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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Given final rites as an infant, man celebrates 50 years of UMass Memorial N.I.C.U.
-New sedative causes dangerous trend in overdoses in Worcester
-There have been over 90 car crashes with bikes, pedestrians in Worcester in 2024
-Earlier: Driver cited in Shrewsbury St. pedestrian crash, teen remains hospitalized
-Earlier: Worcester continues work on reducing crashes involving pedestrians
-Earlier: Woman in critical condition after being latest pedestrian struck by car in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (9:49): Dom Mercurio from Worcester Italian Festival previews this weekend's music and food
-New Doherty High comes with state-of-the-art facilities, new cell phone policy
-Aislinn Doyle: August 15th School Committee meeting preview
-Radio Worcester (25:54): Khrystian King criticizes Gov. Healey’s shelter policy, praises advocacy
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:57): The best and most popular stories of the last week in Worcester
>DINING OUT: A frank discussion about Central Massachusetts' hot dog hotspots
-ICYMI: Hundreds of bikers hit the streets to benefit local children battling cancer
-Days after attack, normalcy desired story at Worcester library
-Police arrest woman for drug distribution in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Quinapoxet Street closed on Wednesday
-Mountview Middle School class of 2024
-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): Former Worcester City Motel in Shrewsbury to shelter families, refugees
-New roost sought for homing pigeons found in Webster home
-D.C.R. awards nearly $90,000 in funding to rural and volunteer fire departments
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-West Boylston police log from August 5th to 11th
-New varsity girls' volleyball coach appointed at Nashoba
-Summer concert season winding down
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Creatures of Worcester
-TikTok joke comes true as indie pop singer films video at White Eagle
-Hip-hop star DJ QBert brings the art of scratching to Electric Haze
-"Big Smooth," biopic on Neil Fingleton, heads to Hyannis Film Festival
-100FM The Pike (13:56): Comedian Chad Daniels talks empty nester and why Mike Hsu's daughter still doesn't have her license
-Janice Harvey: Grandchildren underwhelmed by drive down Memory Lane
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 429 (27:13): Jon Weaver & M.B.I.
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (49:13): Kim Lee, MiraVista Behavioral Health
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Italian immigrant who came to own his own company and develop real estate along Route 9
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Rangers, 9-4
-Will Jayson Tatum play in 2028 Olympics? Celtics star talks Team USA future
-Takeaways from Patriots offense’s "maddening" joint practice vs. Eagles
-Justin Shorter steps up as Holy Cross' prime target on receiving end
-Holy Cross names Jon Ladino softball coach
-The 210 Awards for the Worcester Bravehearts season
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 4-3
-New Balance gets naming rights to part of Worcester Academy campus
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
-Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with Takata air bag
>NATIONAL: Daughter sees Mass. couple killed by car in Florida
-Tragic: 14-year-old drowns in river
>NEW ENGLAND: 5 cases of Legionnaires' disease linked to N.H. resort (1:32)
-How Massachusetts is fighting organized crime rings (5:41). Article
>COLLEGES: Clark senior’s research takes wing
-Holy Cross, WPI recognized in new best colleges rankings
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): When should you use a travel agent?
>BUSINESS: LPL Financial Research: Pullbacks are common but painful
-Justice Department considering push for historic break up of Google after landmark antitrust ruling: report
>HOMES: What kind of home does $500,000 get you in Worcester County?
>SHOPPING: Why retailers are embracing "Summerween," the Halloween predecessor
>HEALTH: COVID no longer a top cause of U.S. death, 2023 data shows
-Text message program may help teens with vaping addictions (1:16)
>FOOD: Burger King sales slump as customers pull back on fast food spending
>TV/STREAMING: Aaron Hernandez FX series tells his "American Sports Story"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new film about the beginning of "Saturday Night Live" (2:18)
>CELEBRITY: Holland Taylor, 81, "worries" over "big generational difference" with partner Sarah Paulson, 49
>HISTORY: Scenes from Worcester in 1991 (via GBH Archives) (1:32)
>ANIMALS: German Shepherd who lived in cage for 4 years finds forever home
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Cops for Kids with Cancer donate $5,000 to 2-year-old Worcester boy and family
-Meanwhile, in Scotland, escaped pet python makes "quite a mess" inside art gallery
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+Job fair September 10th for jobs at DCU Center
-Worcester Public School's Nutrition Department is hiring (1:13)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
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