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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police looking for missing 49-year-old woman
-North Grafton boy gets treehouse as local Make-A-Wish chapter celebrates 10,000th wish (1:52)
-5 Johns busted in sting at Worcester hotels: W.P.D.
-Worcester man indicted on gun, drug charges
-Aviation blogger writes about "The Worcester Experience"
-North High assistant principal with stage 4 cancer throws out first pitch at WooSox game
-Worcester teen still struggles to find a home; likely leaving city
-Special Faces, Worcester shoelace business, sees special needs workers as valuable employees
-Vocero Hispano: 06-23-2023 al 06-30-2023
>FAITH: "Suffering is something that can be fixed"
-ICYMI: Family generations among Worcester firefighters at graduation ceremony
-Veterans Inc. holds 18th annual "Stand Down" in Worcester
-Chamber of Commerce comes out against moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps
-Millbury distillery trying to grow craft spirits in state
-W.P.D. asks for help IDing woman wanted in bank larceny
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Student mental health -- Panorama and School Counseling
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-Holden Woman’s Club awards scholarships
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton fireworks postponed
-Photos: Crews demolish old Shrewsbury police station
-North Brookfield Pride not dampened by rain, protestors
-Millbury Historical Society open June 29th
-New role as director of rural affairs means new challenges for Sen. Anne Gobi of Spencer
-Clinton Keystone building project reviewed
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Ray Mariano: Transgender children need support, not hate
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 549 (27:29): Pieta Support Group, Part 1
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 171 (28:32): Charles Luster, 2Gether We Eat
-Worcester Public Schools Spoken Word Project (23:24)
-Unity Radio (58:48): Unity in the Community June 22nd
-Laurel: Lights fantastic at the Independence Day celebration June 29th in Worcester
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who was a medical records clerk before retiring due to illness
>SPORTS: White Sox beat Red Sox, 5-4
-Bravehearts Alumni Weekend set for July 28th to 30th
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-7
-Pirates finish regular season undefeated at home, clinch playoff berth
-U.S. men, Jamaica draw, 1-1, in Gold Cup
-Central Mass. running calendar
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: Wagner Group’s leader will move to Belarus after his rebellious march challenged Putin
-Train derailment on Montana bridge sends multiple rail cars into the Yellowstone River
-Tragic: Neglected child loses 5 fingers in dog attack, police say
>NEW ENGLAND: Gov. Healey releases 5-year $14 billion spending plan
-3 teens stabbed in Mass. town; suspect in custody, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State golfers raise $131,000 for student scholarships
-Clark grad wants to remove barriers to mental health care
>BUSINESS: Workers are historically stressed out and disengaged: Gallup
-How small cannabis businesses are surviving the plunging marijuana prices
>SHOPPING: 7.5 million "Baby Shark" bath toys recalled over "impalement" risk
>HEALTH: Diabetes cases to double to 1.3 billion adults by 2050: experts
-First gene therapy for deadly form of muscular dystrophy gets approval for young kids
>FOOD: Tostitos avocado salsa recalled for incorrect label
>HOMES: Travel back in time with these 3 historic Mass. homes
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This is the No. 1 international summer travel destination on Airbnb
>TV/STREAMING: New, Black and on Netflix summer preview (1:10)
>MOVIES: "No Hard Feelings" flirts its way to top of the box office
>CELEBRITY: Frederic Forrest, "Apocalypse Now" star, dies at 86
>ANIMALS: Orcas disrupt boat race near Spain in latest display of dangerous, puzzling behavior
>HISTORY: Worcestory Lesson -- Green Book, Hotel Worcester welcomed blacks visiting city in the ’40s
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman gets high school diploma more than 60 years later thanks to her son
-Meanwhile, in Indiana, man robs woman at gunpoint, then asks her on a date
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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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