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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Anna Maria to close after spring semester: "We are deeply, genuinely sorry"
+5:00: Crash shuts down Route 20 in Shrewsbury
+5:00: Local LGBTQ+ groups split over Pride Worcester festival date amid holiday conflict
+5:00: 2 decades on the run: Southbridge fugitive arrested in Florida
+5:00: New Mike Vrabel, Dianna Russini photos published hours before NFL Draft
+Noon: Mass. G.O.P. convention in Worcester expected to draw record crowd
+Noon: Things to Do: Bring Me The Horizon, Sacrament, Jazz Streams and more
+Noon: For National Poetry Month, travel through Worcester poetry venues
+Noon: Woo! Science: Artemis II brings moon's mysteries back to Earth
-Worcester man wins $1 million on scratch ticket, plans to buy house
-Worcester man charged for assault of a federal informant
-Worcester man cuts G.P.S. monitor, drives 374 miles to rob bank: Penn. State Police
-Conan O’Brien loves joking about an old Worcester landmark. It’s unrecognizable today
-"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood offers literary insight, dire warnings at Holy Cross lecture
-Pride Worcester scheduling conflict upsets Jewish community
-Charlton police officer performs emergency C.P.R. during endurance event
-Worcester advances $11 million day center to address gaps in homelessness services
-Worcester to get brand new science lab
-Worcester bakery holds Cookie Treat Week fundraiser for Rachel's Table
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: 2 Worcester restaurants make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 (5:35)
-ICYMI: Community Healthlink set to close permanently, president's memo says
-Overnight: Several rounds fired on Vernon Hill, homes struck, suspects flee
-Person stabbed on Worcester Common Tuesday afternoon, police say
-Driver went twice the speed limit in crash that killed a 10-year-old girl in Webster, police say
-Suspended director of St. John’s Food for Poor gets 18 months in jail
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Senior Center to be closed on Thursday
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Multi-alarm blaze rips through home in Winchendon
-Sterling neighborhood mourns (sometimes) friendly turkey
-Leominster man arraigned for stealing girlfriend’s father’s wallet during drug-related dispute
-Douglas traffic stop leads to suspended license charge for Rhode Island man
-Chronic absenteeism still a major challenge in Southbridge schools
-Public comment at Bay Path meeting includes concerns about school climate, "indoctrination"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Keeping his cool — pianist Barron Ryan returns to Mechanics Hall
-Travels through Worcester's poetry scene
-Shazbot! Roger Kabler keeps the spirit of Robin Williams alive
-Last Call: Frank White, author and space philosopher
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: When "expat" means white and "immigrant" means the rest of us
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 491 (25:42): Emily Lehman Miller
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:15): Media ethics, Worcester politics and the local news scene
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident and World War II veteran who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will miss Day 3 of the NFL Draft
-Dianna Russini, Vrabel have breakfast alone at resort: new photos
-Is an A.J. Brown to Patriots trade "likely"? Making sense of latest report
-Experts make final predictions for Patriots first-round pick in NFL Draft
-Red Sox lose to Yankees, 7-6
-Former Braveheart Ben Rice could've been playing for the Red Sox instead of rival Yankees
-Holy Cross donors raise $1.12 million for Crusader Athletics during Power of Purple Giving Day
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 7-6
-The 210 Awards for the Railers 2025-2026 season, Part 1
>NATIONAL: NASA probes deaths, disappearances of 11 scientists amid concerns
-Mom, pregnant teen and 12-year-old found murdered in "brutal scene"
-Tragic: Teen left paralyzed after her severe "back ache" was sign of rare spinal stroke
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 teens rescued from on top of Mount Washington during harsh weather (1:48). Article
-Man killed after shooting police officer, N.H. authorities say
-Mass. company nearly hires woman serving time for stealing millions of dollars (2:39)
>COLLEGES: What do social workers really do? Everything
-"Green Day’s American Idiot" at Clark
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 small U.S. towns where historical figures were born
>BUSINESS: "Consumers should not be profiled": F.T.C. still looking into surveillance pricing (2:32)
-LPL Financial Research: Rethinking fixed income allocation in a multi‑polar world
-Mass. residents have it better than some in saving for retirement
>HOMES: See the higher median price for March home listings in Worcester County
>SHOPPING: Amazon Pet Days sale dates, early deals to shop now
>HEALTH: Will New World Screwworm parasite be a threat? Doctor explains (2:50)
-Blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear, study by Boston researchers finds
>FOOD: Executive sous chef takes us inside Polar Park's "Battle Burger" (1:04)
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough" (2:14)
>MOVIES: "Toy Story 5" footage: A tablet sends Woody, Buzz into crisis
>CELEBRITY: Patrick Muldoon, "Days of Our Lives" actor, dies at 57
-Singer D4vd pleads not guilty to murder in death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
>ANIMALS: Karen the cat — who hated other pets — meets "The" one (2:46)
>HISTORY: Entrance to Elm Park, 1908
>GOOD NEWS: Little girl lost beloved stuffed animal at Boston Marathon. How she got it back (2:16). Article
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, bear cam shows bear stealing Doritos
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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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