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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:30: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (13:53): Memorial Day, school resource officers, parking and more
+6:30: Charlton may see a massive Amazon warehouse by 2022 that would add 1,000-plus jobs, company says
+6:30: Stories of misogyny, harassment in craft beer spur reckoning
+6:30: Internationally recognized scholar named inaugural dean of The Global School at WPI
+Noon: Worcester among 2021's 50 worst places for a 'staycation'
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 2
+Noon: First Person: 'Community means to listen and to love'
+Noon: 14 best early Amazon Prime Day 2021 deals to shop now
-Worcester businesses worried Polar Park at full capacity may hurt sales, limit available parking
-WooSox experience growing pains with nearby businesses (1:55). Article
-Man facing 7th OUI charge after Grafton crash
-Shrewsbury ranked 15th safest community in the country
-Worcester summer programs face cuts if essential positions left unfilled (1:41)
-Worcester bar reopens to one of busiest weekends in last 5 years
-ICYMI: Worcester bar with troubled past eyes move to troubled Canal District location
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Ed Augustus on Memorial Day, parking, fireworks, Board of Health, and more
-AWARE: Can Worcester taxpayers afford another aggressive budget?
-District 5 City Council candidate calls for vote of no confidence, new Board of Health
-Water shut off today for much of Piedmont Street in Worcester
-Worcester to raise Juneteenth Flag for 2021 holiday
-Indian Lake in Worcester to undergo algae treatment this week
-Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - June
-Worcesteria: Union buzz seems to be everywhere
-Milano The Great channels adversity into art
-Reminder: Trash and recycling in Worcester will be delayed one day because of holiday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including high school graduations, and more
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (37:31): Bourbon not from Kentucky
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Brimfield campground remembers devastation caused by deadly tornado
-Flashback: The 2011 tornado that destroyed the Village Green Campground
-Timeline: For 70 minutes, tornado carved path of destruction from West Springfield to Charlton
-Millbury town employees help Millie celebrate 90th birthday
-Repaving of North Main St. in Oakdale begins
-Battered bandstand added to Grafton Common renovations
-Man hit by commuter rail train in Fitchburg, left seriously injured
-Bravehearts are finding ways to gel quickly early this season. Next home game June 8. Buy tickets
-WooSox open homestand with 6-4 loss
-New Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Radio Worcester (7:25): Liam Skiffington, Founder, WooSox Watch
-Cedar Street mansion could be new home for Worcester Railers players
-Tribute to former owner of Olympic Sport and Trophy, who recently passed away
-Shopping: Amazon Prime Day set for June 21-22
-Cars: Warmer Weather Means Hot Pricing at Bertera Nissan, says Mike Demers (5:05)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-History: Oread Institute, now Castle Park
-Animals: Worcester adoptable pets of the week: Simon, Fletcher & More
-Food: Chef Joey: June – and Dad’s Day – approaches!
-Movies: 9 Must-See Movies Being Released in June
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Cincinnati mother and son reunite after 42 years apart
-Meanwhile, in California, 17-year-old shoves bear to save her dogs in viral video
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:30: With COVID restrictions lifted, Shrewsbury Town Hall reopens
+6:30: Free beer: Latest vaccine incentive for "Month of Action"
+6:30: With availability increasing, which vaccine is best for you?
+Noon: Mixing vaccine brands is OK, Canada says
+Noon: RMV continues many COVID-19 initiatives into June
-WooSox to offer 1-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccinations and free ticket to fans 18 and older during homestand
-Some COVID-19 survivors now face huge medical bills, and have no idea how to pay them
-Free testing on Thursday in Worcester
-ICYMI: "We're just not there yet": Some vaccinated Mass. residents still wearing masks inside (1:45)
-Mass. officials announce 179 new cases and 12 deaths with a positivity rate of .7 percent
-As Mass. reopens, COVID continues to spread among the unvaccinated
-Places Mass. doc would still avoid as pandemic's grip loosens (3:16)
-Are we out of the woods? (4:16)
-Highly contagious India variant spreads rapidly in U.S.
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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