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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+5:30: Police arrest man for break-in at Banner on Green Street in Worcester
+5:30: Water main break at Plantation and Oakhurst streets
+5:30: Take the Arts Council funding survey, enter to win Bose earbuds
+5:30: Leominster man sentenced to 10 to 12 years for manslaughter
+5:30: 4 Worcester I-290 ramps closing for construction this week
+5:30: Auburn police searching for owners of dogs found running along highway
+5:30: Public hearing on Shrewsbury mascot June 16
+12:30: Worcester police arrest 2 for break-in, credit card fraud
+12:30: Worcester version of Monopoly will be released this fall
+12:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - June 14
+12:30: This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of June 14
-SEE WHO'S PARTICIPATING: Worcester Restaurant Week returning Aug. 2-14.
-1 injured after RV slams into tree in Sterling
-Worcester honors recently passed firefighters with memorial service. Gallery (15 photos)
-ICYMI: Girls coach in Worcester suspended for sexual misconduct
-"Bring the Heat" car show revs up excitement in Worcester
-Worcester man riding bike to raise climate change awareness
-Worcester must release police records to newspaper
-Worcester's Girls Inc., Girls on the Run, receive grants to expand educational programs nonprofits STEM
-Clark University undergrad commencement
-Worcester Election Countdown #8 (28:15): Sue Mailman, School Committee candidate
-Song To Get You Through the Week: The Endorphins dig into mire to get "Clear"
-Central Mass. Jazz Fest improvising with virtual and "pop up" shows
-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
-New from Wachusett Wine & Spirits (39:20): 6 rums you should try
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police warn of smash-and-grab car break-ins
-Town of Shrewsbury Route 140 roadwork coming
-Millbury Women's Club meets, plans for summer
-Auburn Young Scientists "STEM Beginnings" at library through June 16
-Sutton Historical Society to sponsor townwide yard sale
-Southbridge voters pass $25.7 million request for new fire station
-Bravehearts win again, back to .500. Next home game 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-WooSox complete 6-game sweep. Highlights: Jeter Downs hits 2 HRs (:39)
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester Historical Museum's Women and Girls in Baseball: A League of Their Own (59:49)
-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)
-Animals: BOW! WOW! Worcester, with doggie pageant, prom and "paw painting," a 3-day event this month
-Celebrity: Ned Beatty, indelible in "Deliverance" and "Network," dies at 83
-Tragic: Delaware man mowing lawn killed as passing car flips, pins him to ground
-History: Worcester author chronicles one of Revolutionary War America’s most notorious crimes
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester DPW crew a good friend to lost ducks
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, raccoon chases soldiers in hilarious animal invasion
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:30: Ceremony recognizes volunteers as Worcester’s large-scale vaccination site closes its doors
+12:30: Study finds Novavax vaccine about 90% effective
-UMass Medical School cardiology experts report link between mild heart problem, COVID vaccine
-Gillette Stadium hosting final vaccine clinic Monday
-Mass. officials announce 33 new cases, 0 deaths with a positivity rate of .4 percent
-Schools across U.S. brace for surge of kindergartners in fall
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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