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Kaiser (Worcester Animal Rescue League)
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>Latest weather: Increasing clouds later, high of 77 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Charlton police arrest Auburn man, Holden woman on drug, gun charges
+6:00: Health advisories for Shrewsbury ponds lifted
+6:00: Red Sox pitchers Nathan Eovaldi and Garrett Whitlock to play in Worcester this weekend
+6:00: Worcesteria: Local rockers set for benefit for WURN host wrestling with cancer
+6:00: Artist Spotlight: Bret M. Herholz
+6:00: Poetry Town: "Business Trip All America City, Worcester 2000"
+6:00: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Kaiser (above)
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Worcester police arrest 30-year-old Holden woman for car break-ins
+Noon: Giant coffee mug flower beds a community effort on Piedmont Street in Worcester
+Noon: Curbside compost collection now available in Worcester
+Noon: Woman dies after rollover crash on Route 2 despite bystanders' CPR efforts
+Noon: Uxbridge man to plead guilty to defrauding government of more than $490,000 with "no-show" hire, 31 trips to Florida
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 8th
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD: "The Phantom of the Open," "18 1/2," "The Road to Galena" and more
-Worcester anti-abortion clinics vandalized, clinic director calls vandals "domestic extremists" (1:31)
-"I acted like an idiot": Sox pitcher Chris Sale apologizes for outburst at Polar Park
-Related: Red Sox exec Chaim Bloom reacts to Sale meltdown: "That’s who he is"
-Earlier: Sale has dugout meltdown after walking 5; ace smashes wall, kicks TV. Video (:16)
-19-year-old Worcester man arrested on gun charges
-Petty takes significant cash lead over Kennedy in Worcester state Senate race
-UMass Medical School leaders top list of highest-paid state employees
-Worcester's Indian Lake Beach to remain closed unless city can hire more lifeguards
-Help the Worcester Animal Rescue League at Stop & Shop
-Mass. lawmakers announce plan to send eligible taxpayers $250
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 484 (27:57): 311/Indigenous Plaque
-The Faces of Worcester: Yesenia Arroyo
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Rock Bar to become Irish pub Boland’s in Worcester’s Canal District
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Scotty McCreery, Kitchen Dwellers, Tyler Henry and more ....
-The Library of Disposable Art: There is a market for second-hand bed sheets
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to "a strong, tireless advocate for women’s rights and serving the needs of the underprivileged"
-ICYMI: A composting facility likely spread massive amounts of "forever chemicals" across a town in Central Mass.
-Many code violations preceded deadly blaze at Gage Street apartment building in Worcester
-Long-vacant building in Downtown Worcester transforms into 8 luxury apartments
-I-290 shooting in Worcester ends in 2 arrests, police say
-Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup in Worcester delayed a day because of holiday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Industrial building proposed along Route 20 in Shrewsbury
-Shrewsbury company launches new glass dry-erase product
-Grafton plans India Day celebration on August 20th
-American Legion Post 42 meeting Tuesday in Holden
-Gardner baker finds success with gourmet cookies
-Irish technology disposal and recycling firm opens Northborough facility
-Leominster Best Buy property sells to retail developer for $7.9 million
>SPORTS: Yankees beat Red Sox, 6-5
-Bravehearts beat Brockton, 6-4. 'Hearts' next home game 1 p.m. Saturday
-Bravehearts' Bark in the Park next Wednesday
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Rail Riders, 5-3
-Worcester's Kendrick Ball Jr. fights for title July 15th in Worcester
-Pirates sign former NFL linebacker
-Former Worcester hockey pros who are now NHL free agents, 2022 edition
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>BUSINESS: Country Bank grows Worcester presence with Tatnuck branch
-Brewers still barred from farmers markets — Push to change law continues
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross receives 7 Fulbright fellowships this year, its most since 2017
-Clark grad plays key role in curbing nuclear proliferation
>SHOPPING: Get a free 30-day Amazon Prime membership to shop Prime Day
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School's Dr. David Harlan hopes to find cure for Type 1 Diabetes
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations 12-5 Saturday at Worcester Public Library
>NATIONAL: Ex-leader Shinzo Abe fatally shot in shock Japan attack
-Father of alleged Highland Park killer washes hands of guilt
>NEW ENGLAND: Red tide hits Mass. coast, leading to shellfishing ban, shortage of local clams
-Reward grows for information in case of N.H. couple killed during walk
>FOOD: Ice cream maker linked to listeria outbreak refuses to recall
-TV/STREAMING: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: Disney month-long production planned for Mass. town on hold
>CELEBRITY: James Caan, star of "Godfather," "Elf," and "Misery," dies at 82
>ANIMALS: Guy helps his rescue dog lose half her body weight (3:05)
>HISTORY: YMCA building at Lake Quinsigamond, 1909
>HOMES: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Keanu Reeves’ airport encounter with a young fan will warm your heart
-Can you find the chick in this bunny illusion in under 30 seconds?
-Meanwhile, in Delaware, "vintage" Burger King found untouched behind a wall
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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
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-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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