In and around The 016 - Thursday, July 6th

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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 goings on

  -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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