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2 days ago | 
telegram.com | Craig S. Semon
Filming for “The Walking Dead: Dead City” took over downtown Worcester for several days in 2024. The June 1 episode of the “The Walking Dead: Dead City” seems to have the last of the scenes shot in the city, but there may still be surprises. Norwich Street, Main Street and Belmont Street were among the shooting locations in 2024.
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telegram.com | Margaret Smith
Sometimes a turn of events can open the door to a new path. This happened for P.E. James, a Pittsburgh-area native living in Worcester since 2007, and known widely in the area for playing music, including at elder care and memory care centers. An engineer by profession, he found himself downsized, but ultimately, channeled music into a new, fulltime career.
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3 days ago | 
telegram.com | Sarah Barnacle
For the fifth year in a row, state officials are launching the Growing Wild program, which encourages the public to actively protect pollinators by providing free gardening starter kits at more than two dozen locations across the state. Commemorating the program's fifth year, Gov. Maura T.
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3 days ago | 
telegram.com | Craig S. Semon
“Solus” — a short film shot entirely inside the Whitcomb Mansion in Worcester_ cleaned up at the “Top Shorts Film Festival” last month with eight coveted awards. “Solus” won “Best Thriller” in the monthly film competition, while Tommy Jay Dwyer won “Best Director” and “Best Actor” for his short film. A Worcester native now living in Paxton, Dwyer also wrote and produced the film alongside John Edward Keough, who served as producer and production manager.
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3 days ago | 
telegram.com | Joyce Lee |Ju-min Park
SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - South Korea's liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung is projected to win Tuesday's snap presidential election by wide margins, according to exit polls, ushering in a political sea change after backlash against martial law brought down his predecessor. Results of the surveys by the country's broadcasters, which Reuters has not independently confirmed, were released after nearly 80% of the country's 44.39 million eligible voters had cast their ballots.
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4 days ago | 
telegram.com | Craig S. Semon
Dean Tran pleaded guilty to larceny of a firearm, witness intimidation and filing a false application for a license to carry. The charges step from a 2019 incident in which Tran was accused of intimidating an elderly constituent into giving him her husband's firearms. Tran, who served in the Senate from 2017 to 2020, was previously convicted on federal charges of unemployment fraud and tax evasion. WORCESTER — Former state Sen. Dean A.
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4 days ago | 
telegram.com | Seth Jacobson
May 2025 was one of the wettest months of May in Massachusetts history, ranking at No. 5The wettest-ever May in Boston was in 1954 with 13.38 inches of rainThe wettest May in Worcester was in 1984, when 9.94 inches of rain fell on the cityDrenched. That's how everyone probably felt last month. And that would make sense, because it was one of the wettest months of May in Massachusetts history.
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4 days ago | 
telegram.com | Seth Jacobson
People may be able to see the northern lights over Massachusetts on the night of Monday, June 2A strong display of northern lights occurred on Sunday, June 1There are plenty of websites where you can check the status of the northern lightsStargazers had a chance to see a strong display of the northern lights on Sunday, but there's still a chance people could see the lights tonight, Monday June 2. Of course, that all depends on whether the skies stay clear through this evening.
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4 days ago | 
telegram.com | Richard Duckett
Greater Worcester Opera presents its production "Love Italian Style" June 5 to 8 at Calliope Theatre in Boylston. The production consists of scenes from "La Bohème," "The Telephone," and "La Traviata," all sung in English. Elaine Crane, executive director of GWO, says the production is entertaining, accessible and affordable. Greater Worcester Opera's upcoming production "Love Italian Style" focuses of the beautiful music of discovering love.
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5 days ago | 
telegram.com | Dan O'Brien
A Milford High School student was detained by ICE a day before the school's graduation, impacting the ceremony's tone. Student speakers acknowledged the detention by encouraging those attending to support a planned peaceful protest. Valedictorian Vedi Raval emphasized the importance of perseverance and personal growth. MILFORD — A high school graduation is typically one of the happiest moments of young adults' lives, the culmination not only of four years of high school, but of an entire childhood.