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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman in critical condition after being at least the fourth pedestrian struck by car in Worcester in just over 6 weeks
-UMass Memorial acquires 2 parcels adjacent to Memorial Campus for $500,000
-The sweet taste of success at Worcester bakeries
-Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for August
-Do you know these guys? Worcester police would like a word with them
-Worcester turns to housing, transportation to manage population boom
-City revamps its open data portal, Informing Worcester
-Community food assessment report focuses on food insecurity
-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: Specialty eatery, food store coming to Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester Public Library celebrates community at block party
-Worcester residents, officials renew talks on library safety
-"Professional tenants" have been scamming Worcester County landlords for decades (7:11). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Dawson project aims for fall completion
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Police announce arrest of 2 on child porn charges
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): David Perry appointed interim police chief in Sutton
-Fresh products just a Stones Throw away at new business in West Boylston
-Athol officials undeterred after no developers show up for hotel site visit
-Sutton physical therapy center expands
-TODAY! Boylston celebrates National Night Out
-Traffic pattern change coming at Rutland schools
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Agronomy Farm Vineyard September 28th
>SHOWTIME: Color the City Fest returns for fourth year to Worcester Common
-City, Holy Cross partnerships grows Worcester works in progress
-Fall Auditions: Travel to the Czech Republic & Slovakia with Worcester Youth Orchestras
-Bill Shaner: 2 Holy Cross grads enmeshed in the deep state
-Manny Jae Media Innerviews (48:30): Sean Harris from Quinsigamond Community College
-This Week in Worcester (1:22:07): This Week in Worcester Podcast
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former deputy sheriff
>SPORTS: A'ja Wilson, U.S. women hold off France to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold medal
-USA Gymnastics has evidence Jordan Chiles inquiry was made on time
-Hometown heroes prevail in ring for Punch-Out at Polar Park II
-Sox apologize after Jarren Duran directs homophobic slur to fan
-Holy Cross men’s basketball announces non-conference schedule
-WooSox game suspended because of weather
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Gunman dies after shootout, hours-long standoff with cops near Ohio State campus
-Hotel evacuates 400 people after helicopter crashes into roof, sparks massive fireball
-Tragic: Boy stabbed to death; 13-year-old charged
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman's body recovered after apparent drowning in pond (:18)
-Grant awards New England $389 million for grid upgrades
>COLLEGES: WPI Business Development Lab celebrates the Goat Innovators Summer Accelerator
-Radio Worcester (11:40): Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja on overcoming imposter syndrome and empowering students
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 9 tallest observation decks in the world
>BUSINESS: My boss screams at me constantly — is this normal?
-Cash App settlement claims can be submitted now: See if you qualify
>HOMES: Life-sized Polly Pocket doll house on Airbnb for rent in Mass. How to go
>SHOPPING: Samsung recalls more than 1 million electric ranges after fires killed pets
>HEALTH: Fish oil supplements may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's (:49)
-City of Worcester (41:30): Stay Connected With Your Health for August
>FOOD: Perchlorate widespread in foods, Consumer Reports finds
>TV/STREAMING: Michelle Pfeiffer to lead "Yellowstone" series "The Madison"
>MOVIES: Deadpool wins weekend box office, "It Ends With Us" opens to huge $50 million
>CELEBRITY: Tom Cruise handed Olympic flag after stunt at Paris closing ceremony
>HISTORY: Dodge Park and Dodge Ave. in Worcester honor man with postal history
>ANIMALS: Cat breaks into bathroom to get to dad (1:00)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Sheriff’s deputy pulls missing autistic boy, 5, to safety from pond
-Meanwhile, astronaut reveals what it's like to be "stuck in space"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:49). High of 33 today in Worcester
-Latest National Weather Service snowfall forecast: 18 to 24 inches for Worcester
-Winter weather emergency declared in Worcester
-School closings and delays for Monday
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Retired Worcester judge calls for federal probe of Mass. D.C.F.
-From Worcester waiting rooms to a nursing career that makes sense
-Worcester Board of Health considering changing tobacco regs. What we know
-Holy Cross student Madeleine Moino wants to be a nurse. So why is she winning international literature awards?
-Worcester artist transforms abandoned Japan house into art residency
-Worcester Branch N.A.A.C.P. calls for support of public servants, transparency and accountability in policing
-Worcester man arrested after police pursuit from Shrewsbury into Worcester
-Worcester Guardian's Week in Worcester: Public health hire, C.E.O. shift, school news
-T&G This Week: Good writing is worth the effort
-FAITH: At Holy Cross, James O'Toole on the rise and fall of confession in America (45:55)
>DINING OUT: Asian and Latin fusion restaurant added to Park Ave. restaurant options
-Table Hoppin': Ciao Bella set to cater dinner fundraiser
-ICYMI: Gunfire strikes Worcester home
-Private Worcester club loses liquor license for multiple violations
-Worcester favorite returns for limited time
-Neighbors near Doherty voice concerns over proposed apartment complex
-Worcester man, former head of Mass. State Police union, resentenced for stealing funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Special Town Meeting documents
-Holden to vote on obeying M.B.T.A. housing law one final time as court case looms
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): How fried fish is uniting the Shrewsbury community
-Webster sewing group creates sleeping bags for homeless
-Princeton man permanently trespassed, charged with third-offense O.U.I. at Leominster Motel 6
-Fitchburg economic development to receive boost from state
-Worcester Walks: Winter's tales await at Oxbow Wildlife Refuge
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1363 (30:00): sombr, Little Image, Reduction in Force and more
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Aaron Diehl Trio, "The Ring," Antiquarian Society panel ...
-Black American Women Songwriter's Concert (1:59:49)
-3 Mass. museums, including 1 in Central Mass., ranked among the country's best by USA Today
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:08): Kaz Supernova, filmmaker, "Wortown Rising"
>OPINION: Laurel: Dig we must after another snowstorm
-Worcesteria: Re-imagining Worcester as a game of Dungeons & Dragons
-Rep. James O'Day: Local leaders united amid federal challenges
-Positively Suzanne (1:05:26): David Connell, President & CEO, YMCA of Central Mass.
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:07): Etel Haxhiaj verdict and $35 million Worcester–Holden sewer ruling
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman whose career spanned 40 years in the Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Could Raiders trade disgruntled Maxx Crosby to Patriots?
-U.S. wins its most gold medals ever at Winter Olympics
-Holy Cross women’s basketball cruises to victory over Bucknell on Senior Day
-Holy Cross men’s hockey falls on the road to Sacred Heart
-Holy Cross men’s basketball travels to Bucknell Sunday
-Railers fall to Rapid City, 5-3
>CARS: Nissan recalls vehicles for engine and gear issues
>NATIONAL: Nancy Guthrie search may be scaled back, sheriff says no cuts
-A crisis emerges across the U.S. as "forever chemicals" quietly contaminate drinking water wells
-Tragic: Infant viciously mauled by family bulldog during diaper change in home
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 die in Monson house fire
-Mass. girl, 11, killed in avalanche while on family vacation in Utah
>COLLEGES: Clarkies enjoy a Valentine's Waltz, Brazilian Carnaval
-Q.C.C. program receives $148,993 grant
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 fascinating abandoned U.S. tourist attractions
-United Airlines slashing miles rewards for travelers who don't own its credit card
>BUSINESS: Telegram & Gazette transitioning to postal home delivery
-Economist discusses whether consumers should expect money back after tariffs struck down (2:22)
>HOMES: The rise of smart homes — What’s worth the upgrade
>SHOPPING: Bath & Body Works now selling these products on Amazon
>HEALTH: This extreme exercise is prematurely aging people's bodies
>TV/STREAMING: HGTV cancels "Rehab Addict" after Nicole Curtis is caught using racial slur
>MOVIES: "GOAT" and "Wuthering Heights" in close battle for No. 1 at box office
>CELEBRITY: Megan Thee Stallion celebrates 31st birthday with bikinis, bold cutouts, $200,000 Bentley
>ANIMALS: Entangled bird’s friend wouldn’t leave until help arrived (1:38)
>HISTORY: Horror writer H. P. Lovecraft set many of his tales in Mass.
>GOOD NEWS: Man's cat sanctuary naps still helping rescue expand years after they first went viral (2:51)
-Meanwhile, in Britain, art student stuffs world's largest sock monkey
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