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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 88 today in Worcester
-Perseid meteor shower forecast: Skies clear in time for peak (:51)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man charged with attacking Worcester library employee with skateboard (2:10). Article
-Earlier: Worcester Public Library closed today after patron strikes employee with skateboard
-"Professional tenants" have been scamming Worcester County landlords for decades (7:11). Article
-Do you know these guys? Worcester police would like a word with them
-Acai bowl restaurant to be second commercial tenant at Canal District development
-Bob Cousy blasts Team USA Steve Kerr for benching Jayson Tatum
-TODAY! Worcester Summer Jam Classic returns to Crompton Park Saturday
-City leverages 5-year plan to combat homelessness
-Worcester County Sheriff's Office grows, distributes organic produce throughout the region
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:57): The best and most popular stories of the last week in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Hot chicken restaurant chain backed by Drake planning Worcester location
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Annual Ruck March draws young participants
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Rough Holden route moving closer to smooth finish
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 hurt, 1 seriously, by falling tree in Orange (:12)
-St. Mary’s Syriac holding annual festival this weekend
-Stargazing at the Willard postponed to August 23rd
-Upton V.F.W. flea markets begin today
-2 Millbury, Sutton businesses in Mass. Ice Cream Trail guide
-Paxton drops override - for now
-Blind Tiger Swing Posse at Spencer Summer Concert Series on Sunday
-Pot luck author coming to Bigelow Library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Fourth & Field
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Beach Boys, Skafest, Cameron Sutphin and more ...
-10 kids music albums your kids (and you) will love
-Out-of-the-box date night ideas in Central Mass.
-100FM The Pike Breakdown Lane for August 9th (5:32)
-Organ Fairchild featured at this year's Jazz + Live concert outs
-First Person: For Richard Klayman, a park summons a summer memory
-Your essential beach day packing list
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 66 (9:57): Victoria Obvious
-Unity Radio (28:53): The Woo 508
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 150 (29:09): Karen Anderson Walsh
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former principal of Canterbury Street School who worked there for 48 years
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Astros, 8-4
-Alex Dion steps down as manager of the Bravehearts
-Worcester native Justin Laporte excited for pro debut at Punch-Out at Polar Park II
-Patriots release receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster
-Holy Cross star Jalen Coker cherishes NFL opportunity with Carolina Panthers
-Holy Cross camp report (1:01): Bryan Robbat
-WooSox postponed by rain in Syracuse
-After run at regional tournament, Shrewsbury Post 397’s season comes to a close
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Plane with 61 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil (:51)
-New student loan forgiveness plan notice to hit 25 million inboxes
-Tragic: Toddler fatally mauled by 3 Rottweilers
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial (19:10): Defense attorneys call for 2 charges to be dropped
-Eastern Equine Encephalitis risk raised to high in Mass.
>COLLEGES: WPI, Middlesex Community College announce new pathway
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 stunning volcanoes to visit around the world
>BUSINESS: Local gun shop owner concerned over new firearms laws
-A.I. speech clone is so real that makers say its "potential risks" could prove too dangerous
>HOMES: Any sign of housing market cooling in Mass.? Real estate expert weighs-in
>SHOPPING: Mass. tax free weekend: Here's what is eligible and what isn't (1:50)
>HEALTH: More medical offices using A.I. to help doctors (2:08)
-Gen Xers and Millennials have a higher risk of developing more than a dozen cancers (3:02)
>FOOD: McDonald's has new line of nostalgic collectible cups. How to get one
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Despicable Me 4" and more
>CELEBRITY: Colin Farrell recalls question he asked doctor after son’s Angelman syndrome diagnosis
>HISTORY: Worcester’s El Morocco restaurant and nightclub drew stars from near and far
>ANIMALS: Dad who didn't like cats falls in love with daughter's kitten (3:02)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Babies born at 22 weeks are now healthy toddlers
-Meanwhile, in Austria, Catholic priest confesses to cooking crystal meth in rectory
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Worcester Public School's Nutrition Department is hiring (1:13)
-Water operator, town of Holden
-Animal control officer, Rutland Regional Animal Control
-Full-time accounting clerk, town of Holden
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>LEGAL NOTICES
In The News
>WEATHER: Muggy with a mix of clouds and sun, high in the low 80s today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Thousands ride as 47th Pan-Mass Challenge begins in Worcester (2:12). Article
-Earlier: Enthusiastic Pan-Mass Challenge riders arrive in Worcester (3:41). Article
-Related: Bruce Springsteen sends message to Pan-Mass Challenge Riders (video)
-Judge orders deportation after fake robbery of Austin Liquors
-Severe injuries after crash on Route 146
-Worcester man violates chainwide Walmart ban, tries to leave store with $384 haul in stolen shoes
-Worcester man arrested after Shrewsbury police find cocaine during inspection-sticker stop
-Meet Jimmy Cash, Worcester's funniest janitor
-Worcester farmers markets mark National Farmers Market Week
-$56,000 state grant expands pollinator gardens across Worcester Public Schools
-Our Bright Future secures funding for summer program, new Innovation Hub
-Ocean State Job Lot to donate 10,000 cans of formula in Worcester County
-Worcester nonprofit names new executive director
-T&G This Week: An overview of our criminal justice coverage guidelines
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>DINING OUT: Meet Tim Brumfield from Big Belly BBQ (6:46)
-Worcester restaurant celebrates 10th anniversary with Grill & Chill menu
-ICYMI: Drone video shows Worcester's beauty, traffic chaos rolled into one (:36)
-Worcester police arrest man with ghost gun at Peace Park
-Coes Reservoir reopens for weekend, treatment planned Monday
-Local woman rescues duck trapped at Salisbury Pond spillway
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 today
-Parking information for State Championship weekend
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Verizon to pick up Ripple Fiber's customer base after acquisition
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Hopedale interim administrator, assistant resign
-Fitchburg man wanted on arson charge in Myrtle Avenue house blaze
-Road closures Monday and Tuesday in Auburn
-Firm to be selected to update Spencer zoning bylaws, subdivision review
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Pike GrungeFest, The Word Alive, Herb Alpert and more ...
-Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:20)
-Today! Community Drum Circles at The Village
-Slipknot reportedly kicks Sid Wilson out of band, another member posts cryptic message
>OPINION: Nicole Ethier: What I wish I knew before signing my son up for youth sports
-Brian Nelson Laurel cartoon on Worcester Movies on the Common August 13th
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 226 (27:58): Charles Jackson, Building Bridges
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:35): Parole, online lottery, civilian review and residential programs closing
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:57): Civilian review board debate, police oversight & city council politics
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who had a 40-year career as an educator
>SPORTS: Training camp recap: Gabe Jacas makes Patriots practice debut
-Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity
-Red Sox beat Dodgers, 3-2
-Holy Cross sets fundraising records
-Bravehearts to host Beers Around the World on Monday
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Norfolk, 4-3
-Worcester golf pro Jack Gale reflects on 50 years after PGA honor
>NATIONAL: Flock surveillance cameras targeted around the country amid opposition
-New footage captures moment cops found dead University of Idaho students
-Tragic: Pregnant mom found dead in Mexico after vanishing with her 7 children
>NEW ENGLAND: Video shows white shark swimming in Mass. (:45)
-Mass. Senate unanimously passes press shield law (1:40)
-He entered prison with a 2-year sentence. His family says medical neglect turned it into a death sentence
>COLLEGES: Clark receives $354,443 to expand hands-on life sciences training
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The hidden costs of retiring abroad
-We found Croatia's most unexpected attraction - underwater (2:59)
>BUSINESS: Local bank promotes V.P. to chief risk officer
-Saint-Gobain expands Northborough presence with $30 million fire lab
>HOMES: The truth about "clean eating": When healthy habits go too far (1:43)
>SHOPPING: Over 120,000 refrigerators recalled after 34 fires, 1 death: report
>HEALTH: Infuriating thing ovaries may start doing after menopause
-How high school health classes may help reduce teen substance use (2:38). Article
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): Smashburgers
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new shows on Netflix
>MOVIES: Spider-Man: The blockbuster franchise nobody's messed up
>CELEBRITY: "Sopranos" star Vincent Pastore dies at 80
-Trace Adkins details being shot by his ex-wife during heated argument
>ANIMALS: Terrified German Shepherd finally finds courage to stand (3:56)
>HISTORY: New look inside the incredible world of daredevil Evel Knievel
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins 2 big lottery prizes in a week
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, iguana leaps out of box, gives FedEx store employees a scare
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>HELP WANTED
-Full-time line cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Line cook, Worcester Mexican restaurant
-Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
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