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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:43). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 34-year-old man found dead on Worcester park bench (pictured)
+6:00: Just 5 years old, a $12 million visitor center in Worcester is closed, its future unclear
+6:00: Dorchester man arrested for Worcester vehicle break-in
+6:00: Dozens of vehicles broken into in Auburn
+6:00: What freedom means: Reading of Douglass speech set in Worcester
+6:00: Find July 4th fireworks around Worcester
+6:00: Trombetta's vs. Froze Zone in final round of Best Central Mass. Ice Cream Stand contest
+6:00: Worcesteria: Rain doesn't dampen the joy at Black Music Festival
-16-year-old girl missing in Worcester
-Missing Worcester man may be in need of medical attention
-Worcester industrial supplier acquired by Connecticut firm
-School chief Rachel Monárrez reflects on first year at helm
-Worcester celebrates Black musicians at Worcester Common
-Lavender Farm Festival offers picturesque family fun
-Worcester students learn the value of gardening with YouthGROW
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
>HOMES: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
>DINING OUT: Mass. restaurants could face new allergy training requirements
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing 49-year-old woman
-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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Ticketing enforcement in Holden results in 174 stops
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-Student mental health -- Panorama and School Counseling
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Ellie fighting cancer with help from community
-Shrewsbury Select Board approves licenses for 4 new businesses
-Small Town Pride held in North Brookfield despite roadblocks, protesters
-Grafton Fire Captain Bob Egan retires
-North Grafton boy gets treehouse as local Make-A-Wish chapter celebrates 10,000th wish (1:52)
-Pineo Family Farm nurtures a legacy
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Tahanto Regional announces fourth quarter honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Selections from what customers at That's Entertainment are reading
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 171 (28:32): Charles Luster, 2Gether We Eat
-WCCA-TV's This is Worcester No. 169 (28:32): Aids Project Worcester, 1 of 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to owner of former Worcester bar
>SPORTS: White Sox beat Red Sox, 4-1
-Bravehearts Alumni Weekend set for July 28th to 30th
-Bravehearts split doubleheader in Vermont. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 9-2
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: 2 slain, dozen wounded during shooting at street party in Michigan
-When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?
-Tragic: Man, stepson die after hiking in Big Bend National Park in 119-degree heat
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 people stabbed, beaten to death in Newton home, search on for killer
-Police: Wrong way driver causes 5-car crash in New Hampshire
>COLLEGES: Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (11:17): Alum gives briefing on cases before the Supreme Court
>BUSINESS: Is the Great Resignation over? Americans aren’t quitting like they used to
-Worcester smart-building firm receives $3.8 million loan to more than double workforce
>SHOPPING: Amazon Prime Day -- Apple AirPods on sale ahead of Prime Day
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School digital medicine study uses smart toilet seat to monitor heart health
-Decline in blood donations could put stress on U.S. supply
>FOOD: McDonald's Cheesy jalapeno bacon quarter pounder available in July
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 South American islands you need to see
>TV/STREAMING: Bryan Cranston confirms "Malcolm in the Middle" reboot discussions
>MOVIES: Spidey edges "Elemental" to win weekend, "The Flash" barely beats "No Hard Feelings"
>CELEBRITY: YouTube star MrBeast claims he was invited on doomed Titanic sub
>ANIMALS: Dog goes bananas when dad proposes to mom (3:24)
>HISTORY: The former Tech Hifi on Park Ave. in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Deputies hold manatee's head above water for hours to keep it from drowning
-Meanwhile, in Alabama, watch as cow interrupts Bible school at church
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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