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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Crompton Park pool opens after glass cleanup
+4:00: Oxford man sentenced to federal prison for drug distribution
+Noon: Traffic advisory in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man serving on state commission accused of enticing teen boy, trafficking meth
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1" and more
+Noon: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. "sporting" bad baseball memories
-Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world
-Mom, a surgeon at UMass Memorial, saves ump’s life at son's Little League championship (2:05). Article (Pictured)
-Worcester County resident has measles, first case in Mass. since 2020
-Related: Expert says 1 case of measles is too many
-Whitinsville health care workers not paid for over a month say their checks bounced (2:59). Article
-Earlier: Whitinsville nursing home workers get paychecks after Channel 4 investigation (1:34)
-Earlier: Nursing home employees say they're owed thousands in back pay (2:43). Article
-Cost the primary obstacle to internet access in Worcester
-Canal District Wines closing after 3 years in Worcester Public Market
-Lamartine Street is latest epicenter of development concerns around Polar Park
-Swimming pool rentals make a splash in Central Mass.
-Worcester Earn-A-Bike to hold "as-is Adult bike sale"
-Central Mass. receives cut of $6.7 million in federal funding to fight veteran homelessness
-Radio Worcester (13:21): Rep. McGovern on whether President Biden is out
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (42:09): Heat protection for Worcester’s vulnerable population
>DINING OUT: Restaurant featured in Channel 25's Zip Trip to Worcester (3:08)
-ICYMI: City officials working with Stop & Shop on store closure (1:34)
-Another Worcester pedestrian hit while city councilors debated pedestrian safety
-Aerial footage of demolition of Doherty Memorial High School (3:04)
-How Worcester's ex-Superintendent earns more in retirement under state waiver program
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): "Dentistry in early New England" presentation Monday
-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): Driver arrested after chase through 2 states; Charlton police cruiser struck
-Blessing of the Animals to be held on Shrewsbury Town Common
-West Nile virus confirmed in Blackstone, Clinton
-Worcester Diocese to merge 2 Oxford parishes
-Oxford Senior Center director joins Mass. Heroines for service to elderly
-Senate approves $500,000 for 1 Grafton Common building
-Couple brings experience to Maple Ave. Diner in Rutland
-Regular trash pickup in Spencer slated to resume next month; trailer on order
-Auburn Police Department stats for June
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Cool concerts, hot poetry, bicycle challenge...
-Boylston author's mystery "The Last Line" has murder in a theater
-Celebrate "Christmas in July" indoors and outdoors in Worcester
-Unity Radio (1:00:05): Now I Thrive
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 428 (27:20): Liz Ganz & ABH
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to widely admired publicist in New England collegiate sports
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick "fully invested" in NFL coaching return in 2025
-Worcester gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik has medal hopes for Paris
-100FM The Pike (5:29): J.P. Ricciardi on Yankees slump and favorite baseball movies
-5 former Bravehearts selected in baseball draft
-100FM The Pike (6:56): Parkinson's Awareness Night tonight at the Bravehearts
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 7-3. Next home game: 6 p.m. Friday. Parkinson's Awareness Night
-Castan Sommer elevated to Holy Cross men’s ice hockey associate head coach
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
-Hyundai recalls Santa Fe, Genesis, Elantra models in U.S.
>NATIONAL: Amazon Prime Day breaks record, U.S. online sales hit $14.2 billion
-1 dead, 2 missing after tourist helicopter crashes in Hawaii
-Tragic: Teen mauled to death by bear in front of boyfriend while on hiking trip
>NEW ENGLAND: Boston police officer shoots suspect who hit him with stolen vehicle, authorities say
-"Significant part" of damaged wind turbine blade falls into ocean off Nantucket coast
>COLLEGES: A transformative experience for Assumption faculty and students in El Paso
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the world’s most beautiful Baroque buildings
>BUSINESS: Yankee Candle to lay off 100 workers in Mass.
-LPL Research: Key themes for stocks in the second half of 2024
-Radio Worcester (12:59): UniBank to open full-service branch at The Revington
>HOMES: Real estate agents share popular home features in 2024
>SHOPPING: Big Lots store closings — 35 to 40 locations to shutter amid struggles
>HEALTH: You don’t have to move into a nursing home. There’s a better way
-Radio Worcester (17:35): Worcester health update — Maddie Castile on gun violence, heat safety
>FOOD: Food trucks — Good guy finds his way with jerk chicken business
>TV/STREAMING: 15 nostalgic TV shows to watch when you just want to relax
>MOVIES: 15 movie sequels better than the original
>CELEBRITY: Comedy legend and actor Bob Newhart dies at 94
>HISTORY: These are the 3 biggest tornadoes to ever hit Massachusetts
>ANIMALS: "Paws"itive mental health benefits of adopting, having pets
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. Powerball player finds out she won by scanning ticket at store
-Meanwhile, "Rock, Paper, Scissors Challenge" is latest viral, vomit-inducing food obsession
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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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