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>Latest weather: A spectacular summer day in store, high of 77 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Fairway Beef building in Worcester selling for $1 million
-Worcester lounge looking to rebrand itself as it works to reopen after May shooting
-Police make arrest after 18-year-old man tries driving away, dragging officer
-Highland Street auto shop converting to retail storefront
-New gig for former Worcester Superintendent Maureen Binienda?
-Acting Worcester city manager appoints Nguyen, Rolle to cabinet positions
-16th annual Worcester World Cup kicks off at Foley Stadium
-Masks remain optional for Worcester Public Schools
-The Faces of Worcester: Ronald Bernard Waddell Jr.
>SHOPPING: Massachusetts' tax-free weekend starts Saturday. Here's what to know
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things do Do: Music Worcester series, Out to Lunch, art exhibit and more ...
-Worcester's Latin American Festival - 30 years of Latino pride, culture, music and food
-Peppercorn's hosting Jimmy Buffet cover band August 20th
-Artists' studio coming to The Grid in Downtown Worcester
-Deadline approaches for art submissions to the Small Stones Festival
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a man who worked at the Telegram & Gazette for 45 years
-ICYMI: Worcester man found guilty of killing ex-girlfriend
-Police arrest Fitchburg man for Cambridge Street murder of Worcester woman
-Restaurant and piano lounge with "Sopranos" theme coming to Stafford Street in Worcester
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police identify woman found dead in Spencer lake
-Holden special election will fill selectman’s seat during September primary
-Holden Bandstand concert 6-8 Sunday
-Auburn Police Honor Guard presents colors at last night's Red Sox-Yankees game
-Community helps with movie production
-Bootstrap Compost brings curbside composting to Grafton
-Millbury Fire Logs, week of July 31st-August 6th
-Exercise classes available at Millbury Senior Center
-Sutton Fourth Committee announces plans for Halloween celebrations
-Make a mosaic tray at Sutton Public Library
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Yankees, 3-2
-Tom Brady taking 11-day break from Bucs for personal reasons
-Worcester Bravehearts franchise records set in 2022
-Former St. John's football stars Matt Brunelle, Cam Nolan ready for next step at Holy Cross
-'Sader Stories S4E4 (18:34): Title IX Reflection with Women's Ice Hockey Alumna Stacey Hochkins
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox win, 14-5
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Polio detected in New York City's sewage, suggesting the virus is circulating there
-Las Vegas slammed with more flash floods as iconic strip, casinos under water again
-Tragic: Woman dies after being impaled by umbrella in South Carolina
>NEW ENGLAND: When will sports betting start in Mass.? And how will it work?
-$11,000 worth of over-the-counter medicine found in shoplifter's SUV, North Attleboro police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State and LEI students honored for community COVID vaccine and testing
-Collaboration creates shared learning for QCC Manufacturing and Respiratory Students
>BUSINESS: Walgreens is offering up to $75,000 to recruit pharmacists amid shortage
-BlueHive hires Designer of the Year to lead strategy
>HOMES: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
>FOOD: Egg, butter prices spike as food inflation persists: report
>HEALTH: FDA announces COVID recommendations based on new study led by UMass Medical School researchers
-U.S. will stretch monkeypox vaccine supply with smaller doses
-Free COVID vaccinations/boosters on Saturday: 10-2 at Gala Foods, noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>HISTORY: Samuel Staples, founder of the Worcester Historical Museum
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand: "Elvis," "I Love My Dad," "Collide" and more
>CELEBRITY: Actress Anne Heche dead at 53 after horror car crash
-Salman Rushdie on a ventilator, likely to lose an eye after attack at lecture
>ANIMALS: 2 premie kittens save rescuer who suffered a stroke
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): "All right, we’re doing this": 911 dispatcher helps deliver baby
-Meanwhile, in California, man eats 17 ghost peppers in one minute for world record
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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