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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Heat wave coming this week? Here's why Worcester could get its first of the summer
-Celebrating his new frozen yogurt shop, Grammy-nominated artist Joyner Lucas shoots music video in Northborough
-Bicyclists in Worcester conquer George Street Challenge in honor of Major Taylor
-Little-known state law that caused a Worcester woman to lose her paid-off home (pictured)
-Worcester 8-year-old on a mission to visit every city and town hall in Massachusetts
-Worcester street project becomes caught up in election year politics
-New library vending machines aim to increase reading in Worcester
-John Monfredo: Worcester Public Schools seniors write their futures
-Meg's Journey, Part 5 -- A tearful goodbye (3:45)
-Radio Worcester (10:49): Raising funds for Meghan Milonopolous and her family
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26); Part 3 (9:20); Part 2 (6:11); Part 1 (7:12)
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading -- Booklovers' Gourmet
-ICYMI: Edson Montero seeks Worcester District 5 Council Seat in 2023
-Worcester Cultural Academy releases enrollment data for first year. Here's what it says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Movie at Senior Center, 1 p.m.
-Jason Bradshaw Memorial Scholarship awardees announced
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Gold Award project brings awareness to period poverty
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Swimmer pulled from Ayer pond later dies
-Grafton Municipal Center will be closed until July 28th while parking area is paved
-"Dash for Nash" fundraiser raises awareness for families living with autism
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury Public Library now offering braille books
-Shrewsbury resident Beth Murray recognized as 2023 Commonwealth Heroine
-Lundgren buys Auburn flex property for $1.7 million
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Spamalot comes to Shrewsbury in August
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 391 (28:16): Mattie Castiel
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 13 (28:22): Environmental Health Trust
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local World War II veteran who became a successful restaurateur
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Mets, 6-1
-Bravehearts fall, 12-11. Next home game: 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Camp Day Doubleheader)
-Bravehearts players send messages to the artistic warriors at Boston Children's Hospital who designed jerseys for Sunday’s game (1:54)
-WooSox lose to RailRiders, 6-5
-Rutland rallies in 6th to claim Section 1 title
-Millbury can't overtake North Reading in Junior Little League sectional final
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Your car might be making personal info vulnerable to hackers
-NATIONAL: Woman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park
-I.R.S. steps toward a new free-file tax return system have both supporters and critics mobilizing
-Tragic: 11-year-old girl dies in boating accident
>NEW ENGLAND: Rattled residents recall Stow plane crash that left 3 hospitalized
-Record 101 pedestrians died on Mass. roads in 2022
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 lesser-known landmarks in Rome
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Worcester airport logistics firm expands facilities to accommodate life sciences growth
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross, UMass Memorial partner on internship program
>HEALTH: Women 8x more likely to have A.C.L. tears. Here’s how to avoid them
-Alnylam touts promise of Alzheimer's drug based on early stage study
>HISTORY: Famous figures who had Titanic tickets but didn't make it on board
>FOOD: Worcester ice cream shop announces move from Public Market
>TV/STREAMING: Shark Week dates and how to watch
>MOVIES: "Barbenheimer" frenzy gives sluggish summer box office a major boost
>CELEBRITY: Jamie Foxx speaks out for the first time since mysterious health scare: "I went to hell and back"
>ANIMALS: Kitten brothers knock over every water glass in their house (3:20)
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, July 23rd
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 103-year-old lobster fisherman embarks on 95th season (2:14)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, fuzzy invasion of domestic rabbits has suburb hopping into a hunt for new owners
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-Full-time and part-time bartenders at Worcester restaurant
-Barber wanted at Worcester barbershop
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-Fire Apparatus Repairman, City of Worcester
-Multiple positions at Holden restaurant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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