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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 72 in Worcester
-Auburn man killed in tractor-trailer crash on turnpike in Maine
-Do you recognize these 3 people wanted for questioning in Worcester?
-City man gets 7 years for 5th-offense illegal re-entry into country, identity theft
-Man in custody after robbery at Park Avenue TD Bank in Worcester
-Worcester Prius owners warned of catalytic converter thefts
-Local inmate sentenced for assault on a corrections officer
-Homes: See inside penthouse in Downtown Worcester listed for $264,900
-Gentile's Bakery bread now available at D'Errico's Market in Worcester
-With Greek Festival postponed, St. Spyridon set for Gyro Fair October 2nd-3rd
-Artist Spotlight: Sheryl May
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Halloween Outlet heir finds new holiday horror with Deja Boo
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester in October
-ICYMI: Worcester man accused of making racially derogatory remarks to officer after arrest
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Boylston police chief retires after 21 years (:33)
-5th anniversary Ron's Ride for Tarentino Fund tomorrow starting in Leicester
-Ownership of Burnap Road intersection in Sutton could finally be "cleaned up"
-Lost dogs have "taken up residence" in Pike median in Charlton
-Sports: WooSox win third straight
-South High running back runs for 413 yards, 7 touchdowns in win
-St. John's puts it all together in rout of Malden Catholic
-Gronk listed as doubtful for tomorrow night's return to Foxborough
-Worcester raffle for Pats-Bucs tickets raises $33,000 for injured hockey player
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: It's still summer at Bertera Nissan (3:03)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-National: 4th year since Las Vegas massacre: "Be there for each other"
-Photo shows police officer consoling 1-year-old boy after parents overdose in car
-New England: Alaska man on vacation dies after metal flies off truck, through windshield in Danvers
-Police say 10-year-old boy escaped potential kidnapping
-Business: Union’s guidelines say St. V's nurses aren’t guaranteed their jobs back
-Colleges: Standardized tests for admission to area colleges not required
-Animals: Adoption Option: Meet Stewie
-Food: Here's why coffee could cost more at groceries, cafes
-Shopping/Deals: Groupon to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at the Hanover
-TV/Streaming: "Bridgerton" tops Netflix’s list of most watched TV shows ever, while "Extraction" leads among movies
-Movies: 10 must-see movies being released in October
-Celebrity: Rock star David Lee Roth announces retirement
-Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Mary J. Blige & Snoop Dogg to perform at Super Bowl halftime show
-History: Historical photo of Worcester Town Hall and Old South Church
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Strangers offer to help out dad accused of stealing diapers after credit cards get declined
-Meanwhile, in Turkey, "missing" man joined the search party for himself after walking into the woods drunk
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-UMass Memorial Chief: A vaccine mandate may make hospital staff, ICU bed shortages worse
-Worcester area seniors ready for booster shot
-Updated case numbers for every Worcester County community
-U.S. hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall
-COVID is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of people in urban areas
-ICYMI: Amid bed shortages, UMass Memorial to set a date for terminating unvaccinated employees
-Mass. confirms 1,543 new cases, 20 additional deaths; over 276,000 booster shots given
-Pediatricians group warns of spread among children
-Tragic: 10-year-old girl in Virginia dies after five-day battle with COVID-19
-U.S. COVID cases falling, but hospitals brace for next wave
-Can breakthrough COVID infections happen more than once?
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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