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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 36 today in Worcester
-Worcester winter climate summary from the National Weather Service
-Worcester had a "relatively hardcore" winter: Here are the details
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester Airport honors Robert Goddard, Father of Rocketry
+6:00: Holy Cross students keep community fed with fridge program (1:32)
+Noon: $1 million lottery winner in Shrewsbury eyes investment, home buy
+Noon: March Madness: Help us find the best fish and chips in Central Mass.
+Noon: From bars to sold-out J.M.A.C. for Adam Ezra Group
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl
-City defends emergency response following West Tatnuck death
-City Manager calls on state to step in and "help out" with Holden sewer judgment
-Holden Town Meeting overwhelmingly rejects plan to comply with state housing law
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:05)
-Former state trooper, arrested twice on O.U.I. charges, loses certification
-Loan officer from Brookfield who defrauded MassMutual gets 18-month sentence
-Blackstone Valley brewers lend hands to one another in new collective
-Dates announced for Worcester high school graduations
-Woo Science: Snowy owls make for great photos, but they're getting overexposed
-Updated Worcester trash and recycling schedule through March 9th
>DINING OUT: Food reviewer finds Instagram following with takes on Worcester restaurants
-ICYMI: Watch: Worcester police officer begged to escape car as passenger grabbed for his gun
-Testament to courage and love: Abby's House to celebrate 50 years
-New leader takes helm at Worcester County Food Bank
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Information for Holden's annual town election in May
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury Police Association begins annual fundraising campaign
-Clinton man beaten, choked unconscious by roommate who jumped through window as police arrived
-Southbridge man arrested after AR-15-style rifle, explosives seized in residential warrant search
-Gardner woman charged with Social Security fraud
-Leominster City Council shoots down zoning change sought for self-storage facility
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up performs 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at 961 in Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Fitchburg Art Museum celebrates 100 years, offers free admission
-Community viewing of "Sinners" noon Sunday at the Village
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester City Council congratulates "miracles" of W.P.D.
-What's Up Worcester Crossroad Conversations (43:37): Joel Brooks of Bear’s Boneyard Recovery
>SPORTS: Patriots 2026 roster reset — How Drake Maye can improve in Year 3
-Celtics beat Bucks, 108-81 (2:04). Article
-Holy Cross women's hockey team heads to UConn for Hockey East semifinals
-100 FM The Pike (7:16): Olympic bronze medal winner Naemi Herzig returns to Holy Cross
-No. 10 Holy Cross men’s basketball heads to No. 7 Lafayette for Patriot League Tournament
-Worcester State, WPI men's basketball teams set for NCAA Tournament
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 21
>NATIONAL: U.S. military says Kuwait mistakenly shot down 3 F-15E Strike Eagles
-These are America’s 5 fastest-growing states
-Tragic: Highly experienced skydiver with more than 10,000 jumps dies during wingsuit jump
>NEW ENGLAND: Inspector General blasts Mass. highway plazas procurement
-1-on-1 with Diana DiZoglio (22:50)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 30 (27:59): Dean on the Scene, with Dan Linzell
-Balancing act: An Anna Maria student-athlete’s journey through her guidance counselor internship
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest slammed over new seating policy "disaster"
>BUSINESS: Oil prices rise in aftermath of Iran strikes
-LPL Financial Research: How LPL Research thinks about dividends
-Your loose change could be worth a lot more than you think (3:49)
>HOMES: Minimalist living made easy — Decluttering for real life
>HEALTH: Nearly half of colorectal cancer diagnoses are now in people younger than 65
>FOOD: Creamy Tuscan pasta
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for new Netflix adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice" (:55)
>MOVIES: Sony to reboot Spider-Man extended universe with "New People"
>CELEBRITY: Harrison Ford delivers tearful life achievement award speech
-Rob Reiner, Catherine O'Hara, Diane Keaton and more honored during Actor Awards in memoriam
>ANIMALS: Kitten named Garfield among cats seeking new home from Mass. shelter (3:14)
>HISTORY: "Old Tech," a song written by Robert Goddard while he was a WPI (1:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Father-to-be saved by quick-thinking wife after suffering heart attack
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man catches tennis ball behind his back from a distance of 199 feet
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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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>HELP WANTED
+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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