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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Closed Worcester Mediterranean restaurant expected to reopen by March
+6:00: 2 caught stealing copper from Worcester home in broad daylight (:24). Article
+6:00: Worcester residents want police monitored by civilian review board
+6:00: After law change, parole hearing slated for man who killed trooper in Auburn
+6:00: 'Sader Stories Podcast (25:27): Olympic hockey player Naemi Herzig
+Noon: Worcester council delays vote on tax break for developer that violated ordinance
+Noon: City Council raises concerns over speed humps, needle disposal sites
+Noon: Embattled Worcester hospital announces new interim C.E.O. on its website
+Noon: Central Mass. Jewish Film Festival offers wide appeal with 6 movies
+Noon: Songs of moving on, moving past by Young Man Winter, Caylin Costello
-2 Worcester teens face charges after leading police on chases in stolen cars, with video
-Worcester police seek new clues in woman's 2014 disappearance
-Husband charged with murder in wife’s shooting death in Leominster home
-Worcester man arrested for aggravated child rape released on personal recognizance
-To kickstart redevelopment, Worcester takes ownership of old R.M.V. site from state
-Worcester water main breaks expose aging system, city responds
-P.O.S.T. Commission clarifies role of local police oversight
-Worcester Public Library offers wide accessibility to its collections for patrons with varied abilities
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>DINING OUT: Central Mass. pizzeria reopens with explanation for abruptly closing
-ICYMI: Mannequins, images found in Princeton home of man in child sex abuse material case, sources say (1:12). Article
-Worcester police arrest man with ghost gun after moped crash
-Thieves stole gutters from Worcester house while owner was home
-Developer plans 48 housing units in former Shack's building in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Owner of Ten West Market ready to rebuild after business destroyed by fire
-A.G.: Holden, 11 other towns to face repercussions for noncompliance with M.B.T.A. housing law
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wake being held for fallen Uxbridge police officer (1:01). Article
-Man arrested after he was caught on video threatening brother with box cutter
-Route 12 in Westminster reopens hours after bad crash
-Man seen driving with phone in hand arrested after license comes back suspended
-First update on S.E.L.C.O.’s plans to construct a new headquarters
-Sterling officials interview fire chief finalists; vote planned Wednesday
-Sutton firefighter among graduating Firefighting Academy class
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Planning winter entertainment in Worcester
-BTS announces world tour with 2 nights in Foxborough
-100 FM The Pike (5:26): Breakdown Lane
-New Faith in Film season set for Federated Church of Charlton
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Taken in by takeout, a culinary conundrum
-Richard Wexler: A better approach for state child care
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 103 (28:41): Luma Samara & Karen Ross, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who spent his career at Norton Company/Saint-Gobain
>SPORTS: Drake Maye leading Patriots by prioritizing communication over humiliation
-Ann Michael Maye goes Beyond Bakemas with Dave Portnoy (9:17)
-Bruins beat Red Wings, 3-0
-Holy Cross men's basketball (at home) and women's basketball (on the road) face Army
>NATIONAL: Grieving Iranian families search through bodies after massacre of protesters
-Husband charged in double homicide after affair with au pair on trial
-Tragic: Husband allegedly killed wife as kids called 911 begging
>NEW ENGLAND: State seizes Cape Cod homes for bridge replacement project (1:55)
-"Protecting himself, not the child": Dispute over charges in neighborhood crash (3:46)
>COLLEGES: WPI, city launch design partnership
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Amtrak just set another ridership record
>BUSINESS: U.S. inflation rose 2.7% in December
-LPL Financial Research: Earnings preview: Double-digit streak likely to continue
-Mass. biotech company lays off entire workforce as cash dwindles
>SHOPPING: Shop Joanna Gaines spring drop at Target: Hearth & Hand with Magnolia
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: State of denial: How insurance companies impact health care today
-Doctor reveals how body reacts to Dry January over 30 days
>FOOD: Wegmans adds facial recognition in some stores
>TV/STREAMING: NBC pulls "Law & Order: SVU" episode featuring Timothy Busfield
>MOVIES: "Beauty and the Beast" live-action spinoff movie "Gaston" in development at Disney
>CELEBRITY: Rihanna hints she's ready for baby No. 4 with A$AP Rocky
-Scott Adams, whose comic strip "Dilbert" ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68
>ANIMALS: Dumped "skeleton" dog makes shocking transformation (1:46)
>HISTORY: Vintage TV commercials from 1974 (18:46)
>GOOD NEWS: Lowe's employees go above and beyond to find beloved cat (2:45)
-Meanwhile, watch man cling to back of pickup truck on Mass. Pike (1:00)
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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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+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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