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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man guilty of getting cocaine through the mail
+6:00: Man accused of stabbing cab driver in Worcester faces judge
-Earlier: Cab driver stabbed, 1 arrested in Worcester
+6:00: State pledges $25 million for Worcester Memorial Auditorium
+6:00: Southbridge woman first $1 million winner in new scratch ticket
+Noon: State commits $25 million to Worcester Auditorium redevelopment
+Noon: Worcester police arrest 15-year-old for carrying untraceable handgun
+Noon: Honking at undercover I.C.E. car set off Worcester arrest firestorm, family claims
+Noon: GoFundMe raises money for family of woman detained by I.C.E. in Worcester
+Noon: Aislinn Doyle: May 15th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
+Noon: One year later, suspected murderer at Northborough house party still at large
+Noon: Key parcel in Shrewsbury Center to become town-owned property
+Noon: Things to Do: From Handel to hammerlocks, We the Kings to Bloomfest
+Noon: Blues photographer Tom Hazeltine is having first exhibition at WCUW
+Noon: World renowned CowParade mooving into Old Sturbridge Village in June
-College student from Shrewsbury dies in tragic accident during class trip days before graduation
-11-year-old girl struck by car near Worcester elementary school
-Worcester high school receives bomb threat. Police investigation underway
-Clark School of Business, W.B.J. launch Women’s Executive Academy
-New Brazilian pizza restaurant opens in Worcester
-Walgreens closing another pharmacy in Worcester
-Worcester police looking for owner of lost dog
-Worcester residents continue to criticize city's response to recent I.C.E. activity
-Worcester Public Schools (2:06): Gathering of excellence
-Worcester celebrates 10 years of Haitian Flag Day
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Diner reopens after being damaged in crash
-ICYMI: Fiery crash between motorcycle, car in Worcester (:19). Article
-After T&G appeal, Worcester releases résumé of newly hired health director
-in Worcester, I.C.E. used a woman’s kids and grandchild as "bait" to arrest her
-Related: Worcester judge sets trial date for woman detained by I.C.E. on separate charge
-Residents rebuke Worcester City Council after chaotic I.C.E. arrest
-Related: Worcester closes City Hall as demonstrators gather to protest I.C.E., police actions (2:17). Article
-Related: Is Worcester breaking Open Meeting Law by going virtual? What the A.G.’s office says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): From Cinderella’s Castle to Squid Ink Paella: Wachusett goes to Europe
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden Garden Club to host raffles for Blue and Gold Star memorials
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster man pleads guilty to attempt to open plane door
-Shrewsbury ratifies new 3-year deal with Education Association
-2 arrested after police find drugs and ammo in unregistered truck in Shrewsbury
-Grafton town meeting approves property tax exemption for seniors
-Blackstone Valley Education Foundation to host K-12 art show
-Hard work and long hours opened Alvah Dance
-Sutton Garden Club to host plant sale May 17th
-Sterling Recreation lists summer programs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Music Awards
-Poet and Worcester State professor Heather Treseler wins a Pushcart Prize
-Last Call: Jean Wang, author and memoirist
-100 FM The Pike (8:34): The Silver Bullet TJ Crawford
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Violent Worcester cop wants city councilor investigated
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 463 (28:36): Durand & Anastas
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (51:26): Georgina Mensah, Nadine James and Chioma Aunwamba, Faith Fellowship's Women of Faith Ministry
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local hairdresser who owned her own salon for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Knicks, 127-105, to force Game 6
-Jayson Tatum posts first Instagram message after Achilles injury
-Patriots' schedule released (:25)
-Patriots’ schedule is among NFL’s easiest based on these metrics
-Red Sox lose to Tigers, 6-5
-Bravehearts' promotion calendar
-Holy Cross baseball announces 2025 team awards
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 8-4
>CARS: Ford recalls 273,000 Expeditions and Navigators over brake issues
>NATIONAL: C.D.C. reports 27% decline in overdose deaths last year
-E.P.A. weakens P.F.A.S. drinking water limits
>TRAGIC: Beloved fire captain dies in Mother's Day car crash after his child's birth
>NEW ENGLAND: Proposed Medicaid cuts could leave hundreds of thousands in Mass. uninsured
-Jury hears about Read's S.U.V., Solo cups, John O'Keefe as uncle (20:43)
-Healey announces hiring freeze for executive branch
>COLLEGES: Worcester State selects Daniel Hsu as student commencement speaker
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Jordyn Bleaney
-WPI podcast (19:43): Organic Chemistry, Illustrated with Anita Mattson, professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Want to move to Italy? Another town is selling homes for 1 Euro
>BUSINESS: Former C.E.O. of Saint Vincent Hospital lands new role
-LPL Financial Research: Bulls are on trial
-Better Business Bureau C.E.O. departs after 1 year, succeeded by Hanover Theatre V.P.
>SHOPPING: U.S. slashes tariffs on Temu, Shein goods to as low as 30%: report
>HEALTH: Study finds more accurate prostate cancer screening (:57)
-Parkinson's disease prevention may "begin at the dinner table"
>FOOD: Pop-Tarts introduces ice cream sandwiches, pints: See the flavors
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 3 of "The Gilded Age" on Max (1:12)
>MOVIES: John Cleese on "Monty Python and Holy Grail" at 50, woke comedy critics
>CELEBRITY: Every celebrity mentioned during Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking trial
>ANIMALS: Chonky 18-year-old cat loves going on nighttime walks (2:17)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 119-121 Green St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: How gift from Pope Francis inspired restaurant owner to feed homeless (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Indiana, turkey causes chaos in supermarket as cops attempt to catch destructive bird
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
+2 positions, Canal District bar
+Veterans agent, Town of Holden
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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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
Latest obituaries | | Tuesday's highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
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
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
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