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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 (:33). High of 84 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Family rescued after boat sinks on Lake Quinsigamond
-5-foot-long lizard on the loose in Webster (2:25). Article
-Worcester to open University Park spray park on Saturday
-Niche Hospitality's presence grows with new Green Island Oyster, forthcoming Vivienne restaurants
-Sunday's "Salute to Disney" concert postponed due to rainy forecast
-After girl's death, Worcester urged to seek money for fencing near railroad tracks
-Police investigate holdup at Grafton Street convenience store
-Worcester police seize over 1,000 grams of cocaine in gang unit drug bust
-WPI researchers develop cleaner, scalable process to recycle lithium-ion batteries
-Astronomer C.E.O. and Coldplay fan Andy Byron has Central Mass. tie
-Related: Byron and H.R. Chief Kristin Cabot put on leave after Coldplay kiss cam exposed alleged affair
-Related: Byron and Cabot caught kissing in new Coldplay concert video
-Worcester announces 18 Community Preservation Act awards
-Why more Worcester nurses are taking the leap online
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (33:22): Council access and city-run grocery stores
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:09): Supermarkets, festivals and power of petitions
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): At Dinky’s Blue Belle Diner, breakfast served with a side of community
-ICYMI: Worcester named one of the best places to live in 2025
-"Still so shocked!": Worcester woman thought she won $100,000, but actually won $1 million on scratch ticket
-Legal battle over $21 million donation to Holy Cross comes to a close
-TCB preserves 85 units of affordable housing in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester man gets 6 years for loaded guns, silencer
-Man stabbed multiple times at Shell Station in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Corner Shop awards scholarships
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Heavy traffic on Mass Pike following crash in Westborough
-Millbury firefighter part of Mass. crew to help battle Alaskan wildfires
-Celebrate Hanmi Taekwondo’s grand opening in Shrewsbury
-West Boylston police warn residents of scam
-Davis Farmland welcomes new litter of piglets
-Grafton Garden Club elects new officers for 2025-2026 Year
-Paxton-area seniors Lobster Roll cruise with Pirate Museum
-Mending Wings Massage and Reiki at home in Sterling
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: ArtsWorcester's "One" exhibit, Poet's Cauldron and more
-100 FM The Pike (5:46): The Breakdown Lane
-Jane's Addiction bandmates sue each other over onstage fight in Boston that ended tour
-Even celebrities come to Old Sturbridge Village. Alison Arngrim visited this week
-A funny thing is about to happen at Square One Players in Shrewsbury
>OPINION: John Keough: The Worcester gaslight council continues to shine
-Unity Radio's the Journey with EforAll (56:27): Adwapa Asenso, Dou Dou Kare Doula Services
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former president of the Worcester Jewish Federation
>SPORTS: What should Patriots do with their remaining salary cap space?
-Red Sox lose to Cubs, 4-1
-Bravehearts at center of all-star celebration
-Bravehearts well represented as Futures League All-Star Game rosters announced
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich, 14-5. Next home game: 6:30 Saturday. Buy tickets here
-Bravehearts' Craft Beer Night is Monday
-2025 Holy Cross Football theme games announced
-WooSox lose to RailRiders, 11-3
>NATIONAL: White House faces bipartisan pressure to release education funding
-Epstein controversy ramps up as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter
>TRAGIC: Man killed while trying to save turtle on highway
>NEW ENGLAND: Proctor fired for conduct in Karen Read investigation (2:20)
-Radio Worcester (12:03): Rep. McGovern blasts tax bill, defends city-owned grocery store idea and Epstein theories
>COLLEGES: Assumption French Institute awarded Major Initiative Award grant
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to summer in Italy's Dolomites mountains
>BUSINESS: Worcester native takes over leadership role at community bank
-A.C.A. insurers propose biggest premium hikes since 2018
>HOMES: Americans want to save money with D.I.Y. home repairs: study
>SHOPPING: How to use A.I. to find the best deals online (1:57)
>HEALTH: How to safely remove a splinter at home (1:32)
-Common pain drug can increase dementia risk by up to 40%: study
-Lower your risk of dying by 30% to 40% by consistently doing this
>FOOD: McDonald's Snack Wrap craze causes lettuce shortages: report
>TV/STREAMING: Jon Stewart on possible "Daily Show" cancellation after Stephen Colbert axe
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "M3GAN 2.0," "How To Train Your Dragon," and more
>CELEBRITY: Brad Pitt reveals the 2 costars that left him starstruck
>ANIMALS: Tiny kitten picks 135-pound dog to be her mom (1:54)
>HISTORY: This historic home owned by John Hancock is for sale in Boston
>GOOD NEWS: Police officers deliver pizza to shocked customer after arresting Grubhub driver
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 4 bears break into home to steal food
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