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>Latest weather: Another pleasant day, high of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police make changes to draft policy on drone use
+6:00: Emergency training drill scheduled for Worcester Airport
+6:00: 2 new roundabouts in Worcester may tame dodgy intersection
+6:00: Worcester area real estate roundup
+6:00: Dogs, cats and other pets up for adoption at Worcester area shelters
+Noon: Taste of Shrewsbury Street 2022 participating restaurants
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester- June 14th
+Noon: Get a piece of the pie: Table Talk hosting job fair on June 29th
+Noon: Hector Reyes, Technocopia collaboration helps participants build new futures
+Noon: Tree House fans recall first visits as brewery celebrates 10 years
+Noon: Radio Worcester (12:02): Acting City Manager Eric Batista on Worcester's 300th, drones and the budget
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Author Sheryll O’Brien's blog gives window into cancer struggle
+Noon: Former Boston Celtic allegedly seen panhandling in Virginia
-Vacant Worcester donut shop to be become a law office
-Cafe reopens in new Downtown Worcester site
-New Greater Worcester Community Foundation head quits after just 5 months
-2 teens shot over the weekend in Worcester
-Worcester man arrested for warrant, new drug, gun charges
-Stephanie Fernandes trial: Text message history between accused murderer and Andrew Wagner include threats of violence, suicide
-Detours in place during Mass Pike work in Worcester area
-City Council preview June 14th: Budget stuff, drones
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 481 (28:22): Police Drones, Renewable Three-Deckers, Pickett Plaza
-Don Landgren: Where should chickens be allowed in Worcester?
-Radio Worcester (11:13): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh talks about Monkeypox, COVID and misinformation
-Bishop McManus to ordain 7 priests
>HOMES: 10 most expensive Worcester County real estate transactions during week ending June 4th
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Patriotic Pops Concert July 3rd at Worcester's Institute Park
-Song to Get You Through the Week: Julia Mark delivers heartbreaking "Love and Energy"
-Worcester Historical Museum displays tribute to fallen Worcester officer Manny Familia
-Juneteenth — Freedom Day — marked in Worcester County
-Worcester Technical High School graduation (1:34:51)
-Community Healthlink C.A.R.E.S Club comes to Worcester East Middle
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area priest who passed away at age 78
-ICYMI: City leaders, veterans groups gather for General Josiah Pickett Memorial Grove dedication
-Worcester Fire Department honors members who have passed away in last year
-Demolition proposed for historic home on Lincoln Street in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Final lowering of the flag at Shaw Elementary School in Millbury
-Grafton Farmer’s Market returns on Wednesday
-Sterling swears in new police chief
-Pizza Church raises funds for Trevor Project
-Autism-friendly dinners make a comeback at Shrewsbury restaurant
>SPORTS: Celtics pushed to brink with Game 5 loss
-Rafael Devers is suddenly the best hitter in baseball and the Red Sox are rolling
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts hanging tough after 2-3 week
-Next Bravehearts home game: 6:30 Friday, Scout Night Sleepover & Postgame Fireworks
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox Rewind: Worcester reaches .500 with 4-2 week
>BUSINESS: Dow tumbles and stocks enter bear market on worries of drastic rate hikes
-WBJ's Movers & Shakers for June 13th
-Understand the difference between branding and marketing
>COLLEGES: WPI graduate student Jakub Kaminski featured in Washington Post
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: All entrances to Yellowstone National Park are temporarily closed due to "extremely hazardous conditions"
-Author of "How to Murder Your Husband" was sentenced to life for murdering her husband
-Tragic: 7-year-old Texas boy gunned down in bed during drive-by shooting
>TV/STREAMING: "The Northman" is now streaming on Peacock
>CELEBRITY: Philip Baker Hall, of "Boogie Nights," "Seinfeld," dies at 90
-Mick Jagger, 78, tests positive for COVID; Rolling Stones cancel gig
>HEALTH: 13 hospitalized amid Hepatitis A outbreak tied to strawberries
-Free COVID vaccinations/boosters 11-7 Wednesday at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: Many baby formula plants weren’t inspected because of pandemic
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Mass. sales tax holiday set for August 13th-14th
>ANIMALS: 33-year-old blind pony gets a seeing-eye donkey (4:02)
>HISTORY: A dance at the Lincoln Park Dance Hall in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): State Trooper keeps mama dear, baby from crossing Mass Pike
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, 14 hospital staffers are expecting babies
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+Full-time server at Worcester restaurant
-2nd and 3rd shift help at Worcester diner
-Senior Center Director in Holden
-Sales Administrator at Absolute Group
-Church Business Administrator in Worcester
-Animal Care Attendant at WPI
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
+6:00: Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
+6:00: Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
+6:00: Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
+6:00: Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
+6:00: W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
+6:00: Shakira, Jason Aldeen concerts at Fenway Park abruptly canceled (:31)
+6:00: Former Holy Cross star Stacey Hochkins named USA Hockey Adult Player of the Year
+Noon: Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
+Noon: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
+Noon: Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
+Noon: "American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
+Noon: Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
+Noon: Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
+Noon: Joann Fabrics officially closed in Shrewsbury
-Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Worcester police investigate gunfire at University Park; person treated for wounds
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-Heralded Worcester school faces possible closure as state Senate cuts its funding
-Worcester clothing brand Cosmic Unicornz to find permanent home
-Fitness in the Parks Summer Series kickoff Friday
-Administration seeking to close 2 Central Mass. Job Corps centers as part of elimination of program nationwide
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for May
-Doherty Memorial High School graduation (1:37:57)
-Worcester Public Schools' Ask the Superintendent (22:10): Vision of a learner with Belmont Street School
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Lobster Rolls (5:17)
-ICYMI: Workers threaten to strike at UMass Memorial Health
-Firm to study solutions to I-290 divide in Worcester
-18-unit apartment complex planned on site of old 3-decker in Worcester
-Worcester wants to reclaim its manufacturing leadership, but tariffs may stand in the way
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): May & June Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden police welcome new officer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Vandals destroy Leominster Little League fields (2:23). Article
-In Shrewsbury Center, a new gathering place for the Jewish community
-High school productions up for TAMY awards
-Clinton student-athletes receive honors from coaches
-West Boylston police log May 19th to 25th
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Creative and creepy: Mike Mars talks about a life in film, music and horror
-On self-titled debit album, Sunday Junkie sets stage for musicians' next chapter
-The Big E announces Train as 2025 headliner. See schedule, ticket info
>OPINION: Nicole Bell: Cassie Ventura's story deserves to end in justice
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Open letter to Councilor Bergman
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 928 (27:59): Maureen Schwab
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (47:50)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Worcester Fire Chief Geoffrey Gardell
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs' boat party causes stir as he misses Patriots O.T.A.s
-Patriots O.T.A. takeaways: Drake Maye improves, but offense still a step behind
-Bravehearts win season opener, 9-7
-What to know before Bravehearts Opening Day
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Red Sox lose to Brewers, 6-5
-Holy Cross men’s soccer names 2025 team captains
-Jeopardy! highlights WooSox player's unique and clever nickname
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 5-4
>NATIONAL: D.O.G.E. can access sensitive Treasury payment systems, judge rules
-3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks
>TRAGIC: Man dies in crash while giving daughter driving lesson: Reports
>NEW ENGLAND: Missing U.N.H. student found dead
-Karen Read trial analysis (21:23): Courtroom showdown after prosecution's crash finale
>COLLEGES: Voice artist and Holy Cross class of 1968 alum James Conlan
-Assumption president says colleges must "take a hard look" at themselves
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Weekend getaway in Connecticut
>BUSINESS: Market Basket C.E.O. Arthur T. Demoulas placed on leave amid new allegations (2:23). Article
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Take W.B.J.'s 2025 Midyear Economic Forecast survey
>SHOPPING: Walmart uses hidden barcodes to avoid "skip scanning"
>HEALTH: Weight loss in middle age offers long-term health benefits
-Skin cancer prevention: What you may not know about sunscreen, health (2:10)
>FOOD: How 1 ingredient transformed McDonald's Egg McMuffin
>TV/STREAMING: Until Friday, Peacock streaming deal for just $25 for a year
>MOVIES: Is "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" really the end? Tom Cruise may have revealed answer
>CELEBRITY: Brad Pitt speaks out on finalizing Angelina Jolie divorce after 8 years
>ANIMALS: Courageous puppy fights off pack of coyotes in 45-minute battle, heart-stopping video shows
>HISTORY: Worcester Heritage Society snapshots: 1870s Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Winchester 8-year-old recognized for fundraising success
-Meanwhile, in Florida, trapper wrestles alligator on highway median
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>HELP WANTED
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
+Multiple positions, Nancy Chang Restaurant
+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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