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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 (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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