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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Central Mass. business confidence begins to rise, yet remains pessimistic
+6:00: Pasta Mani, Italian restaurant in Worcester Public Market, to close
+6:00: Charter Spectrum pulls bid to enter Shrewsbury
+6:00: Shrewsbury Fire Chief honored with farewell ride in antique firetruck
+6:00: Punch-Out at Polar Park II postponed until Saturday because of weather
+1:00: Italian Festival returns to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Loreto Parish
+1:00: Commonwealth Heroine Malory O’Brien gives back through volunteering
+1:00: Worcester County’s newly opened Who Cut the Cheesecake? keeps selling out: Here’s why (pictured)
+1:00: Back from hiatus, Young Other eager to rock at the Palladium
+1:00: Listen Up: With "Seven Hills Suite," Daniel Gay finds a world of music
+1:00: Last Call: Julia Wan, artist
-Busy Worcester intersection will have detours this week: Police
-Boston Globe: In Worcester, a ballpark and a neighborhood rise together
-Summer edition Restaurant Week aims to help businesses during a slower season
-Worcester District Attorney drops 25 cases because of State Police wiretap violations
-Worcester's Angelo Gray, 11, makes splash winning New York City talent event
-Joyner Lucas' "Best For Me" up for an MTV Video Music Award
-The 18-minute fight for more for students at newer schools in Worcester
-Jeannie Michelson marks 30 years overseeing Worcester volunteer boards
-New 7-bed respite center in Worcester addressing homelessness
-West Nile Virus found in 2 more mosquitoes in Worcester, risk level elevated
-Civil service exemption bill pushed by Worcester leaders remains stuck on Beacon Hill
-Radio Worcester (17:37): Councilor Etel Haxhiaj urges action on Worcester traffic and migrant crises
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Food trucks: A smile with every bite at Say Cheese in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 65-year-old
-College donor wants his millions back
-Good Samaritan returns valuable coins to family who mistakenly sold them from father's area home (2:13). Article
-Former Unum HQ gets Fallon Health rebranding ahead of company’s move
-Worcester police investigate early morning stabbing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Here’s where "unicorns" were frolicking in Mass. this summer (1:04)
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Home building kicked off for injured Holden veteran
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Uxbridge man sentenced for hiring friend to no-show government job
-Ayer pleads for emergency declaration amid hospital closure
-Leominster man arrested for pushing female roommate outside residence, threatening to cut throat with machete
-Shrewsbury police mourn passing of retired sergeant
-West Boylston police log for July 29th to August 4th
-Worcester realtor buys 5 Southbridge residential properties for $1.83 million
-MassDOT announces ramp closures for routes 290, 495
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: WCUW's Main South in the Spotlight puts focus on "vibrant community"
-Author Michael Perna, Jr. honors Spag's, founder in new book
-Clairo films new, wrestling-themed music video at the White Eagle
-Neighborhood Strings program makes an impact for Worcester kids
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Dropkick Murphys' James Lynch talks Worcester
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Gun violence is not normal and we need to stop accepting it as such
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 62 (28:27): Laura Marotta, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Creative Hub Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 60 (20:12): Singer-Songwriter Jerard Rice
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who spent years as a volunteer reader for the blind
>SPORTS: Patriots drop out of Brandon Aiyuk trade sweepstakes in NFL stunner
-Jerod Mayo reveals Patriots' quarterback plan for preseason opener vs. Panthers
-How Celtics fared in Team USA's quarterfinals win at Olympics
-Bill Riga to lead Holy Cross hockey into 2029
-Railers season ends just shy of playoffs, for the third time
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 8-6
-Shrewsbury Post 397 baseball excited for American Legion regionals
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Base jumper dies after 500-foot jump off Grand Canyon
-Court blocks F.C.C.'s reinstatement of landmark net neutrality rules
-Tragic: 9 killed when family in overloaded SUV crashes into canal
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 hurt after boat crashes into remains of Long Island Bridge in Boston Harbor
-Wife found guilty of murder in stabbing death of Boston firefighter husband in 2021
>COLLEGES: Professor Neil Heffernan discusses teaching and research at WPI (2:23)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Take a road trip up the coast of Maine
>BUSINESS: Pay transparency comes to Mass.
-LPL Research: Thoughts on global selloff and the dollar's path to decompressing
-State economic growth exceeded expectations last quarter
>SHOPPING: Spirit Halloween opens in August. Find locations
>HEALTH: Mass. reports first human case of West Nile virus of 2024 (:18)
-Popular weight-loss and diabetes medications show promise for curbing smoking, study suggests
>FOOD: Super-filling, protein-packed Wendy’s breakfast is going viral — and it’s just 340 calories
>TV/STREAMING: Carrie Underwood to replace Katy Perry as "American Idol" judge
>MOVIES: 13 best Ryan Reynolds movies
>CELEBRITY: Meghan Markle opens up about her experience being bullied, past suicidal thoughts
>HISTORY: Why's it called Doherty Memorial High School? Here's the backstory
>ANIMALS: This dog looks completely normal now (3:03)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman wins $300,000 lottery prize right after losing her job
-Meanwhile, in Lynnfield, 15 goats flee work site, scatter through town
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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