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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Hundreds of fish die in Worcester's University Park pond
-Former T.S.A. officer from Worcester gets probation for fraudulently collecting over $47,000 in unemployment benefits
-Tatnuck Neighborhood Association to honor retiring airport director Andy Davis
-Memorial Day events: See what's happening in your Central Mass. community
-Worcester to honor fallen service members with Memorial Day ceremonies
-"It needs to be told": A long-hidden story about an area P.O.W. finally being shared
-Memorial Day guide to what’s closed and what’s open in Mass.
-These new apartments in Worcester come at an eye-popping price
-Worcester vs. Worcester: Massachusetts and England's forgotten soccer matches, 100 years ago
-Report: English learners progressing faster in Worcester Public Schools
-Town-by-town map shows where cellphones are banned in Central Mass. schools
-Worcester County Wonders: The surprising local history of the rickshaw
-Antiques by the barnful at newly opened Almanac Market in Paxton
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-What fish are safe to eat in Mass. lakes and rivers?
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Alternative schools, $1 billion budget, Clemente push
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Northborough restaurant (4:46)
-Yankee Magazine's best seafood shacks in New England (3:45)
-ICYMI: Oxford home fire sends 1 to hospital
-Holy Cross rowing team crash survivor now helping others at Spaulding Rehab (4:26)
-Worcester police officers run 450 miles to D.C. honoring Officer Manny Familia
-Hendrix, Springsteen, Joplin still echo inside Atwood Hall at Clark
-Worcester Bishop's decree bars common practices for cremated remains
-"The smell, the shock": Worcester family denied money after sewer backup destroys their basement (1:55). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Memorial Day parade 11 a.m. today
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-$9.99 propane fill this weekend at Jed's
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Memorial Day Parade 9:30 a.m. today
-Millbury Memorial Day ceremony to be held inside at 9:30 today
-Paxton Memorial Day Parade canceled, ceremony moved inside to Paxton Center School
-Rutland Memorial Day Parade 11 a.m. today
-Driver arrested in Clinton after 911 caller tracks Acura operating erratically before hit-and-run
-Shepherd Hill students leave their mark at Buffumville Dam
-Auburn Summer in the Park Concert Series returns with full summer lineup
-Competing visions for Southbridge emerge during town council candidate forum
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Birthday Bash for Bob D., Mike Goodwin's comedy show, Arts X 3 ...
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1376 (30:00): Remy Bond, Mirador and more
>OPINION: Lisa Kippax and Betsey Crimmins: Keep Meals on Wheels rolling for seniors in need
-Shaun Connolly: Time to pull the trigger on that in-ground pool
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1414 (25:54): Eric Butler, Executive Director, Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:12): Pulse Magazine sale, Worcester police headquarters and rent control
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local pharmacist born and raised in Tatnuck Square
>SPORTS: How attending a World Cup match in Foxborough can quickly cost $1,000
-Celtics’ Jaylen Brown earns Second-Team All-NBA nod
-Kyle Busch's cause of death has been revealed
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-5
-Bravehearts 2026 promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Summer road race season begins Memorial Day Weekend across Central Mass, Northeast Conn.
>CARS: Hyundai recalls over 421,000 vehicles. See affected models
>NATIONAL: Experts say technology behind A.I.-generated deepfakes moving fast
-Camp Mystic nurse who abandoned little girls during deadly flooding has license suspended
-Tragic: High school senior killed in car crash on morning of his graduation
>NEW ENGLAND: Boston firefighter killed during fall while fighting blaze (2:32). Article
-Gov. Healey "went through the roof" over Channel 25's Mass. D.O.T. bombshell (2:05)
-Police considering charging influencers for Hampton Beach takeover (3:01)
>COLLEGES: Clark appoints inaugural David Angel Endowed Chair in Holocaust Pedagogy and Antisemitism Studies
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the prettiest small towns in California
-6 things retirees should know about traveling solo
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Drowning in medical debt? These hidden tips could wipe it out (3:11)
-Roku, TCL accused of sabotaging smart TVs with bad software updates
>HOMES: Central Mass. home sales slow in April
>HEALTH: Hantavirus is gaining ground in the U.S., startling researchers
-Tracey Faraday: Playground safety tips that help calm my anxiety
>FOOD: Easy meals: 20-minute chicken and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Coming soon to HBO (1:51)
>MOVIES: "The Mandalorian and Grogu" makes major gains at box office
>CELEBRITY: Anne Hathaway finally sets record straight on "loud" facelift speculation
-Stephen Colbert reveals A-list supermodel who named him her "hall pass"
>ANIMALS: Guy spends his day off rescuing a mama cat's 5 kittens (2:13)
>HISTORY: Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is keeping the memory of the surprise bombing alive at 106
>GOOD NEWS: Tantasqua honors 90-year-old janitor with surprise birthday party (2:29). Article
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, bear wanders onto porch, rings doorbell
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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