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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 79 today in Worcester
>INDEPENDENCE DAY 2023
-Mass. Symphony Orchestra moves Worcester concert to Tuesday; fireworks canceled
-What to know about attending the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular
-July Fourth fireworks around Worcester
-Luis Pedraja: For the Fourth of July, a call to action
-What's open, what's closed on July 4th
-Radio Worcester (15:27): Geoffrey Esper of Oxford looks to unseat Joey Chestnut at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
-Doctor explains why Fourth of July is one of the most dangerous times of the year
-No W.R.T.A. fixed-route or paratransit services on July 4th
-Worcester trash and recycling delayed a day starting on Tuesday
>History: What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man with gun arrested on Water Street in Worcester, police say
-Worcester siblings sentenced to 8 to 10 years in prison for setting fire to occupied Plymouth County home
-Good As Gold Coffee celebrates 40 years in the Canal District
-Fewer Worcester Line commuter trains because of construction: M.B.T.A.
-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
-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
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): The Art of the Scandal: Thefts, Vandals and Forgeries at Gale Free Library July 13th
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-Holidays in Holden gets ball rolling
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fireworks will light up Clinton skies July 8th
-Grafton police chief: This year, leave fireworks to the professionals
-Shrewsbury examines potential parking regulations
-A walk down memory lane for Shrewsbury seniors
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-West Boylston police log June 26th to July 2nd
-Grafton police log June 30th edition
-Paxton police holding gun safety course on July 18th
-M.A.R.T. Connects comes to Sterling
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Portrait Couture Studio: Empowering women to rise above
-Viral videos on Tik Tok show the funny side of life in Massachusetts
-Do the math and Ed Sheeran just broke a Gillette Stadium record
-Ashley Wonder reads her poem "Empty Cemeteries"
-Giselle Rivera Flores: The end of Affirmative Action sets Black and Latino Americans back 50 years
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 509 (27:53): Homeless encampments, School Committee salaries
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 388 (28:01): W.I.S.E. at Assumption
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who ran her own hair salon and daycare
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft responds to Bill Belichick's cash-spending comments
-Bravehearts win, 6-3. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday, July 9th
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts perfect 6-0 week ties them for league lead
-WooSox lose series finale, 8-1
-Pirates lose to Rattlers, 52-43
-Pirates postgame recap (:41)
-Aidan Ross of Uxbridge wins Boys Athlete of the Year at Central Mass. High School Sports Awards
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: 4 dead, 4 injured in Philadelphia shooting
-6 dead, 1 critical in South Carolina house fire, man arrested
-Tragic: 7-year-old plummets from ferry to his death, mom dies trying to save him: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Long lines at R.M.V. on first day of new driver's license law
-Royalston woman, Pepperell boy killed in unrelated off-road vehicle crashes
>COLLEGES: How the Supreme Court student loan decision affects you
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the tallest tourist attractions in the U.S.
>SHOPPING: Amazon Fourth of July sale -- Shop the best deals
-Best Buy Fourth of July sale -- TVs, appliances, more
-Best Fourth of July sales on H.P. products to shop
>BUSINESS: Most adults think A.I. produces better work than they ever could
-How the Blackberry became indispensable — and then disappeared
>HEALTH: Why waking up earlier isn't necessarily better
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 233 (26:47): New directions at the Worcester Department of Public Health
>FOOD: Cost of Fourth of July cookout is second-highest ever: study
-Where should ketchup be stored? Heinz settles heated debate
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Netflix's "An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators" (2:19)
>MOVIES: Hollywood Reporter critics pick the 10 best films of 2023 so far
>CELEBRITY: Madonna "burnt herself out" competing with younger stars like Taylor Swift: report
>ANIMALS: Adoption Option -- Meet Chocolate Chip, a sweet dog in need of a home
>HOMES: The 5 freshest houses in Worcester to hit the market
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman wins $2 million Powerball prize after losing home in tornado
-Meanwhile, in Louisiana, alligator surprises new home owners by entering house through doggy door
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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