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In The News
>WEATHER: Heat wave coming. Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 92 today in Worcester
+6:00: With heat wave coming, Worcester cooling centers to open, Out to Lunch canceled, early trash pickup
+6:00: 100 FM The Pike (8:45): Vic from JV Mechanical on checking A.C. going into heat wave
-Worcester could see some of its hottest weather ever this week
-Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon passes EyeOpener weather baton to Kelly Ann Cicalese (4:24)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man says he was assaulted with glass bottle in Downtown Worcester
+6:00: Worcester investor buys 72-unit apartment complex for $15 million
+Noon: UMass Memorial sounds alarm amid surge in serious e-bike crashes
+Noon: Motorcyclist who died on Route 146 crash is identified
+Noon: Glowmanny drops new album, "Is He Still With Us"
+Noon: Linda Blair, Juliette Lewis and more set for Silver Scream Con V
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: A forest trip for a 4-year-old and her mom
-State Trooper killed in motorcycle crash in Grafton (1:33). Article
-Related: Lawmakers to meet to examine intersection where off-duty State Trooper was killed in crash (3:00)
-Vehicle crashes into Italian restaurant in Worcester
-Dozens more creditors enter Worcester pastor’s bankruptcy case
-Worcester pools, beaches open for summer Tuesday
-Central Mass. family says they are owed part of Anna Maria College now up for sale
-Saint Vincent Hospital selects new C.E.O.
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester man charged with fentanyl trafficking after police pursuit ends with crash into bridge
-Worcester Public Schools eye fall public hearings as school realignment plans take shape
-Volunteers pull super-spreader invasive plants from Lake Quinsigamond
>FAITH: Journey to the priesthood: Deacon John P. Sullivan
>DINING OUT: Who's open and closed for the Fourth of July? Check Dining Out
-ICYMI: Juvenile hit by train on tracks near Polar Park, police say
-Judge orders Worcester activist jailed for up to 3 months after new charges
-Movie theater company looking for spots along Route 9 in Shrewsbury
-Rescuers free swan from fishing line in Worcester pond
-Car goes over wall on Route 20, falls about 25 feet, lands on roof in woods
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-July Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Lancaster man who died while hiking in N.H. remembered as "mountaineer"
-Leominster considers moratorium on data centers and battery storage
-Hitchcock Free Academy brings free Wednesday night concerts to Brimfield Town Common
-Athol town counsel says town will seek sanctions, demolition authority for Main Street property
-Clinton's Blaze reflects on road to becoming a national track star
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Ariana Grande reschedules 2 concerts at TD Garden in Boston (:19)
-Country music legend Alan Jackson plays his final show
-Today! Revolutionary Reading of George Jackson's "Excerpts from Letter to a Comrade"
-Last Call: Carmela Sklarz, author and educator
>OPINION: Worcesteria: On "The Vampire Lestate," learning how to say "Worcester"
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 131 (28:15): Summertime is the time to find treasures
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:13): Housing, rent control and Worcester's future
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Nationals, 6-3
-Bravehearts beat New Britain, 6-3
-Bravehearts’ America 250 edition jersey available for preorder
-$1 hot dog night at the Bravehearts Thursday
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts 5-1 week launches them to second in Futures League standings
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>NATIONAL: U.S. and Iran agree to halt attacks, resume nuclear talks (1:35)
-Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots
-Here are the 4 key cases the Supreme Court will decide on its final day of term
-Tragic: Alligator kills woman swimming in Florida river
>NEW ENGLAND: 4 shot in Brockton after large crowd celebrates World Cup (1:50)
-Off-duty State Ttrooper off the job after allegedly punching another trooper at bar
-More Mass. beaches shut down to swimming after sewage breaks (1:54)
>COLLEGES: Why top employers keep coming back to WPI (:33)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Radio Worcester (15:32): Saint Vincent doctor shares practical travel health advice
-Universal Hollywood’s newest attraction features unique tribute to franchise’s dead star
>BUSINESS: Q.C.C. seeks employers for cybersecurity apprenticeship program
-LPL Financial Research: Has stock market exuberance become irrational?
-How "interest-free" medical credit cards are costing Americans billions
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 251 (28:54): Doctors Without Doctors
>FOOD: U.S.D.A. blocked from excluding "junk foods" from S.N.A.P. benefits
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc, "A toxic love story" (2:08)
>MOVIES: Hit ’90s movie franchise returns after 24 years, star confirms
>CELEBRITY: Lil Wayne engaged to woman in her 20s: report
-Gossip at Liza Minnelli's 80th birthday show includes Barbra Streisand tale
>ANIMALS: Delivery driver found tiny kitten all alone on her route (1:40)
>HISTORY: "Romper Room" was a television favorite for young children for over 40 years
>GOOD NEWS: Boy, 12, saved by older brother after shark attack on family vacation
-Meanwhile, Noah Kahan urges fans to use the bathroom after concertgoer poops on floor during show
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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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