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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 86 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing man
-Worcester police arrest 53 adults, 1 kid after illegal roaming car show
-Heard St. bridge, damaged in pipe break, to reopen by end of week
-UMass Memorial Medical Center is a top 5 Mass. hospital
-Mental health grants awarded to 3 Worcester County organizations
-Family Health Center of Worcester launches new fundraiser, hopes to set donation record
-Radio Worcester (20:05): Mayor Joe Petty on protecting Worcester’s vulnerable in heat
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (42:09): Heat protection for Worcester’s vulnerable population
>DINING OUT: Reza Rahmani and panel of chefs choose winner of Ayer bar giveaway
-ICYMI: Crompton Park pool opens after glass cleanup
-Worcester man serving on state commission accused of enticing teen boy, trafficking meth
-UMass Memorial starts unique postpartum program helping moms (3:46). Article
-Anti-hunger advocates say food insecurity in Worcester is surging
-TD Bank closes downtown Worcester branch in Guaranty Building, which now has 84% occupancy
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Bandstand concert 6 to 8 Sunday
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-"Dentistry in early New England" presentation Monday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Mountain View Cemetery expansion goes before Shrewsbury Planning Board
-Ayer resident killed in motorcycle accident remembered for his resilience and compassion
-Sean Woodard-McNiff is new principal of Knox Trail Middle School in Spencer
-Corridor 9/495 Chamber announces scholarship recipients
-Cars, music and fun at Vintage Car Show in Clinton
-Pam Powell shifts focus after 16 years as Bolton clerk
-Fitchburg pawn shop to become convenience store after $345,000 sale
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Cool concerts, hot poetry, bicycle challenge...
-Christmas movie filmed in area premiered on Hallmark Channel
-Ghost Light Players a "happy few" with "Henry V"
-100FM The Pike (18:37): Talking Grateful Dead with Nick Swift from Bearly Dead
-Rising star from Worcester drops highly anticipated new album featuring top hip hop artists
-Ray Mariano: Worcester City Council is rudderless
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 917 (28:30): Kathy Landry & Sewing Elements
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career electrician who owned his own business
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Dodgers, 7-6
-Patriots training camp schedule
-Former Braveheart Ben Rice aiming for encore after strong Yankees introduction
-Bravehearts fall to Norwich. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday. Twister Takeover Kids Club Sunday
-Team USA survives scare vs. South Sudan in Olympics showcase
-Caitlin Clark, Arike Ogunbowale set records in WNBA All-Star Game
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Father, daughter found dead in Canyonlands National Park
-6 found dead at luxury Bangkok hotel in possible poisoning
-Tragic: 5-year-old boy dies after foster mom leaves him in hot car for 7 hours: police
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. presidential election ballots — What if the president drops out?
-Fifth Karen Read trial juror comes forward as jury list remains impounded indefinitely (3:10)
>COLLEGES: WPI, Multiscale Systems granted combined $1.44 million for sustainable manufacturing
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 of the most peaceful cities in America
>BUSINESS: Work burnout? Warning signs and how to combat it (2:33)
-Growing impact of extreme heat on the economy (2:17)
>HOMES: Own an entire colony of Cape Cod cottages for $5 million
>SHOPPING: All the secret Amazon Prime benefits you're missing out on
>HEALTH: Irregular sleep can raise diabetes risk by 34%: new study
-Kids' play time with screens should be cut to this many hours a week: study
>FOOD: Listeria outbreak from deli meats reported in Mass.
>TV/STREAMING: Discover MagellanTV — the documentary streaming service
>MOVIES: 1996 "Twister" cast — Where are they now?
>CELEBRITY: Lou Dobbs, iconic conservative pundit, dies at 78
>HISTORY: "New telephone building" in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever brothers are their human sister's shadow (1:00)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Young boy finds ring lost in river a year earlier
-Meanwhile, watch Florida Man fall 60 feet from tree with only minor injuries (1:51)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 68 today in Worcester
+4:00: Will it be a snowy winter in Massachusetts? The 2 almanacs disagree
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Retirement community in Worcester to raze building, build 200 senior housing units
+4:00: Davis Farmland reveals this year's Mega Maze theme
+1:00: Shrewsbury Fire Department tackles early morning car fire on Route 9
+1:00: How an abandoned music hall is being transformed into a Central Mass. arts center
+1:00: Ash & Eric present "Songwriters at the Hub" season
+1:00: Last Call: Hans Rickheit, graphic artist
-Looking back at the timeline of the Enrique Delgado-Garcia death investigation (3:30). Article
-Man, 40, fatally stabbed in early morning incident in Fitchburg, police say (1:16). Article
-No verdict reached in 2017 Worcester bridge attack trial on day 1 of deliberations
-Auburn police searching for Darren Cyr, missing since Friday
-Sturbridge woman with late-stage ovarian cancer takes center stage in debate over N.I.H. cuts
-Human case of West Nile Virus detected in Worcester; pesticide spraying scheduled
-Worcester’s animal shelter was on the brink of shutdown. Now it has a second chance to save lives
-Dogs found on Summer Street and at Hope Cemetery
-UMass Medical School mini-grants support classroom projects at 9 Worcester public schools
-Aislinn Doyle: September 18th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-City council reviews road repair progress
>POLITICS: What you need to know about the November 4th municipal election
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:38): Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson discusses housing, homelessness and city challenges
>DINING OUT: Worcester Pizzafest returns October 11th
-ICYMI: Worcester fraud ringleader used money for luxury goods, home, gets prison time
-Worcester woman charged in Water Street stabbing
-Woman stabs coworker in Leominster over “inappropriate” texts with her husband
-How a Worcester industrial company pivoted to make pet toys (2:26)
-GoFundMe for Worcester businesses damaged after fire ticks closer to goal
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Flying High Dogs at Gale Free Library 4 p.m. Wednesday
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury faces $400,000 trash collection budget gap
-Breezy Picnic Grounds in Douglas plans to retire trio of waterslides after 42 years
-State auctions off 4 Central Mass. properties to housing developers for $2 million
-Former Leominster plastics mill set to become part of 276-unit apartment complex
-Man stopped in West Boylston for missing plate charged with driving on suspended license
-Sturbridge police search for owner of pooch struck by car
-Clinton Halloween Walk set for October 29th
-Berlin narrows center redesign options
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at 961 at Union Station 6 to 9 Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcesteria: At Silver Scream Con 4, fans share the spotlight
-New Monet exhibition gives Worcester more of the immersive experience
-Listen Up: Through the dystopia with Lovina Falls
-Worcester announces search for next Poet Laureate, Youth Poet Laureate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (55:11)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime nutritionist at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital
>SPORTS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel believes win can be blueprint for rest of season
-How should Patriots handle injured cornerback Christian Gonzalez?
-Tom Brady to play in Saudi flag football tournament alongside current and former NFL stars
-Red Sox lose to A's, 2-1
-Holy Cross men’s lacrosse to host fall lacrosse weekend October 3rd to 5th
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
>CARS: Last call on these 2024 models at Lamoureux Ford
>NATIONAL: Suspect in Kirk's assassination charged with aggravated murder
-Israel’s military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City
>NEW ENGLAND: Quincy man kidnapped, tortured in Saugus garage, feds say
-Flames shoot out of Swiss Airlines plane engine while on runway at Logan Airport
>COLLEGES: WPI appoints Emily Perlow V.P. for student affairs and dean of students
-Former Apple executive donates $50 million to UMass Amherst (1:03)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Noctourism? Forest bathing? 7 travel trends you should know
>BUSINESS: Retail sales jump in August on surprisingly strong back-to-school season
-LPL Financial Research: The intersection of political uncertainty and global debt markets
-OpenAI promises parental safety tools for ChatGPT after disturbing deaths linked to chatbot
>SHOPPING: Amazon reveals October Prime Day dates, Big Deal Days info
>HOMES: 7 affordable metros where home prices are below $300,000
>HEALTH: Experts stress early vaccination this flu season
-Expert warns of risks as vaccine hesitancy grows among U.S. families (2:54)
>FOOD: Dunkin's Rewards make free coffees harder to get as fall menu drops
>CELEBRITY: Robert Redford, actor and Oscar-winning director, dies at 89
-Robert Redford through the years
>TV/STREAMING: Here's where to watch Robert Redford's best movies
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried movie "The Housemaid" (2:30)
>ANIMALS: Donkey hugs her dad every time she sees him (1:38)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 462 Pleasant Street, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. 12-year-old collecting food and money for people in need (3:25)
-Meanwhile, in Randolph, horse rescued on highway after trotting away from rider
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