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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 (:32). High of 21 today in Worcester
+5:00: Another cold night, next snow threat develops Sunday (3:18)
-Worcester winter parking ban remains as snow cleanup continues
-720 tickets, 400 tows in Worcester during storm
-"There isn’t enough help out there": Worcester gets mixed reviews on plowing
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Massport seeks to double Worcester airport passenger use by 2035, grow cargo operations
+5:00: Mini-grants applications for Worcester teachers now open
+Noon: Lunenburg school resource officer helps recover more than $100,000 in crypto scam
+Noon: "I Declare" eyes Black perspectives in face of historic anniversary
+Noon: Last Call: Dee O'Connor, book collaborator
-UMass Memorial sees spike in shoveling heart attacks after storm (1:53). Article
-City Council moves forward on Main Street tax exemption
-Kraft honors fallen officer’s family with Super Bowl tickets
-As "Laverne & Shirley" turns 50, remembering Worcester's own Big Ragoo
-Saint Vincent names interim C.E.O. and C.N.O. in leadership transition
-Worcester County Wonders: The future is bright for a new Whalom Park
>DINING OUT: Best hidden gem restaurants in America? Beloved spots worth the trip
-ICYMI: Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking relative sentenced to prison
-Town Fair Tire wants to take over former Fortin's Market (and Dollar Tree) on West Boylston Street
-3-story apartment building proposed for Worcester’s Millbury Street
-TV food personality Alton Brown is set to return to Worcester in April
-Mystery on Main Street: Catacombs under downtown Worcester
-85-year-old man in Worcester jokes about spending birthday digging car out of snow
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-NEW! Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-12-year-old cellist from Holden competes as semifinalist in national competition
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Massive water main breaks disrupt service in Grafton (1:30)
-Shrewsbury adds additional full-day Pre-K classrooms
-Traffic advisory for center of Millbury
-Clinton town clerk resigns, seat to be filled at upcoming election
-Woman arrested after sleeping on sidewalk, drinking near Leominster Market Basket
-Book your pup's next glow-up at Life is Ruff in Auburn
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Knox Train 250th celebrations at Old Sturbridge Village and Worcester
-Holy Cross, Worcester Academy legend Sherry Levin puts lifetime of lessons into new book
-Listen Up: Seeing "Faces" with Worcester rapper Ghost of the Machine
>OPINION: Dr. Mohammad Alhabbal: Many seniors face new crisis
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:04): TheHeavyWeight Dj Rasheed
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:35): How are the roads?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester C.P.A.
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel says Patriots run to Super Bowl was "group effort" (1:06)
-Is Drake Maye hurt? Vrabel gives vague answer
-Maye had right shoulder issue before AFC Championship Game
-Whale comes in with $1.1 million wager on this Super Bowl bet
-NFL world shocked by Bill Belichick failing to make Hall of Fame
-How Belichick reacted to his shocking Hall of Fame snub
-Bill Polian denies being factor in Belichick's Hall of Fame miss
-Bruins beat Nashville, 3-2
-Caitlin Clark joining NBC's NBA coverage as special contributor
-Holy Cross men's basketball (on the road) and women's basketball (at home) face Colgate
>CARS: Volkswagen to recall 44,000 vehicles over high-voltage battery fire risk
>NATIONAL: Woman gets $3 million in romance scams
-Autopsy reports reveal horrific new details about University of Idaho victims' stabbing injuries
-Tragic: Father shoots and kills 4 family members, including wife, while his child hides in closet and calls 911: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 children charged with murder after deadly beating in Providence
-Top Hawaiian chef and dad of 3 ID'd as fourth victim of Maine plane crash
-Radio Worcester (12:55): Jesse Littlewood explains ballot initiative to reform primary elections
>COLLEGES: Clark's visual arts M.F.A. residency includes learning, creating and building community
-Holy Cross professor: From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest's controversial plus-size passenger policy kicks in
-5 things you should always wear on a plane
>BUSINESS: UPS plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs as it scales back Amazon deliveries
-LPL Financial Research: The productivity advantage: Powering economic growth in 2026
-TikTok reaches last-minute settlement with woman who blamed app for depression, body dysmorphia
>HOMES: Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Worcester metro area
>SHOPPING: Behind the seams — A closer look at clothing quality (1:54)
>FOOD: Keurig recalls over 80,000 McCafé coffee pods
>HEALTH: Women who get pregnant in this window are more likely to live longer
-Deadly cancer risk spikes with certain level of alcohol consumption, study finds
>TV/STREAMING: Taylor Sheridan’s TV show lineup: "Landman" Season 3, "Marshals", "The Madison" and more
>MOVIES: Dirty Dancing sequel with Jennifer Grey moving forward
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney climbs Hollywood sign to hang up bras
-Claire Danes admits she had a "meltdown" after learning she was pregnant at 44
>ANIMALS: Wild squirrel visits dog every day for 5 years (2:13)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Belmont and Edward streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Bouquet of lottery tickets earns birthday girl $20,000
-Meanwhile, in Australia, kangaroo causes chaos during bike tour, bikers injured
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