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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:45). High of 77 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Person shot in Clinton, roadway closed for hours
-Do you know this guy? Worcester police ask for help
-Help police identify man wanted in thefts from local banks (pictured)
-Advocates urge Attorney General to issue report on clergy sexual abuse in Worcester, other Mass. dioceses
-$10 off tickets to select Hanover Theatre shows through July 31st
-Worcester nonprofit gives out-of-state shelter cats a new lease on life
-Worcester developers wary over Mass. specialized stretch code
-ISIS gift card suspect from Worcester in locked ward after leaving treatment, records show
-Help make Webster Square safer by joining this walk audit
-Powerball prize grows to $900 million after no jackpot winner drawn
-Worcester tobacco shop sells $100,000 ticket
-Unsolved: Worcester -- 50th Anniversary of Worcester's Deadliest Fire - Part 1. Video (22:57). Audio (24:06)
-Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26): Meg describes how she had to navigate the healthcare system to get needed care
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>DINING OUT: Summer edition of Worcester Restaurant Week July 31st through August 12th
-ICYMI: W.P.D. looking for 16-year-old girl who left her home
-Worcester has paid out nearly $13.6 million in claims, settlements the last 5 years
-Barricaded man with gun in custody after domestic situation in Worcester (:49). Article
-Worcester's newest brewery opens after years of planning
-Worcester's Main South City Service Center closes as part of 311 plan
-"Saturday Mercado" events coming to Worcester's Glass Tower courtyard
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Photo editor class 1 p.m. Monday at Senior Center
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Joseph Sullivan is 2023 Person of the Year
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Immerse yourself in Indian culture at the India Day Festival
-Man struck by lightning in Leominster
-Christ Episcopal Church in Rochdale celebrating 200th anniversary this year
-Leicester police receive $4,500 in grants to support K9 Cooney
-NEW! Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Millbury Historical Society Museum openings
-"Paws up" for newest Bolton Police member
-The Item's calendar of events
-High-speed chase through 4 towns ends with multi-car crash in Webster, police say
>BARS & BANDS: Femme Bar finds its stride after first few months
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Indian Ranch ready for busy summer concert season
-Jennifer Davis Carey: High marks to Monárrez in first year
-Radio Worcester (14:11): Jermoh Kamara to run for re-election in Worcester School Committee District C
-Laurel: Just hanging around the backyard on a summer day in Worcester
-Unity Radio (59:45): Standups and Standouts
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 389 (26:31): Jim O'Day
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 903 (28:27): Summer Reading
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local doctor who founded Nature's Classroom
>SPORTS: Cubs beat Red Sox, 10-4
-Holy Cross football building stronger, tighter team during summer program
-Bravehearts sweep doubleheader in New Britain. Next home game: 4 p.m. Saturday
-WooSox beat Jumbo Shrimp, 8-5
-Millbury Little League has a "chance to do something unique" as it advances to state semis
-Local softball coach pleads for call to action following tragedy
-First unseeded player wins Wimbledon women's championship
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-NATIONAL: Georgia mass shooter at-large after killing at least 4 people
-Alabama woman who vanished after stopping to help child on highway is found
-Tragic: 17-year-old dead after being pulled from water in Winchester
>NEW ENGLAND: Small plane crashes trying to land on Martha's Vineyard
-79-year-old man beaten to death at Walmart in New Hsmpshire
>COLLEGES: Becker College closed in 2021; here’s what happened to its Worcester campus
-Worcester State alerts students about National Student Clearinghouse data breach
>HOMES: This Irish estate is selling for the first time in centuries
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 best places to go glamping in the U.S., per a travel expert
>BUSINESS: Following Sutton construction and Boylston opening, Kraft Group affiliate buys industrial property
-W.B.J. wins top design award in international journalism competition
>SHOPPING: Prime Day is officially over, but there are thousands of products still on sale
>HEALTH: Brain shape may influence thoughts and behavior, study finds
-UMass Medical School enrolling patients in $3.8 million autoimmune disease clinical trial
>FOOD: Steven Lania brings "experience and dedication" to Struck Catering
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix’s new releases in July
>MOVIES: All 7 "Mission: Impossible" movies ranked, including "Dead Reckoning Part One"
>CELEBRITY: "It's Always Sunny" star Rob McElhenney diagnosed with "neurodevelopmental disorders"
>ANIMALS: Second Chance still searching for forever home for longest shelter resident
>HISTORY: Whalom Park rides again at Doyle Field in Leominster
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple celebrates 65th wedding anniversary at Chick-fil-A by candlelight
-Meanwhile, in Vermont, raccoons stow away on couple's boat
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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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