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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 (: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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