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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:21). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Train derailment in Framingham spurs delays on Worcester commuter rail line
+6:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+Noon: Troy Siebels leaving Hanover Theatre after being there from the start
+Noon: 36,000 and counting on waitlist for public housing in Worcester
+Noon: Film on Goddard's rocket launch to screen at NASA visitor center
+Noon: Listen Up: Endation hits with new album, "The Presence of Nothing"
+Noon: 5 Worcester artists selected for creative residencies at Holy Cross
+Noon: Worcesteria; The enduring appeal of Joyce and the Bloomsday Ramble
-Layoffs at Central Mass. businesses to impact over 400 workers
-Defense alleges police "fabricated" evidence in Worcester double homicide
-As trial opens, defense argues fatal Worcester State shooting was justified
-Worcester fire and police department to host Red Cross Battle of the Badges blood drive July 2nd
-Worcester schools plan new cabinet-level equity position
-Radio Worcester (20:16): Worcester gets ready for Scotland’s Tartan Army during World Cup
-Worcester State, Telemundo celebrate Spanish-speaking student success during World Cup
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Accuser and former adult star to perform comedy routine in Central Mass.
-5 public servants honored for work behind the scenes across Worcester region
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Radio Worcester (25:21): Ronnie LeBlanc says U.F.O.s may be “interdimensional,” not extraterrestrial
-Worcester Tech Senior Spotlight (2:09): Joel Kimani
>DINING OUT: Restaurant celebrates America's 250th with culinary experience (4:34)
-Table Hoppin': Peter Eco named new executive chef at Brio 33
-ICYMI: Worcester school officials bracing for uncertain financial future
-Ghana soccer fans in Worcester say team brings the country together (2:16). Article
-Project to build homes for "grandfamilies" in Worcester wins approval
-Worcester Business Journal names Power 100 for 2026
-Anna Maria faculty given stiff new deadline to clean out offices
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 p.m. Tuesday
-Former President of Sunnyside Ford passes away
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Central Mass. town cuts 30 school positions; residents scramble for charter option
-Former Whitinsville healthcare providers fined $779,000 for false MassHealth claims
-“We are going to lift up the whole community”
-Traffic advisory today in Paxton
-Casaubon Senior Center plans Maine Clambake day trip
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up (Trio) at Uxlocale Friday, (Duo) at Val's in Holden, Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Tony Awards: The complete winners list
-Worcester County nonprofit to unveil new advocacy mural
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1378 (30:00): Almost Monday, Jimmie Allen and more
>OPINION: Worcester Speaks No. 15 (Dani Killay): Karin Valentine Goins
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 3 (28:33)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:09): Rutland’s July 4th cancellation sparks debate over sheriff’s role, and news headlines
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the Founding Father of Shepherd Hill Football
>SPORTS: Patriots simulation predicts A.J. Brown stats and a 2026 record
-N.Y.T. investigation into Dianna Russini still not finished 2 months after Mike Vrabel photo scandal
-Red Sox beat Tigers, 3-1
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich, 6-4
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts go 4-3 in first full week of season
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 35
>NATIONAL: Track where the New World screwworm has been detected
-Ukraine takes back more than 230 square miles of land from Russia, military chief says
-Tragic: 5-year-old dies of common infection, hospital said "nothing they could do"
>NEW ENGLAND: Massachusetts withholds rideshare misconduct records
-Face to Face with Whitey Bulger, Episode 2 (14:20)
>COLLEGES: Assumption appoints Chad Rohman as provost
-UMass Medical School Nursing Global Health Pathway expands to include opportunities in Armenia and Ghana
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This hotel has the world’s highest swimming pool
-These airlines let you name your price for upgrades
>BUSINESS: U.S. job openings jump to highest level in nearly 2 years, powered by white-collar positions
-LPL Financial Research: Is bad news already priced into the bond market?
-OpenAI is giving ChatGPT its biggest makeover yet — with plans for "superapp"
>SHOPPING: Popular space heater sold at Costco for years recalled after causing house fires
>HOMES: Restrictive covenants in property deeds
>HEALTH: Why "me time" matters for moms’ mental health (3:01)
-Radio Worcester (11:48): Saint Vincent expert explains speech therapy, swallowing disorders & cognitive care
>FOOD: Americans are ditching ultra-processed snacks for a popular ancient fruit
>TV/STREAMING: Amy Adams, Javier Bardem and Patrick Wilson discuss new Apple TV series "Cape Fear" (6:43)
>MOVIES: Super Mario Galaxy movie box office record: First $1 billion movie of 2026
>CELEBRITY: Anthony Head, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Ted Lasso" actor, dies at 72
-All the celebrities attending Dua Lipa and Callum Turner's Italian wedding weekend
>ANIMALS: Lost dog found buried in a rabbit hole finally goes home (2:23)
>HISTORY: Ora Nichols was a sound effects pioneer who took on Orson Welles
>GOOD NEWS: Lottery ticket recovered from trash turns out to be $100,000 winner
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, watch fireworks truck catch fire on highway
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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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