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  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 76 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -Baby born on I-190 as parents rush to hospital

  -Worcester public health director Tamara Lundi departs after a year on job

  -Worcester has picked its next medical director; she starts Monday

  -A.T.V. stolen from area family was being sold to pay for son's cancer treatment (2:15)

  -Hot, dog! George's Coney Island regular has been coming for 70 years

  -Polar Beverages marking America's 250th birthday (3:09)

  -100 FM The Pike (12:04): Market on Exchange starts a new season in a new spot

  -Radio Worcester (9:52): CASA Palooza returns Sunday with music, community and a mission

  -Out to Lunch Festival announces 2026 headliners

  -Worcester D.P.W. honors Employee of the Year

  -The Art Deco WWI memorial in Worcester the public hasn’t seen in years and the efforts to revive it

  -WPI graduates urged to lead with imagination, purpose at 2026 commencement. Video (3:32:05)

  -Earlier: At WPI, a degree 5 decades in the making

  -Worcester commuter rail riders face weekend shuttle bus service

  -TODAY! Second Baptist Church Fish Fry Fundraiser

  -T&G This Week: The return of the sack, and our future in Worcester

  -Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Peacemaker awards, pothole pressure, Union Station restaurant search

  -18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside

  >FAITH: Themes of peace, human dignity central to Pope Leo's first year in office

  >DINING OUT: A resurgent Worcester restaurant blew me away with a rare pasta dish

  -ICYMI: Prominent Canal District developer plans housing, restaurant following $2.9 million purchase

  -Worcester firefighter hit by car remembered as "hero at home"

  -The end of an era for Pecorino Cheese Shop, set to close July 31st

  -Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden override passes, but Wachusett partners fail to pass theirs

  -Composting 8 to 2:30 today

  -Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)

  -Newly elected officials sworn in

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury police arrest man in "flim flam" scam

  -Fresh plans proposed for abandoned Grafton restaurant

  -Disappearance of cookie defines school year at Algonquin

  -Woman with active trespass order arrested for refusing to leave Leominster Hospital

  -Southbridge reviewing executive session procedures amid Open Meeting Law complaints

  -Hear from Grafton Select Board candidates in lead-up to Election Day

  -Sturbridge police, fire honor guard presents colors at Fenway Park

  -Salvation Army of Fitchburg plans $5 million facility, launches $2 milliion fundraiser
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday

  >SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Christine Ohlman, Speak Easy Story Night and more

  -Victor D. Infante (7:29): Your weekly WoMag rundown

  -Mike Tramp from White Lion enters his 50th year making music (15:07)

  -Éowyn Bailey has traveled across the world and back in time to tell stories of women leaders

  >OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Black rest, collective grief and the power of remembering

  -Laura Soukkavong: A well-deserved appreciation spotlight on Worcester police officer

  -WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 98 (9:30): Homelessness, Part 1

  -Unity Radio's Future Focus (57:52): Jermaine Johnson, Worcester School Committee member

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:12): Worcester’s future, from Union Station to housing

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to local real estate agent and accomplished author of 2 novels
  
  

  >SPORTS: Patriots game-by-game predictions after schedule release

  -Red Sox lose to Braves, 3-2

  -Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule

  -Holy Cross Crusader Awards (1:40:05)

  -Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -WooSox lose to Buffalo, 5-2

  -A look at the Worcester Railers 2026-2027 schedule
  
  

  >NATIONAL: U.S. students worse than a decade ago

  -246 suspected cases of Ebola, 65 deaths in Congo (:23)

  -Cuba’s power grid is collapsing

  -Tragic: Horse dies after collapse in horror start to Preakness weekend

  >NEW ENGLAND: Firefighter killed, 11 injured in lumber mill explosion and massive fire in Maine

  -After months of delays, Mass. unemployment officials finally respond to complaints (3:17)

  -Radio Worcester (25:12): “The American Dream is at risk”: U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton

  >COLLEGES: WPI Graduate Commencement ceremony (2:51:00)

  -Clark Graduate Commencement speaker stresses consistency and authenticity

  -Assumption students recognized for academic excellence at 42nd annual Honors Convocation
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Vacation compatibility: Traveling with family

  -Carnival cancels cruise reservations due to low price glitch

  >BUSINESS: Here's how A.I. could change over 900 careers

  -Fitchburg cannabis company closes as 2 lawsuits seek combined $6.11 million

  -Westborough optical firm lands $36.5 million in A.I., defense deals

  -Radio Worcester (23:23): Worcester positioned for advanced manufacturing growth

  >HOMES: Mortgage rates retreat to 6.36% despite rising inflation

  >HEALTH: Why the "cereal for breakfast" generation is struggling in adulthood

  -New pancreatic cancer drug sees patients live almost twice as long in clinical trial

  -Controversial drug prescriptions double after Mel Gibson remark

  >FOOD: Grocery bill out of control? Simple habits could save hundreds (3:16)
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: "Love Is Blind" coming to Boston this fall

  >MOVIES: "Project Hail Mary": Inside Ryan Gosling's marketing marvel

  >CELEBRITY: Britney Spears barks, yells, wields knife at L.A. restaurant after rehab

  -Rihanna details the night she was shot at — and the 4 words she told ASAP Rocky

  >ANIMALS: Bear caught on camera enjoying all-you-can-eat bird seed "buffet"

  >HISTORY: University Park, circa 1908

  >GOOD NEWS: Home in Hudson to be donated to wounded Navy veteran (3:52). Article

  -Meanwhile, Florida teacher fired after calling herself "million dollar prostitute" and twerking in class

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