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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 62 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Son of Bruins great charged in local fraud case: Police
-Romantic partner of Joanna Brown called suspect in homicide investigation
-Eyes on public safety at Union Station: Police outline presence, stats
-Delays over Denholm building razing, development frustrate City Hall
-Who were Worcester's top earners in 2025? 92 city workers made over $200,000
-Conan O’Brien recalls doing this "horrible" Worcester activity with cousin
-Advocates, opponents clash over rent control proposal
-Daughter who donated kidney to mom tells their story at ceremony in Worcester
-Worcester pilot program provides early childhood educators with rent-free space to start their businesses
-Black Maternal Health Week Summit Monday at Holy Cross (:37)
-Radio Worcester (33:09): Girls Inc. of Worcester launches podcast celebrating 110 years of empowering girls
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Schools, health care and spring momentum
>FAITH: Sermon on the Integrity: Artemis II mission pilot preaches Christ’s command to love on lunar flyby
-Catholic Church attendance is rising, with the number of young people at Mass "way up" (2:12). Article
>DINING OUT: Popular breakfast and lunch spot closed today
-Altea's, Cocktail Garden among New England's best brunches
-ICYMI: Worcester professor says Artemis II is "one of the biggest missions we have accomplished" (2:48)
-Worcester 17-year-old sells electronics with gun inside, gets arrested
-State Police lieutenant faces a perjury charge in the Enrique Delgado-Garcia case. Here’s why
-Worcester man stabbed to death identified
-For E.V. owners, more places to plug in planned in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: A new era of leadership
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Hydrant flushing Monday in Jefferson
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Bank proposes branch at site of former Shrewsbury barbershop
-Grafton schools could cut a dozen staff members, slash sports
-Southbridge man gets 6 years in prison in cocaine conspiracy and machine gun case
-Former owner repurchases Rite Aid property in Clinton for $2.3 million
-After Rev Clinics collapse, new operator takes over Leominster dispensary
-Downtown Westborough merchants eager to avoid peanut-shaped roundabout
-Auburn K9 Biza celebrates fifth birthday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Blues at FrontRoom, "Rocket Man" and more ...
-100 FM The Pike (10:30): Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest talks about his other band
-Local beauty shines at Blackstone Valley Art Association
>OPINION: Laurel: Making a hit at the school science fair
-What’s Up Worcester (17:58): Karen Spencer on Girls on the Run Worcester County
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (57:15): Skye Wellington, owner, Almanac Market in Paxton
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:34): Who runs Worcester?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a registered nurse whose career covered over 40 years
>SPORTS: If Patriots don’t trade for A.J. Brown, these receivers in NFL Draft could be fits
-Bruins lose to Lightning, but still make playoffs
-Red Sox beat Cardinals, 7-1
-'Sader Stories Podcast (52:09): 2006 NCAA upset retrospective
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Columbus, 7-0
-Railers beat Greensboro, 3-1
>NATIONAL: Artemis II heroes welcomed home after journey around moon
-The U.S. faces an air traffic controller shortage. It's turning to gamers for help
-Tragic: Father shot and killed while heroically shielding 8-month-old baby
>NEW ENGLAND: Meta must face youth addiction lawsuit by Mass., court rules
-Mass. tax hike? Budgets make Prop 2.5 overrides possible in 2026
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross alum and Google's child safety public policy lead answers questions
-WPI Podcast (38:50): Aerospace propulsion, with Nikolaos Gatsonis and John Blandino
-UMass Medical School ranks first in Mass. for Primary Care Education
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Delta becomes latest airline to increase checked bag fees
-Best time to book a cruise (Wave Season explained)
>BUSINESS: Consumer Price Index shows big spike in inflation as gas prices rise
-101: Setting boundaries as a new manager
-Radio Worcester (25:08): Financial expert Ryan Kittredge on Social Security Claiming Strategy, impact of the Social Security Fairness Act
>HEALTH: How to ease back into an exercise routine
-Controversial breast cancer treatment increases risk of dying by 400%
>HOMES: How to clean up your yard for spring (2:32)
>FOOD: Sky Bar could become Mass.'s Official Chocolate Bar under new bill
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix movie, "Thrash" (2:32)
>MOVIES: "Super Mario Galaxy" crosses $600 million globally at box office
>CELEBRITY: Aubrey Plaza pregnant with her first baby 1 year after husband's death: report
-Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding date and location revealed as save-the-dates go out
>ANIMALS: Stray dog mom asks humans to help puppies trapped underground (2:11)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: The local history behind "The Pill"
>GOOD NEWS: National Guard soldier returns home, surprises sister at school
-Meanwhile, Philadelphians attack Uber Eats delivery robots a month after launch
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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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