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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 86 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Photos from Worcester's Independence Day celebration
-Gymnast from Worcester earns spots on Olympic team (1:51). Article
-Worcester Joyner Lucas first Hip Hop artist in state to receive their own day in Boston (1:00)
-New Worcester platform for commuter rail opening on Monday
-As anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment rises, local bar owners see their businesses as places of comfort and acceptance
-Worcester Business Journal wins second place at international business journalism competition
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for June
-Worcester schools get 3 national communications awards
-Worcester City Manager Eric Batista 2024 review: See council ratings
-Worcester University Park Farmers Market users in market season
-Radio Worcester's Radio Roundtable (47:37): Worcester schools budget & Mill St. decisions
>DINING OUT: Wooden Bakery Worcester Sunday pop-ups set to be a permanent feature at Wooden Bar
-ICYMI: Teen hit by car on Belmont Street dies (:42). Article
-Lack of police presence keeps state-run Dennis F. Shine pool in Worcester closed Friday
-Worcester man arrested, charged in 16-year-old double homicide
-Prison for Worcester thrift store employee who stole $430,000
-Worcester School Committee's "keep failing" caucus
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Bandstand concert 6 to 8
-McGrail bounces back from injury for successful senior season at Wachusett
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden Days welcomes participants
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 5 injured in Westborough crash
-Charlton teen raises money for Pan Mass. Challenge by writing childrens book
-Clinton man faces 13 charges after crashing into 3 homes, starting major gas leak and clashing with police
-Historic Oakhurst Manor destroyed by fire may have buyer; fire cause remains undetermined
-Bay State Racing holds meeting about racetrack in Gardner
-Firm buys 11 Southbridge apartment properties for $8 million
-Clinton High announces honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Public Library wants artists for its Tiny Art Show
-100FM The Pike (20:05): Chantal Nchako on getting to act with Eddie Murphy
-Ray Mariano: The Bishop Reilly I knew
-Emily Otenti: Reflecting on my first Mother’s Day as a single mom
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Assimilate or stand out
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:20:16)
-WCCA-TV Special (1:41:33): Clark University Hope Summit - Refugee Discussion
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 461 (27:52): Ann Higgins
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to emigrated to Worcester from Sweden in 1923
>SPORTS: Celtics pick up Sam Hauser’s team option for 2024-25 season
-Red Sox lose to Padres, 11-1
-100FM The Pike (6:07): J.P. Ricciardi on Red Sox and the passing of Willie Mays
-Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, first Red Sox DH, dies at age 86
-Bruins trade Jakub Lauko to Wild
-Bravehearts fall vs. Westfield. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday. Postgame run the base
-Revolution crushed by Columbus Crew
-State champion St. John's golf team will compete on national stage
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
-Electric vehicle prices are tumbling. Here's how they now compare with gas-powered cars
>NATIONAL: 13-year-old armed with replica handgun fatally shot by police after chase
-The biggest (and best) Fourth of July celebrations in America
-Tragic: Fiery wrecks at church kill woman, her boyfriend days apart
>NEW ENGLAND: 7 people injured in a Cape Cod deck collapse
-Another Mass. resident loses more than $10,000 in A.T.M.-related scam
>COLLEGES: Alumni, friends raise more than $115,000 for Worcester State student scholarships
-Chief Jack Parow honored for years of service to Anna Maria
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 1 night away - ideas for quick getaways
>BUSINESS: Strategies for small businesses to navigate the current economy
-As Asian-owned businesses struggle in Mass., report recommends dropping citizenship requirement
>HOMES: Barnstable estate sells for $22.75 million, a Cape Cod record
>SHOPPING: Walmart announces Walmart Deals, company's "largest savings event"
>HEALTH: Who should get new pneumonia vaccine? (2:44). Article
-Embarrassing Ob/Gyn questions answered
>FOOD: McDonald's says McPlant burger failed, customers shunned non-meat option
>TV/STREAMING: Comedy Central, MTV News, CMT, TV Land online archives purged by Paramount
>MOVIES: What went wrong with the 9/11 documentary "We Go Higher"?
>CELEBRITY: The Notebook’s Gena Rowlands diagnosed with dementia years after playing Alzheimer’s patient
>HISTORY: "St. Mary's Parochial School & Sisters Home"
>ANIMALS: Therapy poodle comforts hospice patients
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Officer adopts kitten he saved along highway
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, waitress fired for filming man dining with blow-up doll
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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