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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man wanted to break a $20, wins $1 million
+6:00: Road rage suspect's arrest caught on camera in Leicester (:30) (pictured)
+6:00: Holy Cross women's basketball departs for NCAA Tournament (1:59)
+Noon: Author writes about growing up in a poor and violent neighborhood in Worcester
+Noon: Eleni's Midnite CafeĢ was once an epicenter of Worcester's poetry scene
+Noon: Listen Up: Walter Sickert and company offer wild "Between Breaths"
-State's highest court reinstates conviction of woman in grisly Worcester murder (:25). Article
-Related: Channel 5 coverage of original sentencing (1:52)
-Canal District Transformation, part 1: The rising value of the neighborhood
-Related: W.B.J. Editorial — Preserve the Canal District magic
-Remembering the 1972 Worcester Art Museum heist
-Worcester café hosts reopening after renovations
-Worcester gets $2 million federal funding for Mill St. improvements
-Related: Radio Worcester (16:04) — Moe Bergman calls for pause on Worcester street redesigns
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:08) — Mayor Petty discusses Mill St. redesign controversy
-Distracted driving tickets paused in Worcester April 1st to 7th
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Good news and bad news in Worcester crime stats. Here's what to know
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Bancroft Tower keeps watch over Worcester
>DINING OUT: T&G Best Chinese Restaurant poll down to final 8
-ICYMI: Worcester Boys Club housing project gets extension, bigger city subsidy
-Worcester’s Beechwood Hotel receives 4 diamond ranking from AAA
-Hibernian Cultural Center goes all out for St. Patrick's Day
-Turtleboy blogger charged with violating restraining order
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden posts composting schedule
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Radio Worcester (9:39): Sweets & Java owner Kathy Diehl
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Westborough police seek missing woman
-Shrewsbury Town Manager Kevin Mizikar debuts draft of $183 million town budget
-North Brookfield agrees not to interfere with future Pride events
-Slow progress of solar farm runoff cleanup irks Millbury Conservation Commission, abutters
-Central Mass. Mom visits Muscular Connections in West Boylston
-Auburn police to take part in Route 20 speed enforcement project
-West Boylston police log March 11th to 17th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Joyner Lucas, Jelly Roll collaborate on new song about addiction (4:43)
-New icon exhibit explores hidden treasures
-Emily Mazzola brings new ideas to Fitchburg Art Museum
-Worcesteria: "Spice Girls" rats ready to rock their retirement
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 25 (28:30)
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 529 (27:47): Mill St. redesign — Traffic, crashes and fatality
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was a geriatric nurse at City Hospital for 35 years
>SPORTS: Patriots rebuffed teams looking to trade for No. 3 pick: Report
-Celtics beat Pistons, 119-94
-Cara McCormack named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester hockey alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 230
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-PACCAR, Hyundai, Ford, Tesla among 165,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Many U.S. renters believe the dream of homeownership is dead
-Tragic: Elderly woman drowns trying to save husband from heart attack: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: Boston police officer shot in Dorchester (1:15)
-Train hits tractor-trailer in Littleton (2:07)
>COLLEGES: Speakers at Clark this week will tackle a broad array of timely subjects
-Anna Maria Paramedic/Fire Science dual track opens career doors for Emily Goodsell
-WPI partner in a groundbreaking hydrogen recycling consortium
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 secret Canadian towns
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal Movers & Shakers for March 18th
-LPL Research: A busy (and perhaps historic) week for central banks
-The Center for Women & Enterprise opens Worcester location to meet clients needs
>SHOPPING: Best Buy recalls air fryers due to fire, burn and laceration risks
>HOMES: 95-year-old cottage on 40 acres in Western Mass. hits market for $5.5 million
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on how smells can help treat depression
-Boston doctor assesses risk of measles outbreak in Mass. (2:27)
>FOOD: Ex-McDonald’s chef reveals secret menu "monstrosity"
>TV/STREAMING: "The Bear" quietly gets season 4 renewal
>MOVIES: Why Mike Judge has refused to watch "Office Space" for 25 years
>CELEBRITY: Princess Kate seen on video for first time since surgery looking happy & relaxed on shopping trip
>ANIMALS: Rescued kitten pulls dad along on hikes (3:05)
>HISTORY: Old Mill at Institute Park
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): The Prom Closet provides special occasion dress loans at no cost
-Meanwhile, in Louisiana, calf born with 2 heads on farm
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In The News
>WEATHER: Somewhat hazy, high of 78 today in Worcester (3:01)
-July climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Best Worcester County summer activity: Is it Old Sturbridge Village or the EcoTarium?
+6:00: Demolition crew gets prescription to tear down Walgreens to make way for Chick-fil-A
+Noon: Lawyer says fatal Fitchburg shooting was an accident; stepson of victim held without bail
+Noon: Food, music and dancing — Worcester's Italian Festival returns
+Noon: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen top a luminous bill at FAN EXPO Boston
+Noon: Ke Huy Quan, Hayley Atwell, Mikaela Hoover, more set for TerrificCon
+Noon: Janice Harvey: A chat with "janitor with stamina," comedian Jimmy Cash
+Noon: Last Call: Brian Holland, standup comic
-Worcester health and human services commissioner to retire after 10 years
-Satya Mitra, Joe Petty lead in Worcester City Councilor at-large fundraising (so far)
-Meet Goose, the water monitor lizard caught after weeks on the run (2:15)
-Related: 100 FM The Pike (6:17): Webster Police Chief Michael Shaw
-Related: How the water monitor lizard on the loose was captured (30:49)
-"Crossbikes" popping up around city are geared for cyclist safety
-Meet Funbi Fatoke, Worcester Tech’s valedictorian with a vision
-Worcester schools to survey students on new middle school sports
-TODAY! Worcester's National Night Out on Tuesday
-2 local events will mark 80th anniversaries of Hiroshima, Nagasaki
-Dogs found at Burncoat Park, Great Brook Valley and Park Ave.
-Manny Jae Media (1:02:40): Town Hall with Sen. Robyn Kennedy and Rep. David LeBoeuf. Moderated by Positively Suzanne
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Bodycam footage, A.I. in journalism and shifting shape of local news
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Worcester Restaurant Week continues
-ICYMI: Charges filed after 3 cars going 110 mph caught racing on I-290
-"Huge deal to expand": Worcester shelter getting rehabbed to accommodate more homeless families
-What is new at Worcester schools? New windows, improved parking
-All-hands-on-deck to clean up Worcester following a series of Clean City initiatives
-Just what is in Worcester's trash? A new study has some answers
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's traffic delays and road closures
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Empty lot along Route 20 may become battery storage facility
-Shrewsbury police introduce newest officer
-Leicester Public Safety Day August 19th
-Man arrested after trying to tow girlfriend’s car, assaulting her and leaving guns in truck
-How the pandemic allowed for the birth of Bread Guy Breads
-Sterling Board pauses before OK'ing re-appointments
-Conant library receives grant for collection improvement
-Straw Hollow returns Saturday and Sunday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio Wednesdays at "961" Restaurant and Lounge in Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Stevie Nicks postpones Boston show due to fractured shoulder
-Spotify to raise premium subscription price in some markets — stock surges
-Oasis fan falls to death at Wembley concert in London
-Worcester authors publish book of romantic poetry
>OPINION: Robert Pezzella: C.D.C. ideal remedy for District 3's woes
-Lea Shell: Staying curious with Dr. Anne Madden
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 472 (27:02): Andrew Howarth & W.C.H.R.
-Outdoor Cats podcast (1:34:42)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester hair dresser
>SPORTS: Kendrick Bourne’s injury could complicate path to Patriots roster spot
-Patriots' Terrell Williams exits practice after medical scare
-What would Terry McLaurin cost Patriots in trade?
-Red Sox beat Royals, 8-5
-Bravehearts' next home game: 6:30 Tuesday. Buy tickets here
-La Mega 106.1FM is taking over Fitton Field
-Holy Cross field hockey announces class of 2029
-Looking for a race? Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: 1 way parents can fight the phone-based childhood
-Jeffrey Epstein victims rip F.B.I., D.O.J., claim "wealthy men" being protected
-Deadly Los Angeles party shooting leaves 2 dead, 6 hospitalized
>TRAGIC: Newlyweds' honeymoon trip ends in fiery crash that kills husband and baby daughter
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman hit with over $20,000 medical bill after a wild bat flew into her mouth on vacation
-Wildlife groups in Mass. voice concerns for raptors, other animals over use of rat poisons
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 12 (22:54): Advancing advanced manufacturing | Danielle Cote
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 10 least-visited states in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: How the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report really works
-LPL Financial Research: Seven takeaways from a dizzying week for markets
-Cancer surgeon facing financial ruin after blasting United Healthcare (4:13)
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers, Sunday, August 3rd
>HEALTH: Low-key change to your hands can warn of advanced lung cancer
-Common allergy medication’s risks outweigh its usefulness, experts say
-Doctor explains why taking a vacation from work is always recommended (1:40)
>FOOD: American or Mexican Coca-Cola? A.P. gives staff a taste test (1:16)
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for new Netflix doc, "Trainwreck: Storm Area 51" (1:26)
>MOVIES: 30th anniversary trailer for "Apollo 13" (1:02)
>CELEBRITY: Tim McGraw unrecognizable with newly shaved head and ripped physique
-Pamela Anderson, Liam Neeson "figuring things out"
>ANIMALS: Puppy left in cardboard box on beach gets new lease on life (2:49)
>HISTORY: The story of the iconic New England brand The Black Dog (3:40)
>GOOD NEWS: Scuba team rescues lost wedding ring from river
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, zoo uses Moo Deng mascot costume for hippo escape drill
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