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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Pieces of glass force closure of Crompton Park Pool
+5:00: Table Talk Pies president discusses recent acquisition
+5:00: 2 arrested for loaded gun in Worcester
+5:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts still over .500 with a week to go before the All-Star break
+5:00: WooSox Rewind: Another 3-3 week for Worcester gains them no ground in standings
+Noon: City Councilor wants Worcester to try to prevent Stop & Shop closing
+Noon: Worcester opens cooling centers today
+Noon: Nativity School officially opens first-ever girls division
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester State alum, renowned photojournalist Brian Skerry, documents climate change in new PBS documentary
-Radio Worcester (7:51): Shrewsbury resident loses thousands in job scam. B.B.B. President Alex Guardiola details the scam
-Worcester, Northborough restaurants make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Pizzas You Need to Try (5:36) (pictured)
-Local teen honored for pulling neighbor from pool bottom
-Woodystock honors fallen Auburn firefighter, raises money for foundation
-Affordable housing ribbon cutting Tuesday in Worcester
-City of Worcester is keeping kids cool at Recreation Worcester
-Lawsuit over Worcester teen’s spicy chip death a "difficult case," lawyer says
-Family members say Fall River man with ties to Worcester is missing
-Police seize fentanyl, counterfeit pills in Worcester
-Search warrant leads to man charged with drug trafficking
-Year 1: 4,500 received free community college tuition, fees
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:44): Debate on red light enforcement and City Manager selection process
-ICYMI: 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.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Weekly road construction update
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-July Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton teen entrepreneur makes braids into a business
-Town of Orange seeks state financial review amid fraudulent invoice crisis
-Charlotte Melanson retires from Chocksett Middle School
-Millbury Fire Station grand opening July 21st
-Athol man jailed for assault and threatening to kill Hubbardston teen after providing alcohol
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: The Home Team slides into Palladium for Summer School Tour
-I did this today: Win and "draw" when it comes to giving blood
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 149 (30:35): Central Mass. Regional Planning Commission
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 88 (27:38): Worcester African Festival 2024
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career Worcester police officer
>SPORTS: How does loaded Olympics team match up with Dream Team?
-Red Sox beat Royals, 5-4
-Rafael Devers breaks Fenway Park seat with home run
-Former Braveheart Jonathan Santucci of Leominster picked by New York Mets in second round of MLB Draft
-Bravehearts' next home game: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-Woosox beat Rochester, 5-0
-Holy Cross Practice Report (1:29): Ted Rawlings
-Argentina tops Colombia for second straight Copa America title
-Copa America final delayed after fans without tickets rush Miami stadium
-Spain beats England, 2-1, to win Euro 2024
-Revs lose to Orlando, 3-1
-Burkett cruises to Little League softball state championship
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Latest news on assassination attempt in National News
-Sonic manager allegedly killed by customer after argument over counterfeit money
-Tragic: 6-year-old boy dies after shooting at July Fourth gathering
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. ballot questions certified: See them here
-Northampton man suspected of making death threats to prosecutor, D.A. says
>COLLEGES: Professor Roee Shraga discusses his research at WPI (5:01)
-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): 7 of the best culinary trails across the U.S.
>BUSINESS: New overtime regulations for exempt employees
-Unity Radio (59:00): Black In Business
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, July 7th to 13th
>SHOPPING: July deals — Shop savings at Target, Amazon, Walmart and more
>HEALTH: Prediabetes patients should delay diabetes onset by 4 years: study
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (53:34): Mental health & staying connected
>FOOD: Kraft mac and cheese — A salute to the iconic blue box dinner
>TV/STREAMING: Inside staff departures and uncertain future at Channel 25
>MOVIES: "Despicable Me 4" stays No. 1 as "Longlegs" stuns with record opening
>CELEBRITY: Shannen Doherty, "Beverly Hills, 90210" star, dies at 53
>HISTORY: Downtown Worcester in 1965 (1:54)
>ANIMALS: Rescued wolf dog immediately recognizes his long-lost brother (:58)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Heroes stop carjacking in the middle of traffic
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, trooper has close encounter with "U.F.O." on highway
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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