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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:14). High of 80 today in Worcester
+6:00: Perseid meteor shower forecast: Skies clear in time for peak (:51)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man accused of throwing skateboard at library worker held on bail; library reopens Saturday
+6:00: Acai bowl restaurant to be second commercial tenant at Canal District development
+6:00: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:57): The best and most popular stories of the last week in Worcester
+6:00: 100FM The Pike Breakdown Lane for August 9th (5:32)
+6:00: First Person: For Richard Klayman, a park summons a summer memory
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Despicable Me 4" and more
-Worcester Public Library closed today after patron strikes employee with skateboard
-75-year-old man arrested for touching child at Coes Pond, Worcester police say (1:34). Article
-Chasity, Zella Nunez murders: Suspects' lawyers complain of indictment delay
-Worcester man pleads guilty to fatal Shrewsbury hit-and-run
-Many Worcester affordable housing projects face A.R.P.A. deadlines
-Hot chicken restaurant chain backed by Drake planning Worcester location (pictured)
-Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik returns to U.S. with bronze medals
-Starts today! Why wait 4 years? Every summer, Worcester has its own World Cup
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Italian restaurant in Worcester Public Market to close
-ICYMI: Central Mass. business confidence begins to rise, yet remains pessimistic
-Italian Festival returns to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Loreto Parish
-Newly opened Who Cut the Cheesecake? keeps selling out: Here’s why
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Rough Holden route moving closer to smooth finish
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Wachusett Regional announces honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 1 injured as loaded dump truck, car collide in Rutland
-Shrewsbury Fire Chief honored with farewell ride in antique firetruck
-Spencer Board of Selectmen kicks off talks about override
-Jennifer Gouvin ready to make "right choices" as Clinton athletic director
-Howe Ave.-Millbury Ave. intersection restriped
-TODAY! Stargazing Party at the Willard on Friday
-Sutton student gains real-world experience with summer internship at bank
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Fourth & Field
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Beach Boys, Skafest, Cameron Sutphin and more ...
-Get in the picture literally at Worcester Portrait Exchange
-Four Year Strong releases new full-length album, "Analysis Paralysis"
-Victor D. Infante's poetic novella "Suffer for this" available for preorder
-Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja: Yes, new college students, you belong here
-Bill Shaner: Has the Worcester renaissance always been sponsored content?
-Manny Jae Media Innerviews (46:30): Celia Johnston Blue, President & CEO, Mass. Women of Color Coalition
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 66 (9:57): Victoria Obvious
>SPORTS: Joe Milton exceeded Jerod Mayo’s expectations in Patriots’ 17-3 preseason win
-Team USA rallies from 17 down to advance to gold medal basketball game
-100FM The Pike (5:15): JP Ricciardi of The Brushback podcast on how the Red Sox fared at the trade deadline
-Grafton Hill native Dan Docimo ready for pro debut at Punch-Out at Polar Park II
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 6-3
-Chi Chi Rodriguez, popular Hall of Fame golfer, dies at 88
-Worcester State names Zach Besaw interim football coach
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defenses
-Newlywed, new dad killed in noncombatant incidents in Iraq
-Tragic: 3 dead — including 2 4-year-old boys — after pontoon boat capsizes on Lake Powell
>NEW ENGLAND: Experts say Karen Read's argument to dismiss charges is an "uphill battle"
-Mass. tenants may now get the chance to wipe their eviction records
>COLLEGES: Computer science students share their M.Q.P. experience at WPI (4:43)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the best hidden gems to visit in the South
>BUSINESS: Google, Meta reportedly hatched secret deal to target teens
-LPL Research: Thoughts on global selloff and the dollar's path to decompressing
-Unity Radio (52:31): Cannabis 101
>HOMES: Americans now want smaller homes
>SHOPPING: What you can buy, what you can't during tax free weekend
>HEALTH: Shingles vaccines may reduce dementia risk, 2 new studies suggest
-Study identifies often overlooked warning sign of youth suicide
>FOOD: Wendy's offers $1 Frosty: Here's how you can snag the deal
>TV/STREAMING: Disney hikes streaming prices for Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+
>MOVIES: How the summer of 1982 changed cinema forever
>CELEBRITY: Elizabeth Taylor attempted suicide while married to Eddie Fisher
>HISTORY: 11 common foods from the '50s that aren't around anymore
>ANIMALS: Puppy who went through the worst gets the best life ever (3:45)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Barking dog helps authorities rescue woman missing for days
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, watch bear opens S.U.V. door in hotel parking lot
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
-John Piccolo, Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is popular Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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