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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police looking for missing 49-year-old woman
-North Grafton boy gets treehouse as local Make-A-Wish chapter celebrates 10,000th wish (1:52)
-5 Johns busted in sting at Worcester hotels: W.P.D.
-Worcester man indicted on gun, drug charges
-Aviation blogger writes about "The Worcester Experience"
-North High assistant principal with stage 4 cancer throws out first pitch at WooSox game
-Worcester teen still struggles to find a home; likely leaving city
-Special Faces, Worcester shoelace business, sees special needs workers as valuable employees
-Vocero Hispano: 06-23-2023 al 06-30-2023
>FAITH: "Suffering is something that can be fixed"
-ICYMI: Family generations among Worcester firefighters at graduation ceremony
-Veterans Inc. holds 18th annual "Stand Down" in Worcester
-Chamber of Commerce comes out against moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps
-Millbury distillery trying to grow craft spirits in state
-W.P.D. asks for help IDing woman wanted in bank larceny
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Student mental health -- Panorama and School Counseling
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-Holden Woman’s Club awards scholarships
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton fireworks postponed
-Photos: Crews demolish old Shrewsbury police station
-North Brookfield Pride not dampened by rain, protestors
-Millbury Historical Society open June 29th
-New role as director of rural affairs means new challenges for Sen. Anne Gobi of Spencer
-Clinton Keystone building project reviewed
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Ray Mariano: Transgender children need support, not hate
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 549 (27:29): Pieta Support Group, Part 1
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 171 (28:32): Charles Luster, 2Gether We Eat
-Worcester Public Schools Spoken Word Project (23:24)
-Unity Radio (58:48): Unity in the Community June 22nd
-Laurel: Lights fantastic at the Independence Day celebration June 29th in Worcester
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who was a medical records clerk before retiring due to illness
>SPORTS: White Sox beat Red Sox, 5-4
-Bravehearts Alumni Weekend set for July 28th to 30th
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-7
-Pirates finish regular season undefeated at home, clinch playoff berth
-U.S. men, Jamaica draw, 1-1, in Gold Cup
-Central Mass. running calendar
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: Wagner Group’s leader will move to Belarus after his rebellious march challenged Putin
-Train derailment on Montana bridge sends multiple rail cars into the Yellowstone River
-Tragic: Neglected child loses 5 fingers in dog attack, police say
>NEW ENGLAND: Gov. Healey releases 5-year $14 billion spending plan
-3 teens stabbed in Mass. town; suspect in custody, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State golfers raise $131,000 for student scholarships
-Clark grad wants to remove barriers to mental health care
>BUSINESS: Workers are historically stressed out and disengaged: Gallup
-How small cannabis businesses are surviving the plunging marijuana prices
>SHOPPING: 7.5 million "Baby Shark" bath toys recalled over "impalement" risk
>HEALTH: Diabetes cases to double to 1.3 billion adults by 2050: experts
-First gene therapy for deadly form of muscular dystrophy gets approval for young kids
>FOOD: Tostitos avocado salsa recalled for incorrect label
>HOMES: Travel back in time with these 3 historic Mass. homes
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This is the No. 1 international summer travel destination on Airbnb
>TV/STREAMING: New, Black and on Netflix summer preview (1:10)
>MOVIES: "No Hard Feelings" flirts its way to top of the box office
>CELEBRITY: Frederic Forrest, "Apocalypse Now" star, dies at 86
>ANIMALS: Orcas disrupt boat race near Spain in latest display of dangerous, puzzling behavior
>HISTORY: Worcestory Lesson -- Green Book, Hotel Worcester welcomed blacks visiting city in the ’40s
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman gets high school diploma more than 60 years later thanks to her son
-Meanwhile, in Indiana, man robs woman at gunpoint, then asks her on a date
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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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