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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 83 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+9:00: Girls Inc. of Worcester settles racial discrimination lawsuit with former employee
+9:00: Driving on sidewalk leads to multiple felonies in Worcester
+9:00: Daniel Rivera pleads guilty to role in disposing Worcester man’s body in 2019
+9:00: Worcester schedules 3 voter information session
+9:00: 508, A show about Worcester (27:18): Brendan updates Mike on the state of Worcester
+9:00: Central Mass. Jazz Fest returns in September with 3 new venues and great lineup
+9:00: Eight Things To Do: Blues and Brews, Redcoats and Rebels, Becky Bass, Dinosaur Day ...
+Noon: Clark University seeks to demolish entire Main South block for large student housing complex (pictured)
+Noon: Punishing summer heat can kill, maim when you live outdoors in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Community-Labor Coalition School Committee forum (1:24:45)
+Noon: Millbury town manager resigns
+Noon: Punch-Out at Polar Park postponed until Saturday because of weather forecast
+Noon: Dean Cycon reads from his novel "Finding Home (Hungary 1945)"
-Why Worcester native and actor supports the Hollywood strikes
-Demolition signs pop up at vacant former Big D property on Mill Street
-4-day Italian Festival set for Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto Parish
-Drunk driver from Worcester who crashed in Spencer had loaded machine gun in car, police say
-Police say man convicted on 43 felonies is back at it, facing 51 new charges
-Worcester trees, parks, nonprofits get boost in state budget
-Worcester police host National Night Out event to promote community ties
-India Day will be a double celebration at the DCU Center on Saturday
-Worcester Cultural Academy to split classrooms between 2 diocese sites
-Mosquito spraying in Worcester: 4 dates in August
-Radio Worcester (20:15): District 3 City Councilor George Russell fights for jobs, safety and betterment of ramilies in re-election campaign
-Take the Worcester mobility action plan survey
-Unsolved: Worcester -- Stabbed in the heart during house party brawl. Video (18:56). Audio (20:28)
-ICYMI: Worcester's most endangered structures
-Residents, officials frustrated by behavior on Lake Quinsigamond
-When does school start in Worcester County? Check the full list of school districts
-West Boylston man announces retirement, hits lottery 3 days later
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Reminder: Property taxes due August 1st
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Giving wildlife a helping hand
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): K-9 units, drone help locate missing man in Shrewsbury
-Dudley man sentenced for fraud of pandemic assistance funds
-Former Brimfield animal control officer gets jail time for stealing from company
-Annual Shrewsbury Food Truck Festival 5-8 Friday at Maple Ave. Fields
-Mass Pike crash with fuel spill causes long backups
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Federal help coming to Worcester County farmers affected by July floods
-Nashoba School Committee votes school debt
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up gigs August 3rd and 5th
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Gracie Day burns on beautiful, biting "Read the Room"
-Main Street Reimagined offers a walkable tour of Worcester art, history
-Matt York set to deliver songs of the Highwaymen to Bull Run
-Writing Lines: Words, images, music and more in Worcester-area events
-Screen Time: Captain Kirk, Fonzie among guests at FAN EXPO Boston
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 511 (28:05): Crisis Pregnancy Centers/Mill Street Blues
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 173 (28:13): David Peterson, Candidate for Councilor, District 1
-Unity Radio's State of Mind (58:51)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime professor who taught religious studies at Holy Cross for 36 years
>SPORTS: Mariners past Red Sox, 6-3
-Bravehearts split doubleheader. Regular season home finale: 5 p.m. Saturday (Doubleheader and postgame fireworks)
-WooSox beat Mets, 7-6
-Holy Cross stars Sluka, Coker named to Walter Payton Award watch list
-NFL Hall of Fame Weekend and preseason Week 1 schedule, TV, announcers
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: 3 killed after small plane crashes into hangar at California airport, catches fire
-Tragic: 5-year-old who shot and killed baby brother had done cocaine
>NEW ENGLAND: Police rescues 83-year-old woman who fell out of a boat into Lake Winnipesaukee
-Grant announced to remove lead from Mass. drinking water
>COLLEGES: Nichols and Seven Hills Foundation launch innovative educational partnership
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most unique hotel stays around the world
>BUSINESS: "In crisis"? What's going on at the Mass. Cannabis Control Commission
-Mastercard blocks marijuana transactions on debit cards, citing federal illegality
>SHOPPING: Worcester restaurant selling boys and men's brand name clothes and shoes at 50%-70% discount
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 234 (28:13) -- Scientific Integrity, Part 1
-A daily dose of olive oil could lower risk of dying from dementia, research finds
>FOOD: The real reason behind "57 varieties" Heinz label revealed
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, July 23rd to 29th
>TV/STREAMING: Emmy Awards postponed as Hollywood strikes continue
>MOVIES: Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir in "Golda" biopic trailer
>CELEBRITY: 11 influencers turned actors in movies and TV shows
-Lawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment
>ANIMALS: Worcester area pets who need a home -- Meet Sundance, Butch, Murphy and more
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 3rd (2:06)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Visually impaired cancer survivor completes triathlon with help from sister
-Meanwhile, in Hingham, bear goes for a swim in homeowner’s pool (:29)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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