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In The News
+1:30: Welcome to a long weekend! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands for the latest specials before your weekend making plans
+1:30: UPDATED: These Worcester restaurants will be closed for the holiday
+1:30: 2 19-year-old men face drug charges in Worcester
+1:30: St. Vincent nurses head to Dallas to confront hospital corp.
+1:30: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 2
+1:30: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-West Boylston nurse sentenced for tampering with opioids
-Travelers leave early to beat July 4th holiday weekend traffic
-Worcester's Vegan Nest Café gets $25,000 Celtics Foundation Grant
-Saint Vincent nurses: Tenet got $850 million in stimulus. Where did it go?
-St. V's nurses strike delays modernization of hospital's record system to 2022
-UMass Memorial Health officially merges with Harrington Healthcare
-City asks judge to dismiss Doherty lawsuit
-Fireworks in focus, from illegal firecrackers to Polar Park displays
-Worcester to host "Movies on the lot" at Worcester Public Library
-Clark honors 4 for service to Worcester
-Jack Foley brings his 45-year Clark career to a close
-Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - July
-Five Things to Do: Greater Worcester Opera, moe. and more
-Poetry Town: "Galleria Mall Rats" by Robert Eugene Perry
-Artist Spotlight: Gregory Barry's "Shadow and Gravity in Wood Sculpture"
-ICYMI: Man serving time for swindling Worcester ordered to pay $1.9 million
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news, including city appeals judge's finding that it broke the law
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Friday
-NEW Episode: Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (21:37): Bottled in Bond
-Derek Grimm serves up Very Good Beverages with local cocktail pop-ups
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police officer released from hospital after being hit vehicle
-Millbury to regulate live entertainment with new license
-Millbury to meet third-year goals of the MS4 stormwater permit
-Bravehearts blanked by Pittsfield. Next home game is a doubleheader at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox home game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Get a worry free car for summer vacation at Bertera Nissan (4:47)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-National: Hundreds believed dead in Pacific Northwest heat wave
-New England: Six Flags New England set to reopen Friday after storm cleanup (1:16)
-Animals: Bold bear caught wandering inside California home
-Shopping: The 30 best 4th of July appliance sales at The Home Depot
-Celebrity: Is Bill Cosby returning to his western Massachusetts home?
-Movies: See Amazon's "The tomorrow war," courtesy of the WooSox. Here's how
-9 Must-See Movies Being Released in July
-TV/Streaming: New on Paramount Plus in July
-WATCH: Full episodes 1 and 2 of AMC series set in Worester (1:28:59)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): New England Purple Heart recipient travels country to help fellow veterans
-Meanwhile, in Iowa, cops says man threatened to blow up a McDonald's because he got no sauce for his McNuggets
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Worcester health leaders "worried" about unvaccinated residents
-Updated cases for every city and town
-Gala Food Supermarket will give away gift certificates twice in July during vaccine clinics
-"All for it": Worcester officials, healthcare workers support "VaxMillions" lottery (2:07). Article
-The odds of winning VaxMillions giveaway are better than you might think (2:11). Article
-Register for giveaway open now. Register at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
-ICYMI: Vaccination clinics next week at Worcester Public Schools summer school sessions
-Mass. confirms 93 new cases, 1 more death
-Early data shows Johnson & Johnson vaccine works against Delta variant
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 56 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+1:00: Isaiah Disla, 16 at time of killing, to be tried as adult in Worcester
+1:00: Things to Do: The Porch Party Mamas, Pride launch, "Nine" and more
+1:00: The Ghost Inside returns to Palladium on the heels of new album
+1:00: W.C.P.A. to launch poetry series in memory of Richard Fox
+1:00: Shaun Connolly: Low T Troubles
-Worcester Art Museum discrimination lawsuit has been dismissed
-Worcester Housing Authority looking to relocate Lakeside residents
-Worcester pastor commemorates the 109th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
-Worcester Facebook groups support the local community with resources
-Worcester woman arrested after multi-agency investigation
-New Worcester Police Department gun unit targets repeat offenders, strengthens penalties
-Central Mass. unemployment rates drop in March
-First Worcester Miyawaki forest planting targets library lot
-Sturbridge's Robin Lataille still hoping for second kidney transplant after being taken off the list
-Radio Worcester (16:55): Mayor Petty discusses Worcester Public Schools, M.B.T.A. boost and Heart to Hub express
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-ICYMI: Planned Downtown Worcester restaurant may lose licenses
-See Worcester job, income, population changes over 30 years
-Judge orders prosecutor to turn over documents in Turtleboy case
-Ride-share drivers rally in Worcester to support contractor work, benefits
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Attorney General gives Holden until December to comply with M.B.T.A. law
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Wachusett names new principal
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge company settles wage violations for $190,000
-Sutton Historical Society to host presentation on metal detecting
-Community Harvest Project Plantapalooza begins May 2nd
-Houghton hosts Community Reading Day
-Nashoba opens some slots for School Choice
-Will Harper harvests F.F.A. Agribusiness award
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Singer Cara Brindisi wants to talk
-TODAY! "Beyond the Frames: A Musical Celebration" set for Mechanics Hall
-Screen Time: Remembering Clinton's Bewitching star, Agnes Moorehead
-Gardening Central Mass.: Spring ephemerals a great start to the season
-Sarah Connell Sanders: A few spring things to fling yourself into family fun
-Last Call: Fred Gerhard, poet
-Manny Jae Media (28:06): Manny and City Manager Eric Batista
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 200 (27:20): Peter Panagiotou, Pay It Forward Card Shows
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 32 (28:51): Sidnee Cox, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime area lawyer
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Toronto, 4-2
-Celtics lose to Miami, 111-101
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 8-0
-Bill Belichick joining ESPN's "Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli"
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (31:03): Get to know field hockey coach Lindsay Jackson
-'Saders in 60 (1:00)
-The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2023-2024 season (Part 1)
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Hyundai recalls Genesis vehicles for crash risk
>NATIONAL: Fluoride being removed from water systems in more U.S. communities
-Universal Studios tram accident injures 15
-Tragic: Tourist plunges to her death into active volcano while posing for photo
>NEW ENGLAND: Final jury seated in Karen Read murder trial (2:01)
-State revenues are up from last year, but budget concerns linger
>COLLEGES: WPI shows introverts how to succeed in college, work
-Anna Maria AMCAST (28:35): Revive, a recovery community outreach program
-Deadline for Mass. students to get college aid moved amid F.A.F.S.A. problems
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The calmest cities in the world
>BUSINESS: The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits holds steady
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Mass. surpasses $6 billion in cannabis sales as unofficial 4/20 holiday breaks singe-day sale record
>SHOPPING: Birch Alley leaves Canal District, moves to Manchaug
>HOMES: Climbing prices, declining sales of Central Mass. homes largely continue in March
>HEALTH: Does working out before bed affect sleep? Experts explain
-3.6 million Medicare enrollees may now be eligible for Wegovy coverage
>FOOD: Public health alert for ground beef over possible E. coli contamination
>TV/STREAMING: "The Office" follow-up will star Domhnall Gleeson and "White Lotus" star Sabrina Impacciatore: Report
>MOVIES: Toy Story 5, next Star Wars movie set release dates
>CELEBRITY: Morgan Wallen breaks silence on Nashville arrest: "I'm not proud of my behavior"
>ANIMALS: Heartbroken dog reunited with her puppies after fiend abandons mom, sells babies in parking lot
>HISTORY: Former Post Office in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Drummer celebrates 100th birthday playing with his band (:47)
-Meanwhile, in Scotland, reported armed man at train station was "Star Wars" stormtrooper
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