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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 38 today in Worcester
+5:00: Several chances for snow in the week ahead (4:08)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Harmony on Lake Quinsigamond? Rowers and "towers" get diplomatic
+5:00: Radio Worcester (21:45): Dr. Robert Goddard rocket launch centennial celebration planned
+5:00: Region to celebrate Robert Goddard's historic launch
+5:00: Film on activist priests with local ties part of Worcester panel
+5:00: Listen Up: On a blue note with Brooks Milgate on new album
+5:00: Worcesteria: Present-day protests recall 1854 action against slave catcher
+5:00: Bruce Springsteen announces "Land of Hopes & Dreams" tour with stop in Boston
+5:00: Lunar New Year celebration at Norrback Avenue School (2:01)
-Teen dies in water-related incident at Worcester home, police say
-Saint Vincent Hospital violated federal labor law 14 times, judge rules
-Worcester Fire Fighters Union announces death of captain
-Related: Tribute to Worcester Fire Captain Jason Couture
-Person accused of stealing $15,000 worth of purses from Worcester store (:24). Article
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call: Burncoat High School Spirit Team (:31)
-Valentine's Day surprise: Worcester E.M.T.s deliver baby, earn stork pins
-Looking to mingle with peers, Councilor Mitra looks to mix up seating rules
-Worcester taps longtime public health leader as health chief
-Worcester bakery closed Tuesday and Wednesday for maintenance
>DINING OUT: Fireplace Feast at the Salem Cross Inn (5:28)
-ICYMI: Worcester scientist uses organism from space to create skin care line
-Worcester man & woman arrested for shoplifting $222 is cosmetics from Leominster Kohl's
-Veterans find a front door at V.S.S.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Presentation on town's plan for M.B.T.A. Communities Act 7 p.m. Tuesday at Senior Center
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 4 finalists for Shrewsbury superintendent role
-Dudley families angered over P.F.A.S. contamination
-First responders hit the ice to benefit family of fallen Uxbridge police officer
-Charlton Select Board clashes over proposed policy to enforce cooperation with federal agencies
-Worcester County Wonders: Priscilla Candy Shop marks 90 sweet years
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Mass. family is behind Madonna, Justin Timberlake tours
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: Carnaval Ponceño: A story of our past
-Kathryn Calo: 7 things I know about … Subsequent marriages and blended families
-What's Up Worcester (4:11): Michelle Asara, Mentee of the Intergenerational Leadership Academy
-Manny Jae Media's 508 Live! (40:52)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:34): State Police manslaughter charges, Haxhiaj trial and Worcester I.C.E. policy debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to pillar of Worcester's Ghanaian community
>SPORTS: Patriots should prioritize these offseason needs in free agency, NFL Draft
-Holy Cross makes offseason upgrades to roster, coaching staff for 2026
-Roman Anthony joins Team USA for World Baseball Classic (:56)
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 19
>NATIONAL: The Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
-Nancy Guthrie's family cleared as possible suspects in her disappearance (1:30)
-Barack Obama clarifies casual claim aliens are "real," insists he "saw no evidence" during presidency
-Tragic: Mom fatally shoots daughter before taking her own life in Las Vegas hotel
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 dead, 3 critically injured after R.I. hockey arena shooting (7:08)
-Related: "My father was the shooter" woman says outside Pawtucket Police Department (2:03)
-Ayer family of twins with profound autism navigates challenges
>COLLEGES: At WPI, identifying skin disease with A.I.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This desert is home to the world’s largest aircraft graveyard
>BUSINESS: Android users could get up to $100 in $135 million Google settlement
-Workplace loyalty is the only way to save corporate America
>HOMES: Here's how to avoid losing thousands when selling your property as an older homeowner
>SHOPPING: Tariffs mean some packages now come with surprise bills (4:03)
>FOOD: New coffee chain expanding with Kelley Square location
>HEALTH: Doing this for 5 minutes a day can prevent 1 in 10 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Steve Carell HBO show, "Rooster" (2:17)
>MOVIES: "Wuthering Heights" prevails with $83 million global box office opening
>CELEBRITY: Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dies at 95
-Robert Duvall’s life in photos
>ANIMALS: Baby goat raised by a cat now thinks she’s one too (2:22)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Old YMCA block, Main Street, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins lottery jackpot after using same numbers for 22 years
-Meanwhile, in Milan, Olympics ice hockey match leads to capture of fugitive
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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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