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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 74 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Many Worcester affordable housing projects face A.R.P.A. deadlines
+4:00: Wanted man arrested for touching child at Coes Pond, Worcester police say
+4:00: Hot chicken restaurant chain backed by Drake planning Worcester location
+4:00: 1 injured as loaded dump truck, car collide in Rutland (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik returns to U.S. with bronze medals
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Beach Boys, Skafest, Cameron Sutphin and more ...
+Noon: Get in the picture literally at Worcester Portrait Exchange
+Noon: Four Year Strong releases new full-length album, "Analysis Paralysis"
+Noon: Victor D. Infante's poetic novella "Suffer for this" available for preorder
+Noon: Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Fourth & Field
-Central Mass. business confidence begins to rise, yet remains pessimistic
-Italian restaurant in Worcester Public Market to close
-Italian Festival returns to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Loreto Parish
-TODAY! Out to Lunch Festival on the Worcester Common
-Shrewsbury Fire Chief honored with farewell ride in antique firetruck
-Newly opened Who Cut the Cheesecake? keeps selling out: Here’s why
-Commonwealth Heroine Malory O’Brien gives back through volunteering
-Summer video update from Worcester Superintendent Rachel H. Monárrez (2:26)
-When does school start in Worcester County?
-New study puts parking in Worcester under the microscope
-100FM The Pike (5:05): Josefina Velez of Friendly House on the emergency need to supply their food pantries
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Summer edition Restaurant Week aims to help businesses during a slower season
-ICYMI: Busy Worcester intersection will have detours this week: Police
-Boston Globe: In Worcester, a ballpark and a neighborhood rise together
-Worcester District Attorney drops 25 cases because of State Police wiretap violations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Regional announces honor roll
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Here’s where "unicorns" were frolicking in Mass. this summer (1:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Charter Spectrum pulls bid to enter Shrewsbury
-Barre Family Pharmacy and Rutland Pharmacy to close for good
-Amy Smith returns as West Boylston athletic director
-Bill Hanney opening Sturbridge Luxury Cinemas in former Cinemagic
-Caitlin Paget to continue Sutton superintendent position for 2024-25 school year
-Sterling car show is Thursday
-Spencer Cable Access technical issues impacting broadcast capabilities
-Section of Route 9 in Spencer closed Thursday
-Romance authors return to Clinton library on Saturday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Back from hiatus, Young Other eager to rock at the Palladium
-W.S.C. Stay Connected musical performance (29:57): Dan Kirouac
-Listen Up: With "Seven Hills Suite," Daniel Gay finds a world of music
-Last Call: Julia Wan, artist
-Worcester's Angelo Gray, 11, makes splash winning New York City talent event
-Joyner Lucas' "Best For Me" up for an MTV Video Music Award
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 60 (20:12): Singer-Songwriter Jerard Rice
-Unity Radio (57:27): The Susanity Life
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Olympian and Korean War veteran
>SPORTS: Punch-Out at Polar Park II postponed until Saturday because of weather
-Stephen Nedoroscik, "Pommel Horse Guy," talks being memed, his Rubik's Cube & Olympics success
-Radio Worcester (10:51): How should Worcester celebrate Stephen?
-Worcester World Cup begins Friday
-Patriots players to watch in preseason opener vs. Panthers
-Red Sox lose to Kansas City, 8-4
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 9-6
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Quinnipiac at DCU Center
-Holy Cross football to host open house on Saturday
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Powerful earthquake hits off southern Japan; tsunami advisory issued
-Astronauts stranded at I.S.S. may not return until next year
-Terrorist plot against Taylor Swift concert in Vienna narrowly foiled
-Tragic: "Modern-day miracle" man who woke up from 244-day coma is struck and killed by pickup truck
>NEW ENGLAND: Man allegedly gutted dad in Conn. town's first murder in 21 years
-Man accused of swiping $13,000 worth of casino chips from Encore Boston Harbor table
>COLLEGES: WPI, eSki among 4 Central Mass. climatetech firms granted slice of $4.2 million
-Assumption’s Best Buddies chapter wins Outstanding Mass. College Chapter of the Year
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 20 most beautiful cities in the world
>BUSINESS: Survey shows most people are wearing business casual at the office
-LPL Research: Thoughts on global selloff and the dollar's path to decompressing
-Radio Worcester (12:26): Meet 508 Design and Build, a leading B.B.B.-accredited business in Worcester
>HOMES: Mass. legalizes in-law apartments statewide
>SHOPPING: Businesses, shoppers prepare for tax free weekend (2:09). Article
>HEALTH: Wastewater data shows COVID rate in Mass. twice the national average (:24)
-Infants' tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated
>FOOD: Single-serve soda brand outperforms Coke, Pepsi at various household retail locations
>TV/STREAMING: "CBS Evening News" will get massive overhaul, return to New York after Norah O'Donnell exits
>MOVIES: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck talk new film "The Instigators" (7:19)
>CELEBRITY: "Star Wars" actress Daisy Ridley reveals she's been diagnosed with Graves' disease
>HISTORY: Swans Hotel in Washington Square in 1872
>ANIMALS: Puppy thrown out like trash lives like a princess now (3:11)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 5-year-old with Down syndrome raises funds for Buddy Walk with lemonade stand
-Meanwhile, Florida woman arrested for beating up groom in wild fight over prenup
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: UMass Memorial woes: Hiring freeze, operating loss, looming strike threat
+6:00: Worcester city councilor charged with assaulting police after I.C.E. arrest
+6:00: Councilor Etel Haxhiaj's response
+6:00: Burncoat High awards diplomas at DCU Center ceremony
+6:00: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Natale Consenza settlement, I.C.E. arrest protests, Clark layoffs
+6:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+Noon: Worcester-shot "Walking Dead" scenes may all have all been shown
+Noon: Teseracte Players do "Time Warp" again at "Rocky Horror" in Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Role Model, Megan Thee Stallion and sizzle summer playlists
+Noon: Last Call: P.E. James, musician
-Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-Central Mass. man now facing manslaughter charge in connection with brother’s shooting death
-Out to Lunch and Movies on the Common set for summer fun downtown
-Hidden waterfall flows back to life at Cascades Park in Worcester thanks to heavy spring rainfall (1:49)
-Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students
-Gerald Creamer Center Graduation (1:01:52)
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-This dog was found on Willard Ave. in Worcester
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): The last 24-hour diner: A Worcester staple stands alone
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial, 1,000 workers have a week to avoid strike
-Grand jury hearing evidence in death of Worcester state police trainee
-Worcester eatery seized by state because of unpaid taxes
-Worcester activist critical of city manager faces 1-year city hall ban
-Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after I.C.E. "violated his rights," attorney says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Doyle Road to be closed Wednesday
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston override OK'd; Raj, Ashwell win for Select Board
-Governor Healey visits new Amazon fulfillment center in Charlton
-Pending Select Board vote, Shrewsbury trash bags may cost more this July
-Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities
-Webster man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
-Playground improvements are part of Grafton's long-term plan
-Blackstone Valley Tech competitors earn 46 SkillsUSA Medals
-City to Saddle Farm Trot 5K is June 21st
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: Short film "Solus" wins big at Top Shorts Film Festival
-Sarah Connell Sanders: 3 days of "momfluencing" at Boston Calling
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The art of making people uncomfortable
-Peter B-G Weller: Proposed state ed bill borders on digital surveillance
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (56:35): Bonnie Hope Dellerose, Renew Body Sequence
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifetime member of Hadassah who was married for 76 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs "got the message" from Mike Vrabel after boat incident
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 4-3
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross announces "WooCru" as official student section name
-How Baylor Scheierman can earn larger Celtics role in second season
-Sox prospect Roman Anthony responds to backlash over Worcester laundry cart video
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
-Mara leads Saint Paul back to Division 1 quarterfinals
>NATIONAL: Ukraine strikes Crimean Bridge with underwater explosives
>TRAGIC: 3 young sisters killed while visiting homeless dad, hunt is on for father
>NEW ENGLAND: Father found dead, search ongoing for missing daughter in Maine (:49). Article
-Milford student detained by I.C.E. awaiting upcoming court hearing in "terrible conditions" (3:43)
-Lawyer says Milford student in I.C.E. custody is here legally (:50). Article
-Karen Read trial (25:46): No mistrial over dog D.N.A., officer says evidence changed
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad Jango Janigian wants to take you on an adventure
-Decline of international students at Mass. universities having negative impact, expert says
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 tips every cruiser should follow
>BUSINESS: GBH layoffs to impact 45 employees
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-101: Staying strong through workforce reductions
>HOMES: Heat pump demand is reaching new heights as customers seek government incentives before they disappear
>SHOPPING: Temu's daily U.S. users cut in half following end of tariff loophole
>HEALTH: How to beat the heat for better sleep
-How yoga can help improve your mental wellbeing (3:41)
>FOOD: Popeyes launches surprise new menu item to compete with McDonald’s
>TV/STREAMING: "The Four Seasons" renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
>MOVIES: 10 hot movies to see this summer
>CELEBRITY: Emmy winner Valerie Mahaffey dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Tiniest puppy grows up to be HUGE (2:44)
>GOOD NEWS: 120-mile kayak trip benefits athletes with disabilities
-Meanwhile, in Florida, loose kangaroo caught on video hopping down road
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+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
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