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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:51). High of 72 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester holds wreath laying ceremony at Korean War Memorial of Central Mass.
-Worcester holds wreath laying at the Mass. Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Green Hill Park
-Worcester soldier recognized for WWII service 77 years after death
-Restaurateur expands Canal District property holdings with $1.25 million purchase
-Defendant’s attorney will pursue insanity defense in case of murder at Worcester restaurant
-Preachers insist Worcester police officers be held accountable for stun gun arrest case
-Worcester cop accused of stealing $45,000 claims someone manipulated his detail records
-Local leaders and basketball players dunk cancer on Saturday
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas this weekend in Worcester
-Boys & Girls Club of Worcester prepares for annual Jingle Bell Toy Drive
-Worcesteria: Worcester Public Library unveils card design winners
-Unsolved: Worcester - Episode 8 - "Gunned Down During Worcester's Fireworks". Audio (16:19). Video (14:01)
>HISTORY: Veterans Day in Worcester through the years (34 photos)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Ron Abuelo Rum (27:15)
>SHOWTIME: Comedian Kevin James spotted around city before Hanover shows
-"There's an embrace when you play it": Dinnerstein, Gerlach play Bach
-Holiday Handbook: Events to celebrate the holidays
-Holiday Handbook: The night the holiday lights went out
-Irish tradition, history, protest and fun as Derek Warfield returns
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 96 (28:32): Small Treasures
-NEW! The Faces of Worcester: Celeste Price
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a "proud dance and soccer mom, minivan and all"
-ICYMI: What's pushing restaurants out of the Canal District?
-Saint-Gobain sells half of its Greendale campus - 51 acres - for redevelopment
-$1 million lottery prize claimed in Worcester
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from Venerini Academy in Worcester (:46)
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Reunion Tap & Table is eyeing a second location in Whitinsville
-Grafton fire, police could soon respond first when ambulance is delayed
-Shrewsbury police looking for owner of dog found wandering
-Scouts earn honors for work with Heritage Corridor on river walkway
>SPORTS: Celitcs beat Denver, 131-112
-Holy Cross football building positive momentum
-Related: Baseball lot closed to parking for today's football game
-Holy Cross Athletics' 'Sader Stories (27:57): Title IX reflection with Meg Galligan
-Bravehearts win league-high 3 FCBL awards
>CARS: NEW! Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-GM recalls 340,000 big SUVs due to issue with daytime running lights staying on
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NEW ENGLAND: SWAT team called to Nashua shooting that left 2 critically injured
-Here’s how the 30 richest communities in Mass. voted on the millionaires tax
-Tragic: "I'm not leaving my wife": Couple dies in house fire
>HEALTH: Staff shortages, RSV surge lead to long wait times at hospitals
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Crypto firm FTX is headed for bankruptcy after failing to secure a bailout
-Twitter pauses paid verifications after users impersonate brands and people
>SHOPPING: The 25 best holiday gifts from QVC to buy online
>FOOD: Inflation making restaurants the best deal for Thanksgiving
>HOMES: U.S. housing market lost $1.3 trillion in home equity over 3 months
>TV/STREAMING: New movies & shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Amsterdam," "Ticket To Paradise" and more
-"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" sequel with Worcester scenes hits movie theaters this weekend
>CELEBRITY: Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian, dead at 76
>ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Prince
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): World War II veteran turns 99 years old on Veterans Day
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, woman cops to meat beating at Walmart
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Classifieds
-Manager, Worcester PopUp at The JMAC
-Hosts, servers and bartenders at Worcester restaurant
-Harm Reduction Specialist at AIDS Project Worcester
-Major Gifts Officer and Case Manager at Abby's House
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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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Classifieds
>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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