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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Heat wave coming this week? Here's why Worcester could get its first of the summer
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-This United States Women’s National Team soccer player has Worcester roots
-Worcester Mill Street Project: Public hearing date set
-New medical services center opens at Worcester homeless shelter
-Sign of the times: Telegram & Gazette to stay, but the sign goes
-Worcester man arrested for May Street commercial break-in
-Radio Worcester (17:42): City Councilor Khrystian King talks agenda items, homelessness, business, lifeguards and more
-Ted Kostas among 5 candidates seeking Worcester District 4 seat
-TODAY! Francis Perkins Branch of Worcester Public Library unveils new mural on Tuesday
-North High Assistant Principal Meghan Milonopoulos dies at 41
-Related: Meg's Journey, Part 5 -- A tearful goodbye (3:45)
-Related: Radio Worcester (10:49): Raising funds for Meg and her family
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26); Part 3 (9:20); Part 2 (6:11); Part 1 (7:12)
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant running Giftcard Giveback on Mondays and Tuesdays
-Mega Millions jackpot rises to $820 million, fifth-largest ever: What you need to know
-ICYMI: Little-known state law that caused a Worcester woman to lose her paid-off home
-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
-New library vending machines aim to increase reading in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Mike Bent's Abrakidabra at Gale Free Library at 2:15
-TODAY! Traffic advisory for Newell Road
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Jason Bradshaw Memorial Scholarship awardees announced
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northborough shopping plaza sold for $2.7 million
-Concerns mount over closure of Leominster birthing center (1:50). Article
-No wake order for Lake Quinsigamond has been lifted
-Local police departments rethinking civil service exam requirement for new hires
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Committee recommends Grafton Common traffic flow study
-Algae bloom found in Clinton ponds
-Community Harvest Project orchard in Harvard secured as agricultural preservation land
-Millbury Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: TODAY! Christmas comes to Hanover Theatre
-Botanic Garden in Boylston named best in U.S. (1:46)
-Poet Paul Szlosek receives Stanley Kunitz Medal Thursday
-What Worcester's Reading -- Booklovers' Gourmet
-SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild strikes won't stop TerrifiCon
-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 longtime Certified Nursing Assistant in Worcester
>SPORTS: Former Valley Tech star Tade Riordan has excelled for Worcester Bravehearts
-Next Bravehearts home game: 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Camp Day Doubleheader)
-WooSox Weekly: WooSox split series against RailRiders, now tied for top spot in division
-World Cup schedule for Tuesday -- Start times, TV channel, where to watch next games
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: Former pastor admits to abducting, killing 8-year-old girl in 1975
-Carlee Russell admits "there was no kidnapping" or baby on the highway in bombshell hoax confession
-Tragic: Toddler dies from rare, brain-eating amoeba
>NEW ENGLAND: Is your vehicle on Massachusetts' "known problem plate" list?
-Obama family chef found dead after apparent drowning while paddleboarding on Martha’s Vineyard
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Icon of the Seas labeled a "monstrosity" ahead of first sail
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. Movers & Shakers for July 24th
-Radio Worcester's Voice of Business (42:58): Marsh McLennan Agency, Rourke Training, Kill the Ball Media & Bloom by JLouise
>COLLEGES: Clark professor examines what’s missing from post-apocalyptic science fiction tales
>HEALTH: When to call doctor, go to urgent care or emergency room
-Vitamin D supplement could help reduce inflammation, chronic disease (:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester Historical Museum Facts about Worcester
>SHOPPING: Save up to 80% off during Wayfair's Outdoor Seating Sale
>TV/STREAMING: Peacock to hike prices for first time since streamer’s launch
>MOVIES: Box office milestone -- "Sound of Freedom" crosses $100 million in U.S.
>CELEBRITY: Goldie Hawn reveals why she and Kurt Russell never married after 40 years of dating
>ANIMALS: This dog is such a little miracle (3:21)
>HOMES: See 5 Worcester homes for sale
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): High school student in need of kidney gets gift from unlikely source, his math teacher
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, McDonald's branch slammed for charging $18 for a Big Mac meal
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-Full-time and part-time bartenders at Worcester restaurant
-Barber wanted at Worcester barbershop
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-Multiple positions at Holden restaurant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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