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>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 (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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