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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 90 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Happy Strings opens in Worcester, offering unique custom rug tufting experience
+6:00: "Apparent homicide" under investigation outside Marlborough Holiday Inn
+Noon: Downtown Worcester restaurant may not open due to fight over ventilation (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester store sells $100,000 lottery prize
+Noon: Worcester Chamber poll reports top issues for city residents
+Noon: Seven Things To Do: Billy Joel Tribute, Dana Fuchs, "Soul of Spring" ...
+Noon: "Come feel weird with us:" Sapling channels catharthis into new album
+Noon: First High Gest Play Fest has new plays in juried event in Worcester
-Worcester Police seek Bobby Hammond, armed robbery suspect
-Worcester's Rebecca Garcia promoting positivity on Grafton Hill
-Burncoat High hands out diplomas at DCU Center
-Celebrate Lake View Elementary School turning 100 years old
-Remembrance for Sara Robertson, Worcester's first woman mayor, to be held Friday
-Public meeting on renaming Indian Hill Park for Sara Robertson
-Black History-Juneteenth Festival set in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (14:39): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty talks budget, homelessness & shelters, Polar Park and growth
-42 candidates to compete in Worcester's council, school races; 4 uncontested school races
>DINING OUT: Here are the restaurants taking part in Taste of Shrewsbury Street on June 20th
-Worcester bakery lands gig making cake, treats for superstar
>FOOD: Best ice cream stand in Central Mass. -- Tell WoMag your favorites
-ICYMI: FlyORH: The future of American's J.F.K. flight out of Worcester
-Family speaks at Paku Lounge shooter's sentencing
-Worcester residents air disdain for family shelter plan at meeting
-Sheriff Evangelidis swears in 3 from Worcester as corrections officers
-See neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Reminder: Trash pickup delayed a day this week in Worcester because of holiday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden to conduct extra speed patrols in June, July
-Holden Police Department has an opening for records clerk
-From Wachusett Echo: The waning practicality of student lockers
-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): Shrewsbury officer rescue 9 ducklings from storm drain
-Maurice "Moe" DePalo finishes 30 years with Shrewsbury Select Board
-The Singing Trooper at Asa Waters Mansion in Millbury June 9th
-West Boylston police log May 22nd to 28th
-Car crashes into Marlborough home (:44)
-Paxton readies for June 5th town meeting
-2nd annual Paxton Garden Club Plant Sale on Saturday
-Goings on from Millbury Sutton Chronicle
-Unified hosting 5K and conference
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Musician Sarah French
-Sam Bush, "King of Newgrass" coming to Worcester
-Writing Lines: Children's books, poetry aloud among literary events
-Celebrate 135th anniversary of famous poem written in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 445 (27:49): Musician Ray Pandiscio
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 102 (26:17): Q&A
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong resident of Quinsigamond Village who was very active in her church
>SPORTS: Reds rally to beat Red Sox, 5-4
-Here's how to win your dad a free Father's Day at Fenway Park
-Bravehearts beat Sea Unicorns, 3-1. Next home game: 6:30 Friday (Fireworks Friday)
-This catch by Bravehearts shortstop K.B. Peralta makes "SportsCenter" Top 10 (:14)
-Louisville beats WooSox, 9-2
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (24:00): Get to know head men's rowing coach Jim Barr
-Revolution draws with Atlanta, 3-3
-Seedings and schedule for the state high school baseball tournament
-Seedings and schedule for the state high school girls' lacrosse tournament
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: More than a quarter of Americans live alone: census data
-Missing teen jumped off ship into "really shark-infested" water: official
-Tragic: Girl, 6, has both feet severed in freak cargo-belt accident
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman fatally shot at car wash in Fall River
-Mass. firefighter, former dog trainer facing animal cruelty charges
>HEALTH: Colorectal cancer rise in young may be from fungus
>BUSINESS: Fast-growing industry could add 42,000 Mass. jobs within decade
-Job openings rose to 10.1 million, setback for Fed's inflation fight
>SHOPPING: Memorial Day Sale continues through June 7th at Sclamo's Discount Appliances
>COLLEGES: Abandoned at birth, UMass Medical School student fights for reproductive justice
-Strassler Center at Clark hosts "The War in Ukraine Through a Camera Lens"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 51 things in Europe that every traveler needs to experience
>HOMES: "It's nuts": Low inventory, still-rising prices frustrate Worcester-area homebuyers
>TV/STREAMING: Kim Cattrall to appear on "And Just Like That" despite Sarah Jessica Parker feud
>MOVIES: Movies coming to theaters in June
>CELEBRITY: "That ’70s Show" star Danny Masterson guilty of 2 counts of rape
>ANIMALS: Teeny puppy demands to be let out of his incubator (:58)
>HISTORY: Entrance to Green Hill Park
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Town honors longtime gravedigger (2:52)
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, watch as a car flies off a tow truck ramp on a highway (:31)
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+Chef de Cuisine at Canal District restaurant
+Assistant Concessions Manager at Hanover Theatre
+Bartenders at Worcester bar
+Bartenders at Holden restaurant
-Sales Manager at DCU Center
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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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-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
+Multiple positions, Nancy Chang Restaurant
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