In and around The 016 - Saturday, July 1st

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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:49). High of 85 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -Worcester home invasion victims clobbered with kitchen pan, 4 arrested

  -20-year-old found injured after back-to-back shots ring out in Worcester

  -10 arrested in Main South "John" sting

  -Judge denies Diocese of Worcester’s request to dismiss Nicole Bell’s lawsuit

  -DoHo Cafe doughnut bar expands Doughnut Homies to Worcester’s Midtown Mall

  -Worcester Starbucks workers strike over contract negotiations, Pride displays

  -Blind Worcester-based engineer creates electric jet ski

  -Worcester summer swimming: What beaches are open, closed

  -Fireworks over Worcester -- City holds Independence Day celebration

  -Find July 4th fireworks around Worcester

  -Meg's Journey (7:12): Holden resident and North High Assistant Principal Meg Milonopolous on her reaction to her cancer diagnosis

  -Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family

  -Radio Worcester (12:58): School Committee member Sue Mailman wants equal pay with the City Council 

  -As Worcester homelessness rate climbs, providers look for solutions

  -ICYMI: Wexford House, Worcester landmark, to come back to life

  -Manny Jae Media (38:51): What's going on at Nuestra? Hear from Natalie Rodriguez

  -Earlier: Nuestra announces it's closing

  -Jersey Mike’s Subs expected to open in Worcester this summer

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  
  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): July Among Friends newsletter

  -Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)

  -Holden police arrest woman with active warrant for numerous motor vehicle violations

  -Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police investigating break-ins

  -Shrewsbury High National Honor Society donates to American Cancer Society

  -Developer seeks $250 million demolition, renovation, expansion of Oxford affordable housing complex

  -Hundreds of volunteers descend on Ron Burton Training Village in Hubbardston (1:03)

  -Missing Fitchburg teen girl could be traveling with unknown man, police say

  -Millbury Sutton Chronicle goings on

  -NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales

  -Boylston Police Officers Union conducting bi-annual mailing fundraiser

  -Lancaster earth removal hearing gets waiver

  -Berlin has $165,000 in Community Preservation Act funding to spend on housing
   

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday

  -Bud Light offers $15 beer rebates for Fourth of July weekend amid boycott, declining sales

  >SHOWTIME: "Got That Swing" -- A century (or so) of American music

  -Radio Worcester (27:29): Cliff Goodwin releases "Double It Up," recorded at legendary Abbey Road Studios

  -Thaer Abdallah's paintings tell a story both personal and universal

  -Worcesteria: Reading of Frederick Douglas speech on Common cuts deep

  -Ray Mariano: Lawmakers should both do as they say and as they do

  -Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Affirmative Action -- This is unbelievable, but not unexpected

  -WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 387 (28:18): Mass. Academy Math & Science

  -WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 551 (28:00): Visitation House, Part 1

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester nurse "admired and loved by her patients and co workers"
  
  

  >SPORTS: Kristaps Porzingis excited to join talented Celtics roster (1:10)

  -Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0

  -Bravehearts pound Westfield in mercy rule game, 13-3. Next home game: Doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday

  -WooSox lose in Buffalo, 10-8

  -Shrewsbury native Ryan Dixon elected into Special Olympics Hall of Fame

  -ESPN cutting around 20 on-air stars in dramatic round of layoffs

  -Current and former Worcester hockey pros that won championships or awards in 2022-23
   

  >CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)

  -NATIONAL: Supreme Court rejects plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans

  -Murder suspect outran cops for 39 years before arrest

  -Tragic: Mother of 4 gunned down over stolen salad, family says

  >NEW ENGLAND: Real $3 million lottery winner to receive check; ticket at center of criminal case

  -Mass. urged to take action to ensure greener buildings stay affordable

  >COLLEGES: Holy Cross professor appointed to Board of Education

  -UMass Medical School researcher named Searle Scholar, awarded $300,000
  
  

  >SHOPPING: 41 best Fourth of July sales -- Dyson, Target, more deals

  >BUSINESS: Jobless claims post biggest drop in 20 months

  -Mid-June revenues show continuation of May rebound

  >HEALTH: New pill forms of Ozempic, Wegovy a diabetes, weight-loss "game-changer"

  -Pickleball injuries may cost Americans nearly $400 million this year

  >FOOD: Sriracha sauce shortage causes prices to spike upward of $70 a bottle

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 14 gorgeous places to visit in Arizona

  >HOMES: Repair or Replace? What to do when an appliance breaks down
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend

  >MOVIES: New movies on demand: "Knights of the Zodiac," and more

  >CELEBRITY: Alan Arkin, virtuoso comic actor with a serious side, dies at 89

  -Remembering Alan Arkin's acting workshops in Worcester

  >ANIMALS: Cat dumped for being "aggressive" transforms into lovebug (2:56)

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Free retreat in Western Mass. helps siblings of cancer patients feel "seen"

  -Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, "aggressive cow" makes repeated visits to college campus

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