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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 87 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Swimming pool rentals make a splash in Central Mass.
+6:00: Worcester Earn-A-Bike to hold "as-is Adult bike sale"
+6:00: 5 former Bravehearts selected in baseball draft
+Noon: Worcester County resident has measles, first case in Mass. since 2020
+Noon: West Nile virus confirmed in Blackstone
+Noon: Things to do: Cool concerts, hot poetry, bicycle challenge...
+Noon: Boylston author's mystery "The Last Line" has murder in a theater
+Noon: Celebrate "Christmas in July" indoors and outdoors in Worcester
-City officials working with Stop & Shop on store closure (1:34)
-Earlier: Lincoln Plaza Stop & Shop closing "affects vulnerable WHA residents"
-Another Worcester pedestrian hit while city councilors debated pedestrian safety
-Aerial footage of demolition of Doherty Memorial High School (3:04)
-Worcester Diocese to merge 2 area parishes
-Will new state police crime lab come to Worcester? Here's the pitch
-Worcester committee gets an earful: Some residents urge city not to use herbicides
-TODAY! Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers' Market on Worcester Common
-TODAY! Movies on the Common — "Free Guy," filmed partly in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (10:47): Food, fashion and music at Worcester African Festival on August 3rd
-How Worcester's ex-Superintendent earns more in retirement under state waiver program
-Aislinn Doyle: July 18th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (42:09): Heat protection for Worcester’s vulnerable population
>DINING OUT: Food trucks — Good guy finds his way with jerk chicken business
-ICYMI: Police arrest Worcester teacher, a Rutland man, on child rape charges
-What are rent prices in new Worcester affordable apartment building? See here
-Mass. public health leader says care at St. Vincent Hospital is safe. Not everyone agrees
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Holden Street closed today for utility work
-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): Rutland police ask for help after motorcycle stolen
-Apple Country hit by novice driver
-TODAY! Cruisin' Clinton returns Thursday
-Shrewsbury's Summer Concert Series brings community together
-State agency signs 10-year lease at Southbridge Innovation Center
-Blackstone Valley heroes wanted for John Chafee Award
-Luther Burbank Middle School announces honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Sterling Street Brewery
>SHOWTIME: DaishaDore Famouz hosts ¡Bien Latina! drag show at Ju’s Bar & Grill
-"Flora in Flight" offers colorful reason to visit Botanic Garden
-Last Call: Michelle Quintana, The Creepy DollLady
-Worcesteria: Looking back at the past 5 years of Worcester Magazine
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Burncoat students find their "Voices" in short film
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 427 (27:35): Joshua Rickman & W.R.T.A.
-Unity Radio (1:00:05): Now I Thrive
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a longtime high school teacher
>SPORTS: Jaylen Brown details phone call with Derrick White after Team USA snub
-Patriots' Kayshon Boutte has underage gambling charges dropped
-The heat is on at Bravehearts summer baseball camp
-Want to attend Friday’s Worcester Bravehearts game – for free?
-Bravehearts' game suspended because of rain. Next home game: 6 p.m. Friday. Postgame fireworks
-Bill Ballou's baseball column
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
>NATIONAL: President tests positive for COVID
-Tragic: 2-year-old girl dies after being left in a hot car while she was asleep
>NEW ENGLAND: Inside the now closed M.C.I.-Concord prison (2:18)
-Karen Read’s Mansfield house for sale as case continues
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria College president to retire
-Clean tech companies with WPI ties recognized in TIME magazine and at the State House
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): JetBlue updates its carry-on policy for economy fares
>BUSINESS: Worcester insurance agency purchased by Wellesley firm
-LPL Research: Key themes for stocks in the second half of 2024
-I got laid off and told my boss what I thought -- should I apologize?
>HOMES: Tool to fight takeovers of mobile home parks under threat (4:17)
-Related: Why mobile home parks have become attractive to investors (4:11)
>SHOPPING: Target back to school sale kicks off 3-month shopping season
>HEALTH: More than half of Gen Z turns to TikTok for health and wellness advice, survey says (1:32)
-UMass Medical School investigating cell therapy for severe or nonresponsive lupus nephritis
>FOOD: McDonald's $5 value meals lure back inflation-battered customers: survey
>TV/STREAMING: See the full list of this year's Emmy nominees
-Emmys snubs and surprises — Emma Stone snubbed, Selena Gomez surprised
>MOVIES: 12 best modern slasher movies
>CELEBRITY: James Sikking, star of "Hill Street Blues" and "Doogie Howser, MD," dies at 90
>HISTORY: These are the 3 biggest tornadoes to ever hit Massachusetts
>ANIMALS: Neighbor's dog knocks on door every day to play with her B.F.F. (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): History enthusiast finds artifact belonging to George Washington at Goodwill
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, curious canine turns on stove, starts fire
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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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