In and around The 016 - Sunday, August 6th

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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

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  >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

  -Wachusett area goings on
   

  >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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