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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:03). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspect offers cops $10,000 bribe during drug bust in Worcester, police say
-Protesters gather outside Tesla charging stations at Auburn Mall
-At Smith’s Country Cheese in Winchendon, find a family’s dedication to dairy farming
-Radio Worcester (16:05): Worcester’s new weekly farmers market — Fresh food, local goods & live music
-Meet the young brothers from Petersham who have become the talk of the local fishing world
-Worcester Public Library looking to name cat mascot
-Preservation Worcester executive director to retire
-Worcester public students get guaranteed college acceptance in new partnership
-The Scarlet: Unionization and Clarkies
-The Scarlet: With undergrad strike, Clark continues to damage relationship with Main South
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:48): Strike at Clark and other top stories
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:10): Where’s the outrage? Worcester stepped over for state crime lab
>FAITH: Partners in Charity kicks off, more than $1 million raised
>DINING OUT: History is on the grill at Kosta's Cafe in Spencer
-ICYMI: Firefighters battle 2-alarm fire that destroyed Millbury home (:15). Article
-Worcester karate instructor wins $1 million on scratch ticket
-40-year-old Worcester man arrested for loaded gun
-Prosecutors hope to use Turtleboy's phones to show Karen Read's "consciousness of guilt"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Recreation Egg Hunt April 5th
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden pet vaccine clinic April 12th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police welcome officer back from yearlong deployment
-Gas station across Market Basket in Shrewsbury subject of discussion
-West Boylston seeks candidates for June 3rd election
-Hubbardston voters to decide on acquiring historic First Parish Unitarian Church
-Clinton firefighters contain brush fire between Green and Cedar streets
-2 arrested after snow removal dispute turns physical in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Paradise City Arts, "Sort of Late Show," Hell's Belle's Burlesque and more
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: They want to bring America back to 1960
-Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: Speaking the language of business
-Tim Murray: Voc-tech schools need support to build tomorrow’s workforce
-Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on arrival of spring in Worcester
-Ariana Becker: Real-life lessons my toddler is teaching me
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 585 (28:12): Addison Turner, Part 1
-Manny Jae Media's Innerviews (56:03): Maritza Cruz
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who worked at Worcester State Hospital for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Sharks, 3-1
-Former Braveheart Ben Rice out to prove he is more than a 1-game Yankees wonder
-Holy Cross men's hockey falls to Bentley in AHA Final. Press conference (14:15). Gallery (7 photos)
-Assumption men's basketball revives history with return to Division 2 Elite 8
-Railers beat Trois-Rivieres, 5-4
>NATIONAL: Roughly half of Americans say we're ruder since the pandemic
-Fire breaks out at Disney World's Epcot, forcing visitors to evacuate from theme park ride
-Tragic: Parents shoot dad of daughter's boyfriend: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: Former Mass. first lady Kitty Dukakis dies at 88 (1:58)
-Missing New Hampshire woman found dead in Westford pond after search
>COLLEGES: Worcester college students say federal aid plays key role in education
-UMass Medical School puts tumultuous times aside to celebrate Match Day
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 helpful travel tips for seniors
>BUSINESS: 4 Central Mass. climate tech companies and researchers awarded $1 million
-Can employees be fired for social media posts? Here’s what experts say
-SHOPPING: Mass. small business owner turns plants into fashion (3:54)
>HOMES: How long you'll need to work to afford a monthly mortgage
>HEALTH: Women who experience more menopausal symptoms at higher risk (:47)
-City of Worcester (1:06:57): In honor of Heart Month with Dr. Mark O'Connor
>FOOD: Trader Joe's recalls 61,500 products over "laceration hazard"
>TV/STREAMING: Taylor Sheridan’s "Landman" renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+
>MOVIES: How to stream 2025 Oscar-winner "Wicked" now on Peacock
>CELEBRITY: Did Mindy Kaling really call Meghan Markle wrong name on Netflix show?
>ANIMALS: Skinny dog who was eating trash to survive is so cute now (1:45)
>HISTORY: Reputation of Anthony’s Pier 4 restaurant remains anchored
>GOOD NEWS: Brave toddler, 3, saves great-grandma after scary fall
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, 4-year-old gets frosty surprise after calling cops on mom for eating his ice cream
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
-Communications dispatchers, town of Auburn
-Full-time police officer, town of Paxton
-Servers and hosts, Chandler Street restaurant
-Substation/utility foreman, Holden Municipal Light Department
-Line cook at Shrewsbury Street restaurant
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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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Classifieds
>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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