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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 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: UMass Memorial woes: Hiring freeze, operating loss, looming strike threat
+6:00: Worcester city councilor charged with assaulting police after I.C.E. arrest
+6:00: Councilor Etel Haxhiaj's response
+6:00: Burncoat High awards diplomas at DCU Center ceremony
+6:00: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Natale Consenza settlement, I.C.E. arrest protests, Clark layoffs
+6:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+Noon: Worcester-shot "Walking Dead" scenes may all have all been shown
+Noon: Teseracte Players do "Time Warp" again at "Rocky Horror" in Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Role Model, Megan Thee Stallion and sizzle summer playlists
+Noon: Last Call: P.E. James, musician
-Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-Central Mass. man now facing manslaughter charge in connection with brother’s shooting death
-Out to Lunch and Movies on the Common set for summer fun downtown
-Hidden waterfall flows back to life at Cascades Park in Worcester thanks to heavy spring rainfall (1:49)
-Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students
-Gerald Creamer Center Graduation (1:01:52)
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-This dog was found on Willard Ave. in Worcester
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): The last 24-hour diner: A Worcester staple stands alone
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial, 1,000 workers have a week to avoid strike
-Grand jury hearing evidence in death of Worcester state police trainee
-Worcester eatery seized by state because of unpaid taxes
-Worcester activist critical of city manager faces 1-year city hall ban
-Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after I.C.E. "violated his rights," attorney says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Doyle Road to be closed Wednesday
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston override OK'd; Raj, Ashwell win for Select Board
-Governor Healey visits new Amazon fulfillment center in Charlton
-Pending Select Board vote, Shrewsbury trash bags may cost more this July
-Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities
-Webster man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
-Playground improvements are part of Grafton's long-term plan
-Blackstone Valley Tech competitors earn 46 SkillsUSA Medals
-City to Saddle Farm Trot 5K is June 21st
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: Short film "Solus" wins big at Top Shorts Film Festival
-Sarah Connell Sanders: 3 days of "momfluencing" at Boston Calling
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The art of making people uncomfortable
-Peter B-G Weller: Proposed state ed bill borders on digital surveillance
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (56:35): Bonnie Hope Dellerose, Renew Body Sequence
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifetime member of Hadassah who was married for 76 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs "got the message" from Mike Vrabel after boat incident
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 4-3
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross announces "WooCru" as official student section name
-How Baylor Scheierman can earn larger Celtics role in second season
-Sox prospect Roman Anthony responds to backlash over Worcester laundry cart video
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
-Mara leads Saint Paul back to Division 1 quarterfinals
>NATIONAL: Ukraine strikes Crimean Bridge with underwater explosives
>TRAGIC: 3 young sisters killed while visiting homeless dad, hunt is on for father
>NEW ENGLAND: Father found dead, search ongoing for missing daughter in Maine (:49). Article
-Milford student detained by I.C.E. awaiting upcoming court hearing in "terrible conditions" (3:43)
-Lawyer says Milford student in I.C.E. custody is here legally (:50). Article
-Karen Read trial (25:46): No mistrial over dog D.N.A., officer says evidence changed
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad Jango Janigian wants to take you on an adventure
-Decline of international students at Mass. universities having negative impact, expert says
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 tips every cruiser should follow
>BUSINESS: GBH layoffs to impact 45 employees
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-101: Staying strong through workforce reductions
>HOMES: Heat pump demand is reaching new heights as customers seek government incentives before they disappear
>SHOPPING: Temu's daily U.S. users cut in half following end of tariff loophole
>HEALTH: How to beat the heat for better sleep
-How yoga can help improve your mental wellbeing (3:41)
>FOOD: Popeyes launches surprise new menu item to compete with McDonald’s
>TV/STREAMING: "The Four Seasons" renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
>MOVIES: 10 hot movies to see this summer
>CELEBRITY: Emmy winner Valerie Mahaffey dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Tiniest puppy grows up to be HUGE (2:44)
>GOOD NEWS: 120-mile kayak trip benefits athletes with disabilities
-Meanwhile, in Florida, loose kangaroo caught on video hopping down road
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