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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-5:15: Who's open for patio dining, take out or delivery?
+10:25: Worcester man shot on Goulding Street, arrest made
+9:30: 5 things you need to know today in Worcester – June 17
+9:30: 7 boredom-quelling things to do this summer in Worcester
+9:30: Radio Worcester (7:42): T&G Executive Editor David Nordman talks Best of Hometeam All-Stars
-Complaints over fireworks skyrocketing across state, including Worcester
-Bill would provide pension money to daughter of fallen Worcester firefighter
-Contracts for 104 Worcester teachers not renewed
-Worcester Police Chief: WPD isn’t focused on - nor embraces - 'militarizing' the force
-Worcester council OKs budget with police increase over callers' objections
-WCCA-TV 'Daily Breaking' (24:16): African Community Education, Kaska Yawo, Executive Director, and Tim O’Neil
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 5 newest Worcester home listings
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Off-duty firefighter saves child from near-drowning in Shirley
-'Phantom Gourmet' CEO resigns under fire
-New England: Teenager stabs older sister in housework dispute, police say
-National: Oklahoma dad arrested after kids died in hot truck released after video shows they climbed in on their own
-Meanwhile, in Florida, man bitten in face by alligator while playing disc golf
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+9:30: Celtics star Jayson Tatum reportedly among players reluctant to play when NBA returns
-'I am ordering Oxford to close the place,' judge says of Oxford gym
-Worcester courthouse closed Wednesday and Thursday after employee tests positive
-Worcester Together Fund highlights successful collaboration
-ICYMI: State offering free COVID-19 tests for anyone who has recently been to a rally or protest
-State eases some guidelines for reopening day care facilities
-Nail salons, day spas are set to reopen as early as next week
-RV sales surge as travelers seek to avoid crowds (1:41)
-Shoppers relish return of retail
-Retail sales surge 18 percent as lockdowns ease
-Mass. home sales plummet in May because of coronavirus
-Miami pauses reopening as Florida's new coronavirus cases rise
-U.S. coronavirus deaths projected to be over 200,000 by October
-Health: Inexpensive drug showing promise in severe patients
-CDC report offers detailed demographic breakdown of who is getting coronavirus
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
-Not a shocker: Poll shows U.S. hasn't been this bummed out in nearly 50 years
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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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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