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>Latest weather: Isolated storms possible, high of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After sex abuse investigation, leader resigns from Worcester soup kitchen (pictured)
+6:00: Related: Read the redacted report
+6:00: Starting today: Heard Street, Clover Street intersection now a 4-way stop
+6:00: Mt. Carmel, Lady of Loreto Italian Festival returns August 11th-14th
+6:00: Outdoor movies in Worcester begin this month
+6:00: Grafton firefighters knock down blaze beneath Wyman Gordon’s 50,000 ton press
+6:00: Firefighters battling big blaze in Fitchburg
+6:00: State Police dogs find suspect "full Rambo" in East Brookfield swamp
+6:00: 'Sader Stories (18:23): Get to know swimming head coach, Kristy Jones
+Noon: Worcester reports large sewage overflow into Blackstone River
+Noon: Rooftop party planned for Pearl Elm garage in August
+Noon: Check out the "Cookie Monster" whiskey shake at The Fix
+Noon: WooSox negotiated naming rights deal for new city park, Pickett Plaza
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 14th
+Noon: Former Worcester public defender Guzman nominated to U.S. District Court in Worcester
+Noon: Conversation across the decades ... Worcester musicians discuss the local artists who influenced them
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Little River Band, Movies on the Common and more
+Noon: Best post-Prime Day deals: 126 extended sales you can still shop
-Man charged in Paxton homicide had prior illegal firearm, drug charges dismissed, records show
-Man charged in connection with death at Webster shopping plaza
-Police arrest man breaking into Worcester car dealership
-Worcester monitoring national monkeypox outbreak
-Local police warn of T-shirt texting scam
-Dad’s Keto Kitchen is expanding with more meal delivery and new space on Shrewsbury Street
-Clark University grad Padma Lakshmi gushes about her 2022 Emmy nomination and spills exclusive scoop on "Top Chef" season 20
-Last day to donate to Seven Hills' virtual Bigger Dipper fundraiser
-Meals on Wheels drivers play important role for Worcester seniors
-MBTA eyes battery powered trains along Worcester line: Report
-Coffee with Konnie No. 537 (29:14): Roberta Schafer
-Group slams Mayor Petty, calls for apology for "unfounded" claim of violations in state Senate race
-Maura Healey plugs vocational education, better pay for paraprofessionals in Worcester campaign visit
-Worcesteria: Youth Voices Against Violence rally underscores numerous issues
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Award-winning play "Oasis" from Israel examines war and conscience in Worcester
-First Person: Scenes from a 50th high school reunion
-Cannabis Confidential: Mass. deserves more holidays celebrating marijuana
>HOMES: 5 new open houses in Worcester
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester area hairdresser
-ICYMI: Worcester man charged with murder after body found in March in Paxton woods
-Teens arraigned in South Station attack of Worcester musician
-Vote for Ricky Duran to perform at the Hollywood Bowl
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Affordable Housing Trust seeking proposals
-Westborough, Grafton public libraries among 7 communities in state awarded total of $50 million in grants
-Boylston Police Union Golf Classic September 22nd
-Explore the lost villages of West Rutland and Whitehall
-West Waushacum rail trail bridge closed
>SPORTS: Rays beat Red Sox again, 4-1
-Bravehearts hold on late, 3-2. Bravehearts next home game 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Craft Beer Night
-Worcester Bravehearts' Craft Beer Fest and Game Night on Thursday
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Demek "Joey" Edmonds, Kendrick Ball Jr. hope to teach lessons on Friday's Palladium boxing card
-Bruins acquire Pavel Zacha from Devils in exchange for Erik Haula
-What does Worcester hockey mean for you?
-Holy Cross men's hockey season tickets are on sale (:31)
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Surging gas prices likely drove U.S. inflation to 40-year high
>NEW ENGLAND: West Nile Virus detected in Mass. for first time in 2022
>BUSINESS: Small businesses needing legal services can get free help
>COLLEGES: Clark Archives loans rare volume of poems to Texas museum
>HEALTH: Who should get a second COVID booster? Here's what doctors say
-UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center targets COVID spread in the community
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations/boosters 10-3 Thursday in Downtown Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Shark Week full schedule announced
>MOVIES: Kate Winslet stuns as fierce "warrior" in first-look "Avatar 2" photo
>CELEBRITY: James Franco returns to acting 4 years after sexual misconduct allegations
>FOOD: The latest items getting more expensive at the grocery store
>ANIMALS: 4,000 beagles in need of homes, rescued from Virginia facility
-Cat found 3 weeks after escaping kennel at Logan Airport
>HISTORY: A day at the former White City Amusement Park
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Marine veteran saves 60-year-old neighbor from house fire
-Meanwhile, in Florida, giant invasive snail sends one county into quarantine
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:23). High of 55 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver arrested in crash that killed 10-year-old Webster girl (:30). Article
-Brother of 4-year-old who fell 7 stories in Worcester says child is expected to make full recovery
-Worcester half marathon planned for 2027 return
-18 new condos in Downtown Worcester are for sale. Take a look inside
-Worcester Caribbean American Carnival canceled for 2026. Here’s why
-TODAY! Worcester to host citywide Earth Day cleanups Saturday
-Worcester police warn of possible bicycle takeover
-UMass Medical School sees largest N.I.H. funding drop in Central Mass.
-Mass. G.O.P. nominating convention happening in Worcester this month
-Sturbridge police save individual in late-night bridge rescue
-Gardening at Canterbury Street School (1:59)
-Worcester nonprofit celebrates 10th anniversary with "Spin-A-Thon"
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: stretch code clash, Tech High surge, marathon spirit
>FAITH: About 970 men attend 25th annual Worcester Catholic Men’s Conference
>DINING OUT: Specials at Worcester-area restaurants for the cost-conscious diner
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 17-year-old
-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)
-13 charged with running Worcester-based drug ring
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Friday Night Lights go viral: AJ Greene brings YouTube buzz to Wachusett
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Absentee ballot information for town election
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Veteran Central Mass. state Rep. will not seek re-election
-Spencer selectmen urge Mass. D.O.T. to reconsider Route 9/49 roundabout design
-Auburn selectmen approve town manager review process amid debate over goals
-“Redundant” or “Reinforcement”? Charlton selectmen debate new federal cooperation policy
-Oxford man found beside crashed car in Dudley after ditch wreck faces O.U.I. charge
-Shrewsbury townwide cleanup Saturday
-Leominster offering free coffee for reporting potholes
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Author Jose Enrique Delmonte Soñé, Alton Brown and more
-Meghan Trainor abruptly cancels tour
-Ride on the new Quantum Accelerator at Six Flags New England (2:13)
-Music Worcester presents world premiere of work on Frederick Douglass
-"Curiosier and Curiouser" at Holy Cross
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: The assault on women's rights in America
-Asa Reyes: Worcester queers must organize
-Holy Cross's Worcester Voices, Episode 2 (44:59): Brett Iarrobino, English Language Arts Teacher, Burncoat Arts Middle School
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 600 (28:49): Moe Bergman
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former owner of Barrow's Hardware
>SPORTS: Best offensive guard fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Former Worcester Academy star signs historic WNBA contract
-Why the Celtics primed for another deep run in postseason (5:41)
-Red Sox beat Detroit, 1-0
-'Sader Stories Podcast (28:47): Crusader Legends, Genoa Grosch
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose doubleheader to Nashville by identical 4-2 scores
>CARS: Ford recalls 1.4 million F-150 pickup trucks to fix a gearshift issue
>NATIONAL: Jury finds company must pay $22.5 million after pregnant employee's baby died
-It now costs over $300,000 to raise a child in the U.S.: "Really daunting situation for parents"
-Tragic: Mom of 3 allegedly run down by ex-husband outside her birthday party
>NEW ENGLAND: Body of 89-year-old found in N.H. lake, police say
-Almost half of people I.C.E. arrested in Mass. had no record (2:39)
-Across the street from a Lamborghini dealership, a Mass. food pantry is busier than ever
>COLLEGES: Crusader of the Week
-WPI Podcast, Episode 32 (23:09): K-12 Robotics Programs | Colleen Shaver | Robotics Center
-Earth Month events will highlight Clark’s engagement with the environment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest Airlines new "fat tax" policy
-Popular low-cost European beach destination hit with U.S. travel advisory as global tensions rise
>BUSINESS: U.S. to launch tariff refund system. Here's who gets the money
-Local law firm merging with Marlborough firm
-Cannabis firms focus on reforms beyond C.C.C. overhaul
>HEALTH: These are the 4 cancer screenings all women should get (1:38)
-Why are kids still getting sick in April? doctors say Flu B, RSV still spreading in Mass. (3:12)
>HOMES: Buying a condo? Review these essential documents first
>SHOPPING: Wayfair Way Day dates: When the sale starts, early access to deals
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney+ subscribers revolt over jacked-up prices: "I'm done"
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Reminders of Him," "The Chronology of Water," and more
>CELEBRITY: Shannon Elizabeth joining OnlyFans after quietly splitting from husband
-"Dukes of Hazzard" star Catherine Bach shares new photo after reported hospitalization
>ANIMALS: Orange cat outsmarts his entire household (1:42)
>HISTORY: The Legend Of Laura Sherman
>GOOD NEWS: Woman wins two $50,000 lottery prizes almost exactly a year apart
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, welfare check finds woman, 91, safe and playing video games
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