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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester ranked 10th best city for people with disabilities
+5:00: Worcester councilor who protested I.C.E. agents due in court Wednesday
+5:00: Crews respond to 3-vehicle crash on Route 20 in Shrewsbury
+5:00: Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76 years old (:36)
+5:00: Related: Vintage clips of the controversial rock legend (3:26)
+Noon: Worcester African Festival set to return to the Worcester Common
+Noon: Wesley and Somerhalder hold court at "Vampire Diaries" convention
+Noon: Janice Harvey: It's time for Worcester to clean up its act
-Worcester man wins $1 million on ticket bought at Brattle Stop
-61-year-old caught in vacant home break-in: W.P.D.
-Preservation Worcester's 2025 Most Endangered Structures — streetlamps to historic houses
-Bill Coleman, longtime Worcester civic activist, dies
-International market opening in Worcester
-What the cluck? City takes next step in chicken debate after months
-"Don’t snitch": Trial opens for Worcester man accused of murder over backpack of marijuana
-Statewide cell phone ban would upend Worcester schools' policy
-Cuts will impact local libraries, student access to digital databases
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: 5 generations, 500 acres, 1 lasting commitment in Sutton
-Faces of Worcester: Sonia Descormiers, banker
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (33:22): Council access and city-run grocery stores
-Radio Worcester (21:56): City Manager defends Mill Street efforts, discusses supermarket expansion, ballpark development
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): "Cheapskate" diner takes back tip after being "humiliated" by server — but is he in the right?
-ICYMI: Retired Worcester firefighter Joseph Casello, a lawmaker in Florida, dies of heart attack
-Is Worcester doing enough to promote tree planting? Some residents say no
-$1.3 million to support people with disabilities in Worcester County
-500-foot buffer zone for tobacco businesses in Worcester: change could be coming
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Changing faces in Holden government
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton Common traffic study update recommends slowing traffic
-Voting is open for Champions of the Blackstone award
-Multiple people injured when box truck crashes into job center in Devens (:45). Article
-Suspect in Leominster bank robbery arrested in connection with shooting of C.B.P. officer (2:10). Article
-Man arrested after posing as real estate business owner to access firm’s funds at Leominster Fidelity Bank
-Spencer-East Brookfield School Building Committee gets update on bricks for memorial, storage trailer
-Millbury Police Department welcomes Cody Bohanan as its newest officer
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Dozens of people rescued from Southwick’s Zoo Skyfari ride (2:28)
-Top 25 songs in Worcester on Shazam in the past week
-Talking "Poetry Town" connections and the city's "strange gravity" at Museum of Worcester
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Museum of Worcester panel gives glimpses of connections
-Tom Marino: The solution to everything in Worcester: Corporate welfare
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 931 (27:44): Raymond Mariano
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a career nurse at local nursing home
>SPORTS: Marshall, Hambly make mark for Bravehearts in Futures League Home Run Derby
-TODAY! Futures League All-Star Game at Polar Park, with Johnny Damon and 2004 World Series trophy, 7:30
-Patriots Training Camp: Top storylines to follow (5:44)
-These Patriots have the most at stake as training camp begins
-Celtics' Jayson Tatum sheds boot as he rehabs from Achilles tear
-Red Sox lose to Phillies, 3-2
-Holy Cross (1:52): Get to know Coach Alexander
-Shrewsbury Post 397 on a roll heading into heart of summer baseball season
>CARS: Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar among recalled vehicles
>NATIONAL: Joe Rogan rips D.O.J.'s handling of Epstein files in scathing rant
-Support for phone bans in school ticks up in the U.S., Pew study reveals
>TRAGIC: Teen fatally sucked into meat grinder at factory for popular frozen burrito brand
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis of the public defender work stoppage (4:50)
-What to know about the revamped service plazas planned coming to Mass. Pike
>COLLEGES: WPI Student Stories, Episode 10 (13:39): John Kenney
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Tourists slam popular European vacation spot for being overcrowded
>BUSINESS: New operator of D’Errico’s location buys Worcester building for $1.2 million
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear fixed income, currency, and commodity markets outlook: Higher for longer
-Mass. unemployment rate held steady at 4.8% in June
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers for Sunday, July 20th
>SHOPPING: Let's go thrifting. Style meets sustainability in the booming fashion trend
>HEALTH: Ending the mesothelioma diagnostic crisis for Mass. veterans
-Weight loss drugs like Ozempic can raise low testosterone: new study
-Obesity may make you age faster, new study says (:45)
>FOOD: 25,000 pounds of chicken sausage recalled for plastic contamination
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Bergeron on a possible D.W.T.S. return ahead of new shark show
>MOVIES: "Devil Wears Prada 2" first look shared by Anne Hathaway
>CELEBRITY: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Theo in "The Cosby Show," dies at 54
>ANIMALS: Dog and cat siblings love paddleboarding together (2:23)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Do you know where this is?
>GOOD NEWS: Neil Diamond surprises theatergoers with "Sweet Caroline" performance
-Meanwhile, in Florida, bear trapped using doughnuts after a soak in hot tub
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-On anniversary of Worcester state police recruit’s death, Attorney General promises "impartial" investigation
-Related: State paid over $500,000 for investigation into police academy death
-GreenTech Park close to signing first tenant for former Norton site
-Sewer fees: Worcester wants Supreme Judicial Court to review earlier finding in Holden's favor
-The N.I.C.U. saved their baby boy's life. Here's how a Holden couple is giving back
-Wings for Autism at Worcester Airport eases anxiety over travel for passengers on spectrum
-TODAY! Music, dance, history, culture: Brazil festival set for Sunday at Institute Park
-100 FM The Pike (8:36): Jay Grey of Odd By Worcester brewery and Broth restaurant on fire that closed both
-Worcester Guardian's Week in Review
-Paramedic response program for adults with intellectual, developmental disabilities to launch in October
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:58): Shrewsbury murder outrage, W.P.D. changes under Chief Saucier and Worcester fire safety law vote
>FAITH: What good is loving our enemies?
>POLITICS: Healey’s Worcester swing included fundraising stop that drew Polito
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:01): Breaking down preliminary election results and proposals
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant introducing Sunday brunch, new hours
-ICYMI: Accused Jordan Pond shooter held without bail; victim's family and friends in courtroom
-Related: Home security camera footage released in court from shooting that killed father (1:48). Article
-Woman guilty of raping foster child in her care
-Mystery third man revealed in D.N.A. tests for 2017 Worcester bridge attack
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Another Wachusett staffer put on leave after "inappropriate social media activity"
-Earlier: Debate over free speech as teachers are put on leave over comments (2:26). Article
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Restored photos part of 95th anniversary celebration for Juniper Hill Golf Course
-Shrewsbury's Larry and Jane Barbash card holes-in-one on same hole at The Haven
-Item photos: Nonprofits set up at townwide yard sale in West Boylston
-Driver charged in West Boylston after tailgating stop leads to license violation
-Driver using crutches arrested in Rutland for operating with suspended license
-Landlord and boyfriend charged after tenant alleges assault and property damage
-Join Paxton-area seniors on a trip to the Aqua Turf Club
-Area Rotaries team up to collect food for pantries
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "The Minutes," the Metrons, Midnight Riders and more
-"Hello, Jerry." Jerry Seinfeld coming to Worcester in February
-Local musicians rally to support vocalist Paul Starvaski with event
-No "Doubt" about award-winning drama coming to Worcester
>OPINION: Laurel: A night at the late, great Greendale Theater in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 476 (27:37): Deborah Hall & YWCA of Central Mass.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who had a 47-year career at Jamesbury Corp.
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels’ offense makes life easier for Drake Maye
-Patriots trading receiver Ja’Lynn Polk to Saints in draft pick swap
-NFL Week 2 schedule, TV and announcers
-Red Sox lose to Yankees, 5-3
-Twins call up former Braveheart Cody Laweryson
-Holy Cross suffers another tough loss as U.R.I. prevails late. Postgame interview (5:22)
-TODAY! Crusader Community Festival on Sunday
-'Sader Stories Podcast (24:53): Varsity Club Hall of Fame inductee Ann Zelesky
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 6-4
>CARS: Rivian recalls more than 24,000 electric vehicles over software defect
>NATIONAL: Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies
-Income inequality in the U.S. dipped last year, with median household income rising slightly
-Support for Ukraine war drops to lowest-ever level within Russia: survey
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read fights to regain phones in "open" investigation (2:05)
-Luxury real estate transfer fee pitched as tool to address housing crisis
>COLLEGES: Charlie’s Cafe at Assumption celebrates summer renovations
-WPI names David LaMarco associate vice president for facilities and campus planning
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the world's most beautiful concert halls
-Europe is changing entry requirements for U.S. visitors
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-A.I. hype is crashing into reality
-Disney to pay $10 million fine after F.T.C. says it allowed data collection on kids
>SHOPPING: Home Depot's new Halloween decoration is selling out. See what it is
>HOMES: Homes in Worcester County sold for higher prices recently
>HEALTH: U.S. mortality rate back to pre-COVID levels
-Ask the Doctor: Teen drinking (3:18)
>FOOD: Apple season is here. 10 pick-your-own apple orchards to visit
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jude Law, Jason Bateman movie on Netflix (2:02)
>MOVIES: Best films from Venice, Toronto and Telluride festivals
>CELEBRITY: "The Long Walk" star Judy Greer talks starring in Stephen King movie (4:29)
-Charlie Sheen recalls dad Martin's "biggest betrayal" following drug-fueled spiral
>ANIMALS: 2 neglected terriers were found hiding in a drain pipe (1:35)
>HISTORY: How Salem got "Bewitched"
>GOOD NEWS: Why a bride's landlord walked her down the aisle (2:15)
-Meanwhile, in California, sweet-toothed bear breaks into ice cream shop
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