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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 88 today in Worcester
-Perseid meteor shower forecast: Skies clear in time for peak (:51)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man charged with attacking Worcester library employee with skateboard (2:10). Article
-Earlier: Worcester Public Library closed today after patron strikes employee with skateboard
-"Professional tenants" have been scamming Worcester County landlords for decades (7:11). Article
-Do you know these guys? Worcester police would like a word with them
-Acai bowl restaurant to be second commercial tenant at Canal District development
-Bob Cousy blasts Team USA Steve Kerr for benching Jayson Tatum
-TODAY! Worcester Summer Jam Classic returns to Crompton Park Saturday
-City leverages 5-year plan to combat homelessness
-Worcester County Sheriff's Office grows, distributes organic produce throughout the region
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:57): The best and most popular stories of the last week in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Hot chicken restaurant chain backed by Drake planning Worcester location
-ICYMI: 75-year-old man arrested for touching child at Coes Pond, Worcester police say (1:34). Article
-Chasity, Zella Nunez murders: Suspects' lawyers complain of indictment delay
-Worcester man pleads guilty to fatal Shrewsbury hit-and-run
-Many Worcester affordable housing projects face A.R.P.A. deadlines
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Annual Ruck March draws young participants
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Rough Holden route moving closer to smooth finish
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 hurt, 1 seriously, by falling tree in Orange (:12)
-St. Mary’s Syriac holding annual festival this weekend
-Stargazing at the Willard postponed to August 23rd
-Upton V.F.W. flea markets begin today
-2 Millbury, Sutton businesses in Mass. Ice Cream Trail guide
-Paxton drops override - for now
-Blind Tiger Swing Posse at Spencer Summer Concert Series on Sunday
-Pot luck author coming to Bigelow Library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Fourth & Field
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Beach Boys, Skafest, Cameron Sutphin and more ...
-10 kids music albums your kids (and you) will love
-Out-of-the-box date night ideas in Central Mass.
-100FM The Pike Breakdown Lane for August 9th (5:32)
-Organ Fairchild featured at this year's Jazz + Live concert outs
-First Person: For Richard Klayman, a park summons a summer memory
-Your essential beach day packing list
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 66 (9:57): Victoria Obvious
-Unity Radio (28:53): The Woo 508
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 150 (29:09): Karen Anderson Walsh
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former principal of Canterbury Street School who worked there for 48 years
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Astros, 8-4
-Alex Dion steps down as manager of the Bravehearts
-Worcester native Justin Laporte excited for pro debut at Punch-Out at Polar Park II
-Patriots release receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster
-Holy Cross star Jalen Coker cherishes NFL opportunity with Carolina Panthers
-Holy Cross camp report (1:01): Bryan Robbat
-WooSox postponed by rain in Syracuse
-After run at regional tournament, Shrewsbury Post 397’s season comes to a close
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Plane with 61 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil (:51)
-New student loan forgiveness plan notice to hit 25 million inboxes
-Tragic: Toddler fatally mauled by 3 Rottweilers
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (19:10): Defense attorneys call for 2 charges to be dropped
-Eastern Equine Encephalitis risk raised to high in Mass.
>COLLEGES: WPI, Middlesex Community College announce new pathway
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 stunning volcanoes to visit around the world
>BUSINESS: Local gun shop owner concerned over new firearms laws
-A.I. speech clone is so real that makers say its "potential risks" could prove too dangerous
>HOMES: Any sign of housing market cooling in Mass.? Real estate expert weighs-in
>SHOPPING: Mass. tax free weekend: Here's what is eligible and what isn't (1:50)
>HEALTH: More medical offices using A.I. to help doctors (2:08)
-Gen Xers and Millennials have a higher risk of developing more than a dozen cancers (3:02)
>FOOD: McDonald's has new line of nostalgic collectible cups. How to get one
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Despicable Me 4" and more
>CELEBRITY: Colin Farrell recalls question he asked doctor after son’s Angelman syndrome diagnosis
>HISTORY: Worcester’s El Morocco restaurant and nightclub drew stars from near and far
>ANIMALS: Dad who didn't like cats falls in love with daughter's kitten (3:02)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Babies born at 22 weeks are now healthy toddlers
-Meanwhile, in Austria, Catholic priest confesses to cooking crystal meth in rectory
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>HELP WANTED
+Worcester Public School's Nutrition Department is hiring (1:13)
-Water operator, town of Holden
-Animal control officer, Rutland Regional Animal Control
-Full-time accounting clerk, town of Holden
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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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>HELP WANTED
+Multiple positions, Nancy Chang Restaurant
+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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