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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Restaurant chain says it resolved issue delaying Main Street location opening
-Proposed 5-floor Shrewsbury St. apartment complex gets city board OK
-Freeze-dried candy moves from TikTok to Worcester store
-That Entertainment holds Fourth of July sale
-How trees increase equity across Worcester neighborhoods
-2 Doherty High seniors envision their lives after the Worcester Public Schools
-La Familia parents worry about Chandler Magnet conditions ahead of move
-Free 8-week Worcester Youth Connect program July 5th to August 25th
-Radio Worcester (10:45): Maydee Morales seeks solutions, not sweeps, in Worcester homeless encampment issue
-Meg's Journey (7:12): Holden resident and North High Assistant Principal Meg Milonopolous on her reaction to her cancer diagnosis
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
-Find July 4th fireworks around Worcester
>FAITH: Fourth of July brings moment of reflection on freedom, religion
-ICYMI: Worcester home invasion victims clobbered with kitchen pan, 4 arrested
-20-year-old found injured after back-to-back shots ring out in Worcester
-10 arrested in Main South "John" sting
-Judge denies Diocese of Worcester’s request to dismiss Nicole Bell’s lawsuit
-DoHo Cafe doughnut bar expands Doughnut Homies to Worcester’s Midtown Mall
-Worcester Starbucks workers strike over contract negotiations, Pride displays
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): TODAY! Bandstand concert 6-8 Sunday
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-July Among Friends newsletter
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): DeLorean delivers on family dream
-Marilyn Wilcox retires from Grafton library
-July events at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
-Spectrum Health Systems building new headquarters in Westborough
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury athlete breaks 800-meter school record
-Bramanville Tribune: Dudley and the danger of municipal budget failures
-Boylston Police Officers Union conducting bi-annual mailing fundraiser
-Clinton serves up summer meals
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Vocero Hispano: 06-30-2023 al 07-07-2023
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 551 (28:00): Visitation House, Part 1
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 316 (28:21): Jose Antonio Rivera
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Clark University leader known as “Mr. Clark” because of his warm and engaging personality
>SPORTS: Bruins bring back Milan Lucic
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 7-6
-Bravehearts sweep doubleheader. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday, July 9th
-WooSox lose in Buffalo, 4-0
-Revolution, Cincinnati draw, 2-2
-Pirates face Rattlers in Phoenix
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: 30 people shot in mass shooting at Baltimore block party, 2 dead
-The real reasons behind U.S. flight cancellations, delays
-Tragic: Man abducts infant, kills her in police chase
>NEW ENGLAND: Maximum unemployment benefit period cut in Mass.
-Police targeting intoxicated boaters during holiday weekend
>COLLEGES: WPI High Power Rocketry Club achieves successful launch (:23)
>SHOPPING: Shop the best early Prime Day deals on Amazon devices
>BUSINESS: Report points to growth of Asian-American businesses in Mass.
-Can my company insist on a noncompete and prevent me from working?
>HEALTH: 16.5 million at risk of stroke from exercising too hard: study
>FOOD: Fruit smoothies for summer
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 hidden gems nestled inside major attractions
>HOMES: These 5 Mass. homes from the 1700s offer original period details, history
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix in July
>MOVIES: The 100 best movies of the 1970s
>CELEBRITY: Jamie Foxx "not himself" as he slowly recovers after hospitalization: report
>ANIMALS: Wild squirrel visits dog every day for 5 years (3:08)
>HISTORY: Former State Mutual building in Worcester, 1945
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Retiree becomes street musician to raise money for Alzheimer's research (2:09)
-Meanwhile, in Texas, U.S. customs officers seize cocaine stash hidden in ice cream maker
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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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