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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:56). High of 63 today in Worcester
+5:00: Weekend New England foliage forecast with Yankee Magazine's Jim Salge (10:33)
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
+5:00: Search in West Brookfield called off; no evidence of drowning victim found
+5:00: Add a smile to your step Friday as Worcester celebrates annual World Smile Day
+5:00: Things to Do: Amy Grant, Big Nazo, Cirkus Vampyr, burlesque for brunch and more ...
+5:00: Radio Worcester (8:39): Irish Festival returns to Worcester with sports, music and culture
+5:00: Halloween maze in Shrewsbury touts family-friendly spookiness
+5:00: Red Sox and Yankees face off on anniversary of Bucky (Bleepin') Dent's historic home run (:56). Article
+5:00: Connelly Early’s historic start, and more Red Sox-Yankees Game 3 subplots
+Noon: Auditor: Worcester among hardest-hit communities in unequal Mass Save benefits distribution
+Noon: Man indicted for manslaughter in brother’s fatal shooting
+Noon: F.B.I. offers $25,000 reward in 1978 disappearance of young Webster boy
+Noon: Music, games and more at annual Irish Cultural Festival at Polar Park
+Noon: Mechanics Hall highlights progress, new leader at annual meeting
+Noon: "Avatar: Last Airbender" brings visuals/live orchestra to Worcester
+Noon: How Journalism Works Discussion Series: How to cover City Hall Saturday at Worcester Public Library
+Noon: Last Call: Dianne Langford James, Entrepreneur and community organizer
-Judge mulling release of mentally ill man who shot at family, Worcester police
-Company begins $70 million expansion in Worcester
-Worcester woman plans to open business after $1 million lottery win
-Worcester City Council ups snow removal pay hoping to avoid repeating February nightmare
-Worcester City Council passes resolution barring police from assisting I.C.E.
-Worcester Business Journal launches redesigned site with new subscriber features
-Central Mass. restaurants receive cut of $900,000 to address food insecurity
-Search for missing swimmer at West Brookfield’s Lake Wickaboag
-Worcester's report card for M.C.A.S. shows modest gains, losses
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for September
>POLITICS: Meet the candidates: Etel Haxhiaj talks priorities, taking a stand
-Worcester candidates respond in follow-up to M.O.A.D. African Community Forum
-District C, E School Committee races heat up
-Worcester District School Committee forum (1:06:55)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:16): District 2 candidate Rob Bilotta joins Roundtable
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Leominster restaurant (5:17)
-ICYMI: Local woman's self-written obituary goes viral after she dies of A.L.S. (2:32). Article
-Family takes legal action after they say son was kicked off Wachusett youth football team with no explanation (2:42). Article
-Why was "This Old House" filming at WPI? It’s a long story
-Mother arrested in chaotic Worcester I.C.E. operation granted asylum
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): October Among Friends senior newsletter
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Car flips on Route 9 in Westborough, disrupting eastbound traffic
-Fire displaces 15 residents from Fitchburg apartment building
-Charlton Select Board opposes $50,000 senior center feasibility study for Charlton Furniture site
-Trucking company fined $32,000 after leaving state with tab for oil spill in Auburn
-Officials outline Sterling D.P.W. building project
-The Witches of Sutton combine festive dancing with local fundraising efforts
-West Boylston preps for October town meeting
-Meet the sheep responsible for keeping S.E.L.C.O.’s solar operation going
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Woostock concert set for Worcester
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:54): Tim Power, Discover Central Mass.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former local state Representative
>SPORTS: Red Sox drop Game 2 to Yankees, 4-3
-Costly mistakes haunt Red Sox
-Former Braveheart Ben Rice sets Yankees tone with homer in playoff debut
-Drake Maye may a top-5 passer, but is he an elite quarterback?
-NFL Week 5 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross guard and former St. John's star Cam Nolan has been an anchor on the line
-Jayson Tatum’s recovery from Achilles surgery could be "unprecedented"
-ECHL rulebook has some minor changes for the 2025-26 season
>NATIONAL: Shutdown fallout: Jobs, pay, benefits, even groceries could be disrupted
-Jane Goodall, conservationist known for chimpanzee research, dies at 91
-Related: T&G Archives: Jane Goodall's visit to Worcester in 1999
-Gas explosion leads to partial building collapse in the Bronx (:50)
-Tragic: Beloved high school football star killed after being mistaken for squirrel during hunting trip
>NEW ENGLAND: Body of teen murdered in 1974 exhumed for new autopsy (2:33)
-3 more spas shut down in Methuen for suspected human trafficking (2:04)
>COLLEGES: Expanding access to social work education: Anna Maria's new B.S.W. program at Q.C.C.
-Nichols donates iPads to Dudley Fire Department to help upgrade technology
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Logan ranks among best in nation in customer satisfaction
>BUSINESS: See deadline to claim part of $425 million Capital One settlement
-LPL Financial Research: Equity market melt-up cools as government shutdown looms
-Brady Ravenelle opens Busy Bee Jumpers in Worcester
-What's Up Worcester gains nonprofit status
>HOMES: Rates or price? Which needs to drop to afford a home? (1:55)
>SHOPPING: Oster recalls over 1.2 million countertop ovens. See impacted models
>HEALTH: New, highly transmissible COVID strain fueling wave of infections
-The psychology of ghosting: Why it hurts and how to recover (2:53)
>FOOD: McDonald's Monopoly game returns decades after "McMillions" scam
>TV/STREAMING: Freeform's "31 Nights of Halloween" schedule, movie list
-Connecticut "Wheel of Fortune" player wins historic $1.035 million — in front of her boss
>MOVIES: Ed O'Neill, Danielle Brooks, John Higgins join Cameron Diaz movie
>CELEBRITY: U.S. comics get backlash for performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival
-Why Kristen Bell wishes she were "more sexually active" before marrying Dax Shepard
>HISTORY: The gruesome true story behind the inspiration for the novel "Moby Dick"
>ANIMALS: Foster kitten's clumsiness wins his family over (1:33)
>GOOD NEWS: Replayed numbers from old lottery ticket earn woman $30,879
-Meanwhile, in Washington, watch package-stealing bear swipe sweater from porch
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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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