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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 41 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester rental registration program brings confusion, concerns
-Downtown Worcester theater for lease as possible cinema, music venue
-Holden doctor hopes his son’s addiction story can help others
-Rutland home has to be lifted off its foundation because of crumbling foundation (2:00). Article
-Worcester Housing Authority's Great Brook Valley gets high scores in fed inspection
-Worcester needs $53 million to build 300 affordable housing units
-Worcester students and parents express concern over nutritional value of school lunches
-Holy Cross women's basketball team falls to top seed Iowa in NCAA Tournament (1:10). Article
-Veterans Inc. receives funding to help homeless veterans
-Worcester man charged in connection with February shooting
-City of Worcester State of Our Streets Forum (1:23:52): Worcester Vision Zero
>DINING OUT: Peppercorn's raising money to help one of its own battling cancer
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking to question pair in investigation
-Olivia Colby, missing Westborough woman, found dead
-Teen arrested for gun threat on W.R.T.A. bus at Auburn Mall
-“Worcester’s issues not unique”; report reveals crime trends
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Movie Monday at the Senior Center tomorrow
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Holden Recreation teams up with Xtreme Hip Hop with Heather for classes
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Cinema World in Fitchburg to close after 28-year run
-Auburn police looking to speak with woman who "took something that was not hers"
-Top Shrewsbury town employee salaries in 2023
-Rutland's Faford among winners of prestigious Ouimet Scholarship
-Sutton Historical Society membership drive under way
-Leicester police get grant for automatic external defibrillator
-Officials favorable to Gibbs creating T-ball field
-Blackstone Valley Tech annual golf tourney June 10th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Massachusetts' first kava root bar to open in Worcester (2:46)
>SHOWTIME: Music Worcester will perform Bach's Mass in B Minor in May
-100FM The Pike (8:26): Competitive eater Geoff Esper of Oxford
-Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on arrival of spring in Worcester
-Ray Mariano: To St. Vincent Hospital, det it right this time for the patients
-Dr. Satya Mitra (27:27): A Future of Youth & Empowerment
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Cartoon costume fundraiser "draws" community support
-Manny Jae Media (26:05): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 80 (28:24): Tradition vs. Modernity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who helped to make suits for Gemini space program
>SPORTS: How might a Patriots-Vikings trade in NFL Draft play out?
-Celtics beat Chicago, 124-113
-Bruins lose to Flyers, 3-2
-Bravehearts swing into season in style with kickoff at Nuovo
-Holy Cross' Liam McLinskey named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year
-26 from Worcester running 2024 Boston Marathon
-A booming market for golf simulator businesses is keeping players swinging year round
-Revolution, Crew draw, 1-1
-Railers fall to Reading, 2-1
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-2024 Kia recalls 48,232 hybrid vehicles: See if yours is on the list
>NATIONAL: Taps run dry across South Africa's largest city in unprecedented crisis
-Tragic: Toddler fatally shot while watching TV
>NEW ENGLAND: Thousands without power as heavy rain and snow pummels region
-Police called to Hudson home in alleged swatting incident
>COLLEGES: Online track offers flexibility and access for Anna Maria’s M.S.W. degree
-The See You Collective faces “significant pause” after closing of fiscal sponsor
-Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja: Education opens doors to gender equality
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 epic cable car rides
>BUSINESS: Chamber's Alex Guardiola to take over Better Business Bureau of Central New England
-Radio Worcester (11:10): B.B.B.’s Nancy Cahalen warns of home improvement scams
-Viewpoint: Advancing wellness in the post-COVID workplace
>SHOPPING: Target is pulling back on self-checkout, limiting service to people with 10 items or fewer
>HOMES: See inside this Massachusetts mansion with 14 bathroom
>HEALTH: Mild winter in Mass. leads to early allergy season (1:39)
-C.D.C. urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the U.S. and globally
>FOOD: Inflation drives up grocery costs as Fed considers rate cuts
>TV/STREAMING: Stephen King movie "Salem's Lot" to debut on Max
>MOVIES: Kristen Wiig has blunt response for "Bridesmaids" sequel hopefuls
>CELEBRITY: Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden welcome baby No. 2
>ANIMALS: Crow waits for favorite kid to get home from school (:55)
>HISTORY: 100-year-old recalls excitement of 1932 eclipse
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 100-year-old Florida World War II veteran to get married
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, officials warn residents there could be bears under their homes
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: City Manager Batista: Lack of cleanliness in Worcester "unacceptable," maps plan for August cleanup
+5:00: Workers seal stone bus shelter in Worcester; had been haven for homeless
+Noon: Goose, a 5-foot lizard, still evading capture in Central Mass. (:32). Article
+Noon: Related: Goose, the reptile on the run, now emblazoned on T-shirt in Webster
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend: "My Oxford Year" on Netflix and more
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "28 Years Later," "The Life of Chuck," and more
+Noon: Former Clintonian makes mark with "Hollywood Grit"
+Noon: British organist Carol Williams coming to Mechanics Hall for recital
+Noon: Is this your dog?
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing girl
-Worcester city officials, Caribbean American Carnival organizers address I.C.E. concerns
-Missing daughter of Worcester woman arrested by I.C.E. has returned to Brazil, attorney says
-Worcester psychiatrist gets probation for illegal prescriptions
-Worcester man guilty of creating sex videos with underage girls
-Police nab woman in $20,000 mortgage scam attempt
-Where did all the kids go? Most districts in Worcester County see declines in enrollment
-West Nile virus detected on Sandra Drive in Worcester; area to be treated
-As E.P.A. looks to end climate change fight, what does it mean for Mass. and Worcester?
-Seabra Foods opens new Worcester supermarket
-Gary Rosen seeks at-large council comeback
-Radio Worcester (23:56): W.B.D.C. celebrates 60 years of economic development
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:21): When immigration enforcement meets local politics
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Downtown Worcester eatery has fun with story of missing lizard
-ICYMI: Mass. names Worcester 1 of 78 Housing Choice Communities
-A Place to Live: 2 years in, Worcester housing development celebrates tenants' success
-Dr. Michael Collins is leaving an historic legacy at UMass Medical School. His successor will face a new world of challenges
-Preliminary election looms for 2 Worcester races
-Can you help Worcester police ID these road-rage suspects?
-2 Shrewsbury men arrested in Boston prostitution sting
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): July Senior Center events
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Eagle Lake still closed for swimming
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Try an Enchanted Transformation at Keyes Castle
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-Boylston Police Department's National Night Out on Tuesday
-I.G. urges changes in Barre after finding ex-D.P.W. head worked multiple jobs on town time
-Sterling awards 3 Maria Houghton/Conant scholarships
-Leominster man arrested after outburst on cross-country flight to avoid further jail time
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Mamadou, Savoir Faire, Bella's Bartok and cat videos ...
-This year's Color the City draws from a Renaissance and fantasy vibe
-Billy Joel playlist on YouTube, Spotify a companion to HBO Max doc
>OPINION: Stacey Kenneally: Summer from the POV of a SAHM
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 60 (29:22): Dr. Ross Andersen
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was planning to retire next year
>SPORTS: Will Campbell has the "It Factor" according to veteran Morgan Moses
-Quarterback Drake Maye hasn't thrown an interception through 8 training camp practices (1:05)
-Bravehearts clinch playoff berth
-Bravehearts game canceled. Next home game: 6:30 Tuesday. Buy tickets here
-Day 1 of Holy Cross football practice (:28)
-'Sader Stories Podcast (39:44): Henley Regatta recap
-WooSox game postponed
>CARS: More than 56,000 Ford F-150 hybrids recalled, could have seatbelt issue
>NATIONAL: U.S. reaches weapons supply agreement with Ukraine (5:01)
-Delta flight hit with turbulence, injures passengers, diverts to Minnesota
>TRAGIC: Mom dies after being crushed by tree branches at daughter's softball camp
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. bar advocates vow not to return to work despite pay raise (2:57). Article
-Channel 5 looks into near midair collisions at Logan Airport
-Police chase involving stolen garbage truck, several crashes ends with suspect in custody (5:32)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross CrossTalks Episode 4 (9:07): Tavares Brewington
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Inside France’s sleek new high-speed trains coming next year
>BUSINESS: Gen Z workers looking at blue collar jobs amid A.I. displacement fears
-LPL Financial Research: Economy in uncharted waters
-Eminent domain laws & property owner rights
>SHOPPING: Labor Day shopping guide to end-of-summer deals and sales
>HEALTH: Harmful bacteria could be living inside your water bottle (3:06)
-Kate Hayes: Simple ways for busy moms to prioritize their wellbeing
-Cortisol cocktails marketed to relieve stress may not work (1:23)
>FOOD: Pepsi's Prebiotic Cola: Launch date, flavors
>TV/STREAMING: Apple TV+ drops first look at "Pluribus," the new series from "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan
>MOVIES: 50th anniversary trailer for "Jaws" (1:32)
>CELEBRITY: Is Rachael Ray OK? Everything we know about her recent concerning behavior
>ANIMALS: Stray dog keeps showing up on porch — then brings kitten (1:36)
>HISTORY: Recent donation to the American Antiquarian Society is its most complete collection of nineteenth-century diaries
>GOOD NEWS: Age has no barrier as golf lover sinks "miracle" hole-in-one for 90th birthday
-Meanwhile, in California, reported person stuck in canal turns out to be blow-up doll
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