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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 83 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "Sanctuary," "Surrounded," and more
+Noon: Millbury distillery trying to grow craft spirits in state
+Noon: Mass. Symphony Orchestra has fireworks planned for July 3rd show
+Noon: Fireworks in Central Mass.
+Noon: Chase Rice set to bring new music to Indian Ranch concert
-W.P.D. asks for help IDing woman wanted in bank larceny
-Lawsuit: Worcester woman forced to have emergency abortion after incorrect diagnosis (pictured)
-Worcester water, sewer rates rising for 2024 fiscal year
-Out to Lunch festival series returns to Worcester Common
-Retiring North High, Burncoat principals reflect on career lessons learned
-Worcester has just 2 cooling centers. Here's why city councilors want more
-Radio Worcester (20:01): City Manager Eric Batista talks affordable housing, rising rents and more
-The Worcester stadium economic impact wars are heating up again
-Worcester Police Department promotion ceremony (23:35)
-Ryan McKenna, only survivor of 2022 East Brookfield crash, leaves rehab after 272 days
-ICYMI: No public funds to rebuild Worcester building where 4 died
-Worcester-area rents rising, putting homes out of reach: Report
-Khrystian King will run for mayor of Worcester this year
-School Committee member Sue Mailman wants to change the pay rate for School Committee members
-Phantom Gourmet visits area restaurant (5:15)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden Woman’s Club awards scholarships
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-A new face in the Wachusett Auto Department -- Spotlight on Mr. Baker
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community mourns loss of Princeton man, 25, after motorcycle crash
-Millbury wildland firefighter deployed to Quebec to fight wildfires
-North Street Elementary School students dig it — and pay it forward
-Shrewsbury given 2022 Tree City honors
-Paxton Days brightens rainy day
-Lawmakers, Uxbridge selectman urge easier medical marijuana access for veterans
-Preferred Clinton Middle option moves to the state
-Central Tree Middle School Honor Roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val's this Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things To Do: Miss Massachusetts, "Rock of Ages," She's Busy ...
-Gloria Hall, Art in the Park Committee to be honored at Harvey Ball
-Art in the Park returns to Elm Park with outdoor sculpture exhibit
-A summer solstice hike up Asnebumskit Ridge to Thoreau's Seat
-Manny Jae Media (37:19): Innerviews with Claudia Bastante of Monano Art
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 71 (28:10): Third World Challenges
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 134 (27:14): Maydee Morales, Candidate City Council
-Unity Radio (57:32): State of Mind with Q.C.C.
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who helped establish the Worcester Pee Wee Hockey Association
>SPORTS: Twins beat Red Sox, 6-0
-Bravehearts sweep doubleheader, 7-3 and 9-3. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-Bill Ballou's baseball column
-WooSox fall to Lehigh Valley, 7-3
-Watch: Bobby Dalbec crushes home run off of a moving train behind Polar Park
-Pirates hosting youth football clinic on Monday
-Holy Cross: 50 Years of Title IX -- A Celebration in Review
-Wednesday's local baseball roundup
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: "Catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber" doomed submersible, Coast Guard says (1:06)
-U.S. Navy detected an implosion Sunday and relayed information to search efforts
-Tragic: Father of 13 saved his daughter after their raft overturned. He didn't survive
>NEW ENGLAND: Artist evicted from Cape Cod shack after 80 summers
-Mass. opioid deaths climbed to new high in 2022
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria professor writes Emergency Management Professionalization bill
-Summer renovations and long-term facilities planning underway at WPI
>BUSINESS: Company expands Worcester operations
-Bob Spellane named interim regional director of Small Business Development Center at Clark
-MassHire in Worcester is moving, effective July 10th
>SHOPPING: Shop Prime Day deals on Amazon early with this guide
>HEALTH: Stress and children: Identifying signs and finding solutions
-Sundown syndrome affects majority of adults with dementia
>FOOD: Marie Callender's recalls frozen product brand due to possible contamination
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 best resorts to completely unplug
>TV/STREAMING: Taylor Sheridan reveals more details about "Yellowstone" spin-off with Matthew McConaughey
>MOVIES: Jon Hamm confirms he almost starred in Ben Affleck’s "Gone Girl"
>CELEBRITY: Dr. Dre to receive first Hip-Hop Icon Award from music industry group ASCAP
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Dog refuses to leave his dad's hospital bed (3:02)
>HISTORY: Former Armory, Women's Club Building (now Tuckerman Hall) and North High (now condos)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Iowa man's wish puts 33 strangers through college
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, stolen school bus leads cops on wild 80-mile chase into Indiana
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 83 today in Worcester
-Earth reaches hottest water temps
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Family says goodbye to Kurt Solomon: "I love you, brother"
+5:00: Police line Worcester streets for Kurt Solomon's funeral (:45)
+5:00: Give your input on uses for ex-R.M.V. site at 611 Main Street in Worcester
+5:00: State lit up 5 bridges, including Burns Bridge over Lake Quinsigamond, pink last night in honor of Dolly Parton (:25)
+5:00: Holy Cross football game day enhancements for 2026
+Noon: New graphic biography honors Major Taylor
+Noon: Last Call: Erin Cunningham, executive director, Katie Cunningham Wave of Hope Foundation
-Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon remembered at wake (1:30). Article
-Traffic advisory for Kurt's funeral Wednesday morning
-Earlier: Karen Solomon, wife wanted in connection with Worcester police officer's death, found dead (2:54). Article
-Popular restaurant in Greendale closes for maintenance, renovations
-Downtown Worcester building complex to add apartments
-David Clark Co. takes off for cross-city move to new headquarters
-Worcester sets September dates for mosquito control as summer pests linger
-Worcesteria: Time travelers' tales unfold in tour of Bancroft Tower
-Holy Cross professor: How do ice cubes cool a drink?
-Today! 15th Worcester District debate Wednesday: Mary Keefe vs. Ron Waddell
-Radio Worcester (23:42): City Manager discusses immigration policy, police oversight and public safety
-Mass. overdose deaths fall below 1,000 as Worcester ceremony honors lives lost
>DINING OUT: Popular Worcester eatery reopens
-ICYMI: Auburn joins wave of Mass. communities dropping Flock cameras
-Paxton man appears in court after fiery crash killed father, daughter (3:05)
-Historic Worcester "Octagon House" for sale
-Boston Bruins free Fan Fest coming to Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-September Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo Friday and Saturday at Val's
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 11-year-old bicyclist injured in crash with Northborough cruiser (:21). Article
-Tractor-trailer fire, diesel spill shut down 3 lanes on the Mass. Pike in Auburn
-6-car crash shuts down part of Mass. Pike in Grafton during evening commute
-3 arrested after road rage incident, AR-15-style pistol seized in Webster
-Florida woman arrested after traffic stop in Douglas uncovers heroin, loaded syringes
-Spencer/East Brookfield Superintendent Paul Haughey resigns effective Sunday
-Gardner submits first housing plan to state, showing city above 40B threshold
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Paul Giamatti to star in "Rhinoceros" in Cambridge (2:55)
-Radio Worcester (26:49): Crocodile River Music takes the stage at Worcester’s Out to Lunch
-Listen Up: Sunday Junkie eyes life's messiness on "Daisy St. Patience"
-Author Matt Landry to present Mount Wachusett's trails and history at Webster, Dudley libraries
-Today! Black August Commitment Through Crafts at The Village
>OPINION: Mark Henderson: "How do we know this?" What journalists know and what we can report
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 495 (27:47): Caitlyn Marsh
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to "Tasteless Jack"
>SPORTS: Christian Gonzalez admits frustration with Patriots contract talk
-Patriots 53-man roster projection before preseason finale vs. Browns
-Red Sox beat Marlins, 7-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 8-5
-Photos: Legendary baseball coach Ron Silvestri retires after 899 games
-Worcester's Perez part of first sanctioned bare knuckle fight at Fenway Park
>NATIONAL: Card skimming scam is stealing food benefits nationwide
-Doctor accused of shooting 2 sisters in alleged interstate road rage attack
-Iran's rial currency plunges to record low as citizens try to cash out while U.S. pushes new sanctions
-Tragic: Mom and 2-year-old twin daughter killed by lightning strike in front of dad
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (17:57): Final rebuttal witnesses paint defendant as unreliable narrator
-Poor recordkeeping muddies target of MassHealth fraud probe
>COLLEGES: WPI awarded $2 million to expand medical robotics innovation and training
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Americans warned to avoid African beach and safari destination as terrorists target luxury retreats
>BUSINESS: How Ascend Elements, the Westborough E.V. battery startup, burned through $900 million and collapsed
-LPL Financial Research: Stock market tug of war: Earnings vs. rates
-Canada hits back with tariffs as trade war escalates (2:48)
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Early Labor Day deal: New Balance Men's 237 Sneakers are nearly 50% off
>HEALTH: Forget 8 hours — new research reveals how much sleep adults really need
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Easy fried rice
>TV/STREAMING: Where to stream Dolly Parton's best movies
>MOVIES: When Dudley Moore intoxicated audiences in "Arthur"
>CELEBRITY: Dolly Parton dies at 80
-Dolly died after a short bout with cancer, her team shares
-Dolly revealed which song she wanted played at her funeral before her death
>ANIMALS: Cat born with record-breaking 29 toes
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Burger King, 1160 Main St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Woman wins $1,727,474 lottery prize on her lunch break
-Meanwhile, in Ecuador, roller coaster launches woman into the air (2:06)
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