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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Demolition signs pop up at vacant former Big D property on Mill Street
+6:00: Police say man convicted on 43 felonies is back at it, facing 51 new charges
+6:00: 4-day Italian Festival set for Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto Parish
+6:00: Main Street Reimagined offers a walkable tour of Worcester art, history
+Noon: Drunk driver from Worcester who crashed in Spencer had loaded machine gun in car, police say
+Noon: Mass Pike crash with fuel spill causing long backups
+Noon: Worcester police host National Night Out event to promote community ties
+Noon: India Day will be a double celebration at the DCU Center on Saturday
+Noon: Mosquito spraying in Worcester: 4 dates in August
+Noon: Listen Up: Gracie Day burns on beautiful, biting "Read the Room"
+Noon: Matt York set to deliver songs of the Highwaymen to Bull Run
+Noon: Writing Lines: Words, images, music and more in Worcester-area events
+Noon: Screen Time: Captain Kirk, Fonzie among guests at FAN EXPO Boston
-Worcester's most endangered structures (pictured)
-Residents, officials frustrated by behavior on Lake Quinsigamond
-2 Worcester men arrested after chase from Webster to Auburn
-TODAY! Worcester’s Coes Reservoir to receive herbicide treatment at northern end
-When does school start in Worcester County? Check the full list of school districts
-100 FM The Pike (7:05): Worcester Police Chief Steven Sargent on National Night Out
-Radio Worcester (7:35): Glass Tower welcomes upscale restaurant, Mercado continues through summer
-Radio Worcester (13:35): Worcester Community Action Council launches pilot program to provide universal basic income
-Jenny Pacillo seeks open District 1 Worcester City Council seat
-TODAY! Worcester School Committee candidates forum 6-7:30 at Boys & Girls Club
-West Boylston man announces retirement, hits lottery 3 days later
-Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion after no one hits the top prize
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- Stabbed in the heart during house party brawl. Video (18:56). Audio (20:28)
-ICYMI: New eatery opens at DCU Center in Worcester
-Mrs. Mariconi's Ice Cream to open retail location in Worcester
-Worcester Mill Street road diet -- City details plans for residents
-Governor touts violence prevention grants at Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Giving wildlife a helping hand
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Holden Cultural Council is looking for volunteers
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Baby boy born on side of I-495 with help from dispatchers
-Leominster man kicks in $1,500 glass door of police station, gets arrested
-Nipmucs approve confederacy of bands at powwow in Grafton
-11 Grafton locals cycling in the Pan-Mass Challenge
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Cindy Cannon goes to Washington
-Clinton reviews school building updates
-Nashoba project going "green"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gigs August 3rd and 5th
>SHOWTIME: TODAY! Free noontime concert at Mechanics Hall
-African Festival to celebrate a continent's many cultures
-Broadway in Worcester has Tony winners Jessie Mueller, Santino Fontana
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 511 (28:05): Crisis Pregnancy Centers/Mill Street Blues
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 172 (28:59): Guillermo Creamer Jr., candidate for councilor at-large and mayor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime professor at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Mariners, 6-4
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts at top of standings with a week to go in regular season
-Bravehearts fall to Narwhals. Next home game: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-WooSox lose to Mets, 5-4
-Holy Cross football single-game tickets now on sale
-Revolution head coach Bruce Arena on leave amid investigation
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-General Motors starts shipping Chevy Blazer EV, reveals price and range
-NATIONAL: Phoenix ends record 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees
-Ukraine launches "main thrust" of counteroffensive against Russia
-Tragic: Boy, 5, dies after being run over by father in parking lot
>NEW ENGLAND: Treat Williams' cause of death revealed as Vermont man is charged in fatal crash
-Maine’s biggest newspaper group is now a nonprofit
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What you didn’t know about airports
>BUSINESS: CVS is laying off 5,000 workers
-MedStar Ambulance pays $2.6 million for false MassHealth claims: A.G.
>SHOPPING: Worcester restaurant selling boys and men's brand name clothes and shoes at 50%-70% discount
>COLLEGES: Why employers love WPI students (2:31)
>HEALTH: What kind of activities are good for daily exercise? (:58)
-Ozempic and weight loss drugs officially probed over suicide risk
>FOOD: McDonald's to debut spinoff chain CosMc's in 2024
>HOMES: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: "The Righteous Gemstones" renewed for season 4 by HBO
>MOVIES: Every Christopher Nolan movie ranked from worst to best, including "Oppenheimer"
>CELEBRITY: Will Kevin Spacey resurrect his Hollywood career or is a low-budget “millennium phase” more likely?
>ANIMALS: Senior dogs keep escaping to visit grandparents (:59)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 2nd (1:55)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 91-year-old man has gone to the same Y.M.C.A. for 84 years
-Meanwhile, Skittles’ newest flavor will make your nose hairs curl
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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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