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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 82 today in Worcester
-New England is shaping up to have a great year for foliage (3:03). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 67-year-old Brian Curtis Derby was worker killed in rock collapse in Sterling
-Earlier: Search continues for worker killed in Sterling rockslide (1:48). Article
-Earlier: Worker dies after quarry wall collapses on excavator in Sterling (4:53)
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (9:32): Blue Light Bandits talk about block party festival Saturday in Worcester
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (7:53): Breakdown Lane
+Noon: The Hanover Theatre's audiences coming back as shows set records
+Noon: Polish Festival noon to 8 on Saturday in Worcester
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Pachinko" on Apple TV+ and more
-Worcester's in-house busing sports savings, full staff of drivers
-Worcester's breakout Olympic star Stephen Nedoroscik will join "Dancing With the Stars"
-Worcester city councilors: WPI shows "alarming lack of transparency"
-Earlier: WPI's plan to buy hotels reignites debate about tax exemption for universities
-Earlier: Radio Worcester (13:34): Worcester leaders criticize WPI’s hotel plan, citing economic impact
-Residents raise a stink about smell in area town (2:21). Article
-TODAY! Friendly House Backpack Giveaway & Back-to-School Bash on Friday
-3 Worcester organizations win grants from opioid settlement funds
-As trial of murderer's ex-boyfriend nears, texts referencing violence, children discussed
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (37:21): WPI hotel controversy, School Committee budget clash and police chief Civil Service
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:28): WPI hotel conversion sparks outrage
>DINING OUT: Restaurant says college students returning to campus is a boost for business
-ICYMI: Bus route breakdown in Worcester
-West Nile detected in new Worcester sample
-Worcester Public Works Commissioner Jay Fink resigns
-Amidst "crisis" of violent crashes, Worcester City Council slow-walks action for safer speed limits
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Days tomorrow
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster man arrested for O.U.I. with child in car
-Frustrated Family Dollar employee arrested for assault of elderly customer in Gardner
-34-year-old man arrested for heroin distribution in Webster
-Shrewsbury Police Department receives 20 Manny Tubes from Manny 267 Foundation
-Friends of the Grafton Public Library Back-to-School used book sale this weekend
-Clinton/Lancaster Girl Scouts working towards Bronze
-C.P.R. course for Grafton residents August 27th
-Big Y construction begins in Uxbridge
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Six things to do: Film, music, magic ...
-All together now as Space Jam marks second year at Electric Haze
-Winging it: Pigeons Playing Ping Pond lead Palladium show, jam party
-Liz Goodfellow: Worcester Speaks No. 3 — Maria Ravelli
-Unity Radio (50:33) — The Woo 508
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 90 (27:53): Thitu Muiruri
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked at Fallon Clinic for 30 years
>SPORTS: Worcester's Amir Jenkins to play for Team USA in FIBA World Cup
-Where Patriots stand on ESPN’s ranking of all 32 NFL coaching staffs
-NFL Preseason Week 3 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross quarterback Joe Pesansky ready to step into the spotlight
-Holy Cross Athletics' Dining with Dani, Episode 2 (1:16): Tyler Boston
-WooSox beat Norfolk, 5-3
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: 4 children shot driving stolen car in Minneapolis: Police
-Tragic: Beloved dad shot dead by neighbor after daughter "touched mulch"
>NEW ENGLAND: Ranking Massachusetts rail trails — Great to God Tier
>COLLEGES: At Clark, 10 things to know for fall
-Holy Cross professor: Catholics debate removing paintings by priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Your Boston to Europe flight just got a lot cheaper
>BUSINESS: Touring Amazon’s huge new distribution center in Charlton
-LPL Research: Stock and bond market FAQs from the field
-Credit union brings V.P. back to serve as next chief lending officer
>SHOPPING: Walmart+ members can get Burger King discount, free Whoppers
>HOMES: Homes in Worcester County sold for higher prices recently: See how much here
>HEALTH: Common respiratory virus is on the rise, C.D.C. warns
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:03): Got Stress? Get it Gone!
>FOOD: Pieces of metal found in Perdue frozen chicken lead to recall
>TV/STREAMING: Chick-fil-A is launching a streaming service
>MOVIES: Best "Alien" movies, ranked
>CELEBRITY: How Mariska Hargitay helped solve thousands of sex crimes
>HISTORY: Cooking on the American homefront during World War II (22:50)
>ANIMALS: Scared dirty highway dog turns out to be gentle giant (3:08)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bus driver gives barefoot passenger her own shoes (2:00)
-Meanwhile, in California, bear wanders into teacher's classroom
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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