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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester business icon dies at age 90
-Former Worcester Railer Matthew Gaudreau, brother killed after being hit by vehicle with cycling
-2 Worcester teens arrested for armed robbery, loaded gun recovered
-33-year-old Worcester woman arrested for drug distribution
-Former Helfand's Deli, Sahara Restaurant site sold for $1.2 million
-Mother and daughter, victims of Webster Square Towers stabbings, to be buried together
-Court hearing postponed as Holy Cross and disgruntled donor continue pointing fingers
-Judge in Turtleboy witness intimidation case recuses himself; hearing postponed
-Worcester Nite Life courses open for registration
-TODAY! Worcester Firefighters union will be at various intersections to raise money for M.D.A.
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (40:56): WPI’s hotel purchase explained, speed limit debate and the future of Patch in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (22:15): Worcester Councilor Etel Haxhiaj pushes to declare pedestrian violence a public health emergency
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:44): WPI’s hotel purchase sparks debate about transparency, power concerns
>DINING OUT: Legendary Worcester restaurant selling its house dressing
-ICYMI: Suspect in Worcester mother-daughter stabbing deaths arrested in New York (1:40). Article
-Driver charged with vehicular homicide in death of 13-year-old pedestrian on Belmont Street
-80-year-old woman latest pedestrian struck by vehicle in Worcester
-Overdose deaths decline in Worcester, but the work isn't done
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holdin' Back: the '60s makeup concert on Sunday
-NEW! Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-September Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Nashoba Valley Medical Center set to close
-Shrewsbury welcomes dozens of new teachers
-TODAY! Celebrating 50 years of Marsh Field in Rutland. Traffic advisory
-Klem’s celebrates 75 years in business
-1 dead in Spencer wreck; speed a possible factor, police say
-Millbury summer concert series winds down with Electric Flannel
-Classic cars displayed at Sterling senior center
-Grafton Public Library Book Sale
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Five things to do: Pride festivities, poetry, parties at summer's end
-In August 30th issue of Worcester Magazine: City's Pride events on tap
-100FM The Pike (9:32): Pike Rokfest organizer Frank Pupillo on Saturday's big show at Indian Ranch
-100FM The Pike (6:50): The Breakdown Lane
-First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. finds a feast of memories
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 432 (27:17): Worcester Elections 2024
-Unity Radio (58:39): The Woo 508
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime principal in Holden
>SPORTS: How Patriots veterans feel about quarterback decision
-Jayson Tatum says Olympics benching was "different" and "challenging"
-Family, community, resilience lift Dan Curran to dream job at Holy Cross
-Shrewsbury's Brad Blattner blocks way up depth chart for Holy Cross
-Red Sox beat Tigers, 7-5
-WooSox lose to Toledo, 2-1
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
>NATIONAL: Boar's Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times
-Tragic: Beloved chef fatally shot by teens outside his restaurant
>NEW ENGLAND: 4 injured in explosion at Bellingham gas station
-New details released after fatal police shooting of man suspected of killing his wife, 8-year-old son
-14-year-old killed in violent crash involving boat trailer (1:28)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross welcomes class of 2028
-Unity Radio (1:00:59): Q.C.C. State Of Mind
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Iconic La Sagrada Familía finally has a completion date
>BUSINESS: 10 years after the "Summer of Market Basket" (1:52). Article
-IPG Photonics sells Russian assets for $51 million, ending 34-year presence in country where it was founded
>SHOPPING: Best Buy Labor Day sale — Up to 50% off select appliances
>HEALTH: Smart insulins may respond to real-time blood sugar changes (1:06)
-Second human case of mosquito-borne E.E.E. detected in Mass. woman in her 30s
>FOOD: Great Value Apple Juice sold at Walmart recalled over arsenic
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Kinds of Kindness," "Borderlands," and more
>CELEBRITY: Slimmed-down Lizzo "taking a gap year" amid lawsuits
>HISTORY: Old commercial for Fairway Beef (:31)
>ANIMALS: Tiny dogs chained up insist on getting adopted together (3:06)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Officer saves woman from submerged car
-Meanwhile, in Indiana, firefighters free horse stuck on top of farmer's fence
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
-John Piccolo, Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is popular Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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