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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+5:00: Showcase Cinemas North in Worcester closed permanently
+5:00: Worcester schools send students home early due to heat (2:05)
+5:00: Central Mass. companies struggle to hire new employees as recovery picks up
+5:00: Radio Worcester (11:32): Worcester Public Market founder Allen Fletcher talks Canal District parking & business woes
+5:00: Central Mass. Jazz Fest on June 14
+Noon: Children's lemonade stand raises money for family of fallen Worcester officer (:23)
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 7
+Noon: Burncoat High replacement retry, accumulating agenda items fill Tuesday council agenda
+Noon: Worcester's Forest Quaglia is rounding out his film résumé
+Noon: Worcester theater company kicks off in-person performances
+Noon: Worcester ranked in top 25 cities for LGBTQ singles
+Noon: What’s black and white and on the moove? Introducing The Mooving Cow
-Worcester schools planning early releases Monday, Tuesday because of extreme heat
-Hero Worcester Officer, teen on vacation drown at Green Hill Park
*Members of Worcester police attend playoff baseball game for son of fallen officer Enmanuel "Manny" Familia (2:02). Article
*Familia family honored by Worcester Red Sox
*Services announced for Officer Familia
*Online fundraisers for families of Officer Familia and 14-year-old Troy Love
*Donations for family of fallen Worcester officer also being accepted through police department credit union
-Increased law enforcement presence on Lake Quinsigamond this week
-UMass Medical School holds graduation
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of June 7
-I-290 overnight ramp closings this week
-Learn about Worcester's new public Dual Language School
-Rosen's Roundtable #443 (28:01): A Civilian Review Board?
-Worcester Election Countdown #6 (24:38): Jermain Johnson - School Committee
-ArtsWorcester, El Salón team up for Downtown Block Party June 12
-Poetry Town: "Wormtown to Woo"
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for assistance in case of 7 stolen packages
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Monday
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Summer Concert Series returns to Pappas July 8
-Bravehearts lose to Nashua. Next home game Tuesday. Buy tickets
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Mass. Pirates win at DCU Center, 42-37
-Sunday Sports with Tiffany Williams (1:01:10): Manny Alvarado, Papee Paye And WooSox President Charles Steinberg
-New: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (29:18): Dewar's Smooth Lineup
-Cars: Get a worry free car for summer vacation at Bertera Nissan (4:47)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Tragic: 4 children, 2 adults die in wrong-way crash on Kentucky highway
-Celebrity: Clarence Williams III, ‘The Mod Squad's' Linc, dies at 81
-Movies: Here's a look at what's coming to theaters in the next few weeks
-History: Former Worcester Post Office, currently U.S. Court House
-Animals: Worcester Animal Rescue League virtual adoption fair on Saturday
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, bandits break into elementary school, steal 89 packages of Pop-Tarts, 42 cheese sticks
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:00: 6 questions with a UMass Medical School doctor running COVID vaccine trials on kids
+Noon: Radio Worcester (10:21): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID, vaccinations and heat
-Worcester school vaccinations continue as cases fall
-ICYMI: QCC to hold second Moderna vaccine clinic on Tuesday
-Mass. officials announce 126 new cases, 4 deaths with a positivity rate of .6 percent
-Here's a breakdown of all the information on your vaccination card
-Transplant recipients look to third shot for COVID-19 protection
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 95-year-olds get married after COVID courtship (2:26)
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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