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In The News
-Latest weather: High of 88, possibility of strong thunderstorms
+1:00: It's Saturday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: Councilor warns of possible redistricting tweaks
+1:00: Foley brothers retiring from Worcester Diocese
-Worcester honors Bob Cousy with statue outside DCU Center
*Total coverage: Channel 4 (:57); Channel 5 (1:12); Channel 7, Channel 10; T&G; Spectrum News 1, College of the Holy Cross
*Video (1:33:31). Gallery (18 photos)
*Why is Cousy known as "Houdini of the Hardwood?" Check this out (14:02)
-More trouble for Wormtown Brewery as former employees consider legal action
-Motorcycle crash in Grafton cemetery leaves rider hurt
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Worcester delays sidewalk project following public outcry regarding tree removal
-Worcester police and fire to address use of illegal fireworks in city
-Mulcahy Field renovations expected to be completed by end of summer
-Veterans Inc. hosts 16th annual Stand Down to support veterans, families
-Worcester's Main South awarded $60,000 for wayfinding, storefront upgrades
-Clive McFarlane (WoostaChat): Self-reliance in communities of color
-WICN to hold vinyl record sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today
-Artist Spotlight: Doreen Connors
-Bridge repair to limit traffic on Mass Pike next 8 weekends
-ICYMI: Worcester police seek assistance locating 2 missing teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including columns by Ray Mariano, Winston Wiley, and more
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Saturday
-New for Father's Day: Roses for Father's Day, by Wachusett Wine and Spirits (37:50)
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Beer garden opens at Houlden Farm in North Grafton
-Group of residents open an anti-racism library in Shrewsbury
-Drone video: Over Dorothy Pond in Millbury (3:29)
-Drone video: Sunset over Clinton (:31)
-Bravehearts extent win streak. Next home game at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Buy tickets
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester gymnast excited about a shot at the Olympic stage
-Mass. Pirates lineman signs NFL contract with Chargers
-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)
-New England: Mass. has "terrifying" blood shortage not seen for decades, officials say
-National: Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off
-History: Painting of Elm Park, early 1900s
-Food: REC Worcester's farmers market is back for the summer
-Shopping: Amazon Prime Day starts soon. These are the top deals so far
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Health: Poor sleep linked to dementia and early death, study finds
-Celebrity: "SNL" stars recall "awful" fight between Bill Murray and Chevy Chase
-Animals: Humongous prehistoric rhino was the biggest land mammal to walk the Earth
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Fundraiser started for Oklahoma man who walks 17 miles for work
-Meanwhile, at Waffle House, fantasy football loser sentenced to 24 hours of eating waffles
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester reports 30 new infections, announces vaccine site at Mercantile Center will close July 2
-ICYMI: Updated cases for every city and town in Central Mass.
-U.S. reaches milestone of 300 million vaccine shots in 150 days
-The U.S. must vaccinate most of the country by winter to avoid more variants, expert says
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: "Pop, pop ... bang, bang!" Driver wounded in shooting before car slams into Worcester house (2:18)
-Earlier: Resident recounts waking to gunshots, S.U.V. slamming into house
-Earlier: Worcester shooting victim crashed into home: Police
+6:00: "The Walking Dead: Dead City" filming begins in downtown Worcester
+6:00: Cell phone use in classrooms; "a full ban doesn't work"
+6:00: Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
+6:00: New video shows moment school bus tilted off side of road in March in Hubbardston
+6:00: Worcester native publishes novel that challenges readers
+Noon: Housing crisis focus of Worcester May Day rally
+Noon: Worcester had the highest opioid overdose death rate in state in 2023
+Noon: A vivid memory of protest: Remembering the local student protests of May 1970
+Noon: Save $5 on tickets to Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl for a limited time
+Noon: Jazzed Up Duo at 961 (Union Station) 6 to 9 on Wednesday
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: How to throw a meat raffle fundraiser
+Noon: Last Call: Shelby Watterworth, artist
-29-year-old Worcester man killed in crash on Southwest Cutoff
-New party space opens at the top of Glass Tower
-Developer who purchased Becker College properties in Worcester sells 2 in 5-parcel, $6 million sale
-TODAY! Community meeting will consider Worcester charter reform
-How many Worcester city employees made the $200,000 club?
-New Worcester bike alliance launches with Bike Month events
-Worcester police chief says gun violence education starts at home
-Rape trial of former Rutland police officer underway in Worcester
-Boylston police search for 2 after armed robbery
>DINING OUT: Here are 15 Worcester restaurants offering outdoor dining right now
-ICYMI: Second suspect arrested in connection with Worcester shooting that killed teen
-Brothers in hospice together comfort each other in final days
-Wayward bear wanders onto busy Worcester road, gets sedated and moved
-Austin Street carriage house leveled after early morning fire Sunday
-Downtown Worcester gets zombie makeover for "The Walking Dead"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Annual town election May 13th
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-D.A.R. visits Gale Free Library
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): S.E.L.C.O. celebrates Arbor Day at Dean Park
-Concert at Asa Waters Mansion to benefit Millbury Public Library
-Sterling teen named National Merit winner
-Clinton community supports memorial scholarship
-West Boylston actors bring "Anastasia" to stage
-B.V.T. announces second trimester Commendation List
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl on Saturday, May 11th
>SHOWTIME: Worcester's poet laureate Oliver de la Paz turns postcards to poetry in his new book of sonnets
-El Salón's Plaza Sábados block parties eye community connections
-Listen Up: 2 female vocalists, 2 unique styles
-Janice Harvey: Untangling the weird stigma that comes with using Ozempic
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Humanity first
-Unity Radio (58:30): Unity In The Community
-Unity Radio (58:02): TheWoo508
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime producer of CBS's "60 minutes" and a trailblazer for women in news
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Toronto in overtime, still lead series 3-2
-Celtics star to to miss several games after Game 4 injury
-Will Drake Maye start for Patriots in 2024? What to expect from rookie quarterback
-Tickets to Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame Ceremony on sale Thursday
-Red Sox beat Giants, 4-0
-Worcester Bravehearts release all-you-can-eat menu
-Bravehearts to make first roster announcement today
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Railers part ways with coach after missing playoffs for third straight year
-WooSox Rewind: Worcester suffers 2-4 week in Toldeo
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 12-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
>NATIONAL: N.Y.P.D. arrest pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia (1:24)
-Deathbed confession leads to bodies of mother, daughter in cold case
-Tragic: A 10-year-old boy woke up to find his family dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial Day 2 recap (31:50)
-No charges will be filed after 4 babies found in South Boston freezer (1:29)
>COLLEGES: Inside the key roles therapy dogs play on and off campus at Holy Cross
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mia Kuhl, C.J. Major
-Clark changes on-campus dining vendor, as 154 employees offered opportunity to work for new company
-Academic excellence celebrated at Worcester State Academic Achievement Awards
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Travel expert ranks favorite U.S. states
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. names the Power 100, the most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2024
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile fined nearly $200 million for sharing customer data
>SHOPPING: Walmart is launching a new store brand called Bettergoods
>HOMES: Sale closed in Chatham — $2.9 million for a 3-bedroom home
>HEALTH: Powassan virus, a tick-borne illness, found in Sharon
-Mass. doctor on breast cancer screenings: "Get your mammogram, start at age 40"
>FOOD: Coffee prices poised to surge further as food inflation rages
>TV/STREAMING: Giada De Laurentiis reveals why she really left Food Network
>MOVIES: New "Scary Movie" in the works
>CELEBRITY: "1000-pound Sisters" star Tammy Slaton shows skin after weight loss
>ANIMALS: These popular human foods that could be making your dog fat: study
>HISTORY: Hope Cemetery Monument Works, 1896
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Eighth grader helps stop school bus after driver passes out
-Meanwhile, at Walmart, customer shares ridiculous custom cake fail: "My mouth dropped"
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-Weekend bartender at Halligan's
-Full-time and part-time positions at George's Coney Island
-Multiple positions with Holden D.P.W.
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