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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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>HELP WANTED
-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 (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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>HELP WANTED
+Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
-Plow truck drivers, town of Shrewsbury
-Snow plow contractors, town of Shrewsbury
-Bartenders, Grafton Street restaurant
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