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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 (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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