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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 78 today in Worcester
-How much daylight will Massachusetts have on the longest day of 2024?
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester company fined $11K for foul odor, hazardous waste violations
-Thief who robbed homes in multiple local towns gets 7 to 10 years in prison
-Underutilized theater spaces offer unique architectural and cultural potential, but reopening these spaces is expensive and time-consuming
-Dunkin' franchisee in Worcester will have to face suit over alleged racist food attack
-Northborough coffee roasters brews special blend for Father's Day (3:52)
-Worcester County opioid deaths drop 16%, as state has largest decline in 13 years
-100FM The Pike (9:28): Local competitive eater Geoff Esper talks Joey Chestnut ban from Nathan's contest
-Worcester libraries "going to the dogs" this summer
-Faces of Worcester: Tatiana Hamawi, M.D., Owner, Alpha-Omega Direct Primary Care
-Radio Worcester (47:16): Radio Roundtable on day shelter, Worcester schools administration and department heads salaries
>DINING OUT: 2 Worcester eateries make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Takeout Spots (5:29)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing teen
-Table Talk Pies to be sold to national company
-Black bear removed from Worcester backyard
-Related: Video of bear darting up a tree in Worcester (:20)
-Crews inspect I-290 bridge after falling concrete
-Related: Aerial video from Channel 5 (:41)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Library gets a date for its addition
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden resident Aisyah Rafa'ee ready to row for Singapore at Olympics
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester police issue traffic advisory for Route 9
-Police search for truck wanted in connection with attempted theft of Westborough High School sign (:22)
-Shrewsbury police warn residents about common scams
-Sterling health board proposes new septic regs
-Clinton hires full-time athletic director, special ed. director
-Nashoba reorganization more of the same
-Grafton High School graduates
-Westborough Community Chorus in need of storage space
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Troy Siebels to step down as president, CEO of Hanover Theatre
-100FM The Pike (3:54): stART on the Street is looking for musical acts for their festival in September
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents summer concerts July 18th and 20th
-Ray Mariano: On Father’s Day, we all need to remember that "love, and not biology, makes a man a dad"
-Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on end of school in Worcester and summer
-Kate Hayes: Let’s have a calm mom summer
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 35 (27:46): Courtney & Amelia Gilardi
-Manny Jae Media (48:13): Manny with Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez for a year end review
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who once worked with the Rolling Stones, Chicago and Aerosmith
>SPORTS: Celtics take season's worth of lessons into Game 5 of NBA Finals
-Former Worcester Academy star Aliyah Boston keeps striving for greatness on and off the court in WNBA
-Tom Brady vows to let it loose in Fox broadcast booth: "Be a jerk!"
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 8-4
-100FM The Pike (6:58): JP Ricciardi on Red Sox owner John Henry's comments about the team's chances
-Worcester Bravehearts fall short on Los Bravos Night. Next game: 4 p.m. today
-Holy Cross football star Jacob Dobbs named Patriot League Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 4-2
-Oilers wallop Panthers to stay alive in Stanley Cup
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
>NATIONAL: 8 wounded in Michigan splash pad shooting; gunman kills himself hours later
-Southwest flight plunged to within 400 feet of ocean off Hawaii: report
-Tragic: 2 girls left orphaned after mom, dad die of cancer
>NEW ENGLAND: 15-year-old girl found dead with gunshot wounds in apparent homicide (1:05)
-Maine police kill armed man after hours-long standoff (:54)
>COLLEGES: Relive the 2024 WPI Commencement (4:07)
-Holy Cross visiting professor speaks for the fish, the birds and the humans
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): A weekend away: Camping at Pine Acres Resort
>BUSINESS: St. Vincent Hospital severely understaffed, nurses and union says
-20 deleted jobs that we can’t believe anybody did in the first place
>SHOPPING: Mass. mall renovations and closures — What’s behind it?
>HOMES: How this U.S. region has become a hip place to live — with it also being dirt cheap
>HEALTH: Why Gen X is getting cancer more often than their parents' generation
-Lifestyle changes improve Alzheimer's symptoms for some
>FOOD: Study raising questions about common sugar substitute (1:57). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Ice-T learned about his "SVU" character’s shocking fate from his castmates
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Godzilla movie (1:56)
>CELEBRITY: Dick Van Dyke becomes oldest Daytime Emmy winner at age 98 for "Days of Our Lives" role
>HISTORY: The Scenic Railway at White City
>ANIMALS: Dog can't stop giving his new best friend kisses (:51)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Maine's "Lobster Lady" turns 104 with no plans to retire
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man uses his nose to inflate balloons for world record
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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