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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:45). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: License Commission approves restaurant in Canal District of Worcester (pictured)
+1:00: 2 Worcester residents charged in U.S. Capitol riot: FBI
+1:00: Family Health Center of Worcester didn’t get emergency funds; Here’s how it survived
+1:00: Cliff Goodwin and crew record new album at Abbey Road
+1:00: Six Things: Jazz at the EcoTarium, Rose Show, Travis Denning ...
+1:00: Jessa Smith Campbell's musical "Woven" on the fringe of big things
-Father of Amanda Dabrowski testifies to finding phone taped underneath her car
-Related: Another juror dismissed from Carlos Asencio murder trial as graphic testimony continues
-Worcester Summer Getaway with Delta contest to give 2 round-trip tickets
-Worcester schools may close pandemic-era medical waiting rooms
-Quinsigamond Elementary School teacher retires after nearly 40 years
-6 years sober, Worcester woman still reported for child abuse for taking addiction medication
-UMass Medical School, Worcester County Jail to collaborate on substance use treatment program research
-City Council hits roadblock on action about out-of-town constables serving foreclosures
-Radio Worcester Radio Roundtable (43:31): Discussing Polar Park expenses
-Worcester hosts "Internet for All" summit at Union Station
-TODAY! Movies on the Worcester Common returns June 15th
-TODAY! Greendale Job Fair 11-2 on Thursday
-Unsolved: Worcester - "Hit-and-run or homicide? Travis Monroe - Oct. 1, 2006". Video (22:18). Audio (23:36)
>ANIMALS: "Friendly" racoon hanging out on Worcester's West Side
-ICYMI: Help Worcester P.D. find missing 14-year-old
-Teen tasered, 3 face charges after fight at Worcester baseball game
-Jurors view 2 knives and autopsy photos as Worcester restaurant murder trial continues
-Worcester announces $2 million in A.R.P.A. funds for food insecurity
-Former Worcester Superintendent Maureen Binienda to lead Easthampton schools
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): TODAY! Live art demonstration 6-8 Thursday
-Retiring staff at Wachusett leave their mark
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Millbury Summer Concert Series starts June 15th
-Free Paxton Kids Bike Rodeo on Saturday
-Grafton Library long range planning committee seeks members
-Grafton police log, June 16th edition
-Dube settles in at Berlin library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Bud Light loses its title as America’s top-selling beer
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Comedian Anthony Amorello
-Studio Theatre Worcester's "The Mad Ones" reaches out beyond the stage
-Writing Lines: South Shore stories, modern Beats and more
-TODAY! Worcester's Queer AF holds first Pride Month event as season kickoff
-100 FM The Pike (8:18): Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy about new box set: The Atlantic Years 1984-1991
-The challenge of being a supermom and a Taylor Swift superfan
-John Monfredo: “Worcester: The city that reads” book drive a huge success
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 70 (28:21): Partisan Politics
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 10 (28:10): Inroads in Pittsfield
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime local pharmacy owner
>SPORTS: 5 key takeaways from Patriots O.T.A.s
-Red Sox beat Rockies, 6-3
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game 6:30 Thursday
-WooSox beat Norfolk, 13-5
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (45:07): Celebrating Fathers Day with Dave and Maureen Magarity
-Saint John’s baseball comes up short in semifinals against Taunton
-Saint John’s volleyball fights until the end in semis
-Worcester resident Robyn Mays will compete in Masters Olympia in Romania in August
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: At least 79 people drown after migrant boat sinks off Greek coast
-Grand jury votes to indict Marine who held homeless man in fatal chokehold on New York subway
-Tragic: Newly wed man drowns on Hawaii honeymoon, thieves steal his belongings from beach
>NEW ENGLAND: Harvard morgue manager, others charged with selling stolen body parts
-Liquor store clerk accused of stealing $3 million lottery ticket skips arraignment
>BUSINESS: Mass. seeing billions in excessive health care spending
-Radio Worcester (10:32): Get the insider information to outsmart smishing scammers
>HEALTH: Millions of COVID patients living without sense of taste and smell
-About 15% of U.S. children recently received mental health treatment, new C.D.C. data shows
>SHOPPING: Mass. sales tax holiday weekend scheduled
>COLLEGES: Assumption Spring Dean's List
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (8:45): Cycles of sexual revolution and the history of sexuality with Professor Nina Kushner
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the world’s most unusual churches
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Ryan Seacrest rumored to replace Pat Sajak as "Wheel of Fortune" host
>MOVIES: Tom Hanks turned down "When Harry Met Sally" because he was happily divorced
>CELEBRITY: Treat Williams was "alert and answering questions," motorcycle crash witness says
>FOOD: What's behind lobster, ice cream price increases? (4:44)
>HISTORY: Former Hotel Standish, 767 Main Street in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Former sanitation worker and Harvard Law student honors support staff (2:34)
-Meanwhile, in Florida, bear shocks beachgoers by swimming out of the ocean
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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
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-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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