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>Latest weather: Gorgeous early summer day, high of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Off duty firefighter attempts to save man who fell from bridge into Lake Quinsigamond
+6:00: Help Worcester Boys & Girls Club win the D'Angelo $55,000 giveaway
+6:00: Dr. Fauci tests positive for COVID days after visiting Worcester, Holy Cross
+6:00: Radio Worcester Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (15:09): Tercentennial and police drone
+6:00: Worcester city councilors to explore city charter change
+6:00: Bear wanders through yard in Auburn (:13)
+6:00: Power lines come down on truck in Sutton
+Noon: Win a mountain bike and more in the 2022 George Street Raffle
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester- June 15th
+Noon: Chandler Street yard waste site closing early Wednesday
+Noon: "Menopause The Musical" returns to Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Maine's theWorst deliver smart, blistering rock with "Yes Regrets"
+Noon: Health Foundation of Central Mass. receives $500,000 from dissolving physician group
+Noon: Holy Cross names Jett Alfonso Director of Cross Country, Track and Field (2:03)
+Noon: Summer swim, paddle event honors former Olympian, "Wild Bill" Yorzyk
+Noon: Bad Advice: Beat the sweat by always wearing a mascot costume
-Person seen jumping off Route 9 bridge in Worcester into Lake Quinsigamond has died
-Worcester diner celebrates 86th anniversary
-Downtown eatery marks 15th year in Worcester
-Worcester restaurant temporarily reduces hours to breakfast only
-Worcester police recover stolen car, gun
-Emergency training drill scheduled for Worcester Airport
-2 new roundabouts in Worcester may tame dodgy intersection
-Get a piece of the pie: Table Talk hosting job fair on June 29th
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from NEADS World Class Service Dogs of Princeton (:49)
-Worcester's Fitness in the Parks returns Wednesday
-Rosalie Tirella: Winners and losers in Green Island
-Worcester police drone backed by councilors after policy revisions
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 481 (28:22): Police Drones, Renewable Three-Deckers, Pickett Plaza
-Radio Worcester (12:02): Acting City Manager Eric Batista on Worcester's 300th, drones and the budget
-Worcester police make changes to draft policy on drone use
-New Worcester schools boss busily getting ready to move in
-University Park Campus School graduation 2022 (43:46)
-Janice Harvey: Author Sheryll O’Brien's blog gives window into cancer struggle
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Patriotic Pops Concert July 3rd at Worcester's Institute Park
-WOOTenanny's "secret" pop-up show this week in Worcester can't be missed
-Boston Pops, Brian McKnight perform in front of thousands at DCU Center
-Worcesteria: Of blood, trash and poetry ...
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
-Most expensive Worcester County home sales last week includes $1.5 million house in Shrewsbury
>ICYMI: Vacant Worcester donut shop to be become a law office
-Cafe reopens in new Downtown Worcester site
-New Greater Worcester Community Foundation head quits after just 5 months
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Man and woman wanted in Sturbridge arrested in Iowa
-Northborough man arrested for smashing glass doors at Westborough Fire Department
-Nomination papers available for Holden Special Election
-Company donates $20,000 to Boylston police for new motorcycle unit
-Worcester County Sheriff's picnic in Shrewsbury sees record turnout
-Paxton school security project needs funding OK
-Auburn swears in new police chief
-Auburn hosts first-ever Unified Game Day in partnership with Special Olympics
-After great start to 2022, Foppema's Farm in Northbridge is ready for potential drought conditions
-BVT will destroy 2015 student records unless requested
>SPORTS: Patriots announce first public dates for training camp
-Red Sox rout A’s, 6-1
-Bravehearts knock out the Rox, 7-3
-Next Bravehearts home game: 6:30 Friday, Scout Night Sleepover & Postgame Fireworks
-Fran Quinn, a 57-year-old dad from Holden, qualifies for U.S. Open close to home
-12 Holy Cross teams post perfect 1,000 APR scores
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Toledo, 4-0
-Former Boston Celtic allegedly seen panhandling in Virginia
>BUSINESS: The S&P 500 is in a bear market; here's what that means
-Center for Women and Enterprise to hold free Small Business Bootcamp for local entrepreneurs on Thursday in Worcester
-Hector Reyes, Technocopia collaboration helps participants build new futures
-Tree House fans recall first visits as brewery celebrates 10 years
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: 165,000 Odessa, Texas residents without water for 2 days during heat wave
-Tragic: 10-year-old boy dead, father and other family member missing in drainage ditch tragedy
>NEW ENGLAND: Date-rape drugs possibly being slipped into vapes, police say
-Mass. high court tosses ballot question on benefits for app-based drivers
>TV/STREAMING: "Wendy Williams Show" to air final episode Friday without her
>CELEBRITY: Ex-Riverdale actor wanted to kill Justin Trudeau after killing mom, prosecutors say
>HEALTH: A fourth monkeypox case confirmed in Mass.
-Free COVID vaccinations/boosters 11-7 Wednesday at Worcester Public Library
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Mass. sales tax holiday set for August 13th-14th
>ANIMALS: Dogs, cats and other pets up for adoption at Worcester area shelters
>HISTORY: Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 11: Typewriter
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Coast Guard rescues 900-pound leatherback sea turtle (:30)
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man balances chainsaw on his forehead for 31 minutes, 25 seconds
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
-The 10 richest states in America
-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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