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>WEATHER: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Driver (pictured) arrested in crash that killed 10-year-old Webster girl (:30). Article
+6:00: Worcester half marathon planned for 2027 return
+6:00: Worcester Guardian Week in Review: stretch code clash, Tech High surge, marathon spirit
+6:00: Specials at Worcester-area restaurants for the cost-conscious diner
+6:00: Music Worcester presents world premiere of work on Frederick Douglass
+Noon: Worcester Caribbean American Carnival canceled for 2026. Here’s why
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Reminders of Him," "The Chronology of Water," and more
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 17-year-old
-Crash on Mass. Pike in Millbury causing traffic delays for morning commute
-Toddler, 4, remains hospitalized after falling 7 stories (1:30)
-Related: Brother of 4-year-old boy hospitalized after falling from seventh floor window in Worcester speaks to Channel 7
-90-unit apartments planned for former Table Talk Pies site in Worcester
-4 witnesses sue Karen Read and blogger Turtleboy (2:31)
-Suspect in Worcester shooting arrested in Rhode Island
-Worcester mayor joins drive against proposed rent control ballot item
-List of 500 highest-paid Worcester employees includes zero teachers. Why?
-Worcester schools report heavy use of student wellness rooms
-Are Central Mass. students meeting reading, writing standards? See town-by-town list
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Latin Restaurants (5:40)
-ICYMI: Suspect in custody, victim in critical condition after shooting near Fitchburg State (1:07)
-13 charged with running Worcester-based drug ring
-Worcester unveils major redesign for busy street
-Worcester proposes $7 million Denholm demolition, $3 million sale to developer Menkiti
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Absentee ballot information for town election
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Pet vaccine clinic 9 to noon May 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Suspect arraigned in shooting near Fitchburg State
-Community rallies around Dudley college freshman fighting rare brain tumor
-Fullam promoted to sergeant in Spencer, pinned by family
-Blackstone firefighters respond to fire at Chinese restaurant
-Southbridge Town Council chair says he will not run in 2027, denies term limit change effort
-Elsa Schiaparelli eyewear back in Southbridge after 2001 theft
-TODAY! Car seat installation and check 3:30 to 7:30 in Rutland
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Author Jose Enrique Delmonte Soñé, Alton Brown and more
-Worcester library notes contenders for Mass. Teen Choice Book Award
-For National Poetry Month, a look back at the Worcester Poets' Asylum
-Poems by Tony Brown, Jenith Charpentier, Rush Frazier and Bill Macmillan
-Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The exhibition at CambridgeSide (2:53)
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: 449 Days: We told you
-Tom Marino: The Worcester City Council circles the drain, Part 1
-What's Up Worcester (2:50): Isabella Costa
-What's Up Worcester's Crossroad Conversations (59:43): Nicole Kittredge on life’s challenges, growth and resilience
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former program director for the Women's Initiative
>SPORTS: Celtics vs. 76ers rivalry is one of the best in NBA playoff history
-NBA playoff simulation: Can Celtics make another title run?
-Bruins playoff series with Buffalo to start Sunday
-'Sader Stories: Holy Cross women's lacrosse senior reflections
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Nashville suspended because of weather
>NATIONAL: 2 cousins caught in $9 million Airbnb scam targeting black customers
-Paying for a funeral would force more than half of Americans into debt: study
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in tunnel collapse at construction site
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 found dead after apartment fires in Vermont
-Consultant for the T made more than $710,000 working remotely (1:44)
>COLLEGES: Federal student loan borrowers on the S.A.V.E. plan face big changes
-Clark researchers examine potential impacts of "megaport" on Peruvian Amazon
-Olympiad brings best of Mass. middle school science to Assumption for 22 years running
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What are expedition cruises? (and should you take one?)
-A popular national park just eliminated its reservation requirement
>BUSINESS: Hospital recruiting future nurses in high school (1:53)
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings makes shock exit, sending shares tumbling
-QVC prepares for bankruptcy protection
>HEALTH: Cases of drug-resistant diarrhea superbug on the rise in U.S.
-Pelvic floor health: What you need to know about care, strength and support (3:54)
>HOMES: Where to pick tulips in Mass. and beyond
>SHOPPING: Nail polish remover sold on Amazon recalled. See item
>FOOD: Nutella debuts first new flavor in 60 years
>TV/STREAMING: David Letterman speaks out on CBS replacing Colbert's show
>MOVIES: Clark professor explores how Hindi remakes of popular U.S. films have reflected — and helped shape — global culture
>CELEBRITY: Lizzo shows off 60-pound weight loss with new bikini pics
-Elizabeth Banks went through nearly 10 grueling rounds of I.V.F. before welcoming sons
>ANIMALS: Bullied stray cat finally learns to trust and finds a friend (1:01)
>HISTORY: Original development of Elm Park now digitized
>GOOD NEWS: Gas station clerk saves abducted teen after she mouthed "help"
-Meanwhile, why do nearly 20% of Americans believe they’re "basically psychic"?
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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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