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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Missing 4-year-old Sutton girl with autism found dead in neighbor’s pool, police say (2:31). Article
-Related: Sutton community devastated by death of 4-year-old girl — "There are no words"
-Earlier: Sutton police cryptically call off search for missing 4-year-old girl (1:57)
-Stop & Shop in Worcester among those to be closed
-Related: Stop & Shop customers surprised and saddened by closing
-Related: Shrewsbury's Stop & Shop to also close
-New apartment building planned in Worcester near Polar Park
-Radio Worcester (20:56): Worcester officials discuss road safety and community projects
-Worcester Summer Jam organizers hold fundraiser Sunday
-TODAY! Village Marketplace noon to 5
-Worcester summers are flea-ting: Flea markets & antique shops to visit
-Assumption Froelich School of Nursing opens doors to Worcester community with summer camp for students (2:17)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:44): Debate on red light enforcement and City Manager selection process
>DINING OUT: Food trucks — Kettle corn business adds pop to local festivals
-ICYMI: Startup airline bypasses Worcester Regional Airport again
-Turtleboy blogger in court for multiple hearings (:42). Article
-"$10 for his life": Lawsuit filed in Worcester teen's spicy chip death (3:07). Article
-Related: Press conference (19:58)
-Administrative cost increases at Worcester Public Schools: 0.61%
-Earlier: Worcester School Committee’s “Keep Failing” Caucus
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): July Among Friends senior newsletter
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden novelist weaves story of romance
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Man dies after falling from cliff in Leominster State Forest (:18)
-5 easy, fun hikes in Central Mass. you have to do this summer
-Vacancies on Shrewsbury boards and committees
-TODAY! Millbury Historical Society open July 13th and 18th
-Millbury Little League Juniors are ready to state their case
-Summer concerts continue to bring music to Item towns
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-TODAY! Get Kooked Out at Redemption Rock taproom 7 to 9
>SHOWTIME: Five things to do: Rock, country, soul, sizzling seasonal events
-Yachtley Crew on board for Yacht Rock in its return to Indian Ranch
-First Person: A Robert Frost poem touches on something deep, familiar
-Listen Up: Dream green with Ghost of the Machine
-Ariana Becker (Central Mass. Mom): Here’s what to do with a friend visiting from out of town
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 569 (29:09): Fur Love Comfort Cats
-Manny Jae Media (27:31): Carla Delacruz Davila, Wellstorm Inc.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who spent over 45 years as a nurse at St. V's
>SPORTS: Jaylen Brown adds to Team USA snub intrigue with cryptic comment
-Red Sox fall to Royals, 6-1
-Charlton's Joey Rubin swings back into groove for Worcester Bravehearts
-Milone, Coniglio lead Bravehearts over first-place Starfires. Next home game: 5:30 p.m. today. Scout Day doubleheader
-Holy Cross football visits Quinsigamond Elementary (:59)
-WooSox beat Rochester, 12-5
-Punch-Out boxing card set to return August 9th to Polar Park
-210 Sports' Friday 4: The Rice is right, vacation shopping, an empty mall, and Greaney in great
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
>NATIONAL: In a boost for consumers, U.S. inflation is cooling faster than expected
-Andrea Yates, who drowned 5 kids, is refusing chance to go free
-Tragic: Chicago dad killed by Fourth of July firework
>NEW ENGLAND: Prosecution in Read case opposes motion to dismiss charges (2:42)
-Mail delivery in Mass. among poorest in U.S.
>COLLEGES: Professor Sherry Sun discusses her research in cyber security at WPI (6:44)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating and unexpected places to visit in France
>BUSINESS: AT&T says hackers accessed records of calls and texts for nearly all its cellular customers
-AT&T hack: What to know about call, text records
>SHOPPING: Hatch recalls nearly 1 million A.C. adapters used in baby product
>HOMES: 60% of Gen Zers worry they might never own a home: Report
>HEALTH: Measles case linked to traveler confirmed in N.H. resident
-Lifestyle choices and their influences on cancer (3:33)
>FOOD: Figs takes Portuguese cuisine mobile
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" and more
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case dismissed in "Rust" shooting
>HISTORY: 6 fascinating Revolutionary War sites to visit
>ANIMALS: Skinny Doberman living in cage for year looks so different (3:01)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Great-granny scores $5 million lottery prize after completing cancer treatment
-Meanwhile, on Mount Everest, tourists fight over perfect selfie position (:46)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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