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>Latest weather: A spectacular day, high of 78 in Worcester
+5:30: Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy (below) rated this Worcester pizza 7.7 out of 10
+5:30: You can now fly from Worcester to Vancouver on JetBlue: Find out how
+5:30: See inside this $2 million mid-century home in Worcester (top)
+5:30: Turning tragedy into triumph: Manny Tubes donated to police stations (1:59). Article
+5:30: Search warrant leads to gun, drug charges in Worcester
+5:30: New movies on VOD: "Everything Everywhere All At Once", "Downton Abbey: A New Era" and more
+5:30: U.S. inflation hit a 40-year high last month of 8.6%
+Noon: Outgoing Worcester Superintendent Binienda considering run for mayor in 2023
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 10th
+Noon: Face of Worcester: Jonelle Garofoli
+Noon: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Corrie
>WORCESTER TERCENTENNIAL
*Worcester 300th anniversary: Fireworks, Canal District stroll top full list of events coming this weekend
*Traffic and parking advisory for Worcester Tercentennial
*The Worcester 300 List: Best things to see, drink, eat, watch and hear
*Esther Howland, mother of the American Valentine
*Marshall "Major" Taylor, the "Worcester Whirlwind"
*The home of Dr. Robert Goddard, the father of rocketry
*A look at downtown Worcester's past, present and future
>TOP OF THE NEWS: Worcester welcomes back alumni for Homecoming
-Worcester manufacturer moving HQ to Webster
-Worcester music teacher in running for Grammy award
-Accused murderer Stephanie Fernandes given $44k engagement ring while already engaged to her alleged victim
-Worcester man arrested after holding people at gunpoint
-North High graduation in Worcester. Video (1:19:34)
-For retiring North High assistant principal Teresa O'Neill, time is the best teacher
-Worcester wants public’s help in street safety survey
-Rosalie Tirella: Why should the WPD get drones if Worcester cops act like this?
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Artist Spotlight: Aaron Brodeur
-Five Things to Do: The Outlaws, "The Band's Visit" and more ...
-It's hard out here: Worcester artists speak up on troubles women face in hip-hop
-The Faces of Worcester: Julie Bowditch
>HISTORY: Mike Benedetti: The Worcester Klan Meeting & Riot of 1924
-WoMag Flashback: The Slave Catcher's Riot — How a slave trader came to Worcester, and got chased back to Boston
-June 9 anniversary of Worcester tornado of 1953
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was an avid sports fan whose infectious smile would light up a room
-ICYMI: Worcester diner named Best in Massachusetts by Food & Wine
-Polar Park apartment development's tax break at risk over hiring practices
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Princeton police arrest pair with sawed off shotgun, ski masks
-Rally against gun violence set for Saturday at Grafton High School
-Sunflower Shanty at Houlden Farm in Grafton may shutter after ABCC ruling
-Paxton celebrates June as Moore Month in honor of Major Willard Moore
-Shrewsbury physical therapy office celebrates first anniversary
-Brimfield Auction Acres preparing to host third annual Pioneer Valley wine festival
-Real estate firm acquires 2 Leominster industrial buildings for $14.7 million
>SPORTS: Angels beat Red Sox to end 14-game losing streak
-The International golf course to host controversial Saudi-backed tour event
-Former Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy reacts to firing, time with team
-'Sader Stories (41:37): Bob Cousy's love of Worcester
-Bravehearts lose to Vermont, 6-4. Next game 6:30 Friday. Buy tickets
-Bravehearts, Holy Cross bringing state baseball semifinals, finals to Fitton Field
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 6-0
>BUSINESS: Inflation divide: The wealthy splurge, the poorest pull back
-229,000 file jobless claims, up from previous week
-Viewpoint: Worcester well positioned for next economic revolution
>HOMES: Look through 5 new Worcester houses on the market
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Uvalde top cop knew kids were alive in classroom
-Key takeaways from the January 6th House panel's first hearing
-Officials find Baby Holly, missing child of Florida couple killed in the 1980s
>TV/STREAMING: See the first teaser for new "A League of Their Own" series
>MOVIES: Tom Hanks on controversial "Elvis" biopic: "What have I done?"
>CELEBRITY: Britney Spears marries Sam Asghari after 5 years together
>HEALTH: Teens are facing a sleep deprivation epidemic. Here’s why
-Free vaccinations/boosters 10-2 Friday at El Buen Samaritano Food Program
>FOOD: Cheerios cereal making people sick, reports claim
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Rising prices have shoppers visiting dollar stores
>ANIMALS: Brave police dog meets his new baby sister (3:11)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman tracks down biological father after more than 30 years
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, cowboys chase runaway cow down busy highway
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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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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