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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 (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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