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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
+6:00: From Town to Tik Tok: Jeremy Honig’s odd path to internet fame
+6:00: Portrait Couture Studio: Empowering women to rise above
+6:00: Luis Pedraja: For the Fourth of July, a call to action
+Noon: Mass. Symphony Orchestra moves Worcester concert to Tuesday; fireworks canceled
+Noon: July Fourth fireworks around Worcester
+Noon: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts perfect 6-0 week ties them for league lead
-The Cove development in Worcester has awarded $7.7 million to diverse subcontractors
-Maureen Binienda outlines goals for Easthampton schools
-New restaurant brings authentic Cuban cuisine to Worcester
-Delayed Juneteenth celebration at Institute Park in Worcester
-5 projects have been approved for a city affordable housing grant. Here they are
-Radio Worcester (15:27): Geoffrey Esper of Oxford looks to unseat Joey Chestnut at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
-That's Entertainment holds Fourth of July sale
-Free 8-week Worcester Youth Connect program July 5th to August 25th
-Vendor application deadline for Out to Lunch Festival and Farmers’ Market is Wednesday, July 5th
-Private family swimming lessons available at the Greendale Family Branch Y.M.C.A.
-Worcester trash and recycling delayed a day starting on Tuesday
-Meg's Journey, Part 2 (6:11): Hear what Holden resident and North High Assistant Principal Meg Milonopolous had to say about her feelings when she got her cancer diagnosis
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 1 (7:12): Meg's reaction to her cancer diagnosis
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
-ICYMI: 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
-2 Doherty High seniors envision their lives after the Worcester Public Schools
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holidays in Holden gets ball rolling
-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): Grafton Fourth of July concert July 3rd
-Shrewsbury Engineering Club hopes to reach new heights
-Shrewsbury Select Board update
-North Street Elementary School students in Grafton recognized by international art contest
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Cafe ladies feted on retirements
-Scenes from the recent Clinton Parks and Rec concert in the park
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Weezer’s Worcester "Road Trip" brings Palladium down memory lane
-Related: Weezer performs outdoors at the Palladium (11 photos)
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 316 (28:21): Jose Antonio Rivera
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 509 (27:53): Homeless encampments, School Committee salaries
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime owner of the Parkway Diner
>SPORTS: Red Sox complete sweep of Blue Jays
-Bruins lose Tyler Bertuzzi to conference rival
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday, July 9th
-Former Worcester hockey pros who are now NHL free agents, 2023 edition
-“Punch-Out at Polar Park” showcasing local boxing talent under the stars August 4th
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: Ukraine "preparing for nuclear explosion" as Russian troops ordered to leave Zaporizhzhia plant
-France has a 5th night of rioting over teen's killing by police amid signs of subsiding violence
-Tragic: Hero dad was fishing with son when he drowned saving 2 kids in creek
>NEW ENGLAND: More than a dozen hurt after car slams into Laconia, N.H. restaurant (:28)
-Mass. man loses thousands in online dating scam known as "pig butchering"
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School Chancellor: You have the power to save lives by supporting 25th Cancer Walk
>SHOPPING: The sneaky hack stores use to sway you to spend more
>BUSINESS: Registration open for W.B.J. Business of Cannabis forum, keynoted by C.C.C. chair
-More than 2 months after ransomware attack, insurer's site back online
>HEALTH: Australia is the first country to allow medical psychedelics
-Health inequities are a $6 billion economic problem
>FOOD: The Grimace Shake trend explained -- Why TikTok is obsessed with finding horror in a McDonald's milkshake
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 fascinating canal cities — that aren't Venice
>HOMES: The 5 freshest houses in Worcester to hit the market
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix in July
>MOVIES: "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" draws underwhelming box office on opening weekend
>CELEBRITY: Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs hold top 2 Hot 100 spots, a first in 42 years for country music
>ANIMALS: Pink puppy transforms into a fuzzy teddy bear (3:05)
>HISTORY: A Whalom Park "experience" is coming to Central Mass. in July
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hundreds of dogs parade for man's 100th birthday party
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, pig captured after several days on the loose
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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