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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
+6:00: From Town to Tik Tok: Jeremy Honig’s odd path to internet fame
+6:00: Portrait Couture Studio: Empowering women to rise above
+6:00: Luis Pedraja: For the Fourth of July, a call to action
+Noon: Mass. Symphony Orchestra moves Worcester concert to Tuesday; fireworks canceled
+Noon: July Fourth fireworks around Worcester
+Noon: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts perfect 6-0 week ties them for league lead
-The Cove development in Worcester has awarded $7.7 million to diverse subcontractors
-Maureen Binienda outlines goals for Easthampton schools
-New restaurant brings authentic Cuban cuisine to Worcester
-Delayed Juneteenth celebration at Institute Park in Worcester
-5 projects have been approved for a city affordable housing grant. Here they are
-Radio Worcester (15:27): Geoffrey Esper of Oxford looks to unseat Joey Chestnut at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
-That's Entertainment holds Fourth of July sale
-Free 8-week Worcester Youth Connect program July 5th to August 25th
-Vendor application deadline for Out to Lunch Festival and Farmers’ Market is Wednesday, July 5th
-Private family swimming lessons available at the Greendale Family Branch Y.M.C.A.
-Worcester trash and recycling delayed a day starting on Tuesday
-Meg's Journey, Part 2 (6:11): Hear what Holden resident and North High Assistant Principal Meg Milonopolous had to say about her feelings when she got her cancer diagnosis
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 1 (7:12): Meg's reaction to her cancer diagnosis
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
-ICYMI: Restaurant chain says it resolved issue delaying Main Street location opening
-Proposed 5-floor Shrewsbury St. apartment complex gets city board OK
-Freeze-dried candy moves from TikTok to Worcester store
-2 Doherty High seniors envision their lives after the Worcester Public Schools
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holidays in Holden gets ball rolling
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-July Among Friends newsletter
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton Fourth of July concert July 3rd
-Shrewsbury Engineering Club hopes to reach new heights
-Shrewsbury Select Board update
-North Street Elementary School students in Grafton recognized by international art contest
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Cafe ladies feted on retirements
-Scenes from the recent Clinton Parks and Rec concert in the park
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Weezer’s Worcester "Road Trip" brings Palladium down memory lane
-Related: Weezer performs outdoors at the Palladium (11 photos)
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 316 (28:21): Jose Antonio Rivera
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 509 (27:53): Homeless encampments, School Committee salaries
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime owner of the Parkway Diner
>SPORTS: Red Sox complete sweep of Blue Jays
-Bruins lose Tyler Bertuzzi to conference rival
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday, July 9th
-Former Worcester hockey pros who are now NHL free agents, 2023 edition
-“Punch-Out at Polar Park” showcasing local boxing talent under the stars August 4th
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: Ukraine "preparing for nuclear explosion" as Russian troops ordered to leave Zaporizhzhia plant
-France has a 5th night of rioting over teen's killing by police amid signs of subsiding violence
-Tragic: Hero dad was fishing with son when he drowned saving 2 kids in creek
>NEW ENGLAND: More than a dozen hurt after car slams into Laconia, N.H. restaurant (:28)
-Mass. man loses thousands in online dating scam known as "pig butchering"
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School Chancellor: You have the power to save lives by supporting 25th Cancer Walk
>SHOPPING: The sneaky hack stores use to sway you to spend more
>BUSINESS: Registration open for W.B.J. Business of Cannabis forum, keynoted by C.C.C. chair
-More than 2 months after ransomware attack, insurer's site back online
>HEALTH: Australia is the first country to allow medical psychedelics
-Health inequities are a $6 billion economic problem
>FOOD: The Grimace Shake trend explained -- Why TikTok is obsessed with finding horror in a McDonald's milkshake
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 fascinating canal cities — that aren't Venice
>HOMES: The 5 freshest houses in Worcester to hit the market
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix in July
>MOVIES: "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" draws underwhelming box office on opening weekend
>CELEBRITY: Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs hold top 2 Hot 100 spots, a first in 42 years for country music
>ANIMALS: Pink puppy transforms into a fuzzy teddy bear (3:05)
>HISTORY: A Whalom Park "experience" is coming to Central Mass. in July
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hundreds of dogs parade for man's 100th birthday party
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, pig captured after several days on the loose
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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