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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 87 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Swimming pool rentals make a splash in Central Mass.
+6:00: Worcester Earn-A-Bike to hold "as-is Adult bike sale"
+6:00: 5 former Bravehearts selected in baseball draft
+Noon: Worcester County resident has measles, first case in Mass. since 2020
+Noon: West Nile virus confirmed in Blackstone
+Noon: Things to do: Cool concerts, hot poetry, bicycle challenge...
+Noon: Boylston author's mystery "The Last Line" has murder in a theater
+Noon: Celebrate "Christmas in July" indoors and outdoors in Worcester
-City officials working with Stop & Shop on store closure (1:34)
-Earlier: Lincoln Plaza Stop & Shop closing "affects vulnerable WHA residents"
-Another Worcester pedestrian hit while city councilors debated pedestrian safety
-Aerial footage of demolition of Doherty Memorial High School (3:04)
-Worcester Diocese to merge 2 area parishes
-Will new state police crime lab come to Worcester? Here's the pitch
-Worcester committee gets an earful: Some residents urge city not to use herbicides
-TODAY! Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers' Market on Worcester Common
-TODAY! Movies on the Common — "Free Guy," filmed partly in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (10:47): Food, fashion and music at Worcester African Festival on August 3rd
-How Worcester's ex-Superintendent earns more in retirement under state waiver program
-Aislinn Doyle: July 18th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (42:09): Heat protection for Worcester’s vulnerable population
>DINING OUT: Food trucks — Good guy finds his way with jerk chicken business
-ICYMI: Police arrest Worcester teacher, a Rutland man, on child rape charges
-What are rent prices in new Worcester affordable apartment building? See here
-Mass. public health leader says care at St. Vincent Hospital is safe. Not everyone agrees
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Holden Street closed today for utility work
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland police ask for help after motorcycle stolen
-Apple Country hit by novice driver
-TODAY! Cruisin' Clinton returns Thursday
-Shrewsbury's Summer Concert Series brings community together
-State agency signs 10-year lease at Southbridge Innovation Center
-Blackstone Valley heroes wanted for John Chafee Award
-Luther Burbank Middle School announces honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Sterling Street Brewery
>SHOWTIME: DaishaDore Famouz hosts ¡Bien Latina! drag show at Ju’s Bar & Grill
-"Flora in Flight" offers colorful reason to visit Botanic Garden
-Last Call: Michelle Quintana, The Creepy DollLady
-Worcesteria: Looking back at the past 5 years of Worcester Magazine
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Burncoat students find their "Voices" in short film
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 427 (27:35): Joshua Rickman & W.R.T.A.
-Unity Radio (1:00:05): Now I Thrive
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a longtime high school teacher
>SPORTS: Jaylen Brown details phone call with Derrick White after Team USA snub
-Patriots' Kayshon Boutte has underage gambling charges dropped
-The heat is on at Bravehearts summer baseball camp
-Want to attend Friday’s Worcester Bravehearts game – for free?
-Bravehearts' game suspended because of rain. Next home game: 6 p.m. Friday. Postgame fireworks
-Bill Ballou's baseball column
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
>NATIONAL: President tests positive for COVID
-Tragic: 2-year-old girl dies after being left in a hot car while she was asleep
>NEW ENGLAND: Inside the now closed M.C.I.-Concord prison (2:18)
-Karen Read’s Mansfield house for sale as case continues
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria College president to retire
-Clean tech companies with WPI ties recognized in TIME magazine and at the State House
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): JetBlue updates its carry-on policy for economy fares
>BUSINESS: Worcester insurance agency purchased by Wellesley firm
-LPL Research: Key themes for stocks in the second half of 2024
-I got laid off and told my boss what I thought -- should I apologize?
>HOMES: Tool to fight takeovers of mobile home parks under threat (4:17)
-Related: Why mobile home parks have become attractive to investors (4:11)
>SHOPPING: Target back to school sale kicks off 3-month shopping season
>HEALTH: More than half of Gen Z turns to TikTok for health and wellness advice, survey says (1:32)
-UMass Medical School investigating cell therapy for severe or nonresponsive lupus nephritis
>FOOD: McDonald's $5 value meals lure back inflation-battered customers: survey
>TV/STREAMING: See the full list of this year's Emmy nominees
-Emmys snubs and surprises — Emma Stone snubbed, Selena Gomez surprised
>MOVIES: 12 best modern slasher movies
>CELEBRITY: James Sikking, star of "Hill Street Blues" and "Doogie Howser, MD," dies at 90
>HISTORY: These are the 3 biggest tornadoes to ever hit Massachusetts
>ANIMALS: Neighbor's dog knocks on door every day to play with her B.F.F. (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): History enthusiast finds artifact belonging to George Washington at Goodwill
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, curious canine turns on stove, starts fire
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester Redevelopment Authority criticizes Polar Park developer over delays
+Noon: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
+Noon: Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is popular Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-Aislinn Doyle: November 21st School Committee meeting
-Worcester Green Corps awarded $2,500 for pollinator gardens
-The Buzz with City Manager Batista (4:20): Community Preservation Act
-Radio Worcester (19:58): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty slams developer pullout
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Dining In: Havana Nights chef set to open TapaVino
-ICYMI: Driver arraigned in June pedestrian crash that killed girl, 13, in Worcester
-For first time, Worcester needs general fund to make Polar Park payments, as key development deal is terminated
-Worcester's Festival of Lights returns Friday, December 6th
-stART at the Station holiday arts and crafts festival returns
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 15-year-old Holden girl missing
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): R.I.S.E. program’s Maple & Main celebrates 1-year anniversary
-Shrewsbury Select Board update (:35)
-Rutland Police Department's Warrant Wednesday
-Boylston police promote Matthew Ryel to sergeant
-Clinton schools honor students and staff of the month
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Boston’s comedy scene boomed in the 1980s
-Denholm's windows display work from designers for "Heart of Fashion"
-Elton John's $25 million Broadway show announces closing — 5 days after opening night
-Boston’s comedy scene boomed in the 1980s
-Last Call: Lindsay McNealy, photographer
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 74 (24:00): U.S. Congressman James McGovern
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1353 (17:54): Amanda Bennett, Veterans Inc.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who started a business in 1958 and is now in its third generation
>SPORTS: Should Patriots draw up designed runs for Drake Maye?
-NFL Week 12 Schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men's basketball team runs away with 88-49 victory in home opener. Highlights (2:07)
-5 score in double figures as Holy Cross women’s basketball beats UMass
-Crusaders announce leadership change in volleyball program
-Railers lose to Mariners, 5-2
>NATIONAL: Shockingly low number of Americans will host on Thanksgiving: survey
-Killer mom Susan Smith begs to be released from prison — but refuses to take responsibility for actions
-Tragic: Baby, mom killed in Hartford drive-by shooting
>NEW ENGLAND: Homicide investigations in Mass. under scrutiny (4:03)
-The oldest person living in Massachusetts has died at 113 (:43)
>COLLEGES: Clark student game developers showcase projects
-Assumption's Center for Civic Friendship hosts inaugural event
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 of America’s oldest hotels
>BUSINESS: Apple discontinues popular accessory many people need
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
>HOMES: Interest-rate relief leads to rise in Central Mass. home sales
>SHOPPING: 100 trending holiday gift ideas
>HEALTH: Discontinued asthma medications leads to shortages
-When should you see a doctor about breast pain? (1:04)
>FOOD: New McDonald's Pet Simulator Happy Meal brings 2 toys
>TV/STREAMING: Luke Grimes ("Yellowstone") responds to fans who feel “cheated” after John Dutton’s death
>MOVIES: Hollywood cooking up record-breaking Thanksgiving feast
>CELEBRITY: Vicki Lawrence is "closer than ever" to Carol Burnett after falling out
>HISTORY: All aboard! The heydey of Worcester trolley service
>ANIMALS: Sheep buried under 88 pounds of wool transforms (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: World War II veteran reflects on her 103 years of life
-Meanwhile, "gross" viral food trend is baffling — but it makes Gen Z swoon
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