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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 56 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-People love to hate changing clocks twice a year, but can’t agree how to fix it
-The Shops at Blackstone Valley to expand with 2 new buildings
-Massachusetts’ best-kept country music secret is this Worcester honky tonk bar
-When is the last day of school in Central Mass.? See town-by-town map
-Worcester looking into installing 5 air quality sensors
-WPI launches its Goddard Centennial Celebration, propelling Worcester’s legacy of innovation into its next century
-Clark alum, a former analyst at NASA, to discuss Robert Goddard’s vision, accomplishments
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Budgets, schools, safety and playoff pushes
-Updated Worcester trash and recycling schedule through March 9th
>DINING OUT: Iconic Harry’s Restaurant celebrates 80 years in business
-ICYMI: 1 killed in crash on Route 20 in Shrewsbury
-Area officers rescue man trapped under car in parking lot
-Woman admits stealing $220K from Worcester rest home, residents
-Worcester residents tired of winter as ice and rain close schools on Friday (1:23)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Where community meets craft: How local businesses lift our schools
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Wachusett Echo: College prep in the digital age: Students divided on SchooLinks
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Probation chief charged with O.U.I., carrying a gun while intoxicated
-2 Fitchburg men charged with drug trafficking after police surveil package pickup, seize kilo of cocaine
-Want a say in Shrewsbury's future?
-Best Tile: 70 years of quality tiles and family history
-Former White City liquor store to become outpatient space
-Westborough police officer admits to sufficient facts in O.U.I. case
-Clinton man arrested for missing court-ordered breath test on Valentine’s Day
-Man arrested after giving false name, fleeing Winchendon police during traffic stop
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "Fairy Tales and Fables," "Lest We Forget" and more ...
-Hear a new cover of Van Halen’s "Jump" for 2026 FIFA World Cup
-WCCA-TV's YAY ART No. 8 (24:35): Tony Freitas, Part 2
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Sutton schools' rejection of pep rally the right move
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Be gentle in a hostile world
-Manny Jae Media's 508 Live! (1:04:46): Kwame Appiah of Kumasi Soccer FC
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester State professor who taught for 55 years
>SPORTS: What might it cost for Patriots to pursue A.J. Brown trade?
-Bruins beat Caps, 3-1
-Celtics center Nikola Vucevic has surgery on broken right ring finger and will miss at least 3 weeks
-'Sader Stories Podcast (30:08): Men's basketball alum Jehyve Floyd (Class of 2019)
-Railers fall to Trois-Rivières, 6-4
>CARS: Ford recalling 1.74 million cars due to rearview display issues
>NATIONAL: Gen Z most likely to prefer at-home happy hours, new survey shows
-Jeffrey Epstein prison guard googled him minutes before his body was found: D.O.J.
-U.S. seeks Ukraine's expertise in countering Iranian drones — and Kyiv says it could save millions of dollars
-Tragic: Ex-M.M.A. fighter starved daughter to death in house full of food
>NEW ENGLAND: 8 children have died of the flu in Massachusetts
>COLLEGES: Nichols faculty and students offer free income tax preparation with V.I.T.A. program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These are North America’s best hotel chains
-How to choose the right cruise for your first trip
>BUSINESS: Oil and gas prices rapidly rise as Iran war shows no signs of letting up
-I.R.S. warns of A.I. tax scams this refund season (1:44). Article
>HOMES: Cities with the most expensive homes in the Worcester metro area
>HEALTH: Women's Health Myths: Doctors say hormone therapy misinformation is rampant
>FOOD: Veggie & black bean tacos
>TV/STREAMING: HBO Max, Paramount+ set to be combined into 1 streaming service after Hollywood merger
>MOVIES: Animated sci-fi animal flick "Hoppers" leaps to No. 1 at box office on opener
>CELEBRITY: Jennifer Lopez details "really tough" Marc Anthony divorce
-Lizzo flaunts staggering 60-pound weight loss in sparkly pink minidress
>ANIMALS: Senior cat races her dad in the snow — and wins every time (1:40)
>HISTORY: Walter Dyer was leather, and a very unconventional businessman
>GOOD NEWS: Doctor adopts boy who came to surgery alone, then finds homes for his 5 siblings (2:50)
-Meanwhile, in Malaysia, man has 42 teeth -- 10 more than average
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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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