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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
-Latest weather: Back to temps in the 90s
+5:15: Chilling details emerge about beating and stabbing of Worcester lifeguard during arraignment of suspects
+5:15: Police increase patrols after lifeguard stabbed at Worcester pond
+5:15: Bell Pond Beach and Crompton Park Pool closings extended
+5:15: Storm warnings into tomorrow, Elsa expected on Friday
+5:15: St. Vincent makes another offer as nurses take strike to Texas
+5:15: Janice Harvey: Chilling on the Fourth of July
+Noon: Police cruiser hit, officer dragged during pursuit in Worcester, sources say (1:49)
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - July 6
+Noon: Auburn police recover 6 stolen dirt bikes
+Noon: Holden police warn of fraud based on possible mail "fishing" at outside mailbox
+Noon: Rosen's Roundtable #445 (28:16): Student Dress Codes
-Worcester restaurant begins countdown to Shrewsbury Street move
-Fiery crash in Shrewsbury results in arrests on DUI, weapons charges (:27)
-State police K9 credited with tracking down suspect after crash in Auburn
-Teen lifeguard stabbed at Bell Pond in Worcester, 4 arrested (1:48)
-ICYMI: Fairway Beef, Worcester's oldest meat market, closed its doors for good
-Bill Shaner: C'est la beef
-Worcester native scales buildings and climbs poles to repair flags
-Nurses and member of Congress shift focus to St. Vincent Hospital owners
-Reminder: No delay to the collection of trash & recycling in the City of Worcester
-This Week’s Roadwork in Worcester – Week of July 5
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List for Tuesday
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (21:37): Bottled in Bond
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton residents, take out the trash
-Grafton Summer Concert Series moves to Nelson Park
-Declaration of Independence is read in Auburn
-Oxford's Geoffrey Esper eats 50 hot dogs in annual contest
-Road Race is an Independence Day tradition in Southbridge
-Bravehearts next home game is a doubleheader at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Buy tickets
-NESN to broadcast Bravehearts game on July 10th
-New contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales. Winner drawn July 9th
-Cars: Great Savings right now at Bertera Nissan in Auburn (4:12)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-National: At least 150 people killed in more than 400 shootings over Fourth of July weekend
-Tragic: Autopsy shows NHL goalie died of chest trauma due to fireworks mortar blast
-At the office: The next big steps to take after quitting your job
-Animals: Bear enters Colorado home through open window, eats cat food
-History: Soldier's Monument, Worcester Common
-Homes: Video tour of New England farmhouse for sale in Westborough (5:20)
-Movies: See Amazon's "The tomorrow war," courtesy of the WooSox. Here's how
-Celebrity: Richard Donner, "The Goonies" and "Lethal Weapon" director, dead at 91
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Paralyzed veteran in Louisiana walks to raise American flag at Independence Day event
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, man steals reporter's car but crashes it into police cruiser
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Rates of new cases are almost 3 times higher in states with low vaccination rates, new data shows
-These areas in the U.S. have officials concerned as cases increase
-ICYMI: Mercantile Center expected to close testing site in Worcester soon
-Register for giveaway open now. Register at vaxmillionsgiveaway.com
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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