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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+5:30: Police arrest man for break-in at Banner on Green Street in Worcester
+5:30: Water main break at Plantation and Oakhurst streets
+5:30: Take the Arts Council funding survey, enter to win Bose earbuds
+5:30: Leominster man sentenced to 10 to 12 years for manslaughter
+5:30: 4 Worcester I-290 ramps closing for construction this week
+5:30: Auburn police searching for owners of dogs found running along highway
+5:30: Public hearing on Shrewsbury mascot June 16
+12:30: Worcester police arrest 2 for break-in, credit card fraud
+12:30: Worcester version of Monopoly will be released this fall
+12:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 14
+12:30: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of June 14
-SEE WHO'S PARTICIPATING: Worcester Restaurant Week returning Aug. 2-14.
-1 injured after RV slams into tree in Sterling
-Worcester honors recently passed firefighters with memorial service. Gallery (15 photos)
-ICYMI: Girls coach in Worcester suspended for sexual misconduct
-"Bring the Heat" car show revs up excitement in Worcester
-Worcester man riding bike to raise climate change awareness
-Worcester must release police records to newspaper
-Worcester's Girls Inc., Girls on the Run, receive grants to expand educational programs nonprofits STEM
-Clark University undergrad commencement
-Worcester Election Countdown #8 (28:15): Sue Mailman, School Committee candidate
-Song To Get You Through the Week: The Endorphins dig into mire to get "Clear"
-Central Mass. Jazz Fest improvising with virtual and "pop up" shows
-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 Monday
-New from Wachusett Wine & Spirits (39:20): 6 rums you should try
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police warn of smash-and-grab car break-ins
-Town of Shrewsbury Route 140 roadwork coming
-Millbury Women's Club meets, plans for summer
-Auburn Young Scientists "STEM Beginnings" at library through June 16
-Sutton Historical Society to sponsor townwide yard sale
-Southbridge voters pass $25.7 million request for new fire station
-Bravehearts win again, back to .500. Next home game 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-WooSox complete 6-game sweep. Highlights: Jeter Downs hits 2 HRs (:39)
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester Historical Museum's Women and Girls in Baseball: A League of Their Own (59:49)
-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)
-Animals: BOW! WOW! Worcester, with doggie pageant, prom and "paw painting," a 3-day event this month
-Celebrity: Ned Beatty, indelible in "Deliverance" and "Network," dies at 83
-Tragic: Delaware man mowing lawn killed as passing car flips, pins him to ground
-History: Worcester author chronicles one of Revolutionary War America’s most notorious crimes
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester DPW crew a good friend to lost ducks
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, raccoon chases soldiers in hilarious animal invasion
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Ceremony recognizes volunteers as Worcester’s large-scale vaccination site closes its doors
+12:30: Study finds Novavax vaccine about 90% effective
-UMass Medical School cardiology experts report link between mild heart problem, COVID vaccine
-Gillette Stadium hosting final vaccine clinic Monday
-Mass. officials announce 33 new cases, 0 deaths with a positivity rate of .4 percent
-Schools across U.S. brace for surge of kindergartners in fall
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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