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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

  -Wachusett area police logs

  -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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