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In The News
>Latest weather: Dry and quiet, high of 72 today in Worcester
+6:00: 34-year-old Worcester man faces drug and gun charges
+6:00: Worcester 2022 Memorial Day events: Times, dates, locations
+6:00: 10 Crusaders earn Holy Cross Senior Awards
+6:00: FDA expands national peanut butter recall to include new products
+6:00: Ray Liotta, "Goodfellas" and "Field of Dreams" star, dies at 67
+6:00: Amber Heard returns to the stand, denies leaking TMZ photos
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - May 26th
+Noon: Large fight in Clinton leads to arrests
+Noon: Shrewsbury to celebrate first in-person Memorial Day Parade after 2-year pause
+Noon: Get ready to make some noise as "STOMP" comes to Worcester
+Noon: Last Call with Lamar Brown-Noguera of SWAGLY and AIDS Project Worcester
-Worcester officials working with owner to demolish 2 Gage Street, site of fatal fire
-See Worcester’s unsolved murders and missing people cases (above)
-New Worcester Beer Garden opening Thursday
-Free sunscreen dispensers are on their way to Worcester in time for summer
-MBI incubator to expand in Worcester again, following $7 million Briden St. purchase
-Worcester proposal to spend over $5 million in federal funds
-Over 150 volunteers place 5,000 American flags at St. John's cemetery in Worcester ahead of Memorial Day
-Worcester speed humps returning to city streets soon
-AAA issues travel projections for Memorial Day weekend
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Jurassic World" live tour coming to Worcester in April
-Five things to do: Comedy, crafts, blues and more ...
-2 years after George Floyd's murder, Worcester NAACP president takes a look at city's progress
-Central Mass. educators, police react to Texas massacre
-Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (8:57): Texas school shooting, city manager & inclusionary zoning
-Matteo Trotto, convicted in '94 Harkins killing, resentenced, given parole eligibility
>HOMES: The 10 most expensive Worcester County home sales during week ending May 21st
-Tribute to a man who spent 36 years with the State Police
-ICYMI: Body found at garage door business in Worcester 9 days after fire in building
-Worcester business settles tip theft claim for $33,262
-Driver from Leicester charged in Worcester crash that killed 5-year-old Candice Asare-Yeboah
-Worcester lounge faces license violations after shots fired last week; police see hookah, full bottles of tequila served to patrons
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Bannon, Edwards and Darling win seats in Sutton's annual Town Election
-Sutton Select Board signs off on measure to preserve farm property
-Annual Duck Race to follow Auburn Memorial Day parade
-AMSA student from Shrewsbury named 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholar
-Auburn Historical Society seeks summer interns
-Does your dog have what it takes… to be Dog Mayor of Grafton?
>SPORTS: Celtics a win away from NBA Finals
-White Sox beat Red Sox, 3-1
-Worcester Bravehearts add to excitement, with home opener set for Friday
-Braveheart have 3 home games over long holiday weekend
-Worcester Bravehearts' 202YOU Jersey Reveal featuring Krish & FRB (1:02)
-Pickleball popularity growing in Central Massachusetts
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Iron Pigs, 7-6
>BUSINESS: Abbott plans to restart plant at the heart of the baby formula recall
>CARS: Great Values of Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles at Bertera Nissan (3:44)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: U.S. birth rates increased in 2021 for the first time in 7 years
-Police waited to enter Texas school as shooter went on killing spree
-Tragic: Texas shooting victim wanted to "stay home with momma" on day of shooting, report says
>NEW ENGLAND: Where refugees in Mass. are arriving from
>HEALTH: New alopecia drug regrows hair in 40% of patients
>TV/STREAMING: "This Is Us" finale reviews: 10 top Twitter reactions, plus words from the cast and crew
>CELEBRITY: Johnny Depp testifies that Amber Heard severed finger with vodka bottle
-Josh Duggar from "19 Kids and Counting" sentenced to prison for child porn charges
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Target Memorial Day sale 2022: Deals on furniture, clothes, more
>HISTORY: Worcester Black History Trail markers on display at Boys & Girls Club
>ANIMALS: Adoption Option: Meet Floyd
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 9-year-old welcomed home after brain cancer treatment
-Meanwhile, in Utah, watch as bear wanders onto middle school campus
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Classifieds
+Director of Housing for Women (Property Manager) at Abby's House
+Communications Director, Town of Auburn
-Host/Server at Worcester restaurant
-Part-time servers at Worcester restaurant
-Gardner II at WPI
-Lifeguard, town of Upton
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 Thursday in Downtown Worcester
-UMass Memorial testing and vaccinations to continue on Mondays and Thursdays through end of August
-ICYMI: As Worcester school year winds down, cases trend up
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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-Fall interns at Auburn Police Department
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