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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 63 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
-Report: Feds say Worcester hospital is unsafe for some patients
-Park ribbon cutting turns into another contentious Worcester scene
-Mayor’s Walk highlights Millbury Street neighborhood concerns
-Superintendent Monárrez bids farewell to Worcester Public Schools (5:16)
-City manager says inside of City Hall no place for a protest
-I.C.E. moves mother taken in chaotic Worcester arrest across state lines
-Protests to take place Saturday across Worcester County
-Popular Worcester taqueria to open second location in Shrewsbury
-Table Hoppin': Pho Sure makes its Taste of Shrewsbury Street debut
-Indian Ranch: Music, memories, cruises and summer vibes
-2 Central Mass. apartments receive financing as part of $18.7 million deal
-UMass Medical School professor: Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:31): Council protest, police union denial, donation to Guardian and Northbridge phone ban
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:11): Police union controversy, immigration protests, future of Saint-Gobain property
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Pulse Magazine Eat Beat for June
-ICYMI: 3 men indicted, plead not guilty in slaying of Worcester mother, son
-Worcester adding to state’s growing climate tech industry, even as administration impacts loom
-Popular Worcester restaurant warns of DoorDash scam
-John DiPietro (3:13): Worcester area residents attend Karen Read trial and share thoughts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden projects progressing
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Regional High graduation
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police: Be on the lookout for a large black cow
-TODAY! Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation 5K Run/Walk at Wachusett Mountain (1:15)
-Charlton selectman accuses school committee member of antisemitism
-Shrewsbury police apprehends suspect breaking into business in the middle of night
-Benjamin Gibbons resigns from Sutton School Committee
-Paxton gets to delayed town meeting, reduced budget
-Sterling D.P.W. updates Select Board on projects
-Lancaster working on adding war memorial
-Sutton football merging with Millbury
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads, classic cars and more ....
-Radio Worcester (19:31): Three Stooges vs. Axis Powers: Free lecture and film screening Saturday at That’s Entertainment
-Meghan Montaner departing as The Hanover Theatre's education director
-Princeton soprano Margaret King, 18, is turning heads, winning awards
>OPINION: First Person: caps, gowns and Joe Fusco Jr.'s inner curmudgeon
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Why I applied to serve on Worcester’s Human Rights Commission
-Shaun Connolly: Lessons in love from the Int'l Players
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 155 (29:58): Outdoor recreation
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who owned and operated a daycare for 20 years
>SPORTS: Patriots to unveil Tom Brady statue at Gillette Stadium on August 8th
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 2-1
-What Celtics are seeking in a potential Jrue Holiday trade
-Bravehearts to host Ice Cream Showdown during Sunday's game
-Bravehearts win eighth straight, 10-2. Jack Quick named Open Sky Community Services Player of the Game
-Next Bravehearts home game: 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Get tickets here
-WooSox lose to IronPigs, 4-3
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Father’s Day and the U.S. Open, Roman outrage, Run to Home Base and God only knows
>NATIONAL: Lone survivor of Air India crash reveals final moments inside plane (2:20)
-San Antonio death toll rises to at least 11 with residents missing after heavy rains, fast floods
>TRAGIC: Climber dies from 3,000 feet fall at Denali National Park
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman stabbed lawyer 67 times, strangled his dog, prosecutors say
-Analyzing Karen Read closing arguments (21:42): Inside the jury room for deliberations
>COLLEGES: WPI’s groundbreaking Business School dean steps down
-Holy Cross relationship peer educators foster open discussion as they work to prevent sexual violence
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. airlines with the best and worst cancellation rates
>BUSINESS: Big Tech's dirty secret — A.I. runs on theft
-Avoid undervaluation: How to sell your business the right way
>HEALTH: Mass. psychologist on the impact climate change has on mental health
-Study: Men with broken heart syndrome more likely to die than women
>FOOD: McDonald's, Popeyes unveil competing chicken wraps
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Best movie stunts of all time, over nearly 100 years of Oscars
>CELEBRITY: Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher finalize $75 million divorce
>ANIMALS: 3-inch-tall Yorkie might be world's shortest dog
>HISTORY: Market Basket saga — How workers and shoppers got Artie T. his job back in 2014 (45:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Marines return home, surprise sister before graduation
-Meanwhile, top ex-NASA official saw footage of a large, white flying saucer marked with Air Force logo: report
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-Part-time prep cook, Worcester brewery
-Bartenders, Mezcal Cantina
-Part-time dishwasher, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 56 today in Worcester
-Peak fall foliage is getting closer (3:31)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
+4:00: Radio Worcester (23:38): Worcester’s City Manager on encampment proposal and winter prep
+4:00: Bay Path educators overwhelmingly vote “No Confidence” in superintendent
+4:00: Southbridge officer bitten by dog while arresting woman after disturbance
+Noon: Ex-ambulance owner to pay $1 million over Mass. Health billing claims
+Noon: How to vote early in Worcester before the November 3rd election
+Noon: Fall foliage means its time to revisit favorite Worcester Walks
+Noon: Musical parody "Scream 2: The Shequel" to debut at Electric Haze
+Noon: Peak season: In new album, Young Man Winter faces life's changes
+Noon: What makes UCLA football coach Bob Chesney, former coach at Holy Cross and Assumption, a master motivator?
-State’s first cannabis lounge in Worcester to close, owner seeks new location and state license
-Worcester area voters head to polls for early voting
-Wachusett senior undergoes revolutionary spinal procedure to play football (3:07)
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester councilor seeks community forum on Amazon drones
-Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch starting tomorrow
-Kayem recalls more than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, bacon and more (:28)
-Related: George's Coney Island says it's safe from recall (:48)
-What a $130 million Springfield rail grant means for Worcester
-Worcester County police receive $939,751 in road safety grants
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Community Media Day on Tuesday
-Only 1 criminal case emerged from Mass. sweeping clergy abuse investigation unfolded
-Walter Shuffain buys Worcester accounting firm
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Jared Forman: The autumnal equinox
-Worcester restaurant celebrates 1 year on Park Ave.
-ICYMI: The "Mystery of the Stained Glass Window" continues to confound
-WPI research using A.I. to identify melanoma gets boost in international competition
-Bee Zee seeks approval for Southwest Cutoff gas station expansion
-Prosecution rests in Inoa retrial; alleged accomplice doesn’t testify
-From public housing to homeownership in Worcester: Worcester Housing Authority programs changing narrative around affordable (2:36). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Anna Maria College gets 6 bids, but no buyer for full campus
-Shrewsbury Fire Department invites community to Open House
-Ex-Auburn officer who solicited minor barred from police work
-Charlton OKs investigation of complaints against fire chief
-Downtown Northborough meat market getting Texas-themed rebrand
-Fitchburg High School's chronic absenteeism hit 49.1% last year here's what the district is doing about it
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Musicians remember Jorge "Tasteless Jack" Ramirez at Hotel Vernon
-Spooky Book Bingo planned at A Great Notion Friday in Auburn
-Bon Jovi bringing tour to Gillette Stadium for first time in more than 13 years
-Legendary Boston radio host retiring after 47 years on air
-Top 8 "Voice of Logan" finalists revealed (:46)
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: Moms, get your Ferritin checked
-Mark Doherty: Mass. can protect data privacy without hurting small businesses
-Unity Radio's The SuSanity Life (57:56): Joe Falcone, Falcone Enterprises
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught Home Economics at Doherty for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: Drake Maye playmaking makes up for A.J. Brown drops vs. Jets
-Will Harold Landry play for Patriots this season?
-Patriots' Drake Maye's wife, Ann Michael, draws huge crowd at Market Basket promo
-Celtics, Jayson Tatum begin new era as NBA season tips off
-NBA power rankings: Are experts underestimating the 2026-27 Celtics?
-Holy Cross Practice Report (3:11): Ted Rawlings
-Worcester hockey alumni 2026-27 highlights, NHL Week 3
>NATIONAL: Mom who mowed down 2 on youth soccer field released without charges
-United C.E.O. Scott Kirby calls for national wealth tax on the rich
-Video game's release could cost economy $1 billion in lost productivity in just a day
-Tragic: Sightseer slips and falls to her death off waterfall while filmed by friends
>NEW ENGLAND: What Matthew Farwell and Sandra Birchmore's text messages revealed in court (22:01)
-Mike Minogue says he’ll govern without an Lt. Gov. after Oliver's arrest
-State grants schools $1.75 million to teach healthy social media use
>COLLEGES: Quinsigamond C.C. debuts newly renovated student support space
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 1 drink flight attendants wish you would stop ordering
>BUSINESS: From missiles to fighter pilot optics, local manufacturers prove vital in the defense supply chain
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Central Mass. farms cultivate revenue beyond the harvest
>SHOPPING: Extra girly Halloween finds (with links!)
>HOMES: U.S. home sellers outnumber buyers by record 63%
>HEALTH: How to prepare for your next doctor’s appointment
-Americans eat more ultra-processed food than they realize, new survey finds
>FOOD: How to set food goals beyond weight loss
-Chick-fil-A on whether A.I. will take over its drive-thru as rivals embrace new tech
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Tyler Perry’s The Gospel of Christmas" on Netflix (2:44)
>MOVIES: Genre-bending Elizabeth Holmes doc "You Can See Everything" wows with $15 million debut
>CELEBRITY: Hilary Swank, 52, announces she's pregnant with baby No. 3
-Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store clash on social media
>ANIMALS: Woman opens mystery box and finds a cat who needs help (2:00)
>HISTORY: Mount Wachusett has been a popular Central Mass. destination for 150 years
>GOOD NEWS: Breast cancer survivor attributes recovery to kindness of hospital valet (2:45)
-Meanwhile, Idaho, man flips 10 cups in 6.63 seconds to claim world record
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+Plow truck drivers, town of Shrewsbury
-Snow plow contractors, town of Shrewsbury
-Bartenders, Grafton Street restaurant
-Line cooks, kitchen help, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
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