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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester’s Shore Park, Coes Pond beaches closed due to high E. coli levels
+6:00: Housing situation in Worcester headed toward crisis point, data shows
+6:00: Rail riders: Bus service between Worcester and Grafton during station work
+6:00: Worcester launches community crisis response pilot
+6:00: Central Mass. little museums yield mysteries and treasures
+Noon: Former Becker College dorms in Leicester to serve as shelter for 66 families
+Noon: Neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Fowler Brook Trail near airport leads to gorge
+Noon: Listen Up: Eddie Japan tells compelling tale in "Pop Fiction"
+Noon: Dance and wrestling meet in "PLAYFIGHT" by Northborough's Dani Robbins
+Noon: Writing Lines: Words, walks and wilderness in Worcester-area events
+Noon: Worcester Magazine Last Call: George Mirijanian, Wachusett Chess Club
-Barbers Crossing in Sterling catches fire in downstairs bar, officials say
-Oxford's Geoffrey Esper comes finishes second in Nathan's hot dog eating contest (:16)
-Melee breaks out as Mass. Pirates players go into stands to confront fans
-Related: Statement from Pirates Founder and co-owner Jawad Yatim
-Millbury man launches statewide public records request about Police Officers Standards and Training Commission
-I-190 paving in Worcester will slow traffic this week
-More housing coming to Worcester as old mill, Shrewsbury Street projects add 57 units
-Worcester Summer Impact officers arrest teen with gun after fight, chase
-August trial slated for man accused of killing woman found in burning car at Hope Cemetery
-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
>FOOD: Froze Zone of West Boylston has what it takes, winning Best Ice Cream Stand in Central Mass.
-Reminder: Worcester trash and recycling delayed a day starting on Tuesday
-ICYMI: 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.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Steve Charette parlays childhood interest into magical career
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-The Art of the Scandal: Thefts, Vandals and Forgeries at Gale Free Library July 13th
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton celebrates the Fourth
-36-year-old Leominster man arraigned in Fitchburg stabbing
-Millbury Armory Revitalization Project honored
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury students say hello to summer reading
-S.E.L.C.O. receives national award
-New shop in Clinton pairs Melody and coffee
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Photographer Dawn Gagye documents women who have faced obstacles
-The Library of Disposable Art: joke shops
-First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. turns 69. Pass those umbrella drinks
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 388 (28:01): W.I.S.E. at Assumption
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 13 (26:24): Former Mayor Konnie Lukes, Attorney Stephen Gordon and Mark Henderson of the016.com
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who retired a colonel in the National Guard
>SPORTS: Rangers beat Red Sox, 6-2
-Bravehearts named Player, Pitcher of the Week. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday, July 9th
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 8-5
-WooSox Weekly: WooSox lose first series of International League’s second half
-Maddie Mrva of Shrewsbury wins Girls 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)
+NEW! See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: 9 people shot, including 2 children, in D.C.
-Price of a U.S. stamp rises to 66 cents, the second hike this year
-Tragic: Boy, 14, shoots 8-year-old brother outside Oklahoma Walmart
>NEW ENGLAND: Traffic headaches expected as 2-month Sumner Tunnel shutdown begins
-Man breaks into Raynham home, fatally shoots woman in apparent murder-suicide
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. Summer II classes begin July 10th
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 15 most beautiful places in Europe
>SHOPPING: Christmas Tree Shops liquidation sale will begin soon
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Pride, cannabis movements grew together
>HEALTH: "Sandwich Generation" of caregivers is caught in the middle
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 233 (26:47): New directions at the Worcester Department of Public Health
>TV/STREAMING: Hallmark Christmas in July schedule
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Dave Matthews plays Robert Kraft's Fourth of July bash
>ANIMALS: Worcester area pets who need a home -- Dogs, cats and more
>HOMES: Shipping container homes becoming a lower-cost housing option
>HISTORY: "Wachusett from Worcester Road, Princetown, Mass."
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 2 heroic boys save 7-year-old from drowning in pool
-Meanwhile, in Maine, woman punches bear that chased her dog, gets bitten
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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
-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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