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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:10). High of 27 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Saint-Gobain, state pass the buck as employees in Worcester claim no wages paid since October
+6:00: Owners of former Green Street restaurant denied licenses to reopen
+6:00: Bravehearts to host 2025 Futures League All-Star Game at Polar Park
+1:00: Art installation on Worcester Common vandalized; police make arrest
+1:00: Things to Do: "Fusion" at ArtsWorcester, blues at Bull Run and more
+1:00: Cyrus Alexander set to debut new martial arts film, "Year of the Rat"
-Expanding affordable housing in the Pleasant Street neighborhood of Worcester
-Worcester elementary school library desert: Volunteers bringing "book nooks" (2:00). Article
-Green Island neighborhood set for major street transformation
-Worcester drivers violating school bus laws will be recorded
-U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy addresses Worcester police probe, homicides
-Worcester City Council rejects resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza
-Central Mass. business confidence rose in December while state’s average dipped
-4 charged in Worcester for crack distribution
-TODAY. Worcester City Hall front entrance closed Thursday
-Aislinn Doyle: January 9th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester (16:49): Mayor Petty discusses Gaza vote and focus on Worcester issues
-Radio Worcester (15:32): Councilor Kate Toomey defends Public Safety Committee against criticism
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant to open for lunch on weekends
-ICYMI: Price Chopper location in Worcester will close January 31st
-Child, 2 women hospitalized after car crash in Worcester
-$280,000 settlement reached for man who sued Worcester after murder charge was dropped
-Family to hold candlelight vigil for Brittany Tee on Friday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town election nomination papers available at Town Hall
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): GoFundMe created for 13-year-old fatally struck by pickup truck in Leominster
-"Unfathomable": Leominster community mourns loss of teen killed in pedestrian crash (1:59)
-Shrewsbury tree pickup January 13th to 17th
-Toy donation nonprofit in Northbridge searching for new home
-West Boylston police log December 30th to January 5th
-The Item's calendar of events
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Popular Worcester night spot closes for renovations
>SHOWTIME: Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn coming to Boston May 30th
-Poetry associations seeks entries for O'Hara prize, for Kunitz medal
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: A brief review of Bad Bunny's latest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos
-Last Call: Scott Nelson, cartoonist, illustrator and arts instructor
>OPINION: What's Up Worcester: A Beacon of Hope—Etel Haxhiaj and the Washington Heights response
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (57:15): Musical performance by Marty Friedman Jazz Quartet
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (57:49)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a career nurse who transformed routine procedures "into moments of connection"
>SPORTS: Patriots coaching search slammed as rule-bending "sham" with Mike Vrabel front-runner
-Why Vrabel has leverage in Patriots’ search
-Several NFL teams inquire about Bill Belichick despite new U.N.C. job
-Holy Cross men's basketball beats Navy, 70-59. Highlights (2:01)
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Navy
-Northborough's Mike Cerasuolo reaps national coaching honor after Springfield's season
-100FM The Pike (16:05): MassLive's Matt Vautour's annual predictions
>NATIONAL: Out-of-control Los Angeles wildfires burn thousands of homes and other structures
-Before and after pics show complete devastation of L.A. wildfires: photos
-Tragic: New bride dead in horrific crash 3 months after wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: Gov. Healey requests $425 million to sustain emergency shelters
-Is Boston traffic getting better? Congestion down 10%, study finds
>COLLEGES: WPI experts react to California wildfires (1:48)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): New tipping trend at luxury hotels — "Free money from stupid people"
>BUSINESS: Leases for 5 Party City locations in Central Mass. heading to auction
-LPL Financial Research: Evaluating stock and bond market predictions from 2024
-State's biopharma industry see signs of a rebound as Central Mass. companies received $249 million in venture capital in 2024
>HOMES: Gov. Healey floats idea to abolish broker fees (2:35)
>HEALTH: COVID levels are surging in the U.S. after a long lull
-Radio Worcester (9:52): Flu & COVID tips — Dr. Darnobid’s advice for staying healthy
>FOOD: Girl Scout Cookie season — See the flavor lineup, how to buy
>TV/STREAMING: Kevin Costner’s "Horizon" is Netflix’s new year’s surprise
>MOVIES: Movies to look forward to in 2025
>CELEBRITY: SAG Awards nominees
>HISTORY: Narcissus left its mark on Boston’s club scene
>ANIMALS: Grieving dog finds love again thanks to this cat (2:01)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple finally sees their wedding photos — 56 years later
-Meanwhile, in California, D.U.I. suspect caught in Rolls Royce with a spider monkey in a pink onesie
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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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>HELP WANTED
+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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