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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 68 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: BOGO tickets for Monster Trucks at DCU Center available now
+6:00: Worcester 2023 farmers markets: See schedules, locations
+Noon: Law firm to take over Telegram & Gazette offices at Worcester high-rise bearing the T&G logo
+Noon: UMass doctor warns be prepared for Mpox risks
+Noon: Worcester County Memorial Day parades and events schedule in 2023
+Noon: Student volunteers spark change and make differences in people's lives
+Noon: Five Things To Do: Wool Days, Kameron Marlowe, Summer Jumpoff ...
+Noon: Rival Sons rock Worcester in support of new album "Darkfighter"
+Noon: First Person: "We worried about the country"
-Worcester loft building to double in size under expansion plan
-Following leadership upheaval, Girls Inc. to restore suspended programming
-Downtown Worcester restaurant open again after maintenance
-GBH: Worcester said Polar Park will pay for itself. Economists say the city will end up in the red (10:01)
-Worcester City Council asks for more transparency around Polar Park
-Earlier: See Worcester's upcoming financial obligations for Polar Park
-Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis salutes our fallen heroes (1:39)
-Worcester to honor Blackstone Canal builders with statue at General Josiah Pickett Plaza
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Walk for the Homeless in Worcester (:50)
-Worcester man sentenced to over 4 years in federal prison
>DINING OUT: TONIGHT! Fundraiser at popular Worcester restaurant
-ICYMI: Middle Eastern festival returning to Worcester
-Worcester ending last school lease with Catholic Diocese
-No end in sight for the legal dispute between UMass Memorial and UMass Medical School
-No A.C.: Why does Worcester's hot Green Island area have a community center without air?
-Founder of Worcester nonprofit no longer part of group's leadership
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden prepares for Memorial Day (:37)
-Assessor's office closed 2-3 p.m. Thursday
-W.P.D. horse unit, K9 visit nursery school
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gas spilled but none hurt in I-190 crash in West Boylston
-Untraceable 3D-printed pistol confiscated in Northbridge
-Officers honored after rescuing man stuck in the mud in Shrewsbury
-WooTrucks hosts a Food Truck Rodeo in Boylston
-Gardner man sentenced for child pornography
-Princeton voters approve questions restricting marijuana business
-Paxton Garden Club Plant Sale Saturday, June 3rd
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Artist Savonne Pickett
-ArtsWorcester Biennial Prize win is "recognition" and "huge motivator"
-100 FM The Pike (13:16): Andy Summers talks about Cracked Lens Tour and The Police
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 383 (27:56): Gitit Shoval
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 133 (28:36): City Council candidate Robert Bilotta
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who worked her way up from volunteer to executive in Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Charles Barkley makes bold Celtics prediction for Game 5 vs. Heat
-Mac Jones "energized" by Bill O'Brien as Patriots' new O.C.: Report
-Bravehearts open 10th season with big win on Baseball in Education Day. Next home game: 6:30 Friday
-RailRiders beat WooSox, 15-2
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross announces renovations to Kuzniewski Field
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: States sue telecom company over billions of robocalls
-Remembering the victims of the Uvalde school shooting a year later
-Tragic: 19 killed in dorm fire deliberately set by girl whose phone was taken away
>NEW ENGLAND: 6-month-old suffers serious injuries in Templeton foster home (:55). Article
-2 dead after Rhode Island shooting sparked by gunman's peeping Tom incident
>HEALTH: New procedure at UMass Memorial streamlining cancer screening and diagnosis
-Long COVID patients still seeking answers 3 years later
>BUSINESS: The fine art of negotiating business acquisitions
-Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to U.S.
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School class speaker grateful for community
-Anna Maria Senior Spotlight with Brian Quinn
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 essential things to see in Egypt beyond the great pyramids
>FOOD: Rota Spring, WXLO team up for Taylor Swift ice cream flavor
>SHOPPING: 20 best Memorial Day appliance sales at Home Depot and Lowes
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>TV/STREAMING: HBO Max vs. Max -- What’s changed and what you need to know
>MOVIES: Trailer drops for new Martin Scorsese film with DiCaprio, De Niro
>CELEBRITY: Tina Turner has passed away at 83 (:40). Article
-Tina Turner tribute: She played Worcester Centrum Private Dancer tour
>HISTORY: Front Street in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Baby pug couldn't hold his head up (:51)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Leominster mail carrier honored in D.C. for bravery helping family during fire
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, husky escapes shelter enclosure, destroys lobby
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+Kitchen positions at Downtown Worcester restaurant
+Part Time Senior Center Bus Driver, Town of Holden
-Waitstaff and hostesses at Worcester restaurant
-Water & Sewer Superintendent, Town of Holden
-Multiple openings at Canal District bar
-Morning cleaning-night dishwashing at Worcester restaurant
-5 seasonal employees, Holden D.P.W.
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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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