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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 60 today in Worcester
+1:00: What to expect from Thursday's nor'easter (3:29)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Assumption student to plead guilty to hacking, cyber extortion
+5:00: "People in Worcester can't afford rents": Augustus challenged on housing crisis
+5:00: Worcester City Hall adds security, ends garage parking
+5:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+1:00: Worcester police arrests man with rifle, samurai sword after 9-hour standoff
-Earlier: Heavy police presence on Forestdale Road in Worcester
+1:00: Tractor-trailer stuck under Webster Street bridge (1:30). Article
+1:00: Trucker charged with stabbing another at Sturbridge truck stop
+1:00: Conan O'Brien said "greatest days" of his life spent at Worcester spot
+1:00: Albanian Festival offers 3 days of dance, music, heritage and food
+1:00: Listen Up: Taija New and Berm deliver new music
+1:00: Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
-16-year-old arrested, 19-year-old wounded in stabbing outside Target
-Earlier: Police investigating stabbing in front of Millbury Target
-Clark confers 468 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2025
-Know a high school senior? Here's when they'll be getting a diploma
-Nativity School boys division to be named for co-founder Chick Weiss
-Hidden Gems: The best use of cheese I’ve ever seen on a taco at The Taco Spot
-Worcester County jail records at American Antiquarian Society uncover hidden lives
-Worcester state Sen. seeks state support for refugee resettlement, condemns immigration raids
-Nicholas Antanavica named Worcester Inspectional Services Commissioner
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Worcester restaurant named Phantom Gourmet Steakhouse Legend (5:12)
-ICYMI: Worcester Business Journal names city's Power 100
-New projects aim to ease Worcester’s housing shortage
-New Brussels Street Market draws big crowd
-Assumption graduates 349 at DCU Center
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Students create Lids for Love
-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): Worcester Diocese closing churches, merging parishes in Brookfields
-5-year forecast predicts fiscal cliff for Sutton
-After citizens' petition, Shrewsbury town meeting votes down single-use plastic bottle ban
-Clinton administrator search progressing
-Teens can work out for free at Planet Fitness this summer
-Manchaug First to host community event in hopes of inspiring preservation
-Wachusett Regional High School third quarter honor roll
-Blackstone Valley Regional student wins Bronze
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Local author from Sutton enjoys recent success
-Central Mass. Mom: The best kept “secret” to low-cost museum visits
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Remembering Aunt Pat, and the art of the shaggy-dog story
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The warnings were never whispers — they were screams
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 154 (29:59): Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former principal of Chandler Elementary School
>SPORTS: No timeline for Jayson Tatum's return from injury, Brad Stevens says
-Royer’s heroics lift Holy Cross baseball team to Patriot League Championship. Highlights (1:03)
-Christian Barmore talks challenges with returning to play after blood clots
-Bill Belichick's girl Jordon Hudson "iced out" of Nantucket society
-Red Sox beat Mets, 3-1
>CARS: Ford among over 280,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: 1,000-foot-tall "mega tsunami" threatens U.S. across 3 regions: study
>TRAGIC: Grandfather dragged to death by deranged carjacker: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: High school senior killed in car crash after prom on Cape Cod (1:40). Article
-Karen Read trial expert grilled on cross: "There was a lot of wincing" (22:05)
-What is fueling the New England serial killer phenomenon? (3:17)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates 76th commencement
-WPI Class of 2025 encouraged to tackle problems, build communities (6:42)
-Speakers deliver messages of inspiration, resilience and hope at Worcester State commencement
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 cities struggling with overtourism
>BUSINESS: What is the nature of power? W.B.J.'s Power 100 provide their insights
-LPL Financial Research: Market update — Tariff pause boosts sentiment, Fed steady
-New job seekers help bump unemployment rate up to 4.6%
>SHOPPING: Igloo cooler recall list: Certain coolers can amputate fingertips
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: The case for growing heirloom vegetables
>HEALTH: How much caffeine is too much? (2:48)
-Mass. man went to urgent care but was hit with a hospital bill (3:54). Article
>FOOD: McDonald's chef on why they have the best coffee — and the secret hack
>TV/STREAMING: "Sesame Street" is coming to Netflix (:25)
>MOVIES: Richard Gere reveals only way he’d do a "Pretty Woman" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Meryl Streep and Martin Short make out on "Only Murders in the Building" set
>ANIMALS: Couple left the city so their dog could have more friends (1:36)
>HISTORY: Before the American Revolution, these Massachusetts publishers rebelled in print
>GOOD NEWS: Man overcomes hurdles in getting job through Goodwill program (1:48)
-Meanwhile, British man unknowingly buys back his own stolen car
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-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
-2 positions, Canal District bar
-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
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