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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 (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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