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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 74 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Many Worcester affordable housing projects face A.R.P.A. deadlines
+4:00: Wanted man arrested for touching child at Coes Pond, Worcester police say
+4:00: Hot chicken restaurant chain backed by Drake planning Worcester location
+4:00: 1 injured as loaded dump truck, car collide in Rutland (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik returns to U.S. with bronze medals
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Beach Boys, Skafest, Cameron Sutphin and more ...
+Noon: Get in the picture literally at Worcester Portrait Exchange
+Noon: Four Year Strong releases new full-length album, "Analysis Paralysis"
+Noon: Victor D. Infante's poetic novella "Suffer for this" available for preorder
+Noon: Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Fourth & Field
-Central Mass. business confidence begins to rise, yet remains pessimistic
-Italian restaurant in Worcester Public Market to close
-Italian Festival returns to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Loreto Parish
-TODAY! Out to Lunch Festival on the Worcester Common
-Shrewsbury Fire Chief honored with farewell ride in antique firetruck
-Newly opened Who Cut the Cheesecake? keeps selling out: Here’s why
-Commonwealth Heroine Malory O’Brien gives back through volunteering
-Summer video update from Worcester Superintendent Rachel H. Monárrez (2:26)
-When does school start in Worcester County?
-New study puts parking in Worcester under the microscope
-100FM The Pike (5:05): Josefina Velez of Friendly House on the emergency need to supply their food pantries
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Summer edition Restaurant Week aims to help businesses during a slower season
-ICYMI: Busy Worcester intersection will have detours this week: Police
-Boston Globe: In Worcester, a ballpark and a neighborhood rise together
-Worcester District Attorney drops 25 cases because of State Police wiretap violations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Regional announces honor roll
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Here’s where "unicorns" were frolicking in Mass. this summer (1:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Charter Spectrum pulls bid to enter Shrewsbury
-Barre Family Pharmacy and Rutland Pharmacy to close for good
-Amy Smith returns as West Boylston athletic director
-Bill Hanney opening Sturbridge Luxury Cinemas in former Cinemagic
-Caitlin Paget to continue Sutton superintendent position for 2024-25 school year
-Sterling car show is Thursday
-Spencer Cable Access technical issues impacting broadcast capabilities
-Section of Route 9 in Spencer closed Thursday
-Romance authors return to Clinton library on Saturday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Back from hiatus, Young Other eager to rock at the Palladium
-W.S.C. Stay Connected musical performance (29:57): Dan Kirouac
-Listen Up: With "Seven Hills Suite," Daniel Gay finds a world of music
-Last Call: Julia Wan, artist
-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
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 60 (20:12): Singer-Songwriter Jerard Rice
-Unity Radio (57:27): The Susanity Life
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Olympian and Korean War veteran
>SPORTS: Punch-Out at Polar Park II postponed until Saturday because of weather
-Stephen Nedoroscik, "Pommel Horse Guy," talks being memed, his Rubik's Cube & Olympics success
-Radio Worcester (10:51): How should Worcester celebrate Stephen?
-Worcester World Cup begins Friday
-Patriots players to watch in preseason opener vs. Panthers
-Red Sox lose to Kansas City, 8-4
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 9-6
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Quinnipiac at DCU Center
-Holy Cross football to host open house on Saturday
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Powerful earthquake hits off southern Japan; tsunami advisory issued
-Astronauts stranded at I.S.S. may not return until next year
-Terrorist plot against Taylor Swift concert in Vienna narrowly foiled
-Tragic: "Modern-day miracle" man who woke up from 244-day coma is struck and killed by pickup truck
>NEW ENGLAND: Man allegedly gutted dad in Conn. town's first murder in 21 years
-Man accused of swiping $13,000 worth of casino chips from Encore Boston Harbor table
>COLLEGES: WPI, eSki among 4 Central Mass. climatetech firms granted slice of $4.2 million
-Assumption’s Best Buddies chapter wins Outstanding Mass. College Chapter of the Year
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 20 most beautiful cities in the world
>BUSINESS: Survey shows most people are wearing business casual at the office
-LPL Research: Thoughts on global selloff and the dollar's path to decompressing
-Radio Worcester (12:26): Meet 508 Design and Build, a leading B.B.B.-accredited business in Worcester
>HOMES: Mass. legalizes in-law apartments statewide
>SHOPPING: Businesses, shoppers prepare for tax free weekend (2:09). Article
>HEALTH: Wastewater data shows COVID rate in Mass. twice the national average (:24)
-Infants' tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated
>FOOD: Single-serve soda brand outperforms Coke, Pepsi at various household retail locations
>TV/STREAMING: "CBS Evening News" will get massive overhaul, return to New York after Norah O'Donnell exits
>MOVIES: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck talk new film "The Instigators" (7:19)
>CELEBRITY: "Star Wars" actress Daisy Ridley reveals she's been diagnosed with Graves' disease
>HISTORY: Swans Hotel in Washington Square in 1872
>ANIMALS: Puppy thrown out like trash lives like a princess now (3:11)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 5-year-old with Down syndrome raises funds for Buddy Walk with lemonade stand
-Meanwhile, Florida woman arrested for beating up groom in wild fight over prenup
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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