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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Aaron Pennington still wanted 2 years after allegedly killing wife in Gardner (2:05). Article
+6:00: Lawyer demands city of Worcester turn over records in sex crime investigation
+6:00: Most serious charge dropped against motorist who struck girl, 13, on Shrewsbury Street
+6:00: Empty lot now fills Main Street block where commercial building burned
+6:00: 1 case against Turtleboy is dropped
+Noon: Report: Another deficit projected for Polar Park fund this year
+Noon: Street sign dedicated to late Worcester activist Bill Coleman
+Noon: "Diner, Drive In & Die" returns to Ralph’s for alien-themed scare
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Berlin Meadows beckons with woodlands trails and more
+Noon: Burlesque stars to bring the glam at Cannery Hall show
-4 Worcester businesses destroyed in Main Street mall fire (1:55). Article
-Earlier: Massive fire overnight destroys Worcester strip mall (1:33). Article
-Panera founder and Clark grad donates $20 million to school
-Worcester police cruisers keeping solid blue lights on (2:01). Article
-Charlton foster mom whose wife operated day care gets 10 years for raping 12-year-old
-Man’s 5-month crime spree ends with 29 charges
-City Council wraps term with focus on streets, sidewalks and snow prep
-Worcester Academy opens $42 million, 72,000-square-foot Capozzoli Athletic Center
>POLITICS: Adwoa Sakyi-Lamptey eyes new perspective for Worcester School Committee
-At-large School Committee candidate Sue Mailman is not afraid to stand alone
-Which candidates for mayor, City Council have raised most money?
>DINING OUT: Mass. Hidden Gems: Get wooed by meatballs at this Worcester restaurant
-ICYMI: Worcester police renew call for help finding missing 15-year-old girl
-Motorcyclist killed in Sutton crash
-Wood Partners sells Alta on the Row in Worcester for $157 million to Morgan Stanley
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): National Grid service day helps out at Camp Kinneywood
-Thai House of Holden reopens after renovation
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Indian cuisine may be an option at Shrewsbury school cafeterias
-Charlton voters deny bid to allow guns in municipal buildings
-Voters at West Boylston town meeting reject school building study; put off drive-thru ban
-Sutton approves M.B.T.A. law-compliant zoning district
-3 hospitalized after rollover crash on Route 9 in Westborough
-Upcycling program creates textile treasures
-Annual Sterling Fire Department fundraiser has special component
-Bolton Eagle Scout bridges Rattlesnake Hill obstacle
-Paxton Center School "voters" choose yellow dog bone
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: S.O.S. to fans — Don't miss Mania: The ABBA Tribute in Worcester
-Listen Up: New Day Without Love, Justin Arena music pushes boundaries
-Mass. Poet Laureate Regie Gibson brings poetry, music to Workshop13
-Merrimack Repertory Theatre stages Stephen King favorite, "Misery"
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester status quo caucus' war against police oversight
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (54:23): Brett Cotter
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former area state Representative
>SPORTS: Patriots claim ex-Chargers linebacker Chris Murphy off waivers
-Patriots-Titans Stock Watch: Rhamondre Stevenson bounces back; TreVeyon Henderson stays quiet
-Bruins lose to Panthers, 4-3, in Marchand's emotional return
-Holy Cross men's hockey falls to No. 6 Quinnipiac
-Bridget Burke joins Holy Cross as Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance
>CARS: Consumer Reports strategies to stretch every gallon of gas
>NATIONAL: White House agrees to cancel student debt for millions
-How the government shutdown is impacting farmers across America
-Man allegedly shot and killed mother's romantic fling mid-hookup in victim's truck
-Tragic: 4 teens killed in horrific head-on crash with wrong-way driver
>NEW ENGLAND: I.C.E. says 1,406 Mass. arrests in latest operation
-Massachusetts considers adding Bitcoin to state reserves
>COLLEGES: WPI faculty awarded $600,000 Carnegie Corporation Grant for “mapping global China”
-How Holy Cross grad, biologist and educator Elizabeth Luoma became a Connecticut poet laureate
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the world’s most dangerous beaches
-Orlando named No. 1 happiest vacation destinations in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: OpenAI launches web browser to compete with Google Chrome
-LPL Financial Research: Cockroaches, canaries and credit markets
-Retirement savings loans: Do the rewards outweigh the risks?
>SHOPPING: Top Halloween costumes: "KPop Demon Hunters," "Wicked," and more
>HOMES: Mortgage payments have nearly doubled in the past decade. These counties saw biggest rise
>HEALTH: Parenting hack has prevented 60,000 kids from this allergy (:33). Article
-Scientists crack code on how dietary fiber shields your body from harmful sugar damage
>FOOD: McDonald's Halloween Boo Buckets available now. See 2025 designs
>TV/STREAMING: Stars of NCIS on new season premiere (5:29)
>MOVIES: "Alien" star Sigourney Weaver has met with Disney for a sequel
>CELEBRITY: Ben Stiller's kids call out actor for being absent during childhood
-Kevin Costner got into physical fight with "Yellowstone" co-star Wes Bentley that caused production shutdown: report
>HISTORY: Parthenon visible for first time without scaffolding in 20 years
>ANIMALS: Woman won't give up on poodles dumped off a highway (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Number coincidence leads woman to $250,000 lottery win
-Meanwhile, in California, wild bear wanders into zoo, interacts with resident bears
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>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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