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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:50). High of 84 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-Worcester officer, survivor of Stage 3 cancer, rides Pan-Mass. Challenge with a purpose
-508 Forever Young hands out more than 1,000 backpacks at annual drive
-African Festival in Worcester
-Worcesteria: African and Indian festivals celebrate history, future
-Dave Peterson seeks chance at Worcester District 1 City Council seat
-10-year study shows results of homeless encampment sweeps
-State budget funds programs in Worcester, Auburn, Shrewsbury
-Worcester engineer tests electric jet ski prototype on Lake Quinsigamond
-Laurel: Meet Joshua Stoddard, Worcester resident and inventor of the steam calliope
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Body Found Beneath Expressway Overpass". Video (14:09). Audio (15:22)
>FAITH: A mud blessing -- Learning to truly see people is the first step in healing
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Joan Lyons, mother of fallen Worcester Fire Lt. Jay Lyons
>DINING OUT: Restaurant owner says new law will increase price of pork (2:16)
-ICYMI: Worcester D.A.’s office revamps unresolved cases website in hopes of garnering new leads
-Did Worcester Board of Health violate state law? Here are the details
-Once-struggling Family Health Center of Worcester reports surplus
-Radio Worcester (9:30): Old Big D/Price Chopper demolition to begin in weeks
-Radio Worcester (49:00): Exploring Mill Street improvements and elections with Hank, Gary Rosen and Mark Henderson
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Worcester nonprofit sues Holden over zoning law compliance
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster to give free school supplies for all students (2:09)
-TikTok boosts Shrewsbury eighth-grader's student council bid
-Sutton & Millbury locals cycle toward record-breaking $70 million goal in Pan-Mass Challenge
-Lancaster doesn't want old piggery
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Iconic East Princeton building succumbs to age, weather
-Grafton resident takes second in candlepin bowling tournament
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Melissa Etheridge rocks hearts, minds in Lowell concert
-For those about to folk: tot time at Newport festival
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Tony Award winners Jessie Mueller and Santino Fontana to perform in Broadway in Worcester Season
-First Person: In a difficult childbirth, a mother finds peace
-Ray Mariano: Abraham Lincoln warned us this day would come
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 104 (26:11): Hawaiian Shirts
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 318 (28:10): Ray Grimaldo, President, Better Electric Co. Inc.
>SPORTS: U.S. women out out of World Cup on penalty kicks
-Blue Jays beat Red Sox, 5-4
-Bravehearts set franchise record for wins in a season with split in sellout home finale
-Shirley's Vinny Eramo keeps turning heads as Bravehearts push toward postseason
-WooSox beat Mets, 6-3
-Crusaders kick off 2023 campaign with first practice
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey announces 2023-24 schedule
-Neil Stafford excited to return to area as Anna Maria College women's soccer coach
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. lottery rakes in all-time high $1.176 billion in profits
-Mass. parole board accused of mental health discrimination
-Tragic: 22-month-old girl killed after dresser tips over, trapping her
>COLLEGES: Clark alum never forgot the life-changing impact of a good teacher
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 things to know before you go to Hawaii
>BUSINESS: Empty office buildings are being turned into vertical farms
-Hanover Insurance Q2 earnings snapshot
>SHOPPING: 15 best back to school sales -- Target, Best Buy, Bose and more
>HEALTH: Extreme heat can double your risk of heart attack, study finds
-Health anxiety may become more common as we age
>FOOD: Do heat waves boost ice cream sales? The world's biggest ice cream company weighs in
>HOMES: $535,000 home tops list of 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester July 23rd to 29th
>TV/STREAMING: Dudley's Cheryl Lieteau proved she was "Tough As Nails" on CBS reality show
>MOVIES: First trailer for "The Exorcist: Believer" released
>CELEBRITY: "The Office" star Leslie David Baker to return Kickstarter money to fans behind spinoff effort
>ANIMALS: 4 tiny foster kittens heal woman’s broken heart (3:35)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 6th (1:35)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hospital throws ceremony for couple after groom is severely burned before wedding day
-Meanwhile, in Florida, vets perform C.T. scan on 376-pound alligator
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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
+6:00: Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
+6:00: Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
+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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