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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 92 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old girl
+5:00: Water main break leads to partial road collapse in Worcester (:38) (pictured)
-Related: Heard Street in Worcester closed after water main break
+5:00: Report: $1,661 for 2-bedroom rental in Worcester area
+5:00: Dispensary in Worcester sues California firm over $2 million ownership sale
+5:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts get hot as 4-2 week moves them to 3rd in FCBL
+5:00: WooSox Rewind: Worcester split week with Mets end up with split series
+Noon: Crash involving 2 tractor-trailers backs up traffic for miles on Mass. Pike in Auburn
+Noon: Worcester city manager says court ruling won't change homelessness approach
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Brookfield police investigating single-car crash that killed 2 people Saturday
-Shrewsbury Hindu temple celebrates 1 year with chariot procession
-Enjoying the view from inside Worcester's Bancroft Tower
-Worcester launches Summer Eats program
-Plan for planting more trees in Worcester awaits City Council approval
-Tougas Family Farm offers summer activities for the family: fruit picking, animal feeding and more (3:51)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (54:30): Safer streets and cell phone ban in schools
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for July
-ICYMI: Worcester 9-year-old visits all 351 city and town halls in Massachusetts
-2 Worcester organizations join forces to launch a $1 million affordable housing fund
-Families living at Days Inn in Shrewsbury to move to Worcester City Motel
-Information sessions for those wanting to become a Worcester firefighter
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Road closures this week in Holden
-TODAY! Wachusett Community Band Concert
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Radio Worcester (23:53): Seven Saws Brewing expansion
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Volunteers reviving Paxton Center Cemetery gravestones
-Twins Lawn Service cuts ribbon on new facility in Sterling
-Clinton library gets grant for "freedom chair"
-Sutton considers M.B.T.A., 40B issues
-Deadline for Berlin-Boylston school election papers is July 23rd
-The Landmark's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-W.A.S.S.A. Open Mic featuring Sarah Louise French 6 to 9 Tuesday at Redemption Rock Brewery
-Pulse Magazine profile — MB Lounge
>SHOWTIME: Pulse Magazine profile of photographer John Cannon
-Small Stones Festival of Arts
-Pet Rock Fest returning to Lancaster October 6th
-Luis Pedraja: From many places, one strong nation
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1346 (25:06): Elder Services of Worcester Area
-Unity Radio (57:36): Standups and Standouts
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:20:16): Antitrust claims against big renters, detailed statistics on Mill Street crashes
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester man who was a career firefighter
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Yankees, 3-0
-3 Red Sox named to All-Star team
-Bravehearts win third straight, 5-2. Next home game 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Bark in the Park
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Detroit mass shooting at block party leaves 2 dead, 19 injured
-Missing Mich. teen spotted by brother on Twitch stream in Miami
-Tragic: Beloved teacher dies after falling through school skylight in freak accident
>NEW ENGLAND: 18-year-old drowns in Haverhill pond
-Good Samaritans rush into action to save drowning man on Cape Cod
>COLLEGES: Dr. Donna Hodge begins tenure as Fitchburg State's first woman president
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Block Island is a beautiful and convenient island getaway destination
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, June 30th to July 6th
>SHOPPING: Unexpected package scams: What to know
>HEALTH: Uterine cancer death rates are on the rise in the U.S.
-Drinking just 1 alcoholic beverage per day shortens your lifespan by this insane amount
>FOOD: Salmonella outbreak in cucumbers linked to Florida grower
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch Shark Week without cable — Shark Week dates, time and more
>MOVIES: "Despicable Me 4" knocks off "Inside Out 2" as the summer box office finally heats up
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin about to go on trial in the death of "Rust" cinematographer
>HISTORY: 1919 Quinsigamond School Grade 4
>ANIMALS: Rescued wolf dog immediately recognizes his long-lost brother (3:30)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hero firefighter saves girl in burning Mass. home
-Meanwhile, in the Czech Republic, M.M.A. fighter proposes to girlfriend after loss — and she rejects him
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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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