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>Latest weather: Oppressive heat and humidity, high today in Worcester will feel like 100 degrees
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Residents seeking financial support after apartment building roof collapse (1:22). Article
+6:00: Here are 6 energy efficiency tips for the extreme heat
+6:00: New "End Hate Now" hotline for Mass. residents to report hate crimes
+6:00: Celebrating 75 years of outdoor music at Indian Ranch
+6:00: Former St. Peter-Marian star Jared Kapurch of Charlton has given Bravehearts bullpen a boost
+Noon: Ziggy Bombs opening restaurant in Downtown Worcester this fall
+Noon: Worcester homelessness summit highlights the need for more affordable housing now
+Noon: Related: Just 13% of housing in Worcester is considered affordable
+Noon: Worcester has 2 confirmed cases of monkeypox
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 4th
+Noon: Holden police warning about roving groups of kids causing trouble in overnight hours
+Noon: Woman opens door of Clinton home to her estranged husband wielding a machete
+Noon: Orlando Baxter at South High — Stand-up comedy special from a stand-up guy
+Noon: Collective Soul comes to Indian Ranch ahead of new album’s release
+Noon: First Person: Careful which stool you pick when you eat at the counter
-Thursday's Out to Lunch on Worcester Common postponed because of expected brutal heat
-Heat advisory in effect for Worcester area Thursday and Friday
-Woman who killed her former neighbor and removed her unborn baby denied new trial
-Worcester RMV moves to Southwest Commons Plaza on Monday
-Woman hospitalized after car vs. motorcycle crash in Worcester
-Here are the 4 restaurants finishing the season at Taste of Worcester at Polar Park
-Need directions? Downtown Worcester wayfinding maps now installed
-100 new school buses arrive in Worcester on Wednesday
-Tenants of collapsed Mill Street apartment in Worcester are struggling to find permanent housing
-Radio Worcester (14:16): Bill Shaner on bad property owners, vulnerable tenants, and 267 Mill St.
-Holden PD asking for help IDing suspect in thefts from Walgreens
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Motel Black gets dark with "Humor Balance"
-Worcester-area youths take the reigns at Color the City arts festival
-Longtime musician Bob Jordan returns to his roots with free concert in Grafton
-"Redcoats and Rebels" returns to Old Sturbridge Village
-Bad Advice: Forget the stars aligning - horoscopes for real life
-Rosalie Tirella: Hey, Domino
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a ball-room dance instructor and sang with the Worcester Light Opera Company
-ICYMI: Worcester officer accused of stealing $45,000 in detail pay released on personal recognizance
-Worcester residents to vote on Community Preservation Act tax increase this fall, report says city could raise $3.7 million in first year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 dentists purchase Shrewsbury medical building for $6 million
-Ashburnham Girl Scouts protest town’s decision to remove memorial to scout who died of cancer
-Aquarion Water Company fined for violating regulations in Oxford
-No one injured in 3-car wreck in Holden
-Free screening of "The Baby Boomer Dilemma" August 9th at Cinema De Lux in Millbury, presented by Retirement You
-Sterling Detective DJ Johnson retires after almost 30 years
-State grant helps Sutton Housing Authority add path, gardens and a cow
-Following $2 million sale, Leicester property to become 45-dock warehouse
-Westborough gym sends 7 weightlifters to U.S. Nationals in Las Vegas
-Central Mass. communities awarded $3.4 million for pedestrian, bicycle safety
-GoFundMe started for Lunenburg dog attack victim
-Webster man indicted on 14 charges for Wind Tiki Restaurant fire
>SPORTS: Sox lose in Houston, 6-1
-An emphasis on details on Day 7 of Patriots camp
-‘Hearts fall to Brockton, 3-2
-Bravehearts next home game 6:30 p.m. Saturday (Twenty-Twenty-YOU Night)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Durham, 3-1
-Holy Cross football's Jacob Dobbs named Preseason All-American
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Dentist found guilty of murdering wife while on African safari
-A Florida father killed his wife and 3 children in an apparent murder-suicide
>NEW ENGLAND: A who’s who of Mass. power players were all at the same Cape wedding
-2 bodies found at Mass. beach just hours apart, state police say
-Authorities investigating "suspicious" deaths of woman, 2 children in N.H.
>BUSINESS: Worcester small businesses, property owners, nonprofits eligible for up to $1 million in ARPA funds
>SHOPPING: TJX agrees to pay $13 million for selling dangerous recalled baby gear
>FOOD: Oreo brings back pumpkin spice cookies and haters pile on
>HOMES: See the top 10 most expensive homes sold this week in Worcester County
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross raised $58 million in fiscal 2022
-Assumption to launch post-bachelor’s nursing program
-WPI prof and China expert: Decades of clashes with China led to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip
>HEALTH: New COVID vaccine expected in September; should people wait to get it?
-Free testing and vaccinations/boosters on Thursday: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
>MOVIES: Warner Bros. axes "Batgirl," won’t release $90 million HBO Max film
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Dolly Parton among Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy winners
-"Ferris Bueller" actress Edie McClurg a victim of elder abuse, family claims
>HISTORY: Quock Walker and his fight for freedom
>ANIMALS: "Unadoptable" dog spent 800 days in shelters (3:06)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 12-year-old girl's brave, quick response saves family from fire
-Meanwhile, in Australia, a security dog sniffed out 2 McMuffins in luggage. Passenger was fined $1,874
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
+6:00: Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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