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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 79 today in Worcester
>INDEPENDENCE DAY 2023
-Mass. Symphony Orchestra moves Worcester concert to Tuesday; fireworks canceled
-What to know about attending the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular
-July Fourth fireworks around Worcester
-Luis Pedraja: For the Fourth of July, a call to action
-What's open, what's closed on July 4th
-Radio Worcester (15:27): Geoffrey Esper of Oxford looks to unseat Joey Chestnut at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
-Doctor explains why Fourth of July is one of the most dangerous times of the year
-No W.R.T.A. fixed-route or paratransit services on July 4th
-Worcester trash and recycling delayed a day starting on Tuesday
>History: What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man with gun arrested on Water Street in Worcester, police say
-Worcester siblings sentenced to 8 to 10 years in prison for setting fire to occupied Plymouth County home
-Good As Gold Coffee celebrates 40 years in the Canal District
-Fewer Worcester Line commuter trains because of construction: M.B.T.A.
-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
-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
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): The Art of the Scandal: Thefts, Vandals and Forgeries at Gale Free Library July 13th
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-Holidays in Holden gets ball rolling
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fireworks will light up Clinton skies July 8th
-Grafton police chief: This year, leave fireworks to the professionals
-Shrewsbury examines potential parking regulations
-A walk down memory lane for Shrewsbury seniors
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-West Boylston police log June 26th to July 2nd
-Grafton police log June 30th edition
-Paxton police holding gun safety course on July 18th
-M.A.R.T. Connects comes to Sterling
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Portrait Couture Studio: Empowering women to rise above
-Viral videos on Tik Tok show the funny side of life in Massachusetts
-Do the math and Ed Sheeran just broke a Gillette Stadium record
-Ashley Wonder reads her poem "Empty Cemeteries"
-Giselle Rivera Flores: The end of Affirmative Action sets Black and Latino Americans back 50 years
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 509 (27:53): Homeless encampments, School Committee salaries
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 388 (28:01): W.I.S.E. at Assumption
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who ran her own hair salon and daycare
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft responds to Bill Belichick's cash-spending comments
-Bravehearts win, 6-3. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday, July 9th
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts perfect 6-0 week ties them for league lead
-WooSox lose series finale, 8-1
-Pirates lose to Rattlers, 52-43
-Pirates postgame recap (:41)
-Aidan Ross of Uxbridge wins Boys Athlete of the Year at Central Mass. High School Sports Awards
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: 4 dead, 4 injured in Philadelphia shooting
-6 dead, 1 critical in South Carolina house fire, man arrested
-Tragic: 7-year-old plummets from ferry to his death, mom dies trying to save him: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Long lines at R.M.V. on first day of new driver's license law
-Royalston woman, Pepperell boy killed in unrelated off-road vehicle crashes
>COLLEGES: How the Supreme Court student loan decision affects you
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the tallest tourist attractions in the U.S.
>SHOPPING: Amazon Fourth of July sale -- Shop the best deals
-Best Buy Fourth of July sale -- TVs, appliances, more
-Best Fourth of July sales on H.P. products to shop
>BUSINESS: Most adults think A.I. produces better work than they ever could
-How the Blackberry became indispensable — and then disappeared
>HEALTH: Why waking up earlier isn't necessarily better
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 233 (26:47): New directions at the Worcester Department of Public Health
>FOOD: Cost of Fourth of July cookout is second-highest ever: study
-Where should ketchup be stored? Heinz settles heated debate
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Netflix's "An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators" (2:19)
>MOVIES: Hollywood Reporter critics pick the 10 best films of 2023 so far
>CELEBRITY: Madonna "burnt herself out" competing with younger stars like Taylor Swift: report
>ANIMALS: Adoption Option -- Meet Chocolate Chip, a sweet dog in need of a home
>HOMES: The 5 freshest houses in Worcester to hit the market
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman wins $2 million Powerball prize after losing home in tornado
-Meanwhile, in Louisiana, alligator surprises new home owners by entering house through doggy door
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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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