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>Latest weather: Another spectacular day, high of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding runaway 14-year-old
-How Worcester preserves the past while building for the future
-Central Massachusetts’ new architectural legacy
-"Bring the Heat" car show raises money for Manny 267 Foundation
-Thousands fill Worcester Islamic Center for celebration of Eid al-Adha Saturday
-Worcester nonprofit COO resigns to run for public office
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 484 (27:57): 311/Indigenous Plaque
-Senior Speak No. 886 (28:34): Brian McCarthy, President, Green Hill Park Coalition
-The Faces of Worcester: Yesenia Arroyo
-Ray Mariano: After the Fourth of July, America still has work to do
>HOMES: Retiring dentist lists mixed-use house on Salisbury Street for $2.9 million
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Vogue Worcester strikes a pose with HBOMax star
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Scotty McCreery, Kitchen Dwellers, Tyler Henry and more ....
-Massachusetts actors, dancers for "Bridgerton Experience"
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to "a fixture of the Shrewsbury St. neighborhood and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church"
-ICYMI: Downtown Worcester building being converted to 165 loft-style apartments
-Worcester police arrest 30-year-old Holden woman for car break-ins
-"You keep going": Worcester woman who fell from third floor of deadly blaze shares story
-Worcester anti-abortion clinics vandalized, clinic director calls vandals "domestic extremists" (1:31)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn firefighters mourn sudden passing of lieutenant
-Shrewsbury student wins first place prize at state science fair
-Holden bandstand concert 6-8 Sunday, Beatles for Sale
-Annual Fred S. Warren Road Race in Holden has become a fine tradition among local runners
-Local nonprofit takes vet care for pets on the road
-Expanding Sterling board will not be quick process
-Shrewsbury's Snow Plow Contest winners from June
-McGovern, USDA officials tour North Brookfield water treatment facility
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Yankees in 9th
-Bravehearts lose to Brockton in 9th, 8-4. 'Hearts next home game 4 p.m. Sunday, Kids Club Sunday
-Bravehearts' Bark in the Park Wednesday
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-RailRiders beat WooSox, 3-2
-Pirates earn 10th win with 44-28 victory over Bay Area
-Worcester Smiles FC elevating women's soccer locally
-Revs lose to New York City FC, 4-2
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>BUSINESS: The Profitable Business Roadmap Workshop - July 19th
>COLLEGES: Amid changes at the top, Central Mass. colleges lag in having women presidents
>NATIONAL: Laughing Philly teens beat elderly man to death with traffic cone: video
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. RMV announces details for 2022 low number license plate lottery
-Who is Vermont's $367 Powerball winner, community wonders
-Tragic: 6-year-old shoots 3-year-old in Milwaukee
>HEALTH: Can long COVID be detected? New research out of Boston may signal breakthrough
-BA.4 and BA.5 COVID symptoms: What to watch for as infections climb
>FOOD: Production resumes at troubled Abbott baby formula factory
>ANIMALS: Is Massachusetts a dog state or a cat state?
>HISTORY: Armory at Grove and Salisbury streets in Worcester, 1910
>TV/STREAMING: "National Treasure" Disney+ series reveals official title
>MOVIES: How many F-bombs trigger an R rating? An obscure movie industry panel decides
>CELEBRITY: Naya Rivera honored by Heather Morris and other "Glee" stars 2 years after her death
-Martha Stewart jokes that she wants friends to die so she can date their husbands
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Florida woman reunites with missing dog after 8 years
-Meanwhile, here's why teens are wearing suits to see "Minions: The Rise of Gru"
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In The News
>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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