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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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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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