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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 83 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "Sanctuary," "Surrounded," and more
+Noon: Millbury distillery trying to grow craft spirits in state
+Noon: Mass. Symphony Orchestra has fireworks planned for July 3rd show
+Noon: Fireworks in Central Mass.
+Noon: Chase Rice set to bring new music to Indian Ranch concert
-W.P.D. asks for help IDing woman wanted in bank larceny
-Lawsuit: Worcester woman forced to have emergency abortion after incorrect diagnosis (pictured)
-Worcester water, sewer rates rising for 2024 fiscal year
-Out to Lunch festival series returns to Worcester Common
-Retiring North High, Burncoat principals reflect on career lessons learned
-Worcester has just 2 cooling centers. Here's why city councilors want more
-Radio Worcester (20:01): City Manager Eric Batista talks affordable housing, rising rents and more
-The Worcester stadium economic impact wars are heating up again
-Worcester Police Department promotion ceremony (23:35)
-Ryan McKenna, only survivor of 2022 East Brookfield crash, leaves rehab after 272 days
-ICYMI: No public funds to rebuild Worcester building where 4 died
-Worcester-area rents rising, putting homes out of reach: Report
-Khrystian King will run for mayor of Worcester this year
-School Committee member Sue Mailman wants to change the pay rate for School Committee members
-Phantom Gourmet visits area restaurant (5:15)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden Woman’s Club awards scholarships
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-A new face in the Wachusett Auto Department -- Spotlight on Mr. Baker
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community mourns loss of Princeton man, 25, after motorcycle crash
-Millbury wildland firefighter deployed to Quebec to fight wildfires
-North Street Elementary School students dig it — and pay it forward
-Shrewsbury given 2022 Tree City honors
-Paxton Days brightens rainy day
-Lawmakers, Uxbridge selectman urge easier medical marijuana access for veterans
-Preferred Clinton Middle option moves to the state
-Central Tree Middle School Honor Roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val's this Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things To Do: Miss Massachusetts, "Rock of Ages," She's Busy ...
-Gloria Hall, Art in the Park Committee to be honored at Harvey Ball
-Art in the Park returns to Elm Park with outdoor sculpture exhibit
-A summer solstice hike up Asnebumskit Ridge to Thoreau's Seat
-Manny Jae Media (37:19): Innerviews with Claudia Bastante of Monano Art
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 71 (28:10): Third World Challenges
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 134 (27:14): Maydee Morales, Candidate City Council
-Unity Radio (57:32): State of Mind with Q.C.C.
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who helped establish the Worcester Pee Wee Hockey Association
>SPORTS: Twins beat Red Sox, 6-0
-Bravehearts sweep doubleheader, 7-3 and 9-3. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-Bill Ballou's baseball column
-WooSox fall to Lehigh Valley, 7-3
-Watch: Bobby Dalbec crushes home run off of a moving train behind Polar Park
-Pirates hosting youth football clinic on Monday
-Holy Cross: 50 Years of Title IX -- A Celebration in Review
-Wednesday's local baseball roundup
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: "Catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber" doomed submersible, Coast Guard says (1:06)
-U.S. Navy detected an implosion Sunday and relayed information to search efforts
-Tragic: Father of 13 saved his daughter after their raft overturned. He didn't survive
>NEW ENGLAND: Artist evicted from Cape Cod shack after 80 summers
-Mass. opioid deaths climbed to new high in 2022
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria professor writes Emergency Management Professionalization bill
-Summer renovations and long-term facilities planning underway at WPI
>BUSINESS: Company expands Worcester operations
-Bob Spellane named interim regional director of Small Business Development Center at Clark
-MassHire in Worcester is moving, effective July 10th
>SHOPPING: Shop Prime Day deals on Amazon early with this guide
>HEALTH: Stress and children: Identifying signs and finding solutions
-Sundown syndrome affects majority of adults with dementia
>FOOD: Marie Callender's recalls frozen product brand due to possible contamination
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 best resorts to completely unplug
>TV/STREAMING: Taylor Sheridan reveals more details about "Yellowstone" spin-off with Matthew McConaughey
>MOVIES: Jon Hamm confirms he almost starred in Ben Affleck’s "Gone Girl"
>CELEBRITY: Dr. Dre to receive first Hip-Hop Icon Award from music industry group ASCAP
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Dog refuses to leave his dad's hospital bed (3:02)
>HISTORY: Former Armory, Women's Club Building (now Tuckerman Hall) and North High (now condos)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Iowa man's wish puts 33 strangers through college
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, stolen school bus leads cops on wild 80-mile chase into Indiana
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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
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-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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