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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 94 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Complete coverage of assassination attempt in National News
-Area nursing home employees say they're owed thousands in back pay (2:43). Article
-City of Worcester helping homeless population during hot weather
-Worcester Heard Street bridge structure sound after water main break
-UMass Memorial execs lead list of the highest-paid nonprofit leaders in Central Mass.
-Law enforcement leaders share letter expressing support for ShotSpotter
-City's total tax levy tops $381 million: Here are Worcester's highest taxpayers for fiscal 2024
-TODAY! Worcester Summer Jam organizers hold fundraiser Sunday
-Why a Worcester man hikes Mount Wachusett summit 24 hours straight
-Department of Emergency Communications granted $3.2 million
-Worcester Youth Leadership Institute launches into 11th year
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:44): Debate on red light enforcement and City Manager selection process
>DINING OUT: Food trucks — Kettle corn business adds pop to local festivals
-ICYMI: Missing 4-year-old Sutton girl with autism found dead in neighbor’s pool, police say (2:31). Article
-Related: Sutton community devastated by death of 4-year-old girl — "There are no words"
-Stop & Shop in Worcester among those to be closed
-Startup airline bypasses Worcester Regional Airport again
-New apartment building planned in Worcester near Polar Park
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): July Among Friends senior newsletter
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden novelist weaves story of romance
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Ayer man, 27, identified as motorcyclist killed in Groton crash
-Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at West End Creamery in Whitinsville
-Automotive parts provider buys Leominster industrial site for $500,000
-Clinton roofing company growing with next generation
-Rutland has its happily ever after
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester artist creates work using "trash" from the community
-100FM The Pike (8:49): Boston comedy legend loves pie but can't remember his next gig
-Daytripping: W.A.M., EcoTarium destinations for locals, travelers
-Signs of life: Forest, meadow, meanderings in Shrewsbury's Lake Street Park
-Shaun Connolly: So "The Bear" makes you want to be a chef
-Manny Jae Media (27:31): Carla Delacruz Davila, Wellstorm Inc.
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 149 (30:35): Central Mass. Regional Planning Commission
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to 4-year-old Sutton girl who drowned in pool
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Royals, 5-0
-Holy Cross Basketball Hart Center court reveal (:41)
-Bravehearts split doubleheader. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 4-3
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Scammers get away with billions from elderly Americans every year
-Florida man dropped 4-year-old head first off second-story balcony after drinks at beach resort: cops
-Tragic: Mechanic killed after being sucked into Boeing plane's engine
>NEW ENGLAND: Things to know about the Karen Read murder case, which could go to a retrial​
-Springfield school security guard arrested on gun trafficking charges
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. awarded $500,000 grant for healthcare workforce programs
-Assumption Froelich School of Nursing opens doors to Worcester community with summer camp for students (2:17)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the most unusual hotels in America
>BUSINESS: Walmart faces class-action lawsuit over inaccurate price labels
-Leading Worcester accounting firm acquired by N.Y. professional services provider
>SHOPPING: Target will soon stop accepting this form of payment (:38)
>HEALTH: Americans spend nearly 1,500 hours feeling tired every year
-Mass. Man first cancer patient in U.S. to receive larynx transplant (2:05)
>FOOD: Figs takes Portuguese cuisine mobile
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Inside the Mind of a Dog" (1:36)
>MOVIES: Jaws documentary in the works for 50th anniversary in 2025
>CELEBRITY: Richard Simmons, legendary fitness guru, dies at 76
-Ruth Westheimer, America's pioneering sex therapist known as "Dr. Ruth," dies at 96
>HISTORY: Downtown Worcester in 1965 (1:54)
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever brothers are their human sister's shadow (3:10)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman, 108, stays young by "flirting with men with mustaches"
-Meanwhile, on Nantucket, loose horse wrangled at airport – did he forget his boarding pass?
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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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