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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+7:55: Two arrested at June 1 protest in Worcester allege police improperly seized phones
+7:55: Radio Worcester (6:06): City Councilor Sean Rose talks police body cameras
+11:40: Worcester Police investigate fatal stabbing on Cutler Street
+11:40: Here are 5 things you need to know today in Worcester - June 30
+11:40: Hollywood icon Carl Reiner dies at 98
-Worcester among top 50 best-run cities in America
-‘Justice needs to be served’: Wife of man killed in Worcester crash begs other driver to come forward
-Worcester man arrested with stolen vehicle
-Worcester Police release video of school sign vandal, ask public for help
-George's Bakery launches site at Worcester Public Market
-Worcester City Councilors flooded with 'defund police' emails
-Radio Worcester (22:32): City Councilor Khrystian King talks budget & police funding
-Board of Health asks Worcester Police for response to recommendations
-Worcester city manager to get job review in 'extraordinary times'
-Florida country club members sue WPI, want $900,000 back
-Worcesteria: Replace Columbus with Abbie Hoffman
-ICYMI: Boston Globe: ‘I’m horrified that we didn’t get this right’: Worcester schools see rocky rollout of online learning
-This Week's Roadwork in Worcester - Week of June 29
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester crash takes down power lines
-Falling tree knocks out power in Shrewsbury neighborhood
-Follo’s Food Review: Whole belly clams at Harry's Restaurant
-ICYMI: What do city employees in Worcester make?
-Cars: Bertera Nissan simplifies sales and service
-Homes (brought to you by Ross Mortgage): 5 new house listings in Worcester
-Commute and Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV Rental and Sales): RV business booming as Central Mass. vacationers hit the road
-New England: 15-, 14- and 12-year-old involved in multiple armed robberies, police say
-Shopping: American Express gives users up to $50 toward small business spending
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Westborough bus driver gets college degree amid pandemic (2:02)
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, man steals fire truck, drives to local bar with sirens on
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+7:55: PawSox season canceled
+7:55: Governor has ‘hope’ North Brookfield will call off July 4 celebration
+7:55: No additional COVID-19 deaths reported in Mass., 114 new cases
+7:55: Nationwide mask mandate could prevent more lockdowns, avoid $1 trillion economic loss, goldman Sachs says
+7:55: Dr. Fauci says U.S. could see 100,000 new cases a day
+11:40: Radio Worcester (11:34): Dr. Michael Hirsh gives a COVID Update
+11:40: New strain of flu found in China has potential to become pandemic, scientists warn
-With Holy Cross campus closed, Worcester Bravehearts to relocate for summer
-WBJ Podcast (27:34): When will Mechanics Hall reopen?
-ICYMI: Pandemic could create glut of office space in Worcester
-Massachusetts reports 35 new deaths, 101 new cases
-Is it safe to attend a July Fourth gathering?
-Mass. could enter Phase 3 Monday (1:26)
-Experts fear another spike in Mass. with eased restrictions (1:53)
-What doctors have learned about fighting COVID-19
-Dr. Fauci warns vaccine may not lead to herd immunity
-Broadway shutdown extended through early January
-Airbnb CEO: 'Travel will never, ever go back to the way it was'
-Help To Retire offering remote consultations to those nearing retirement (1:00)
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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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