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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 83 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man charged with attempted murder in shooting inside Worcester high-rise
-Worcester police officer pinned between cruiser and car in viral video
-Worcester gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik tells "Today" he's aiming for Los Angeles in 2028
-Related: Stephen talks viral memes with Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon
-Related: Worcester's Lois Lane patiently awaits the return of Clark Kent
-Dennis Shine Pool in Worcester closed due to broken glass
-D.C.R. project will upgrade Quinsigamond State Park path, seating
-TODAY! Summer's final Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers’ Market on Worcester Common
-Head held high and love in heart as stART on the Street bids farewell after 20 years
-Worcester residents invited to design new election day stickers
-Aislinn Doyle: August 15th School Committee meeting preview
>DINING OUT: Food trucks: Moeshmallows sticks with unique new flavors for classic sweet
-ICYMI: Given final rites as an infant, man celebrates 50 years of UMass Memorial N.I.C.U.
-New sedative causes dangerous trend in overdoses in Worcester
-There have been over 90 car crashes with bikes, pedestrians in Worcester in 2024
-100FM The Pike (9:49): Dom Mercurio from Worcester Italian Festival previews this weekend's music and food
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mountview Middle School honor roll
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-August events at Senior Center
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rice Pond Village 40B project in Millbury approved
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Summer Market 3 to 7:30
-Artisanal bread baked fresh by Golden Grain in Princeton
-Let Us Pour makes a bartending splash with mobile bartending service
-Grafton Public Schools gifted and talented policy under review
-Concerned mom seeks to give "lifesaving locks" to families of kids with autism
-School year starts off with a bang at Blackstone Valley Tech
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Pride Worcester Pageant kicks off Worcester Pride month, and puts "community in focus"
-TODAY! At Night of Pan with Worcester Caribbean American Carnival Association
-Screen Time: "Strange New Worlds," "Daredevil" stars set for TerrifiCon
-Fairy houses return to The Ramble on Saturday
-Last Call: Scott Boilard, artist
-Shaun Connolly: How much can a hot dog hurt?
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 89 (28:21): Patrick Babatunde Johnson
-Unity Radio (59:01): Now I Thrive
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career home health aide and certified nurse's aide from Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots trading Matthew Judon to Atlanta
-NFL Preseason Week 2 schedule, TV and announcers
-U.S. men's soccer team lands former Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino in "major coup"
-Red Sox lose to Rangers, 9-7
-Radio Worcester (10:51): Holy Cross athletics preview with Kit Hughes
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 2-1
-Here's the slate for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: W.H.O. declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency
-Billions of Social Security number stolen in a massive data breach
-Tragic: Boy found dead after wandering from fifth birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: Infant dies after being found in vehicle in Lexington parking lot
-Mass. must do more to keep food waste out of landfills, report says
>COLLEGES: Clark joins FirstGen Forward
-Nichols student helps relaunch A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge in summer internship
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Baseball fan? This hotel is unlike any other in North America
>BUSINESS: Inflation hits 2.9% in July, paving way for Fed to start cutting rates
-LPL Financial Research: Pullbacks are common but painful
-Deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly
>HOMES: Beware of misleading solar energy loans (2:58)
>HEALTH: Sugar substitutes may increase risk of heart attack and stroke (1:45)
-Concerns rising in Mass. over mosquito-transmitted illnesses (2:13)
>FOOD: Boar's Head listeria outbreak causes new death, more hospitalizations
>TV/STREAMING: Hallmark reveals new plans for revamped streaming service Hallmark+
>MOVIES: Kevin Costner reacts to "Horizon" bombing at the box office
>CELEBRITY: Movie star Gena Rowlands dies at 94
-Famous Amos cookies founder Wally Amos dies at 88
>HISTORY: 1986 Columbus Day Parade in Worcester (1:38)
>ANIMALS: Man finds abandoned mama dog raising her puppies in garbage (3:02)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): GoFundMe for elderly man facing eviction generates $300,000 in donations
-Meanwhile, scientists uncover the physics behind paper cuts, but say more research is needed: "It’s hard to find volunteers"
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+Job fair September 10th for jobs at DCU Center
-Worcester Public School's Nutrition Department is hiring (1:13)
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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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+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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