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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Beautiful day ahead
+8:00: Worcester water, sewer rates set to rise in July
+8:00: Coes Pond in Worcester to be treated for weeds; no swimming
+8:00: Clinton police search leads to counterfeit Adderall made with meth
+8:00: Chamber of Commerce Facebook Live 360 Pivot (8:54): AIS
+8:00: Sutton signs 3-year contracts with police and Teamsters
+8:00: 60 kittens arrive in Massachusetts need new homes
+2:00: Worcester man charged for chasing neighbors with knife
+2:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 16
+2:00: Worcester water mains shut off on East Central Street, Dewey Street and Seymour Street
+2:00: Abbie Cotto set for first full-length local show
-Worcester eyes city's next Big Dig
-Police arrest man wanted in West Boylston motel shooting
-Channel 4 helps Auburn man get car title after months of waiting (2:07). Article
-Good Samaritan pulls driver from overturned car on Mass Pike; driver hospitalized and stable
-Worcester City Council votes to give fallen police officer's wife his full pension (1:47)
-"An Elegy for Officer Manny Familia, a Worcester Hero", by Juan Matos, Poet Laureate of Worcester.
-Worcester police mounted unit helping create positive connections with young residents
-Pistol stolen in 2015 Worcester Army Reserve Center break tied to Boston robbery
-Worcester Public Schools summer meal service begins today
-Mass. Academy of Math and Science names new head
-Worcester leaf & yard waste drop off site on Chandler Street will be closed on Wednesday
-Radio Worcester (16:00): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about Officer Familia, vaccinations and Cultivate
-Worcesteria: A few suggestions for Worcester Monopoly
-Food distribution event at YMCA feeds 400 families
-Nurses strike at Saint Vincent Hospital hits 100 days (1:19). Article
-Wu-Tang Clan rapper headlines block party benefit for Creative Hub Worcester
-From Radio Worcester, enter for a chance to win tickets to Van Halen tribute show at Indian Lake
-ICYMI: Popular Worcester diner is for sale
-Worcester graduation videos: North High (2:00:21), Claremont Academy (1:58:06), University Park Campus School (1:19:11), St. Casmir (40:43)
-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 Wednesday
-New from Wachusett Wine & Spirits (39:20): 6 rums you should try
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Can Grafton start a municipal assault against Proposition 2 1/2?
-Eagle Lake in Holden is closed for swimming because of high bacteria levels
-Quabbin principal celebrates retirement after more than 50 years
-16 twins in class of 100 graduate from Lunenburg High School
-Southborough singer hoping to show her chops on "America's Got Talent"
-Bravehearts drop 2 in Brockton. Home game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-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)
-Commuting: Weekend service returning to all commuter rail lines in July
-Tragic: 10-year-old boy dies saving sister from drowning in South Dakota River
-National: Half of U.S. cosmetics contain toxic chemicals, study says
-History: Grape Arbor at Green Hill Park
-Food: Charlton father-daughter bakery offers Father's Day craft beer cakes
-TV/Streaming: AMC series has a strong Worcester feel
-Animals: Cat who wouldn't show his face is a cuddlebug now (4:51)
-Meanwhile, in Portugal, message found in bottle sent from Rhode Island
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+8:00: Vax Express coming to Union Station 10-2 Thursday, $25 grocery store gift cards to be given out with vaccination
+8:00: More than 500 breakthrough infections reported in Mass. in under 3 weeks
-Gov. Charlie Baker announces 'VaxMillions' giveaway for vaccinated residents (2:51)
-ICYMI: Ceremony recognizes volunteers as Worcester’s large-scale vaccination site closes its doors
-U.S. COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to yearly cancer toll
-COVID likely circulated in December 2019 in Massachusetts, NIH researchers find
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Leominster High School recreates graduation for student who missed ceremony because of COVID-19 (2:08)
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-Earlier: Chip Norton, owner of Mercantile Center, files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits, $70 million in debt
-Officials celebrate opening of 18-unit modular apartment complex for formerly homeless
-Worcester to treat Indian Lake on Thursday
-A tradition grows: St. Mary's set for Mediterranean festival
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Back to school: Worcester 2025-26 school calendar
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: Longtime home of Helen's Bakery to reopen as Quinsigamond Village Bakery & Cafe
-ICYMI: "This community used to be beautiful": Worcester neighbors upset about landscape business
-Trial set to begin of Millbury firefighter charged with child rape
-Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Rapper Joyner Lucas honored with street name in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Do you recognize these cats?
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board gives Beal Commons 60-day extension as questions linger
-Webster police investigating Pleasant Street gunfire between man in car and pedestrian
-Westborough firefighters respond to building fire & hotel fire concurrently
-Woman convicted of disorderly conduct after profane outburst outside pub
-Millbury baseball honored ahead of WooSox game for winning state title
-Collectibles Fair returns to Grafton in September
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "New Heights" podcast with Taylor Swift returns — hours after "glitch"
-Leon Trout embraces a new change in direction with latest album, "Paradigm"
-Last Call: Andre Gaines-Roberson, tribal historic preservation officer
>OPINION: Unity Radio's Journey for EforAll (48:47): Michelle Memnon, Spiritually Fabulous
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court
>SPORTS: Drake Maye has better day than J.J. McCarthy at joint practice
-Takeaways from Patriots joint practice with Vikings (3:38)
-NBA approves sale of Celtics to Bill Chisholm, league announces
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 4-1
-Holy Cross (2:14): Get to know Coach Elliott
-Holy Cross Camp Report (:53): Running back Sam Slade
-WooSox lose to Iowa, 1-0
>NATIONAL: C.B.O.: Tax law hurts poorest Americans, benefits richest
-Uvalde police body camera video parents pleading to officers Robb Elementary School
>TRAGIC: Mom who begged for help finding missing 10-year-old son charged after his body is found
>NEW ENGLAND: Rock that hit Mass. home believed to be meteorite (2:08)
-Alien ship? Satellite? Strange glowing light spotted in skies above Mass.
-State Auditor Diana DiZoglio hires law firm to sue legislature over voter-approved audit
>COLLEGES: Less than half of student loan borrowers are current on $1.6 trillion in debt
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 airlines with the best in-flight food
>BUSINESS: Worcester County C.E.O.s elected to board of statewide advocacy organization
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-Women’s Executive Academy applications due in early September
>SHOPPING: Are you paying more than your neighbors for the same item? You might be (2:39)
>HOMES: How to fight a denied homeowner's insurance claim (1:45)
>HEALTH: Bacteria that can cause rare "flesh-eating" disease infects swimmer at Cape Cod beach
-Creating small gains with Barre (2:04)
>FOOD: Skittles, Hershey and Nestle are removing artificial colors
>TV/STREAMING: Jennifer Aniston will star in series inspired by Jennette McCurdy's memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died"
>MOVIES: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" turns 50. Cult classic does time warp
>CELEBRITY: Cheryl Hines breaks silence on RFK Jr. marriage rumors a year after his alleged affair
-Rebecca De Mornay slams double standard of aging in Hollywood
>ANIMALS: Couple moves to new home that comes with a stray cow (1:49)
>HISTORY: Talk radio fans have fond memories of Larry Glick
>GOOD NEWS: How a teen is using fashion sense to help shelter pets (1:55)
-Meanwhile, wild brawl breaks out between Carnival Cruise passengers (1:01)
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