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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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+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 (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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