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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 83 today in Worcester
-Perseid meteor shower forecast: Skies clear in time for peak (:51)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Library celebrates community at block party
-Worcester residents, officials renew talks on library safety
-Specialty eatery, food store coming to Worcester
-"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
-YouthGROW teaches local teens life lessons this summer
-Family Health Center of Worcester serving more migrant families
-WPI provides high school students biomedical engineering experience
-Holly Piirainen's family seeking answers 31 years after her murder
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Spring Playground Meet-Up Series
-City of Worcester (2:38): September 3rd state primary election frequently asked questions [Espanol]
-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: Acai bowl restaurant to be second commercial tenant at Canal District development
-ICYMI: Man charged with attacking Worcester library employee with skateboard (2:10). Article
-Earlier: Worcester Public Library closed today after patron strikes employee with skateboard
-City leverages 5-year plan to combat homelessness
-Worcester County Sheriff's Office grows, distributes organic produce throughout the region
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Police announce arrest of 2 on child porn charges
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Annual Ruck March draws young participants
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Mediterranean Festival in Shrewsbury draws big crowds
-TODAY! Blind Tiger Swing Posse at Spencer Summer Concert Series on Sunday
-Woman who refused to leave Leominster business kicks cop in testicles, bites another, gets arrested
-Judge excludes some evidence against ex of Ashburnham treehouse murderer
-Shrewsbury freshman debuts logic-game book "Puzzle Mania"
-Autism activist donating life-saving door locks in Sutton
-Driveway at Millbury Town Hall to be closed part of the day Monday
-North Central chamber grants $12,000 to improve Leominster storefronts
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Beach Boys, Skafest, Cameron Sutphin and more ...
-Lenny Clarke, legendary comedian from Boston’s 1980s "comedy wave"
-Organ Fairchild set for Jazz + Live outside The Hanover Theatre
-Jillian Snyder: A letter to my firstborn
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 150 (29:09): Karen Anderson Walsh
-Manny Jae Media Innerviews (48:30): Sean Harris from Quinsigamond Community College
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester restaurant owner who also sang and was active in local theater
>SPORTS: U.S. men's basketball team beats France in gold medal game
-Earlier: Bob Cousy blasts Team USA Steve Kerr for benching Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia
-U.S. women's soccer team wins fifth Olympic gold medal, defeats Brazil, 1-0
-U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 5-4
-Holy Cross men’s rowing head coach Jim Barr records 3 first place finishes at Summer Nationals
-WooSox split doubleheader in Syracuse
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Boy, 13, crushed to death in Hurricane Debby after tree falls on family home
-Parties in lawsuits for Maui fires reach $4 billion global settlement
-Tragic: 5-year-old dies in bounce house tragedy
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman's body recovered after apparent drowning in Mass. pond
-The lottery is going online in Massachusetts: what you need to know
>COLLEGES: Worcester State's Maureen Stokes on leveraging A.I. in university communications
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why you should put your luggage in the hotel bathtub
>BUSINESS: More Americans carrying credit card balances month to month
-Windows software weakness brings warning from cybersecurity experts
>HOMES: No clear path forward for Mass. to help homeowners with crumbling concrete
>SHOPPING: Little known Mass. sales tax loophole discovered by consumer (3:17)
>HEALTH: Poison ivy and reducing painful reactions (3:28)
-Mass. ranks fourth in nation for longest emergency room wait times
>FOOD: Zero calorie sweetener linked to blood clots and risk of heart disease, study finds
>TV/STREAMING: Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. unveil shocking price for new streaming sports service
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: WWE legend Kevin Sullivan dies at 74 after "devastating accident"
>HISTORY: 1887 photo of Main Street in Worcester looking north
>ANIMALS: Couple buys a home that comes with 16 cats (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Officer on vacation with family in N.H. saves 2-year-old's life
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, deputies remove 600-pound "meandering" moose from resident's yard
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-Worcester Public School's Nutrition Department is hiring (1:13)
-Water operator, town of Holden
-Animal control officer, Rutland Regional Animal Control
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 77 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: State awards $19 million to Worcester for Curtis Apartments overhaul
+6:00: Grafton man accused of indecent assault and battery at park
+6:00: 7 local school districts win funding for homeless students
+6:00: All Star Comedy at DCU Center to benefit the Manny Familia foundation
+6:00: Silver Scream Con adds bloody good double film feature to fright fest
+6:00: Holy Cross winter sports season tickets on sale now
+Noon: Sheila Dibb running as Democrat for Worcester & Hampshire state Senate
+Noon: Killswitch Engage headlines New England Metal & Hardcore Festival
+Noon: Listen Up: No Trigger, Linda Marks shine light on issues in new songs
-Man, 26, dies in motorcycle crash on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-2 men indicted in March killings of Chasity Nuñez and her daughter Zella
-Worcester developer buys 6 Plantation Street properties from estate of late D’Iorio’s Hair Salon founder
-Pride, like all Worcester's festivals, shows city from a different angle
-Worcesteria: Pride goes beyond glitter to questions of basic rights
-Queer AF targets censorship, delivers fashion, drag and style
-Fourth E.E.E. case confirmed in Mass. in worst outbreak in 5 years
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-TODAY! DCU Center to hold job fair Tuesday
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
>DINING OUT: George's Coney Island makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Hot Dogs (4:47)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding woman missing since August 26th
-Pride Worcester Festival unfolds with a rainbow of celebration and music
-Worcester County Wonders: Worcester's unofficial mascot rides a turtle on the Common
-Worcester hosting walk audits to address traffic safety
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town of Holden time capsule from T&G archives
-TODAY! American Legion Post 42 meeting at 2:30
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury’s M.B.T.A. zoning to be discussed ahead of Town Meeting
-Proposed water rate hikes subject of September 12th public hearing in Spencer
-Leominster man on meth arrested after threatening Mobil station owner with umbrella
-West Boylston police appoint new officer
-Animal rescue group "desperately" in need of new truck
-Princeton Touch a Truck is September 14th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The connection between indigenous people and their land
-Ariana Becker: Routines are our friend
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 91 (28:31): Shravani Ramaiah
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:23:02)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester nurse
>SPORTS: Why Jerod Mayo’s Gatorade bath is a good sign for Patriots’ future
-Bill Belichick wants to be NFL coach in 2025 — but not just any job
-Red Sox beat Orioles, 12-3
-Joe Mazzulla sums up Celtics’ mindset as reigning champs with incredible quote
-210 Sports' WooSox Rewind: Worcester tied for top spot in IL East after 5-1 week
-Holy Cross softball announces staff addition for the 2025 season
-PWHL unveils Boston's new team name, logos ahead of 2024 season
-Nicole Jodoin energizes South High girls soccer
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
>NATIONAL: New features of Apple's iOS 18 revealed at annual event
-Catherine, Princess of Wales, says she has completed chemotherapy treatment
-Tragic: Twin toddlers died in hot car after "trusted" relative forgot to drop them at day care: family
>NEW ENGLAND: High-profile customers in alleged brothel ask state's highest court to hide identities
-Teen killed, 2 others hurt when S.U.V. strikes trailer on Cape Cod
-Mass. Treasurer fires Cannabis Control Commission chair after year-long battle
>COLLEGES: Assumption re-opens renovated dining hall
-Where to eat, things to do in Worcester: A guide to the city for college families
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 6 most annoying things you can do as a tourist
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-LPL Financial Research: Second quarter earnings recap — Good, not great
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (58:44)
>SHOPPING: Big Lots files for bankruptcy, to sell assets to buyout firm
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, September 1st to 7th
>HEALTH: W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health (49:35)
-Doctor reveals the "disgustingly small" amount of exercise someone needs each day to help slashes the risk of cancer
>FOOD: There's actually a reason hot dogs and buns aren't sold in the same number
>TV/STREAMING: Vanna White confesses her biggest fear about new "Wheel Of Fortune" co-host Ryan Seacrest
>MOVIES: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon have "Bull Durham" reunion: photos
>CELEBRITY: James Earl Jones, "Lion King" and "Star Wars" voice actor, dies at 93
>HISTORY: Bancroft Tower work crew, 1900
>ANIMALS: Tomcat takes a year to finally come inside woman's house (3:48)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): N.H. Gov. Sununu saves man choking on lobster roll
-Meanwhile, do you know what the "o" in "o'clock" stands for? If not, the answer has been revealed
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>HELP WANTED
+Bartender at Grafton Street restaurant in Worcester
-Civil engineer II, Town of Holden
-Positions at Worcester breakfast and lunch restaurant
-Bartenders and cooks at Canal District restaurant
-Automotive technician at North End Motor Sales
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