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>Latest weather: A break from the scorching heat, high of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Art's Food & Spirits on West Boylston Street in Worcester for sale
+6:00: Rescue League steps up to care for pets (pictured) of tenants of collapsed Mill Street apartments
+6:00: Proposal for 6 School Committee districts to be presented Wednesday
+6:00: Armed person prompts SWAT response in Fitchburg
+6:00: Film explores work of Worcester youth cooperatives
+6:00: Free things to do in Worcester this summer
+6:00: Holy Cross football has 14 All-Patriot League preseason honorees!
+6:00: Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $830 million for tonight's drawing
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 26th
+Noon: Online outburst over Drag Queen Storytime at Redemption Rock overcome by positivity
+Noon: Radio Worcester (12:06): Acting City Manager Eric Batista on 267 Mill Street debacle, inclusionary zoning, drought and more
+Noon: Radio Worcester (11:22): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks about COVID (BA.5), monkeypox and extreme heat
+Noon: Hospitals overwhelmed more by staffing challenges than COVID infections
+Noon: Bravehearts announce Shark Week lineup
+Noon: Screen Time: Stars of "The Orville" among guests at "TerrifiCon" this weekend
+Noon: Bad Advice: Where can you live if you can't afford a house?
-Landlord of condemned Mill Street apartment in Worcester brings tenants to court (2:09). Article
-David Gleason identified as 24-year-old killed in Saturday night motorcycle crash in Worcester
-Worcester police clarify that officers did not pursue stolen SUV involved in fatal crash
-Earlier: Teen dies, 4 others injured as stolen SUV behind "chaotic" 3-car crash on Main Street (:45)
-Teen on bike killed in collision with car in Webster, police say
-Worcester Restaurant Week Summer 2022 starts next Monday
-Worcester water levels remain normal despite drought conditions
-Worcester Housing Authority buys back improved Webster Square property
-Former home of The Bridge community center sold to developer to become apartments
-East Park Spray Park on Shrewsbury Street reopens
-Worcester Police Department receives 600 new tasers, body cameras
-Worcester officers honored in Ride to Remember
-Mass. commission increases number of Worcester package store licenses
-100 mile Ruck March raises money to help kids with cancer
-This Week's Roadwork in Worcester - Week of July 25th
-Is $810 million worth a $2 Mega Millions ticket? It depends
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Song to Get You Through the Week: Ghost of the Machine goes deep with "Mercy"
-HomeHarvest Central Mass. creating self-sufficient landscaping in Worcester County
-Don Landgren: Who's afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?
-ICYMI: Worcester man arrested following shoplifting at Tractor Supply Store in Westborough
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Former Sutton campground slated for residential units
-Demolition schedule for old McGrath, Shaw schools in Millbury
-New West Boylston fire chief to be pinned at ceremony next Monday
-Drone aerial video of new Northbridge Elementary School (2:31)
-Purgatory Chasm State Reservation announces August programs
-Local agricultural fairs' poultry shows canceled, retooled for pathogenic avian influenza
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Cleveland
-National champion 1980 Worcester State women's basketball team celebrates 40th anniversary
-Riders biked uphill for 500 feet for Major Taylor
-The Bravehearts are ready for a playoff push
-Bravehearts next home game 5 Wednesday (YOU-Choose-the-Promotion Doubleheader)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox Rewind: Worcester hanging tough as second half begins
-Everything you need to know for this week’s Patriots' practices
-Danny Amendola retires from football after 13 seasons
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Millennials didn't stray far from where they grew up, study claims
>NEW ENGLAND: Almost a third of Mass. students were chronically absent from school last year, state data shows
>BUSINESS: AbbVie pays Belgian firm $60 million to develop glaucoma treatment
-UMass Medical School commercialization arm awards $2.2 million for healthcare research
-Mass. unemployment drops slightly in June to 3.7%
-Worcester Business Connect podcast No. 30 (13:45): Wake Up Narcolepsy
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria podcast (21:21): Esports director Zach Gandara
>SHOPPING: A sign inflation is easing: Walmart is slashing prices on clothing and other products
>FOOD: Beloved ice cream product Choco Taco discontinued
>HEALTH: Many New Englanders at increased risk for deadly skin cancer
-Free vaccinations/boosters Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>HISTORY: Lincoln Park at Lake Quinsigamond, 1907
>HOMES: 5 new Worcester homes for sale
>TV/STREAMING: The NFL is debuting a streaming service — with some major caveats
>MOVIES: Why Jordan Peele doesn't want to be called the best horror director
>CELEBRITY: "Goodfellas" star Paul Sorvino dead at 83
-David Warner dead at 80: Actor in "Titanic," "The Omen"
>ANIMALS: "See a spout, watch out!": Harbormaster issues warning after whale lands on boat (2:10)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Purple Heart veteran to get surprise home built for him and his family
-Meanwhile, in Russia, chess-playing robot grabs, breaks boy’s finger at tournament
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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
-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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