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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 74 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Many Worcester affordable housing projects face A.R.P.A. deadlines
+4:00: Wanted man arrested for touching child at Coes Pond, Worcester police say
+4:00: Hot chicken restaurant chain backed by Drake planning Worcester location
+4:00: 1 injured as loaded dump truck, car collide in Rutland (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik returns to U.S. with bronze medals
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Beach Boys, Skafest, Cameron Sutphin and more ...
+Noon: Get in the picture literally at Worcester Portrait Exchange
+Noon: Four Year Strong releases new full-length album, "Analysis Paralysis"
+Noon: Victor D. Infante's poetic novella "Suffer for this" available for preorder
+Noon: Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Fourth & Field
-Central Mass. business confidence begins to rise, yet remains pessimistic
-Italian restaurant in Worcester Public Market to close
-Italian Festival returns to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Loreto Parish
-TODAY! Out to Lunch Festival on the Worcester Common
-Shrewsbury Fire Chief honored with farewell ride in antique firetruck
-Newly opened Who Cut the Cheesecake? keeps selling out: Here’s why
-Commonwealth Heroine Malory O’Brien gives back through volunteering
-Summer video update from Worcester Superintendent Rachel H. Monárrez (2:26)
-When does school start in Worcester County?
-New study puts parking in Worcester under the microscope
-100FM The Pike (5:05): Josefina Velez of Friendly House on the emergency need to supply their food pantries
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Summer edition Restaurant Week aims to help businesses during a slower season
-ICYMI: Busy Worcester intersection will have detours this week: Police
-Boston Globe: In Worcester, a ballpark and a neighborhood rise together
-Worcester District Attorney drops 25 cases because of State Police wiretap violations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Regional announces honor roll
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Here’s where "unicorns" were frolicking in Mass. this summer (1:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Charter Spectrum pulls bid to enter Shrewsbury
-Barre Family Pharmacy and Rutland Pharmacy to close for good
-Amy Smith returns as West Boylston athletic director
-Bill Hanney opening Sturbridge Luxury Cinemas in former Cinemagic
-Caitlin Paget to continue Sutton superintendent position for 2024-25 school year
-Sterling car show is Thursday
-Spencer Cable Access technical issues impacting broadcast capabilities
-Section of Route 9 in Spencer closed Thursday
-Romance authors return to Clinton library on Saturday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Back from hiatus, Young Other eager to rock at the Palladium
-W.S.C. Stay Connected musical performance (29:57): Dan Kirouac
-Listen Up: With "Seven Hills Suite," Daniel Gay finds a world of music
-Last Call: Julia Wan, artist
-Worcester's Angelo Gray, 11, makes splash winning New York City talent event
-Joyner Lucas' "Best For Me" up for an MTV Video Music Award
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 60 (20:12): Singer-Songwriter Jerard Rice
-Unity Radio (57:27): The Susanity Life
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Olympian and Korean War veteran
>SPORTS: Punch-Out at Polar Park II postponed until Saturday because of weather
-Stephen Nedoroscik, "Pommel Horse Guy," talks being memed, his Rubik's Cube & Olympics success
-Radio Worcester (10:51): How should Worcester celebrate Stephen?
-Worcester World Cup begins Friday
-Patriots players to watch in preseason opener vs. Panthers
-Red Sox lose to Kansas City, 8-4
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 9-6
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Quinnipiac at DCU Center
-Holy Cross football to host open house on Saturday
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Powerful earthquake hits off southern Japan; tsunami advisory issued
-Astronauts stranded at I.S.S. may not return until next year
-Terrorist plot against Taylor Swift concert in Vienna narrowly foiled
-Tragic: "Modern-day miracle" man who woke up from 244-day coma is struck and killed by pickup truck
>NEW ENGLAND: Man allegedly gutted dad in Conn. town's first murder in 21 years
-Man accused of swiping $13,000 worth of casino chips from Encore Boston Harbor table
>COLLEGES: WPI, eSki among 4 Central Mass. climatetech firms granted slice of $4.2 million
-Assumption’s Best Buddies chapter wins Outstanding Mass. College Chapter of the Year
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 20 most beautiful cities in the world
>BUSINESS: Survey shows most people are wearing business casual at the office
-LPL Research: Thoughts on global selloff and the dollar's path to decompressing
-Radio Worcester (12:26): Meet 508 Design and Build, a leading B.B.B.-accredited business in Worcester
>HOMES: Mass. legalizes in-law apartments statewide
>SHOPPING: Businesses, shoppers prepare for tax free weekend (2:09). Article
>HEALTH: Wastewater data shows COVID rate in Mass. twice the national average (:24)
-Infants' tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated
>FOOD: Single-serve soda brand outperforms Coke, Pepsi at various household retail locations
>TV/STREAMING: "CBS Evening News" will get massive overhaul, return to New York after Norah O'Donnell exits
>MOVIES: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck talk new film "The Instigators" (7:19)
>CELEBRITY: "Star Wars" actress Daisy Ridley reveals she's been diagnosed with Graves' disease
>HISTORY: Swans Hotel in Washington Square in 1872
>ANIMALS: Puppy thrown out like trash lives like a princess now (3:11)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 5-year-old with Down syndrome raises funds for Buddy Walk with lemonade stand
-Meanwhile, Florida woman arrested for beating up groom in wild fight over prenup
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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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