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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 50 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UMass Medical School says UMass Memorial owes it $40 million. The bitter legal fight could cost millions more
-More Honey Farms will change name, brand after sale
-Police end investigation into cheer staff at Worcester’s Abby Kelley Foster school
-Sheriff's Office displays random acts of kindness
-Black History Spirit Week at South High
-Worcester nonprofit names new leader, moves out of Denholm Building
-Bill Shaner: What are we to do with the Telegram & Gazette?
-Ray Mariano: Disrupting children's "Drag Queen Story Hour" is cowardly
-Radio Worcester (7:18): Mayor Joe Petty on sex education
-5 cheapest places to get gas this weekend in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Wright's Farm (4:10)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (33:42): Monteru French Brandy
>SHOWTIME: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Six Things To Do: Maple Days, Almost Queen, Square Loop, and more
-Laurel: A little reading as Worcester school vacation begins
-American Heritage Museum debuts "Hanoi Hilton" exhibit
-Resistance against oppression: Frederick Douglass reading at City Hall
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 161 (27:57): 2Gether We Eat
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to mother and 3-year-old son from Worcester found dead in Connecticut home
-ICYMI: GoFundMe created for family of Worcester mother and son found dead in Connecticut
-Related: Police name 3rd Worcester victim found dead in Connecticut house
-Kennie Mota-Cruz found guilty of second-degree murder in Everard St. shooting
-Men wanted for using stolen credit card at Home Depot in Worcester
-Worcester police confiscate replica gun from South High student
-W.P.D. Vice Squad arrests suspect, seizes drugs and scales
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): Holden officer promoted to Sergeant
-Minor injuries in 3-car wreck on Main Street in Holden
-Holden D.P.W. has new home (12:06)
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): S.E.L.C.O. reflects on changes to cable over the past decade
-Shrewsbury Knights of Columbus honor Special Olympics athlete Ryan Dixon
-1 hospitalized, others displaced after Brookfield blaze
-Leicester police warn residents after rash of car break-ins
-Paxton officer helps out a motorist in need
-Race shaping up for Lancaster Select Board as papers being taken out
-Bolton eyes potential state land purchases
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Islanders, 6-2
-How Jason Tatum fared in NBA 3-point contest
-Holy Cross men 's basketball team lose at Colgate
-Holy Cross women's basketball team falls to Colgate. Highlights (1:25). Interview (1:56)
-H.C. women's hockey falls to UConn on Senior Night. Highlights (2:09). Senior Night Highlights (:37)
-Railers game in Norfolk postponed after Zamboni, ice issues
-Saint John’s boys basketball victorious over Shrewsbury
>CARS: NEW! Bertera Nissan has a great car for you (4:39)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: President Jimmy Carter, 98, enters hospice care at home
-Gunman kills 6, including ex-wife, in Mississippi, sheriff says
-Tragic: Young mom killed in front of kids after parking lot dispute on Valentines Day
>NEW ENGLAND: 20 years after the Station Nightclub fire, families remember loved ones lost
-Legendary Channel 4 reporter Bill Shields dies (8:10)
>COLLEGES: Why do students leave Worcester after graduating college?
-Anna Maria College and Molly Bish Center host legislative briefing
>HOMES: Worcester Black homeownership gap rose 426% between 2010 & 2021, study shows
>BUSINESS: New Gen Z workers already burned out and disconnected
-Producer prices jump more than expected in January
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on C.D.C.'s new schedule of recommended vaccines
-F.D.A. advisers vote in favor of making opioid overdose antidote available over the counter
>SHOPPING: 21 Best Buy Presidents Day sales and deals to shop
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for "Bridgerton" spinoff "Queen Charlotte" (1:10)
>MOVIES: "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" wins big at box office
>CELEBRITY: Blake Lively gives birth to fourth baby with Ryan Reynolds
>ANIMALS: This husky sits by her baby brother's crib every day (3:42)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young man gets shot at redemption after attemped break-in (2:40)
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, pig that "looked cold" gets a ride home in police cruiser
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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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