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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:45). High of 77 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Person shot in Clinton, roadway closed for hours
-Do you know this guy? Worcester police ask for help
-Help police identify man wanted in thefts from local banks (pictured)
-Advocates urge Attorney General to issue report on clergy sexual abuse in Worcester, other Mass. dioceses
-$10 off tickets to select Hanover Theatre shows through July 31st
-Worcester nonprofit gives out-of-state shelter cats a new lease on life
-Worcester developers wary over Mass. specialized stretch code
-ISIS gift card suspect from Worcester in locked ward after leaving treatment, records show
-Help make Webster Square safer by joining this walk audit
-Powerball prize grows to $900 million after no jackpot winner drawn
-Worcester tobacco shop sells $100,000 ticket
-Unsolved: Worcester -- 50th Anniversary of Worcester's Deadliest Fire - Part 1. Video (22:57). Audio (24:06)
-Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26): Meg describes how she had to navigate the healthcare system to get needed care
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>DINING OUT: Summer edition of Worcester Restaurant Week July 31st through August 12th
-ICYMI: W.P.D. looking for 16-year-old girl who left her home
-Worcester has paid out nearly $13.6 million in claims, settlements the last 5 years
-Barricaded man with gun in custody after domestic situation in Worcester (:49). Article
-Worcester's newest brewery opens after years of planning
-Worcester's Main South City Service Center closes as part of 311 plan
-"Saturday Mercado" events coming to Worcester's Glass Tower courtyard
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Photo editor class 1 p.m. Monday at Senior Center
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Joseph Sullivan is 2023 Person of the Year
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Immerse yourself in Indian culture at the India Day Festival
-Man struck by lightning in Leominster
-Christ Episcopal Church in Rochdale celebrating 200th anniversary this year
-Leicester police receive $4,500 in grants to support K9 Cooney
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Millbury Historical Society Museum openings
-"Paws up" for newest Bolton Police member
-The Item's calendar of events
-High-speed chase through 4 towns ends with multi-car crash in Webster, police say
>BARS & BANDS: Femme Bar finds its stride after first few months
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Indian Ranch ready for busy summer concert season
-Jennifer Davis Carey: High marks to Monárrez in first year
-Radio Worcester (14:11): Jermoh Kamara to run for re-election in Worcester School Committee District C
-Laurel: Just hanging around the backyard on a summer day in Worcester
-Unity Radio (59:45): Standups and Standouts
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 389 (26:31): Jim O'Day
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 903 (28:27): Summer Reading
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local doctor who founded Nature's Classroom
>SPORTS: Cubs beat Red Sox, 10-4
-Holy Cross football building stronger, tighter team during summer program
-Bravehearts sweep doubleheader in New Britain. Next home game: 4 p.m. Saturday
-WooSox beat Jumbo Shrimp, 8-5
-Millbury Little League has a "chance to do something unique" as it advances to state semis
-Local softball coach pleads for call to action following tragedy
-First unseeded player wins Wimbledon women's championship
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: Georgia mass shooter at-large after killing at least 4 people
-Alabama woman who vanished after stopping to help child on highway is found
-Tragic: 17-year-old dead after being pulled from water in Winchester
>NEW ENGLAND: Small plane crashes trying to land on Martha's Vineyard
-79-year-old man beaten to death at Walmart in New Hsmpshire
>COLLEGES: Becker College closed in 2021; here’s what happened to its Worcester campus
-Worcester State alerts students about National Student Clearinghouse data breach
>HOMES: This Irish estate is selling for the first time in centuries
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 best places to go glamping in the U.S., per a travel expert
>BUSINESS: Following Sutton construction and Boylston opening, Kraft Group affiliate buys industrial property
-W.B.J. wins top design award in international journalism competition
>SHOPPING: Prime Day is officially over, but there are thousands of products still on sale
>HEALTH: Brain shape may influence thoughts and behavior, study finds
-UMass Medical School enrolling patients in $3.8 million autoimmune disease clinical trial
>FOOD: Steven Lania brings "experience and dedication" to Struck Catering
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix’s new releases in July
>MOVIES: All 7 "Mission: Impossible" movies ranked, including "Dead Reckoning Part One"
>CELEBRITY: "It's Always Sunny" star Rob McElhenney diagnosed with "neurodevelopmental disorders"
>ANIMALS: Second Chance still searching for forever home for longest shelter resident
>HISTORY: Whalom Park rides again at Doyle Field in Leominster
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple celebrates 65th wedding anniversary at Chick-fil-A by candlelight
-Meanwhile, in Vermont, raccoons stow away on couple's boat
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Classifieds
+Fire Apparatus Repairman, City of Worcester
-Multiple positions at Holden restaurant
-2 patrol positions at Leicester Police Department
-Part-time servers at local restaurant
-Bus and van drivers at W.R.T.A.
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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>HELP WANTED
+Servers, West Boylston restaurant
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
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