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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:25). High of 83 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Middle Eastern Festival returns for first time in four years
-Eric Batista reflects on first year as Worcester city manager
-Carlos Asencio murder trial: Jury seated, evidence to begin Monday
-"Girls on the Run" hosts 5K in Worcester
-Habitat for Humanity breaks ground in a new neighborhood
-After escaping Taliban bombing, Shrewsbury student shines
-South High Community School graduation (1:32:30)
-Enter to win 2 tickets to Christopher Cross, Justin Hayward June 18th show at Hanover Theatre
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 17-year-old girl
-2 Worcester stores closing as chain shutters: Report
-$100,000 Mass Cash winner bought in Worcester set to expire next month
-Scout Troop 182 to the rescue; quick action aids Holden Fire Department
-Worcester tornado remains New England's most deadly and destructive 70 years later (4:34)
-"NBC 10 Timelines" recalls Worcester tornado (22:26)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Food waste continues to be a challenge at the Regional
-A new partner joins Officer Dan at Wachusett
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury water rates to increase
-Passing the torch - for Westborough couple, teaching is a family business
-Whitinsville-based Koopman Lumber opens first Cape Cod location
-Boylston contractor breaks ground on new biopharma facility
-Historic block sold in Southbridge for $5.3 million to Orlando investors
-Uxbridge Pride display organizers undeterred by stolen flags
-Report: 15 Central Mass. communities among many Mass. towns flouting CPA’s housing requirements
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: "Burned: Protecting the Protectors," firefighter cancer film screening in Worcester
-Worcester Historical Museum hosts panel on Worcester baseball history on June 20th
-Laurel: Leading the way to school vacation in Worcester
-Vocero Hispano: 06-09-2023 al 06-15-2023
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 69 (28:18): Rohingya and Centrafrique refugees
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 508 (28:09): Evictions/Table Talk/Ed Augustus
>FAITH: For graduates, "You can steer yourself any direction you choose"
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to retired Worcester fire captain who worked for the department for 40 years
>SPORTS: Yankees beat Red Sox, 3-1
-Patriots receiver Kendrick Bourne focused on a bounce-back season
-First-place Bravehearts beat Brockton, 12-2. Next home game 4 p.m. Sunday, followed by Home Run Derby
-Worcester Fire Department hockey team excited about Heroes Cup
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Pirates beat Vegas, 49-28, at DCU Center
-Revolution beat Inter Miami, 3-1
-Runners flock to Tuesday night running series from Central Mass. Striders
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: Unabomber Ted Kaczynski committed suicide inside jail cell
-4 children lost in the jungle for 40 days after a plane crash are found alive in Colombia
-Tragic: Indiana mom facing charges after her 3-year-old child gets shot in the head
>NEW ENGLAND: Massport says not to drive to Logan this summer, urging public transit options
>BUSINESS: A.I. blamed for 3,900 people losing their jobs in May: report
-Central Mass. life science companies receive $3.7 million in state tax breaks
>FOOD: McDonald’s fans thrilled by $9 sheet cake on "secret menu"
>HEALTH: Alzheimer’s drug gets F.D.A. panel’s backing, setting the stage for broader use
-A.I. can help doctors with breast cancer risk predictions, a new study finds
>SHOPPING: Kitchen products sold nationwide recalled due to injury concerns
>COLLEGES: H.C. professor -- What is incorruptibility? A scholar of Catholic worship explains
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 fascinating places for history buffs to visit in New England
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County, May 28th to June 4th. Least expensive
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix password crackdown boosts new subscribers to highest level since COVID began
>MOVIES: "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" trumps Spidey at Friday box office
>CELEBRITY: Shannen Doherty shares behind the scenes of cancer battle
>ANIMALS: Baby squirrels keep coming back to visit their rescuers (3:08)
>HISTORY: The Ivy on Millbury Street, 1998
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): How a cup of coffee changed a homeless man's life (2:37)
-Meanwhile, in Minnesota, dozens of pigs run loose on highway after truck overturns
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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