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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding girl missing since Saturday
-Enrique Delgado-Garcia death investigation remains ongoing
-"Walking Dead" filming returns to Worcester next week
-Auburn police: Search for Darren Cyr has been scaled back
-Racist and antisemitic language found inside Shrewsbury High School restroom
-Superintendent describes plan to build a pipeline of homegrown Worcester schoolteachers
-Worcester health chief Castiel reflects at end of 10-year stint
-Today! Teddy Bear Clinic for children Saturday at UMass Memorial Health
-The Guardian's Week in Review
-Radio Worcester (21:23): Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro brings oversight mission to Central Mass.
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:04): Sewage dispute and police recruit case raise accountability questions
>POLITICS: Radio Worcester (19:29): Senator Robyn Kennedy on public safety, sewer dispute and school policy
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:38): Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson discusses housing, homelessness and city challenges
>DINING OUT: New sports bar coming to Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester jury convicts Joshua Hubert of attempted murder in 2017 bridge attack
-Earlier: Timeline of the bridge attack. Summer cookout turns to horror
-Worcester college officer arrested at Big E after detective says she punched him in face
-Superintendent Brian Allen sets vision for future of Worcester Public Schools
-Sex trafficking survivor in Worcester sues hotel chains in Mass. (3:41)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Candlelight memorial for Charlie Kirk 6 p.m. Sunday at Town Hall
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Town has vacancies on Conservation Commission
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Classes canceled at Fitchburg elementary school after skunk sprays classroom
-TODAY! Sixth annual Lamoureux Ford Antique & Muscle Car Show 8 to 1
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Police Department's Community Appreciation Day noon to 3
-Woman arrested for stealing pink outfit and Twinkle Toe shoes from Whitney Field Mall
-Crashes on Brigham Hill Road in Grafton spurs traffic study, STOP sign
-Nashoba ready to vote on final construction cost
-New gas station in Sterling moves forward
-Kimberly Blake to challenge Michael Nicholson in Gardner’s mayoral election
-"A place for all of us" dedicated
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Tom Petty Tribute, life in murals, performance poetry
-TLC show at The Big E canceled. How refunds work
-Morrissey shows at MGM Music Hall, Foxwoods canceled after threats
-Radio Worcester (10:33): Yachtley Crew’s Tommy Buoy on new album, hometown vibes
-Applications open for next Worcester Poet and Youth Poet Laureates
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Police reform policies Worcester will never consider
-Richard Klayman: In the early morning, a restless revelation
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former publisher of Worcester County Newspapers
>SPORTS: Drake Maye’s early career "eerily similar" to Josh Allen’s
-Red Sox beat Rays, 11-7
-Weekly Notes | Holy Cross Football at Yale
-Holy Cross and Team IMPACT launch formal partnership to support children with serious illness
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 8-7
>CARS: What to know about fixing your car, at home and at shops
>NATIONAL: Travis Decker remains found in Washington state
-Deadly new opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl seized for first time in raid: officials
-Tragic: Tesla driver and 2 kids burned alive because rescuers can't open electronic doors: reports
>NEW ENGLAND: I.C.E. crackdowns intensify across Boston
-Gov. Healey proposes plan to fund state projects amid federal cuts
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, a conversation with Rep. Ro Khanna
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney World announces historic update to Cinderella's Castle
-Southwest Airlines puts new restrictions on wheelchairs
>BUSINESS: Ascentria to move Worcester headquarters to downtown
-I.B.E.W. Local 103 to pay $2 million to settle P.P.P. loan fraud allegations
-Radio Worcester (9:28): Financial expert Ryan Kittredge on smart strategies for lottery winners
>SHOPPING: Halloween prices on costumes and candy are higher this year, thanks to tariffs (2:34)
>HOMES: This $12.5 million Mass. castle is priced ... at a discount?
>HEALTH: Local doctor reacts to new COVID shot recommendations
-Your dirty mouth may up your risk of pancreatic cancer: study
>FOOD: McDonald's lowers prices by adding customer favorites to menu
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Americana," "Eden," and more
-Robert Redford's best movies: The Sting, Way We Were, President's Men
>CELEBRITY: Songwriter Brett James dies in N.C. plane crash
-Jimmy Kimmel supported by late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart
>ANIMALS: Rescued beaver and otter are totally inseparable (1:54)
>GOOD NEWS: Tom Hanks makes good on a promise to a typewriter shop
-Meanwhile, Spanish man breaks record for fastest backward 100 meters in heels
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 90 today in Worcester
-What to know about past "very strong" El Niños
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 1 dead, 2 injured in stabbing off Ararat Street in Worcester, police say (:16). Article
+6:00: Worcester councilors say city is shouldering homelessness burden from surrounding towns
+6:00: Victor D. Infante's WoMag Rundown (7:20)
+1:00: Worcester man arrested after child found alone in locked car at Northborough Walmart (1:56). Article
+1:00: Worcester school principal involved in harassment call days before going on leave
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: Decades by DeZyne to headline this year's Pet Rock Fest
+1:00: Facebook and Instagram down as Meta products hit with widespread outage
-Parents of WPI's “Lost Sons” speak out
-Worcester prepares for World Cup watch parties (2:21)
-Related: Security, parking plans for World Cup games on Worcester Common
-Related: Local E.M.T. squads ready for World Cup watch parties in Worcester
-Related: Worcester License Commission says bars can stay open later for World Cup
-Related: Worcester awaits World Cup, and fans get a view of history
-Here's what's replacing Boston Market on Park Ave.
-Federal government accuses Chip Norton of fraud and millions in undisclosed transfers
-Woman struck, killed by flatbed tow truck identified by Worcester police
-Earlier: Worcester pedestrian struck, killed by flatbed tow truck
-National Grid begins massive project to upgrade lines in Central Mass.
-TODAY! Traffic advisory Friday for Grove Street
-TODAY! Fitness in the Parks summer series kicks off Friday
-Northbridge man who accidentally killed brother avoids prison time in plea
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Claremont Academy graduation (54:56)
-Worcester names new principal for North High
>DINING OUT: Worcester pizzerias see business boom following visits from Dave Portnoy
-ICYMI: Worcester man faces murder charge after beloved baker’s death
-Worcester activist, barred from City Hall, arrested again
-Developer seeks to build a new shopping plaza with multiple restaurants on Grove Street in Worcester
-Worcester sweep nets 8 suspects, drugs and illegal guns
-Downtown Worcester restaurant closed until June 22nd
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Update on construction at Senior Center parking lot
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Annual business personal property inspections begin Monday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Motorcycle, S.U.V. involved in serious Auburn crash
-Pub to close after 8 years due to "more than a few challenges"
-Worcester man charged with trafficking after drugs found in Squishmallows tin at Northborough Inn
-Free kids bike rodeo at Paxton Days 10 to noon Saturday
-Nearly 300 Leominster employees made $100,000 or more in 2025
-Highlights from Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up (Trio) at Uxlocale Friday, (Duo) at Val's in Holden, Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Wormtown rising, do the Time Warp, many voices ...
-R&B Legend Jon B. on new tour, music release (5:05)
-"Blizzard of Lies" author on new Karen Read book (3:17)
-Kayem, M.F.A. unveil traveling art exhibit featuring historic American figures with hot dogs
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: June Horrorscopes
-Who remembers the wonderful, wacky World Cup of 1966? I do!
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 341 (28:47): Jay Givan, 250th anniversary of America
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who passed away at 22 after a lifelong battle with Tay-Sachs disease
>SPORTS: See the full U.S. men's soccer schedule for the World Cup
-A.J. Brown pushes Drake Maye to be "perfect" at Pats minicamp (2:21)
-Former Holy Cross star Jalen Coker earns a 3-year, $35 million extension from Carolina
-Red Sox exec Sam Kennedy calls season "embarrassing"
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Bravehearts to host Italian Heritage Night with Brian Scalabrine June 20th
-Bravehearts beat New Britain, 6-0
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Rochester, 6-4, in game 1, second game postponed because of weather
>NATIONAL: U.S. will need years to replenish stockpiles of advanced weapons used in Iran war
-U.F.O. whistleblower claims billions in secret spending hidden from Congress
-Tragic: Details emerge after dad executed twin sons in bedroom -- as adorable boys are pictured
>NEW ENGLAND: N.H. court overturns father’s murder conviction in death of Harmony Montgomery
-2 men killed in bloody Fall River homicide, 1 found with pitchfork impaled in head
>COLLEGES: Worcester State and Everett schools partner to offer direct admission to high school seniors
-Clark senior interns for Department of Environmental Protection, researches soundscapes in cranberry bogs
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Beat the Summer travel chaos with these easy hacks (3:48)
-The surprising passport mistake that could ruin your trip
>BUSINESS: U.S. oil reserves near 40-year low at 349.2 million barrels
-LPL Financial Research: Is bad news already priced into the bond market?
-New investment accounts fund an early start for kids (2:14)
>SHOPPING: Mass. sets tax-free weekend date for August
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: This mobile clinic is bringing care to new moms' front door (2:29)
-Dirty soda drinks might be doing you dirty as doctors warn of health risks
>FOOD: Homemade roasted tomato sauce
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix series "Worst Neighbor Ever" (2:04)
>MOVIES: Summer movie guide: "The Odyssey," "Toy Story 5," and more
>CELEBRITY: Aubrey Plaza cradles her baby bump
-Lizzo gets candid about new album, details wild moment from Sports Illustrated Swimsuit show
>ANIMALS: This cat waited his whole life for a dog best friend (1:53)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Restoring history one milestone at a time
>GOOD NEWS: After growing up homeless, woman shares apartment with mom (3:04)
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, boy, 7, puts on 50 sweaters to break world record
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