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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 3 men indicted in connection with Worcester mother, son’s shooting deaths
+6:00: Former Saint John's teacher Lauren Hill named as school's principal
+6:00: John DiPietro (3:13): Worcester area residents attend Karen Read trial and share thoughts
+6:00: Indian Ranch: Music, memories, cruises and summer vibes
+Noon: Are you a Woo Whiz? Match your local know-how with these trivia teasers
+Noon: Things to Do: Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads, classic cars and more ....
-Neighbors react after 4-year-old drowns in Lake Quinsigamond (:55)
-Earlier: 4-year-old dies after being pulled from Lake Quinsigamond
-1 arrested during Worcester council meeting halted by anti-I.C.E. protesters
-Related: Worcester Mayor Joe Petty on council meeting disruptions, protests and law enforcement concerns (16:06)
-Earlier: Protesters disrupt Worcester council meeting over I.C.E. involvement
-City Councilor King agrees to pay $390 to resolve late campaign finance reporting
-Union, UMass Memorial at odds over reasons behind shutdown of Community Healthlink program
-Patient died at Community Healthlink recovery house during Lundi's tenure, records show
-Young professionals take the lead at Worcester conference
-Worcester schools awarded funding to improve cafeteria equipment
-Doherty C.T.E. Programs (1:13): Engineering Technology Academy
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:00): daSilva arrest, the Benjamin on Franklin and Nativity School offer
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): I'm a restaurant consultant — here's what you should never do when dining out
-ICYMI: C.E.O. departs Worcester hospital following investigations
-Worcester woman charged with attempted murder in Vermont stabbing
-Worcester Health Board takes on immigration: Vote calls for unity
-Abandoned restaurant in Shrewsbury may become mixed-use 250-unit development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Regional High graduation
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Ekaavli Daga named Holden Women's Club Student of the Year
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Massive black bear spotted roaming around Paxton
-Health advisory for Jordan Pond in Shrewsbury has been lifted
-Fire hits multi-family house in Fitchburg early Wednesday; 6 displaced
-Grafton firefighters respond to 2-car crash on Mass. Pike near Millbury
-Westborough neighbors rally behind man seeking kidney donor at donation info event
-Webster man arrested for drug trafficking after overnight trap‑house surveillance leads police to drug haul
-New faces, new roles in Berlin-Boylston School District
-Former Shepherd Hill track star Emma Sullivan's journey reaches NCAAs for 800 semifnals
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Cocktail recipes for Father's Day
>SHOWTIME: Honey Revenge returns to Worcester to headline Palladium concert
-100 FM The Pike (10:58): Actor Brandon Lessard, "The Unholy Trinity"
-TODAY! First Unitarian Church of Worcester to host Summer Sings Thursdays in June
-Winners of "Poems in and out of Places" contest to read at Museum of Worcester event
-Geek! Boutique owner set to open second location in Hudson
-Listen Up: Evelynroze launches new project with "Trials of the Flame"
-Last Call: Lam Malinowski, artist of Melamcholy Creations
>OPINION: Karen Pelletier: Building better pathways for city students' success
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: An open letter to the Worcester City Council
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 590 (29:13): Edith Morgan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former campus minister at Worcester State and professor of public speaking
>SPORTS: Patriots quarterback Drake Maye not afraid of high expectations in Year 2
-Red Sox beat Rays, 4-3
-Former Worcester Braveheart Ben Rice could get some starts at catcher for Yankees
-Bravehearts to host Ice Cream Showdown during Sunday's game
-Bravehearts sweep doubleheader, 8-1 and 13-6. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross volleyball tabs Kiya Yeoman as assistant coach
-WooSox beat IronPigs, 13-3
-Why Celtics should make re-signing Luke Kornet an offseason priority
>NATIONAL: Air India passenger plane with more than 240 aboard crashes
-Military parade will feature Abrams tanks, P-51 Mustangs
>TRAGIC: Retired architect, 80, forced to bag groceries as medical bills, promise to dying wife leave him broke
>NEW ENGLAND: Missing fishing boat found underwater off Cape Cod, 2 bodies recovered
-Karen Read defense resting after their last witness is grilled on cross-examination (21:57)
-"I was in complete shock": Milford teen describes I.C.E. arrest in exclusive interview
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Senior Award Ceremony (57:15)
-Third annual WAFFLE (WPI annual FIRST LEGO League event) Friday through Sunday
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 1 American etiquette rule you can ignore overseas
>BUSINESS: GM doubles down on American manufacturing with $4 billion investment
-LPL Financial Research: Q1 buybacks boost stocks amid market recovery
-SALMON Health names former CVS corporate advisor as C.F.O.
>HOMES: Is it a buyer's market for housing? (9:02)
>HEALTH: Is poison ivy rash contagious? (1:46)
-How exercise improves your sleep quality and overall health
-Eating a cup of beans a day could be good for those with prediabetes, study says (:53)
>FOOD: Diet Cherry Coke is making a comeback this summer
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie movie, "A big bold beautiful journey" (3:24)
>CELEBRITY: Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader, dies at 82
-Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in the retrial of landmark #MeToo sex crimes case
>ANIMALS: Cat escapes Florida vet, takes nearly 3-mile journey home
>HISTORY: Friendly’s has a long history of serving food and fun
>GOOD NEWS: Grandmother, 88, barred from graduating college due to pregnancy clinches diploma 60 years later
-Meanwhile, grown men wish their friends good night in new TikTok trend
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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