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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Superintendent Monárrez bids farewell to Worcester Public Schools (5:16)
+6:00: I.C.E. moves mother taken in chaotic Worcester arrest across state lines
+6:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Father’s Day and the U.S. Open, Roman outrage, Run to Home Base and God only knows
+6:00: Is this your dog?
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+1:00: Popular Worcester taqueria to open second location in Shrewsbury
+1:00: Table Hoppin': Pho Sure makes its Taste of Shrewsbury Street debut
+1:00: Meghan Montaner departing as The Hanover Theatre's education director
+1:00: Princeton soprano Margaret King, 18, is turning heads, winning awards
+1:00: First Person: caps, gowns, and Joe Fusco Jr.'s inner curmudgeon
-3 men indicted, plead not guilty in slaying of Worcester mother, son
-Worcester adding to state’s growing climate tech industry, even as administration impacts loom
-Popular Worcester restaurant warns of DoorDash scam
-Today! Grove Street in Worcester closed from Salisbury to Faraday streets
-John DiPietro (3:13): Worcester area residents attend Karen Read trial and share thoughts
-Indian Ranch: Music, memories, cruises and summer vibes
-Are you a Woo Whiz? Match your local know-how with these trivia teasers
-Former Saint John's teacher Lauren Hill named as school's principal
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:31): Council protest, police union denial, donation to Guardian and Northbridge phone ban
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:00): daSilva arrest, the Benjamin on Franklin and Nativity School offer
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Pulse Magazine Eat Beat for June
-ICYMI: Neighbors react after 4-year-old drowns in Lake Quinsigamond (:55)
-Earlier: 4-year-old dies after being pulled from Lake Quinsigamond
-1 arrested during Worcester council meeting halted by anti-I.C.E. protesters
-Related: Worcester Mayor Joe Petty on council meeting disruptions, protests and law enforcement concerns (16:06)
-Union, UMass Memorial at odds over reasons behind shutdown of Community Healthlink program
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Regional High graduation
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Ekaavli Daga named Holden Women's Club Student of the Year
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg State mourns death of women's basketball player, Fitchburg High graduate
-Alumni say goodbye to old David Prouty High School building
-Webster woman arrested after alleged car break-ins with baseball bat in hand
-Company paying for missed trash pickup in West Boylston
-Yard waste pickup in Shrewsbury delayed
-Assistant principal in Clinton leaving for state literacy position
-Major Edwards Elementary hosts cancer walk in honor of Grafton High assistant principal
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Cocktail recipes for Father's Day
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads, classic cars and more ....
-Radio Worcester (19:31): Three Stooges vs. Axis Powers: Free lecture and film screening Saturday at That’s Entertainment
-When the Beach Boys hit town - for 31 minutes - in show stopped short at Auditorium
-Concert review: Paul Simon still superb after all these years on stage at Wang Theatre
>OPINION: Laura McCarthy-Ha: Strategies for staying organized as a parent with A.D.D.
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 929 (27:51)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who was a career teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots quarterback Drake Maye lets marriage plans slip
-TODAY! Bravehearts Los Bravos game with postgame fireworks at Fitton Field (:19)
-Bravehearts to host Ice Cream Showdown during Sunday's game
-Bravehearts beat Bees, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Friday. Get tickets here
-Celtics star Jaylen Brown has "successful" knee surgery, team says
-Holy Cross Athletics (1:40): Football golf tournament
-WooSox lose to IronPigs, 13-3
>CARS: Mitsubishi recalls nearly 200,000 Outlander SUVs over software issue
>NATIONAL: Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across Tehran
-Boeing 787 in Air India crash was subject of conspiracy theories about dead whistleblower
-Parents are annoyed with college kids coming home for summer
>TRAGIC: Doomed Air India passengers posted tragic video about their "magical trip" just before crash
>NEW ENGLAND: F.A.A. investigating after plane rolls off runway at Logan Airport (2:59)
-Karen Read closing argument preview, analysis as strategy comes to light (21:38)
>COLLEGES: Nichols names Brothers, Darling, Hoey and Maymon to its Board of Advisors
-Holy Cross professor: Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians?
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 places where specific animals outnumber people
>BUSINESS: Highest-paying jobs in Worcester for high school graduates
-LPL Financial Research: Q1 buybacks boost stocks amid market recovery
-Mass. business confidence grew in May, rebounding from record-low U.S. economic outlook
>SHOPPING: Pop Mart releasing new Labubu toys — See when, cost, more
>HOMES: Is it a buyer's market for housing? (9:02)
>HEALTH: Doctor on how overdieting can cause depressive symptoms (2:43)
-Menopause medication might prevent breast cancer and treat hot flashes
>FOOD: A flavor-filled recipe you can't beat with Chef Saba (4:28)
>TV/STREAMING: "Sinners" is now streaming — Here's how to watch at home
>MOVIES: Trailer for horror sequel, "M3GAN 2.0" (2:35)
>CELEBRITY: "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" star Mia Sara, 57, makes first red carpet appearance in over 10 years
>ANIMALS: Vicious outdoor cat turns out to be 10000% perfect (1:49)
>HISTORY: Main Street in Worcester, 1836
>GOOD NEWS: Burger King employee who rushed to work shift after high school graduation given $10,000 scholarship from fast-food giant
-Meanwhile, in California, funeral home puts wrong man in casket, tries to tell family they’re the ones mistaken: suit
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+Bartenders, Mezcal Cantina
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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