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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +6:00: Victim of fatal Worcester pedestrian crash was beloved firefighter

  +6:00: Controversial 288-unit Worcester housing project in limbo after zoning request withdrawn

  +6:00: Tradition from Asia comes to Worcester for the first time in September

  +6:00: It's give a toy, take a toy at Worcester's new trinket trading post

  +6:00: Mass. Indie Film Fest in Worcester will no longer be full annual

  +6:00: Bill Ballou on Baseball
  
  

  +Noon: Worcester airport director to retire after 18 years

  +Noon: Worcester County Wonders: Unfolding the history of the envelope

  +Noon: You can Google Marc Shaiman coming to Broadway in Worcester

  +Noon: "Dying To Be Seen" makes Worcester band Dead in the Water very visible

  +Noon: Thoughts on poetry, Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and "The Walk of Life"
  
  

  -Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.

  -Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees

  -Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations

  -Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure

  -Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate

  -Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article

  -Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury

  -Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)

  -Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station

  -18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside

  >DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)

  -ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder

  -Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay

  -Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million

  -Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time

  -Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override

  -American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday

  -Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)

  -This week's road closures and traffic delays

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request

  -Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project

  -Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash

  -Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment

  -Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene

  -Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday

  >SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England

  -Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"

  >OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood

  -Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used

  -WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3

  -WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
  
  

  >SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)

  -Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths

  -Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics

  -Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
  
  

  >CARS: Clearing up the backup camera

  >NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"

  -Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”

  -Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts

  >NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded

  -Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning

  >COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.

  >BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy

  -LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences

  -Know How: Vanity metrics need to die

  >HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers

  >HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing

  -Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month

  >SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy

  >FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing

  >MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"

  >CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death

  -Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18

  >ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)

  >HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot

  >GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community

  -Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom

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