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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 85 today in Worcester
-Worcester's June climate summary
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Turtleboy says parents' house in Worcester targeted by detractors
+4:00: Lundgren axes plans for 7-story apartment building on Shrewsbury Street
+Noon: Missing Worcester real estate agent has been located, family and police say
-Earlier: Worcester real estate agent still missing
+Noon: Lake Quinsigamond, Whitehall Pond Beach in Rutland are among beaches that are closed
+Noon: Residents say owner of Auburn mobile home parks has made life a "living nightmare"
+Noon: "Love, hope, feel and imagine": The String Queens coming to Worcester
+Noon: Last Call: Sarah P. Blanchard, novelist
-Explosive devices "unsophisticated in nature" found scattered across Worcester (1:38). Article
-Worcester County sees heavy traffic around Charlton Plaza during Fourth of July weekend
-Worcester restaurant closes for renovations
-Competitive eater Geoff Esper of Oxford talks strategy and training for Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (4:39)
-Related: Esper among top competitors in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest
-New market to open on Grove Street in Worcester
-Worcester office-to-apartment project gets big state funding award
-Femme Bar sees success as it builds tight-knit community
-WPI signs guaranteed admission agreement with Quinsigamond Community College
-Volunteers build playhouses for veteran families as part of Habitat for Humanity's Build-A-Thon Day
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (54:30): Safer streets and cell phone ban in schools
>DINING OUT: Food trucks: Floats in Central Mass. by former Chicago firefighter
-ICYMI: Worcester-area rent prices out of reach more than ever: Report
-UMass Medical School leaders constitute nearly half of top 20 highest-paid state employees
-Development firm led by Harlan Crow buys site of proposed 220-apartment Worcester complex for $4.5 million
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 13 Holden locals to participate in Pan-Mass Challenge
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Road closures and traffic delays this week
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster resident crowned Miss Massachusetts Teen
-Rutland Fourth of July events
-Former finance director sues Berlin Boylston Regional School District
-MassHousing provides $8 million to Lancaster rental home project
-Development progress detailed for Clinton board
-Armed suspect taken into custody after intense standoff in Leominster
-New Grafton Planning Board member appointed
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at 961 in Union Station 6 to 9 Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: T.J. Reynolds puts A.I. to test on rap beef inspired "AU LP"
-Women of Note seeking singers
-Janice Harvey: Norman Rockwell Museum exhibit a comfort in a world gone "Mad"
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Supreme Court rules on sleeping in public places
-Manny Jae Media (27:38): Worcester Chief of Police Paul Saucier
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1344 (23:03): Brian Scales, President and CEO, RCAP Solutions
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to one of the founders of the Worcester St. Patrick's Parade
>SPORTS: Celtics re-sign big man Xavier Tillman
-Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese will team up at WNBA All-Star Game
-Red Sox beat Marlins, 8-3
-Former Worcester Braveheart Ben Rice "as advertised" with bat after being fast-tracked to Yankees
-Bravehearts culture leads to success
-Bravehearts' next home game: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
-Holy Cross football lift for life raises money for Uplifting Athletes
-WooSox beat Mets, 16-4
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
-270,000 Volkswagen S.U.V.s recalled over airbag failure risk
>NATIONAL: Ticketmaster data breach could impact millions of ticket buyers
-7 shot, including 4 kids, by elderly neighbor who had told them to "go back to where they came from": cops
-Tragic: Woman mauled by pack of wolves while jogging in zoo
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (20:18) — Looking at what's next after mistrial declaration
-3 men rushed to hospital after R.V. bursts into flames in Peabody
-5 giant sharks surround couple’s boat off Mass. coast (:32)
>COLLEGES: Senior Instructor Joshua Cuneo talks about teaching at WPI (2:21)
-Holy Cross professor: Pope Francis invited comedians to the Vatican, but the value of humor has deep roots in Catholic tradition
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 incredibly moving memorial sites to visit in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Uber, Lyft agree to pay drivers $32.50 an hour in settlement
-LPL Research: Double-digit earnings growth on tap
-10 Things I know about ... Compliance risk
>HOMES: On Cape Cod, summer rental market has taken downturn post-pandemic
>SHOPPING: Bob's Stores is closing all locations, including Westborough and Fitchburg
>HEALTH: Potential exposure to measles in Mass. and N.H., officials say (:32)
-Is it healthy for teens to do "nothing" all summer long? (2:18). Article
>FOOD: Aldi chocolate chip muffins recalled for walnut allergy concerns
>TV/STREAMING: "The Bear" welcomes John Cena as Sammy Fak in perfect guest role
>MOVIES: "Practical Magic" sequel to star Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock
>CELEBRITY: Ann Wilson announces cancer diagnosis, postpones Heart tour
-David Foster blasted for fat-shaming wife Katharine McPhee when she was a contestant on "American Idol"
>HISTORY: Whittall residence in South Worcester
>ANIMALS: 5 tips to keep your dog safe on Fourth of July (1:00)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Grandma wins $1 million from scratch ticket
-Meanwhile, in Maryland, $3.99 thrift store find turns out to be nearly 2,000-year-old Mayan vase
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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