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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 94 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: City officials working with Stop & Shop on store closures (1:34)
-Earlier: Lincoln Plaza Stop & Shop closing "affects vulnerable WHA residents"
+6:00: Worcester committee gets an earful: Some residents urge city not to use herbicides
+6:00: Rutland police ask for help after motorcycle stolen
+Noon: Worcester pedestrian hit while city councilors debated pedestrian safety
+Noon: Aerial footage of demolition of Doherty Memorial High School (3:04) (pictured)
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Burncoat students find their "Voices" in short film
+Noon: DaishaDore Famouz hosts ¡Bien Latina! drag show at Ju’s Bar & Grill
+Noon: See the full list of this year's Emmy nominees
-Police arrest Worcester teacher, a Rutland man, on child rape charges
-Worcester cooling centers open today
-TODAY! Free block party 6 to 9 p.m. on Water Street in Worcester
-What are rent prices in new Worcester affordable apartment building? See here
-Related: Ribbon cut for affordable-housing apartment building in Canal District
-Mass. public health leader says care at St. Vincent Hospital is safe. Not everyone agrees
-Anna Maria College president to retire
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from Worcester Unites (:45)
-What it's like to work in Westborough's Amazon facility on Prime Day (2:42). Article
-Worcesteria: Looking back at the past 5 years of Worcester Magazine
-Clinic in Worcester helps Haitian families renew Temporary Protected Status
-Year after Worcester 311 app launch, officials plan to grow service
-Worcester Public Schools fourth quarter honor rolls
-Aislinn Doyle: July 18th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (42:09): Heat protection for Worcester’s vulnerable population
>DINING OUT: Worcester, Northborough restaurants make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Pizzas You Need to Try (5:36)
-ICYMI: Area nursing home workers get paychecks after Channel 4 investigation (1:34)
-Pieces of glass force closure of Crompton Park Pool
-Table Talk Pies president discusses recent acquisition
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Cooling center open today
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Musician Bob Conroy, who died in Leominster State Forest, remembered
-Cooling center open in Rutland today
-Ice cream shop may be coming to Shrewsbury Center
-Man wanted for murder in connection with deadly shooting at Northborough house party
-Whalom Park re-creation returns for 2 weekends this summer: dates and details
-Students' Memory Café project making a difference for local seniors
-B.V.C.C. annual Steamers at Sunset Lobster Bake August 14th
-Fitchburg warehouse bought for $520,000
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Mike "Old Man" Booth's "Song Suite" charts course of love
-Screen Time: Matches Malone to bring Batman to Plastic City Comic Con
-Janice Harvey: Give it a rest. Biden just needs a nap, and so do we
-Unity Radio (54:25): Standups and Standouts
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 427 (27:35): Joshua Rickman & W.R.T.A.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to immigrant who "accomplished the American Dream all immigrants seek"
>SPORTS: How Red Sox’ Jarren Duran, Tanner Houck fared in All-Star Game
-Robert Kraft on 2024 Patriots, being honored with building at Ron Burton Training Village in Hubbardston (3:57)
-The heat is on at Bravehearts summer baseball camp
-Bravehearts fall to Vermont, 5-3. Next home game: 6 p.m. Wednesday. Craft Beer Night
-Former St. Peter-Marian baseball star Scott Loiseau excited to coach at Division 1 Dayton
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Most Americans can't afford a summer vacation anymore: poll
-Tragic: 4-month-old baby dies after temps soared to 120 degrees on July Fourth trip
>NEW ENGLAND: John F. Kennedy Jr. died in a plane crash 25 years ago. Here's a look at what happened
-Woman charged with driving drunk, punching first responder (:41)
>COLLEGES: WPI seniors create mobile app for visually impaired users to enhance their EcoTarium experience (3:34)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 5 cheapest cities in Europe to visit in 2024
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business confidence drops into pessimistic territory again
-LPL Research: Key themes for stocks in the second half of 2024
-Longtime Country Bank C.E.O. retiring, president to assume top role
>HOMES: Why mobile home parks have become attractive to investors (4:11)
>SHOPPING: Complete coverage and best deals on Amazon Prime Day in Shopping
>HEALTH: Birth Trauma Awareness Week
-100-year-old Margery Dearborn "feels great" after having heart valve replacement procedure
>FOOD: Should bread go in the fridge? Fierce food debate finally solved
>TV/STREAMING: Best TV shows to watch this summer
>MOVIES: 10 hot blockbusters to see this summer
>CELEBRITY: Ingrid Andress admits she was “drunk” during botched National Anthem performance
>HISTORY: The Famous El Morocco of Worcester (8:05)
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues tiny mouse who now lives in his shirt (3:24)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman buys 6 lottery tickets, wins 6 times
-Meanwhile, mass brawl breaks out 30,000 feet in the sky on Ryanair (1:10)
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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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