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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 85 today in Worcester
+6:00: Heat wave begins Tuesday; Dangerous heat midweek (3:06)
+6:00: Worcester schools canceled on Thursday for high temps, last day of school is Tuesday
+6:00: Worcester to activate cooling centers Tuesday through Friday
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 10-year-old
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing man
+6:00: Worcester dentist indicted in alleged $2 million Medicaid fraud scheme
+6:00: Former city manager's firm accused of rent price fixing
+6:00: Radio Worcester (12:44): Taste of Shrewsbury St. returns June 18 — 33 restaurants, live music and more
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts slowly climbing standings with 3-2 week
+6:00: WooSox Rewind: Another series split gains Worcester no ground in standings
+Noon: Worcester police arrest suspect in Spoodles deli break-in
+Noon: Worcesteria: Has Worcester gotten the things it wanted?
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: This Week in Worcester podcast (1:03:07): Changes to the rental registry program and the acquisition of Table Talk Pies
+Noon: Registration open for Tuesday’s W.B.J. Energy Summit
+Noon: Jazzed Up Trio at 961 in Union Station 6 to 9 Wednesday
-Worcester police chief sought ShotSpotter job after bringing tech to city: Filing
-Worcester commemorates Juneteenth with annual festival at Institute Park
-Classic car show keeps Worcester dads busy on Father's Day
-MassBike Worcester hosts inaugural Father's Day Bike Ride
-Worcester celebrates legacy of late state Senator Daniel Foley with honorary street sign
-Abby's House to celebrate $5.2 million shelter renovation
-100FM The Pike (9:18): Veterans Inc. talks about its Stand Down event on Friday
-Who were the valedictorians of Worcester high schools in 2024?
-Notch Brewing of Salem opens beer garden at Mercantile Plaza in Worcester
-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
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden projects under way, from fields to roads
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Library gets a date for its addition
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): MOTW Coffee shop opening in Shrewsbury
-Winchendon woman arrested for stealing over $1,700 Social Security funds from dead brother-in-law
-Clinton dam entrance closing for sidewalk work
-Sutton extends T.I.F. on Unified project
-Uxbridge teachers union urges voters to adopt the school budget
-Sterling gets state disaster relief after September flooding
-Berlin school budget still a work in progress
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: 100FM The Pike (3:54): stART on the Street is looking for musical acts
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Navigating identity, femininity and culture — The Journey of E. Tejada III
-Amanda Khatib: The power of a stepparent
-Manny Jae Media (48:13): Manny with Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez for a year end review
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 148 (29:59): Central Mass. Regional Planning Commission
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to professor who taught at WPI for 40 years
>SPORTS: Celtics back home with chance to record 18th NBA title
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 9-3
-100FM The Pike (6:58): JP Ricciardi on Red Sox owner John Henry's comments about the team's chances
-Worcester Bravehearts beat Lake Monsters. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 12-6
-Bryson DeChambeau is the U.S. Open champion for the second time
-Radio Worcester (11:37): Meet the Railers new president, Kim Golinski
-Saint John's falls in Division 1 state title game
-Westborough boys tennis wins Division 2 state title in marathon
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
>NATIONAL: Los Angeles wildfire burns through 12,250 acres
-Nearly two-thirds of middle-class Americans say they are struggling financially
-Tragic: Tourist electrocuted in Mexican hot tub was days away from graduating college
>NEW ENGLAND: 7 people shot at large gathering in Methuen (2:16)
-14-year-old dies in Wareham dirt bike crash (:22)
>COLLEGES: "This Masterpiece": Holy Cross' St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at 100
-Anna Maria golf tournament winners
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most dangerous beaches in the U.S. revealed in new study
>BUSINESS: What to know about "soft saving" (2:16)
-Bank of America names new president for Worcester market
>SHOPPING: Mass. mall renovations and closures — What’s behind it?
>HOMES: Here’s how many home sales were "lost" by the mortgage rate lock-in effect
>HEALTH: The color of your child's swimsuit could save their life (1:18)
-Measuring waist can calculate risk of death from obesity (1:09)
>FOOD: A shocking number of Americans are slathering their hot dogs with mayo
>TV/STREAMING: Kate Winslet’s "Mare Of Easttown" rekindles hopes for Season 2
>MOVIES: "Inside Out 2" $155 million box office opening makes history for Pixar
>CELEBRITY: Kathie Lee Gifford slams "bi---" agent for "Charlie's Angels" casting remarks
>HISTORY: The Chutes at White City, 1906
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues hundreds of dogs from shelters (3:47)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 90-year-old man receives honorary high school diploma
-Meanwhile, new TikTok trend could cause "explosive diarrhea," experts warn
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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