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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 88 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester’s Shore Park, Coes Pond beaches closed due to high E. coli levels
+6:00: Housing situation in Worcester headed toward crisis point, data shows
+6:00: Rail riders: Bus service between Worcester and Grafton during station work
+6:00: Worcester launches community crisis response pilot
+6:00: Central Mass. little museums yield mysteries and treasures
+Noon: Former Becker College dorms in Leicester to serve as shelter for 66 families
+Noon: Neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Fowler Brook Trail near airport leads to gorge
+Noon: Listen Up: Eddie Japan tells compelling tale in "Pop Fiction"
+Noon: Dance and wrestling meet in "PLAYFIGHT" by Northborough's Dani Robbins
+Noon: Writing Lines: Words, walks and wilderness in Worcester-area events
+Noon: Worcester Magazine Last Call: George Mirijanian, Wachusett Chess Club
-Barbers Crossing in Sterling catches fire in downstairs bar, officials say
-Oxford's Geoffrey Esper comes finishes second in Nathan's hot dog eating contest (:16)
-Melee breaks out as Mass. Pirates players go into stands to confront fans
-Related: Statement from Pirates Founder and co-owner Jawad Yatim
-Millbury man launches statewide public records request about Police Officers Standards and Training Commission
-I-190 paving in Worcester will slow traffic this week
-More housing coming to Worcester as old mill, Shrewsbury Street projects add 57 units
-Worcester Summer Impact officers arrest teen with gun after fight, chase
-August trial slated for man accused of killing woman found in burning car at Hope Cemetery
-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
>FOOD: Froze Zone of West Boylston has what it takes, winning Best Ice Cream Stand in Central Mass.
-Reminder: Worcester trash and recycling delayed a day starting on Tuesday
-ICYMI: 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.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Steve Charette parlays childhood interest into magical career
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-The Art of the Scandal: Thefts, Vandals and Forgeries at Gale Free Library July 13th
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton celebrates the Fourth
-36-year-old Leominster man arraigned in Fitchburg stabbing
-Millbury Armory Revitalization Project honored
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury students say hello to summer reading
-S.E.L.C.O. receives national award
-New shop in Clinton pairs Melody and coffee
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Photographer Dawn Gagye documents women who have faced obstacles
-The Library of Disposable Art: joke shops
-First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. turns 69. Pass those umbrella drinks
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 388 (28:01): W.I.S.E. at Assumption
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 13 (26:24): Former Mayor Konnie Lukes, Attorney Stephen Gordon and Mark Henderson of the016.com
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who retired a colonel in the National Guard
>SPORTS: Rangers beat Red Sox, 6-2
-Bravehearts named Player, Pitcher of the Week. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday, July 9th
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 8-5
-WooSox Weekly: WooSox lose first series of International League’s second half
-Maddie Mrva of Shrewsbury wins Girls 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)
+NEW! See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: 9 people shot, including 2 children, in D.C.
-Price of a U.S. stamp rises to 66 cents, the second hike this year
-Tragic: Boy, 14, shoots 8-year-old brother outside Oklahoma Walmart
>NEW ENGLAND: Traffic headaches expected as 2-month Sumner Tunnel shutdown begins
-Man breaks into Raynham home, fatally shoots woman in apparent murder-suicide
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. Summer II classes begin July 10th
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 15 most beautiful places in Europe
>SHOPPING: Christmas Tree Shops liquidation sale will begin soon
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Pride, cannabis movements grew together
>HEALTH: "Sandwich Generation" of caregivers is caught in the middle
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 233 (26:47): New directions at the Worcester Department of Public Health
>TV/STREAMING: Hallmark Christmas in July schedule
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Dave Matthews plays Robert Kraft's Fourth of July bash
>ANIMALS: Worcester area pets who need a home -- Dogs, cats and more
>HOMES: Shipping container homes becoming a lower-cost housing option
>HISTORY: "Wachusett from Worcester Road, Princetown, Mass."
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 2 heroic boys save 7-year-old from drowning in pool
-Meanwhile, in Maine, woman punches bear that chased her dog, gets bitten
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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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