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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Employee of Worcester nursing home charged with ripping off residents, facility
+6:00: Worcester bike network ranked among poorest on earth
+6:00: Turtleboy blogger assaulted outside Canton bar over Karen Read case
+6:00: Worcesteria: Jeffrey Foucault's Mechanics Hall concert shows venue's potential
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts still chugging along as FCBL heads for the dog days of summer
+6:00: WooSox Rewind: Worcester finished first half 35-40
+Noon: Worcester County Wonders: A pleasant trip to Purgatory
+Noon: W.B.J.'s Movers & Shakers for June 24th
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 75-year-old
-See statistics on crash types, injuries on Mill Street in Worcester
-Police arrest Auburn man in child pornography investigation
-W.P.D. Vice Squad arrests 5 for drug offenses near Main and King streets
-Worcester School Committee approves 2024-2025 school budget by 6-3 vote
-Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Burgers You Need to Try (5:30)
-Another beer garden is coming to Downtown Worcester: What to know
-Local family grateful for support after fire
-Worcester Public Library providing students with free summer reading material
-Worcester Police Department Exemplary Service Awards (49:49)
-Radio Worcester's Radio Roundtable (46:24): Interim Chief Saucier ShotSpotter controversy and Mill St. vote
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to host Vintage Palooza on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Fight at Worcester pool leads to arrest of woman with a gun
-Volunteers remove invasive species from Coes Reservoir
-Worcester's annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration set for Friday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Movie Monday at Senior Center
-Holden Woman's Club names Person of the Year
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Oriol Health Care announces expansion of health services in Holden
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Meet the Shrewsbury Police Department's new comfort dog
-Sterling Scout's Eagle project benefits recreation
-Rice Pond Village concerns addressed by developer
-Grafton business opens in new location after fire
-MassWildlife opens free, temporary archery ranges
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Worcester brewery partners with Sam Adams on new beer
>SHOWTIME: Local bands' split single released June 14th
-W.S.C. Stay Connected musical performance (59:50): The Rob Show
-Music Worcester & The Village Worcester present: The String Queens July 26th
-Central Mass. Mom's Summer Splash Pad Meet-Up Series
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 540 (28:31): Homelessness and the City Manager's department head salaries
-Manny Jae Media (27:13): Manny and the Manager
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who served in Vietnam and retired as a V.P. at Hanover Insurance
>SPORTS: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown rewrite legacies with Celtics’ championship
-U.S. men's soccer team tops Bolivia in Copa America opener
-Angel Reese has her best WNBA game as Sky top Caitlin Clark, Fever
-Red Sox beat Reds, 7-4
-Bravehearts postponed. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
-Father of former Braveheart Ben Rice exudes the pride of being a Yankees parent
-WooSox lose to Columbus, 9-7
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has a car, truck or SUV for everyone (:47)
>NATIONAL: Nearly half of Americans struggling because of inflation spike: poll
-Tragic: Landlord kills family of 4, burns bodies in fire pit
>NEW ENGLAND: 20-year-old dies after being pulled from Marlborough reservoir (:18)
-Watch sand sculptors build their creations at Hampton Beach competition (:45)
-More than 1,300 added to Mass. payroll since Healey hiring controls
>COLLEGES: Clark grad studies how climate dollars are distributed in New England
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 places your grandparents loved to vacation
>BUSINESS: "I hate my new job — can I quit?"
-Legislature urged to intervene in Cannabis Control Commission
>SHOPPING: Limited Too coming back? Internet reacts to brand's possible relaunch
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, June 16th to 22nd
>HEALTH: Exercise tips for kids
-F.D.A.: First gene therapy for rare form of muscular dystrophy
>FOOD: McDonald’s debuts $5 Meal Deal and Free Fries Friday
>TV/STREAMING: Vanna White might quit "Wheel of Fortune," "doesn’t jibe" with Ryan Seacrest: report
>MOVIES: "Inside Out 2" box office soars to record $100 million second weekend
>CELEBRITY: Willie Nelson cancels upcoming tour appearances because of illness
>HISTORY: Sisters of Notre Dame Home in Worcester, 1914
>ANIMALS: Cat hates her new sibling until... (3:01)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Single dad adopts 3 brothers
-Meanwhile, Florida Man allegedly tells police he is "Mr. Monopoly," goes directly to jail
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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