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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Suspect in Worcester mother-daughter stabbing deaths arrested in New York (1:13). Article (pictured)
+6:00: Driver charged with vehicular homicide in death of pedestrian on Belmont Street
+6:00: Overdose deaths decline in Worcester, but the work isn't done
+6:00: Harbor reopens: Community resource center gets fresh start
+6:00: Worcester County sees biomanufacturing job growth as Eastern Mass. jobs decline
+1:00: Driver charged with vehicular homicide in death of pedestrian on Belmont Street
+1:00: Klem’s celebrates 75 years in business
+1:00: Five things to do: Pride festivities, poetry, parties at summer's end
+1:00: Past, future, Pride: Festivities set to celebrate LGBTQ community
+1:00: 26th annual Pet Rock Festival set for October at Lancaster Fairgrounds
-Search continues for William Rodriguez, accused of killing 2 women
-Lower speed limit? Worcester street safety discussion gets contentious
-Dashcam captures chain reaction crash in Worcester as driver fails to check traffic
-City Council message to WPI: "This was certainly no partnership"
-Iconic Worcester restaurant selling its house dressing
-Traveling this Labor Day weekend? Expect record crowds and lower prices
-Best and worst times to get out of town for Labor Day weekend
-Get ready for the Spencer Fair Friday through Monday
-E.M.S. industry faces staffing challenges, seeks new path forward
-Regional Environmental Council Farm Party coming up in Worcester
-Where to eat, things to do in Worcester: A guide to the city for college families
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:44): WPI’s hotel purchase sparks debate about transparency, power concerns
>DINING OUT: Food trucks: Petersham food truck bopping around region with South Korean sushi rolls
-ICYMI: 80-year-old woman latest pedestrian struck by vehicle in Worcester
-Related: Cost of Worcester pedestrian, cyclist crashes: $500 million
-Related: Radio Worcester (16:16) — New report highlights alarming pedestrian and cyclist risks
-New cellphone policy takes hold in Worcester Public Schools
-Drone video of school buses arriving on the first day of school at Doherty High (:26)
-Channel 4: Good as Gold Coffee uses air roasting to create a smooth brew in Worcester (4:10)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town moving to new notification system
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton water customers receive advisory
-Cease-and-desist order lifted at Sterling quarry as safety agency watches site
-Hazmat crews respond to Winchendon after crash
-Latest Shrewsbury Police Department newsletter
-Grafton, Millbury Girl Scout Troops welcome new girls
-Annual cornhole tournament is September 7th in Boylston
-Monty Tech Nites C.T.I. program graduates 53 students
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Autumn is the time when a few favorite favorite regional beers appear
>SHOWTIME: Disney on Ice is coming to Worcester
-Central Mass. Mom's Author Interview: Artemis Roehrig
-ValleyCAST's "Arts of Fashion" exhibit shines light on textile artists
-Last Call: Noah Hatton, radio show host
-Emily Otenti: My first family vacation as a single mom
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (58:44)
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 571 (28:56): Fur Love Comfort Cats, Part 3
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher's aide in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots practice squad tracker
-5 worst quotes of Patriots training camp, and what they mean
-Watch "NBA 2K25" cover athlete Jayson Tatum star in new game trailer
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories podcast (49:26): Football season preview
-Holy Cross football to face Rhode Island Saturday
-Red Sox beat Toronto, 3-0
-WooSox beat Toledo, 5-4
-Oxford coach Jeff Clarkson, family persevere, with inspiration from late wife/mom Dawn
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: 5 new deaths related to Listeria-contaminated deli meats
-Suspects in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows aimed to kill "tens of thousands," C.I.A. says
-Tragic: Man drowns after saving girlfriend's 5-year-old son
>NEW ENGLAND: Ex-detective indicted in Sandra Birchmore's death (5:09). Press conference video (24:54)
-Paul O’Keefe files wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read, 2 bars
>COLLEGES: Clark delivers a hearty welcome to the Class of 2028
-Q.C.C. practical nursing students achieve 95% pass rate for licensure
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The safest countries for road trips
>BUSINESS: Plan to rescue Steward Hospitals may cost $700 million: Report
-LPL Financial Research: It’s go time for the Federal Reserve
-Local bank C.E.O. to retire, E.V.P. to become bank's first woman leader
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, August 18th to 24th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Labor Day sale — Shop 33 top picks and save up to 55% off
>HEALTH: Sleepy kids? Doctor offers advice as students head back (1:48)
-Government announces more COVID tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
>FOOD: State fair foods — See photos of the craziest deep fried creations
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix movie, "MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" (1:08)
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" (3:39)
>CELEBRITY: Rick Steves announces prostate cancer diagnosis, will pause travel
>HISTORY: Sacco and Vanzetti case continues to resonate nearly a century later
>ANIMALS: Watch him transform into the most gorgeous Husky (3:07)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Great-grandmother skydives for 90th birthday
-Meanwhile, Nationwide shares most unusual pet insurance claims of the year
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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