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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 63 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
-Report: Feds say Worcester hospital is unsafe for some patients
-Park ribbon cutting turns into another contentious Worcester scene
-Mayor’s Walk highlights Millbury Street neighborhood concerns
-Superintendent Monárrez bids farewell to Worcester Public Schools (5:16)
-City manager says inside of City Hall no place for a protest
-I.C.E. moves mother taken in chaotic Worcester arrest across state lines
-Protests to take place Saturday across Worcester County
-Popular Worcester taqueria to open second location in Shrewsbury
-Table Hoppin': Pho Sure makes its Taste of Shrewsbury Street debut
-Indian Ranch: Music, memories, cruises and summer vibes
-2 Central Mass. apartments receive financing as part of $18.7 million deal
-UMass Medical School professor: Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:31): Council protest, police union denial, donation to Guardian and Northbridge phone ban
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:11): Police union controversy, immigration protests, future of Saint-Gobain property
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Pulse Magazine Eat Beat for June
-ICYMI: 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
-John DiPietro (3:13): Worcester area residents attend Karen Read trial and share thoughts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden projects progressing
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Regional High graduation
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police: Be on the lookout for a large black cow
-TODAY! Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation 5K Run/Walk at Wachusett Mountain (1:15)
-Charlton selectman accuses school committee member of antisemitism
-Shrewsbury police apprehends suspect breaking into business in the middle of night
-Benjamin Gibbons resigns from Sutton School Committee
-Paxton gets to delayed town meeting, reduced budget
-Sterling D.P.W. updates Select Board on projects
-Lancaster working on adding war memorial
-Sutton football merging with Millbury
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>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
-Meghan Montaner departing as The Hanover Theatre's education director
-Princeton soprano Margaret King, 18, is turning heads, winning awards
>OPINION: First Person: caps, gowns and Joe Fusco Jr.'s inner curmudgeon
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Why I applied to serve on Worcester’s Human Rights Commission
-Shaun Connolly: Lessons in love from the Int'l Players
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 155 (29:58): Outdoor recreation
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who owned and operated a daycare for 20 years
>SPORTS: Patriots to unveil Tom Brady statue at Gillette Stadium on August 8th
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 2-1
-What Celtics are seeking in a potential Jrue Holiday trade
-Bravehearts to host Ice Cream Showdown during Sunday's game
-Bravehearts win eighth straight, 10-2. Jack Quick named Open Sky Community Services Player of the Game
-Next Bravehearts home game: 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Get tickets here
-WooSox lose to IronPigs, 4-3
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Father’s Day and the U.S. Open, Roman outrage, Run to Home Base and God only knows
>NATIONAL: Lone survivor of Air India crash reveals final moments inside plane (2:20)
-San Antonio death toll rises to at least 11 with residents missing after heavy rains, fast floods
>TRAGIC: Climber dies from 3,000 feet fall at Denali National Park
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman stabbed lawyer 67 times, strangled his dog, prosecutors say
-Analyzing Karen Read closing arguments (21:42): Inside the jury room for deliberations
>COLLEGES: WPI’s groundbreaking Business School dean steps down
-Holy Cross relationship peer educators foster open discussion as they work to prevent sexual violence
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. airlines with the best and worst cancellation rates
>BUSINESS: Big Tech's dirty secret — A.I. runs on theft
-Avoid undervaluation: How to sell your business the right way
>HEALTH: Mass. psychologist on the impact climate change has on mental health
-Study: Men with broken heart syndrome more likely to die than women
>FOOD: McDonald's, Popeyes unveil competing chicken wraps
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Best movie stunts of all time, over nearly 100 years of Oscars
>CELEBRITY: Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher finalize $75 million divorce
>ANIMALS: 3-inch-tall Yorkie might be world's shortest dog
>HISTORY: Market Basket saga — How workers and shoppers got Artie T. his job back in 2014 (45:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Marines return home, surprise sister before graduation
-Meanwhile, top ex-NASA official saw footage of a large, white flying saucer marked with Air Force logo: report
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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