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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:27). High of 90 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: From the lab to the spotlight: Miss Worcester County 2024 is arising star (2:46). Article
+6:00: Police investigating bank robbery at Hometown Bank in Webster; suspect fled on motorcycle into Conn.
+6:00: Car engulfed in flames in Westborough
+Noon: Focus on "much needed" programs — Centro elaborates on Latin American Festival cancelation
-Earlier: Organizer: Fear of I.C.E. was factor in decision to cancel Worcester Latin American Festival
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (14:34): Worcester Fire Department cookoff firefighters trade hoses for hot plates
+Noon: Peppercorn's reopens after renovation
+Noon: What's the best summer thing to do in Worcester County? Vote in round 1
+Noon: Listen up: On "Northeastern," Old Tom & the Lookouts eyes "the curse of being from the Northeast"
+Noon: EcoTarium celebrates 200 years of science, nature and discovery
-A city-owned grocery store in Worcester? Councilor wants to look into it
-WNBA star and Worcester Academy alum Aliyah Boston gets her flowers at State House ceremony
-Planet Fitness opens third location in Worcester
-Worcester trade show exhibit company expands with acquisition of Texas firm
-Research center at UMass Medical School celebrates new name
-Mike Bendetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-This Week in Worcester: Not believing lies is anti-police sentiment in Worcester
-Jim McGovern frustrated after loss in budget bill fight, but says "I don't feel hopeless" (8:38). Article
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Crompton Pool delay, negative review drama and police mask ban
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): New seafood eatery opens in Worcester
-ICYMI: Woman in hospital after shooting at Crompton Park
-Worcester mayor says fund freeze could cost 20 school jobs
-Worcester ranks among top U.S. metros for S.T.E.M. jobs
-Worcester County Wonders: Three-deckers remain a thriving icon for city
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Up to "Shannanigans" with handmade crafts
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-This week's traffic delays and road closures
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): W.R.T.A. service expands through Shrewsbury, Westborough and Northborough
-No lifeguards at Lake Chauncy (again), mirroring statewide trend
-Item photos: Scenes from the Clinton fireworks
-A "peek behind the curtain" for residents at S.E.L.C.O.’s Open House
-Millbury receives funding for senior center improvements as part of Fiscal Year 2026 budget
-Paxton considers Black Hill Road bridge replacement
-233-unit development in Grafton granted $9 million in state support
-Lancaster officials question why fire voices not heard
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: 100 FM The Pike (9:08): The Breakdown Lane
-Will Aerosmith tour again? What Joe Perry said about possibility
-Art with a message: Main South installation aims to promote pedestrian safety
-Dodgers announcer wins National Baseball Poetry Festival's "Green Monster" challenge
-Sharon Oliver: Being a successful social media influencer is not limited to the young
>OPINION: Katy McQueen: A day of nostalgia at Storyland
-Bill Shaner: All the fun a wicked god must be having with us
-Aaron Langlois: Oakham wants clean energy - and environmental safety
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (55:03)
-A Minute with Meagan (14:51): From breakups to breakthroughs — The Sparrow Collective is rewriting the story
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former owner of Atlas Press
>SPORTS: The biggest nights in summer baseball are coming to Worcester
-4 Worcester Bravehearts, Holy Cross right-hander Danny Macchiarola picked in Major League Baseball Draft
-Bravehearts playing loose and crushing the ball. Next home game: 6:30 Tuesday. Buy tickets here
-Checking in on how these local Major League Baseball stars are doing at the All-Star break
-TODAY! Connecticut Sun face Indiana Fever at Garden ahead of WNBA All-Star Break
>NATIONAL: Camp Mystic cabins were in known flood zone — despite recent $5 million overhaul
-Man calmly confesses to murdering, dismembering his elderly landlord
>TRAGIC: Sad last text from woman who fell in volcano revealed: "Heartbroken when we said goodbye"
>NEW ENGLAND: Everything we know about the fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River (10:20)
-Drug overdose deaths tied to opioids on the decline
>COLLEGES: Anya Brown and the Outdoors Club at Holy Cross (1:51)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The T.S.A. recently banned these items in checked bags
>BUSINESS: Meta investing hundreds of billions in superintelligence
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear stock market outlook — Path to upside clouded with uncertainty
-Why free snacks at the office could soon get scrapped
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers, Sunday, July 13th
>SHOPPING: Shop college dorm essentials at Staples
>HEALTH: The top 10 "feel-good" habits people do to for long-term wellness: survey
-Seemingly harmless, symptomless virus may actually cause Parkinson’s disease: study
>FOOD: Top 10 least healthy fast food chains revealed — here's where your favorite falls
>TV/STREAMING: CBS's "Boston Blue" recasts Sean Reagan in Donnie Wahlburg "Blue Bloods" spinoff
>MOVIES: John Carpenter movie "Halloween" is getting a new look. How to buy it
>CELEBRITY: John Goodman looks better than ever at "Smurfs" premiere after 200-pound weight loss
>ANIMALS: Mom and 7 puppies found in abandoned hoarder home (1:51)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Site of 1776 Declaration of Independence reading, Worcester City Hall Plaza
>GOOD NEWS: Missing teen found alive on remote island: "One-in-a-million miracle"
-Meanwhile, in Scotland, clinic pleads for a stop to "unsolicited" urine samples
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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