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>Latest weather: Cloudy with partial sunshine, high of 78 today in Worcester
>WORCESTER TERCENTENNIAL
*Worcester 300th anniversary: Festival on the Common, 5k Saturday's highlights
*Traffic and parking advisory for Worcester Tercentennial
*The Worcester 300 List: Best things to see, drink, eat, watch and hear
*Salisbury Mansion, Worcester's only historical house museum
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy rated this Worcester pizza 7.7 out of 10
-You can now fly from Worcester to Vancouver on JetBlue: Find out how
-8 ways Worcester is staging its comeback to attract businesses and residents
-Turning tragedy into triumph: Manny Tubes donated to police stations (1:59). Article
-Stephanie Fernandes murder trial: Father of victim shares testimony of growing isolation from son shortly before fatal stabbing
-Search warrant leads to gun, drug charges in Worcester
-City holding "Guns to Gardens" buyback 9-noon Saturday
-Polar Park residential development could lose multimillion dollar tax break
-Outgoing Worcester Superintendent Binienda considering run for mayor in 2023
-Ray Mariano: Are Worcester’s public schools safe?
-Worcester Technical High graduation
-Longtime Worcester Public Schools physical therapist Sally Goodhile to retire
-New School Committee election district maps follow consent decree, fed law
-Former Worcester City Manager Michael O’Brien honored with portrait unveiling in City Hall
>HOMES: See inside this $2 million mid-century home in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: The Outlaws, "The Band's Visit" and more ...
-Faces of Worcester: Jonelle Garofoli
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who promoted rock and R&B bands in the '80s and '90s
-Tribute to former professor and department head at QCC
-ICYMI: Worcester manufacturer moving HQ to Webster
-Worcester music teacher in running for Grammy award
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wachusett Regional High School holds commencement
-Continuing costs, little funding — but the town is attached to One Grafton Common
-American Legion Post 42 meeting June 14th in Holden
-Huge mill fire leaves Orange with dangerous debris, $4 million
>SPORTS: Celtics go cold late in fourth, Warriors even series
-Red Sox win in Seattle, 4-3
-Bravehearts fall to Sea Unicorns, 1-0. Next game: 6:30 Saturday, Worcester Tornadoes Night. Buy tickets
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose in Buffalo, 4-1
-Pirates look to rebound vs. Blizzard Saturday night in Worcester
-Wachusett advances to Division 1 softball state Final Four
>BUSINESS: Stocks dive to another losing week as inflation worsens
-U.S. inflation hit a 40-year high last month of 8.6%
>COLLEGES: Partnerships key to UMass Medical School’s success, chancellor tells Worcester Homecoming audience
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NEW ENGLAND: Mansfield woman faces murder charge in police officer boyfriend's death
-46 members of UNH fraternity charged with hazing
>TV/STREAMING: 15 years later: Did Tony die in "The Sopranos" finale?
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Everything Everywhere All At Once", "Downton Abbey: A New Era" and more
>CELEBRITY: Justin Bieber’s face paralyzed after being diagnosed with rare disorder
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 225 (28:30): Tobacco, A public health perspective
-Free vaccinations/boosters 11-5 Saturday at Worcester Public Library and noon-5 at Worcester Tercentennial
>FOOD: Rising prices have shoppers visiting dollar stores
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Consumers are feeling less confident about the economy
>ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Corrie
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 911 dispatcher saves a puppy from choking over the phone
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, pair rescued after fall into chocolate tank at candy plant
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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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