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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 79 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "You Hurt My Feelings" and more
+Noon: Green Hill Neighborhood Association 10th annual community block party 1-4 Saturday
+Noon: Last Call: Marissa Gallant
+Noon: Dan Gabel and the Abletones getting back in the big band Summer Swing
+Noon: Polar Park Punch-Out official weigh-ins
-Clark University seeks to demolish entire Main South block for large student housing complex
-Girls Inc. of Worcester settles racial discrimination lawsuit with former employee
-Amtrak's new bus service connecting Worcester and Providence train stations (:27)
-Driving on sidewalk leads to multiple felonies in Worcester
-Daniel Rivera pleads guilty to role in disposing Worcester man’s body in 2019
-Worcester police employee alleges racist text, retaliation campaign
-Worcester nonprofit sues Holden over zoning law compliance
-Eat and be merry: Out to Lunch on Worcester Common
-Punishing summer heat can kill, maim when you live outdoors in Worcester
-508, A show about Worcester (27:18): Brendan updates Mike on the state of Worcester
-508 Forever Young holds Back to School Backpack Giveaway on Saturday
-Worcester schedules 3 voter information session
-Worcester Community-Labor Coalition School Committee forum (1:24:45)
-Unsolved: Worcester -- Stabbed in the heart during house party brawl. Video (18:56). Audio (20:28)
-ICYMI: 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
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Historic tour of Gale Free Library on Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Reminder: Property taxes due August 1st
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury town manager resigns effective immediately
-Sturbridge woman admits to stealing $741,000 from employer; paid mortgage, bought dirt bikes
-Drunk driver left biker bleeding on roadside after hit-run crash in Dudley
-Northborough's Armeno Coffee Roasters a blend of old and new in 100-year-old mill (3:52)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury releases August mosquito spray schedule
-Grafton police log, August 4th edition
-Item photos: Clinton Night Out provides family fun
-Item photos: Lancaster Summer Theater presents "The Addams Family"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up gig August 5th
>SHOWTIME: Central Mass. Jazz Fest returns in September with 3 new venues and great lineup
-Eight Things To Do: Blues and Brews, Redcoats and Rebels, Becky Bass, Dinosaur Day ...
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Tony Award winners to perform in Broadway in Worcester Season
-A new novel tells of Holocaust survivors rebuilding their lives
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 173 (28:13): David Peterson, candidate for councilor, District 1
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 394 (27:04): Tutti Druyan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who survived a concentration camp in Poland during World War II
>SPORTS: Punch-Out at Polar Park postponed until Saturday because of weather forecast
-100FM The Pike (4:21): Promoter Chuck Shearns about Punch-Out at Polar Park
-Holy Cross mourns loss of coach who died in tragic kayaking accident
-Bravehearts beat Vermont, 4-0, in battle for first place. Regular season home finale: 5 p.m. Saturday (Doubleheader and postgame fireworks)
-WooSox beat Mets, 17-9
-Shrewsbury Post 397 eliminated in Northeast Regional tournament
-Pirates Jimmie Robinson named league's Offensive Rookie of the Year
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-G.M. recalls some 2013-model vehicles due to air bag inflator malfunction
-NATIONAL: Part of Los Angeles County under quarantine due to invasive fruit fly native to Asia
-Cougar attacks 8-year-old boy as brave mom scares animal away at national park
-Tragic: S.U.V. crash kills a man and his grandson while they work in yard in Maine
>NEW ENGLAND: N.T.S.B. releases image of close call at Logan Airport (2:17)
-1 dead, another injured after reported altercation inside Marlborough apartment
>COLLEGES: New plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 stunning U.S. landmarks you never knew existed
>BUSINESS: W.B.J.'s Outstanding Women in Business nominations close this week
-Yellow trucking company headed for bankruptcy, putting 30,000 jobs at risk
>SHOPPING: Mass. Amazon customer experiences nightmare return (3:11)
>HEALTH: Hallucinogen is looking pretty promising for depression treatment
-How lifestyle exercise can lower your cancer risk, according to a new study
>FOOD: Making kibbeh for the Middle Eastern Festival at St. Mary's Church
>HOMES: The incandescent lightbulb ban is now in effect. Here's what you need to know
>TV/STREAMING: When does "Only Murders in the Building" Season 3 come out?
>MOVIES: The surprising list of actors who were up to play Ken in "Barbie"
>CELEBRITY: Jamie Foxx says he "would’ve lost my life" were it not for his sister
>ANIMALS: Squirrel visits his rescuer every day for years (3:07)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 4th (1:56)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Firefighter saves woman after car falls into Western Mass. floodwaters
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, burglar falls through bank drive-thru ceiling into recycling bin in front of officers
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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