Window" continues to confound
-WPI research using A.I. to identify melanoma gets boost in international competition
-Bee Zee seeks approval for Southwest Cutoff gas station expansion
-Prosecution rests in Inoa retrial; alleged accomplice doesn’t testify
-Worcester's 10 biggest development opportunities
-Mayor Petty wants City Council to take stance on marijuana law
-Amazon drone deliveries, marijuana ballot question and street repairs on Worcester council agenda
-Shrewsbury calls for pause on Amazon drone delivery amid concerns
-Coat drive to distribute nearly 4,000 winter coats
-From public housing to homeownership in Worcester: Worcester Housing Authority programs changing narrative around affordable (2:36). Article
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Community Media Day on Tuesday
-Mount Wachusett has been a popular Central Mass. destination for 150 years
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant celebrates 1 year on Park Ave.
-Multi-cuisine food hall Wonder opens in Worcester. How to get 50% off
-ICYMI: "Back to spending time together": The world of mahjong proves popular in Central Mass.
-A boy who struggled to be heard finds his voice—and a championship—in the waves
-Worcester addiction forum emphasizes housing, employment and support beyond treatment
-1 Worcester home’s power bill is $500. A half-mile away in Shrewsbury, it’s 70% lower
-Worcester man charged in $162,180 Mass. Health fraud
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Halloween trick-or-treating 5 to 8
-Halloween in Holden next Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster schools tout massive improvement in state assessment
-Data centers, Flock cameras among key votes at Charlton Special Town Meeting
-Dudley man arrested after police execute warrants, seize stolen guns and drugs
-Harvard Sweet Boutique owner shares affection for confections with community
-Free overdose response training Tuesday in Shrewsbury
-Southbridge fire station nearing completion as $20 million project remains under budget
-Westborough Women's Club raises funds to help those battling childhood cancer
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Mass. bars can stay open an extra hour this Halloween. Here's why
>SHOWTIME: Wholesale Klezmer Band brings "Jewish Life in Song" to Southbridge
-100 FM The Pike (16:11): Steve Schirripa ("The Sopranos," "Blue Bloods") is bringing Willie Boy to Worcester
-Radio Worcester (16:17): Joel Hoekstra on Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Worcester return
>OPINION: Scotia Hille: Omnibus bills enable opaque lawmaking
-Jay Kaufman: Complexity isn’t the issue. The Legislature’s dysfunction is
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 612 (28:24): Carl Rushton, Part 2
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:05): Ballot questions 1, 2 and 3, plus changing local media landscape
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester priest
>SPORTS: Patriots beat Jets, 26-19, as Drake Maye throws 3 touchdowns
-Patriots once again battered by injuries in win
-New era begins as Jayson Tatum, Celtics embark on first season without Jaylen Brown
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey downed by Army
-CBS Sports Network to air Holy Cross at Lafayette men's basketball matchup
-Railers lose to Trois-Rivieres, 5-2
-Gov. Healey calls for girls flag football to become official M.I.A.A. varsity sport
>CARS: Tesla’s new flying Roadster performs stunning maneuvers during live unveiling
>NATIONAL: Deadly incident at Canada military base
-French police arrest 1,800 protesters after violent clashes and looting
-Air Force commando dies after falling from 170-foot rafters during fast-rope demonstration at college football game
-Tragic: Father of 3 stabbed to death while getting snacks for kids waiting at park
>NEW ENGLAND: What's ahead this week in the Matthew Farwell trial (2:52)
-After suspended drunken crash, Mass. candidate for lt. gov. suspends campaign (2:31)
-Ballot question 7: Could smaller lots make homes affordable? (2:27)
>COLLEGES: Leah Ben-Ami named executive director for Foundations Forward at Assumption
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Not declaring this item at customs can get you a $300 fine
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-The best and worst months to apply for a job, according to data
-Q&A: Good Feels grows amid cannabis industry uncertainty
>SHOPPING: Don't pay full price for fall and Halloween decor at these 6 stores
>HOMES: Real estate Q&A with Kathleen Goneau
>HEALTH: Why you may have trouble finding new flu shot at pharmacies (2:27)
-Tapeworm drug could treat disease that affects 190 million women
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Simple lemon chicken
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new 4-part Netflix docuseries on Mike Tyson (2:28)
>MOVIES: Family friendly Halloween movies
>CELEBRITY: Viola Davis reveals disease that left her with "9 out of 10" pain
-Elizabeth Hurley sparks engagement rumors with mysterious new diamond ring
>ANIMALS: Cat family shows up just as family says goodbye to their dog (1:59)
>HISTORY: A new book reveals the sickening extent of J.F.K.'s philandering
>GOOD NEWS: Man becomes oldest to fly with wingsuit, attempts to break record
-Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, man accused of stealing flamingo says he drank up to 40 beers before pulling off heist
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