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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 76 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police investigate 3 pizza delivery robberies
+6:00: WPI takeover of Worcester hotels angers city, business leaders (pictured)
+6:00: Worcester library director discusses attack on employee
+6:00: Mass. Pike truck crashes in Charlton leave 3 hurt, police say
+6:00: "Thankful" is the word for semi-retiring Juan Gomez at 32nd annual Latin American Festival
+6:00: 210 Sports' WooSox Rewind: Worcester takes 5 of 6 from IronPigs
+Noon: Worcester's rookie teachers looking to make an immediate difference
+Noon: W.B.J. celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 40 Under Forty, names the Class of 2024
+Noon: First Person: stART on the Street's end leaves lessons for the city
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Renovated fields at Indian Hill Park unveiled
-4-day Italian Festival celebrates Italian culture
-Annual Hot Dog Safari searches for the best dog
-Channel 5's CityLine: Telling a Black family's history at Mechanics Hall (9:25)
-Central Mass. firefighters join crew battling blazes in Idaho
-Social workers added to staff at libraries including Worcester (2:13)
-Spencer boy battling rare form of brain cancer
-Great-great-great-great-granddaughter brings lost family portrait back to Webster
-School climate, culture and some don’t want to learn
-Earlier: The 18-minute fight for more for students at newer schools
-New urgent care for pets coming to Worcester this fall
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:56): Library violence, homelessness policy, pedestrian safety and nostalgic Worcester eateries
>DINING OUT: Olive Garden customer reveals hack to get 2 pastas for $6.99
-ICYMI: "How come they're not in jail?" Serial scammers avoid criminal consequences (4:10). Article
-Earlier: "Professional tenants" have been scamming Worcester County landlords for decades (7:11). Article
-Murder trial set to begin for man accused of killing Worcester woman in Georgia
-Ambulance service companies in Worcester dealing with staffing "crisis"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Road construction update
-Holden welcomes Marine veteran to community
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Holden's battery storage project aims to save the community at least $10 million
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): David Perry appointed interim police chief in Sutton
-Worcester County Wonders: What's in a name? A lot if you're in Webster
-TODAY! Shrewsbury police holding free car seat safety inspection 3 to 7
-Tours of Shrewsbury D.P.W. garages 3:30 to 6:30 Tuesday
-Intoxicated man arrested for strangling security guard while attempting to escape hospital
-Friends of the Grafton Public Library back-to-school used book sale
-Another huge success for Grafton’s 17th annual National Night Out
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Mistress Carrie Birthday Bash September 28th at Rascal's
-Robert Bilotta: Clearing obstacles to safer streets in Worcester
-Manny Jae Media's Innerviews (55:33): Pride Worcester and Guardians of Traditions
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 64 (27:09): Mike Jones, Biologist
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lead singer in a local band who met her husband at a show
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Orioles, 4-2
-Patriots rookie Drake Maye showcases decisiveness at camp
-Madden 25 ratings: How Maye, Patriots players stack up
-Holy Cross defensive linemen Robinson, Stevenson heed advice from former Crusader
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 10-8
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: 20 shot, 4 fatally, in bloody Chicago weekend
-D.E.A. seizes ton of meth hidden in celery at farmers market
-Tragic: Groom-to-be fatally shoots best man by accident: sheriff
>NEW ENGLAND: 5 shot during gathering after Dominican Day Festival in Boston
-Historic Connecticut flash flooding forces evacuations and water rescues
>COLLEGES: Taking relaxation to the next level at Clark
-WPI, Mount Wachusett Community College announce transfer agreement
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 things you should never do while visiting a new city
>BUSINESS: Radio Worcester (22:42): Explore future of I.T. in Healthcare at seminar on Tuesday
-Worcester building management tech firm awarded $335,000 from Mass. Clean Energy Center
>SHOPPING: October Prime Day — What we know about Amazon's next big sale
>HOMES: Sale closed in Worcester: $765,000 for a triplex
>HEALTH: COVID levels high in Mass. amid "largest summer wave yet"
-Daily marijuana use linked to increased risk of deadly head and neck cancers, study finds
>FOOD: You're eating apples wrong — washing fruit does not remove pesticides, study finds
>TV/STREAMING: Kevin Costner's "Horizon: Chapter 1" gets Max streaming date
>MOVIES: "Alien: Romulus" bites off $41.5 million to top box office charts
>CELEBRITY: George Clooney responds to Quentin Tarantino diss: "Dude, f--k off"
>HISTORY: Massachusetts is filled with history. Here are 10 historic places you can visit
>ANIMALS: Turkey waits by the window every day when dad comes home (3:34)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Restaurant donates part of dessert sales to boy whose ice cream stand was shut down
-Meanwhile, Dolce and Gabbana launches $108 "luxury dog perfume" (1:26)
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+Full- and part-time public safety dispatchers in Auburn
-Associate V.P. for Administration & Finance at Worcester State
-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 (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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-Staff Associate, Urban Action Institute, Worcester State
-Controller, Worcester State
-Multiple positions, Holden DPW
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