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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 42 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Student faces charges after threat to "shoot up" Auburn school, authorities say
-"Her sweet memory": Worcester candy business scholarship honors late employee
-Does Worcester’s mayor support a police oversight board? It’s complicated
-Contractor forms partnership with Worcester Technical High School to promote on-the-job training
-"It’s a lifeline": New food pantry opened inside Worcester school to help fight food insecurity
-Worcester restaurateurs bring Eddy’s Pub & Sports Bar to Webster Square
-The Scarlet: Clark cuts 4 majors and 3 minors from Fall 2025 offerings
-Life sciences investment group opens office at Worcester incubator
-Latin American Health Alliance awarded a $50,000 grant
-Radio Worcester (7:44): Worcester to release redacted police misconduct files to Human Rights Commission
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:19): Decorum debate and election battles
>FAITH: TODAY! Service celebrating immigrants and Haitian culture with music and food Sunday morning
-Rev. Wil Darcangelo: On love and light in challenging times
-Mass. residents are becoming less religious, according to poll: See stats
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (5:42): Jay & Andrew from Broth Ramen
-ICYMI: Assumption students accused of "To Catch a Predator" assault push to drop charges
-Worcester restaurant warns of fake gift cards
-Messages between Karen Read, Turtleboy discussed at hearing (1:45)
-At Clark University, student workers face union fallout
-The HeartWell Institute vacates building after sale, community mission remains top priority
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Nominations open for Holden Woman’s Club Person of the Year award
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: The Menendez story hits Netflix, students react
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 23 years after new high school opened, Shrewsbury faces overcrowding
-St. Joseph Basilica in Webster is third stop on the bishop’s local pilgrimage
-David Prouty senior Morgan Kates honored with Worcester County Superintendents’ Scholar Award
-Spencer/East Brookfield School Building Committee talks security cameras, logos
-From heartbreak to hope: Turning tragedy into a force for good
-Rutland prepares for $2.1 million override vote
-Photos: Clinton schools honor students, staff
-Free Narcan training April 2nd in Leicester
-Millbury police warn residents of scam
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Leon Trout, The Sphinx Virtuosi, craft markets and more
-WoMag, T&G features editor Victor Infante honored with lifetime achievement award
-Clark Theater’s attempt to fight Shakespearean misogyny
-Holy Cross hosts authors Michelle Ephraim and Alizah Holstein
-Baseball and poetry take the spotlight in Worcester this spring
>OPINION: Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on pothole repairs on streets in Worcester
-Con Chapman: Amtrak needs competition to get better
-Brandon L. Robbins: Homelessness and hunger create a domino effect of need
-Worcester Public Schools (1:20): Doherty High Career Technical Education Program
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 469 (27:51): Samantha Stearns, Generation Z
-Manny Jae Media's Innerviews (52:10): Jaimes Flores
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked with her husband for 30 years at their Worcester auto body shop
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Spurs, 121-111
-Bruins lose to Red Wings, 2-1
-Red Sox lose to Rangers, 4-3
-Railers lose to Trois-Rivières, 4-2
>CARS: Honda probed after 2.2 million vehicle engines fail to restart: report
>NATIONAL: 2 killed, 4 injured in Washington house party mass shooting
-Plane crashes into house near Minneapolis, sending home up in flames: dramatic video
>TRAGIC: Teen found murdered, raped; dad arrested after shootout with cops
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead, 2 injured in "catastrophic" car crash on Cape Cod
-Mass. is most expensive state to raise child. How much it costs per year
>COLLEGES: WPI highlighted among universities with highest return on investment (4:00). Article
-Worcester State to offer self-defense and sexual violence awareness programs this spring
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Great Wolf Lodge getaway tips
>BUSINESS: Consumer spending and inflation are up amid tariffs jitters
-Americans haven’t been this worried about rising unemployment since 2009
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (50:28)
>HEALTH: Benadryl bottles recalled due to "child poisoning" risk
-Women with heavier signs of menopause at higher risk of dementia
>FOOD: North Shore company offers new take on instant coffee (3:29)
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for Netflix remake of "The Four Seasons" (1:19)
>MOVIES: Are mafia movies getting whacked by Hollywood?
>CELEBRITY: "Impractical Jokers" star Joe Gatto accused by former employee of inappropriate touching
>ANIMALS: Senior dog wanders into a home and stays forever (2:11)
>HISTORY: Marking the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride (2:03)
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman: People with amazing talents inspiring others (38:38)
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, live alligator left behind in motel room
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>HELP WANTED
-Servers, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Part-time outreach worker, Holden Senior Center
-Servers and bartenders, Fix Burger Bar
-Part-time positions, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Hostess and bus person, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
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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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Classifieds
>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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