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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 (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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