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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 92 today in Worcester
-June climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: State must change "unconstitutional" tax foreclosure laws that impacted Worcester woman, A.G. says
+Noon: Worcester beaches reopen after E. Coli warning lifted
+Noon: Six Things To Do: special walking tour, Rumours, Armenian music ...
+Noon: Betty Machete and the Jumping Fleas strum and sing into ukulele bliss
+Noon: Worcester youth produce free show at BrickBox Theatre
-Worcester's Table Talk Pies preparing for 100 years in business (3:22) (pictured)
-Worcester’s Shore Park, Coes Pond beaches closed due to high E. Coli levels
-Huge concrete walls added to busy Shrewsbury worksite. What's being built?
-Housing situation in Worcester headed toward crisis point, data shows
-Worcester launches community crisis response pilot
-Rail riders: Bus service between Worcester and Grafton during station work
-Conn. transit official hired as W.R.T.A. administrator
-Former Becker College dorms in Leicester to serve as shelter for 66 families
-Neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Nahani Meuse: City of Worcester cooling centers needed now
-Fundraising update for Worcester City Council at-large candidates
-NEW! Meg's Journey, Part 3 (9:20): Meg Milonopolous shares words of advice for her 3 young children
-Eaqrlier: Meg's Journey, Part 2 (6:11); Meg's Journey, Part 1 (7:12)
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
-Reminder: Worcester trash and recycling delayed a day starting on Tuesday
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): TODAY! Truck Day for children 10-noon at Gale Free Library
-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 (link fixed)
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sturbridge Police looking to identify man
-Channel 7 comes to the aid of Douglas woman owed $700
-West Boylston native Jim Ford finds new opportunities
-Mama bear with 3 cubs spotted in a Templeton backyard
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury Recreation Department July schedule of events
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Bolton trash stickers no longer valid
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Central Mass. little museums yield mysteries and treasures
-TODAY! Worcester restaurant holding Sinatra Night 6-9
-Listen Up: Eddie Japan tells compelling tale in "Pop Fiction"
-Dance and wrestling meet in "PLAYFIGHT" by Northborough's Dani Robbins
-Writing Lines: Words, walks and wilderness in Worcester-area events
-Worcester Walks: Fowler Brook Trail near airport leads to gorge
-Worcester Magazine Last Call: George Mirijanian, Wachusett Chess Club
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 13 (26:24): Former Mayor Konnie Lukes, Attorney Stephen Gordon and Mark Henderson of the016.com
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 552 (26:24): Visitation House, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to NCAA champion and All-American who began swimming at the Worcester Boys and Girls Club
>SPORTS: Celtics' forward Grant Williams heading to Dallas in sign-and-trade, report says
-Red Sox beat Rangers, 4-2
-First-place Bravehearts rally to beat Vermont, 3-0. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday
-Leominster's Dylan Vigue gives Bravehearts a boost while preparing for Michigan and MLB draft
-WooSox beat Mets, 10-4
-North boys basketball wins Team of the Year at Central Mass. High School Sports Awards
>CARS: NEW! See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Honda recalls 124,000 vehicles, including Civic, Pilot, Acura MDX, due to brake issues
-NATIONAL: Mass shootings claim lives at gatherings over the July Fourth holiday
-A police chief who became a serial arsonist is sentenced to life terms, plus 75 years
-Tragic: Woman, 69, killed by alligator while walking dog in Hilton Head
>NEW ENGLAND: New England man sleeping in hammock attacked by bobcat
-Parents react after missing Stoughton woman rescued from Mass. state park
>COLLEGES: Tom Dolan remembered as Clark’s most avid champion
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers for July 2nd
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The wait for U.S. passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans
>SHOPPING: Christmas Tree Shops liquidation sale will begin soon
>BUSINESS: Resumption of student loan payments could lead some buyers to pull back
-What markets are saying about when to expect a recession
>FOOD: belVita Breakfast Sandwich biscuits recalled after peanut contamination
>HEALTH: Loneliness worse than bad diet, smoking for diabetics: study
-Nutritionist slams new lab-grown meat: "Rather eat my shoe"
>TV/STREAMING: Lavender Darcangelo of Fitchburg set for "America's Got Talent"
>MOVIES: Harrison Ford didn't know Tom Selleck was cast as Indiana Jones first
>CELEBRITY: A timeline of Billy Crudup and Claire Danes' '00s cheating scandal
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues a Malinois puppy and changes his life (2:56)
>HISTORY: Front Street looking toward City Hall in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school sweethearts rekindle romance with public proposal
-Meanwhile, in California, bear goes for swim in pool in neighborhood
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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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