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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-4 injured after Shrewsbury police cruiser rolls over in crash on Route 9
-Worcester firefighters fill the boot
-After Georgia trial, Mass. trucker gets life sentence in slaying of Worcester woman
-UMass Memorial Health unveils new life flight ambulance
-Worcester business icon dies at age 90
-Radio Worcester (17:28): Worcester's parking challenges — New data reveals surprising trends and solutions
-3 local organizations receive funds for out-of-school programs
-W.I.C. celebrates 50 years of feeding mothers and children
-Field of purple flags remembers lives lost to overdoses
-Diversity across organ donors vital for saving more lives in Mass.
-Second Chance Animal Services needs your help to provide critical care
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (40:56): WPI’s hotel purchase explained, speed limit debate and the future of Patch in Worcester
-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: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Holdin' Back: the '60s makeup concert on Sunday
-NEW! Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-TODAY! Chaffin Church holding H.I.P.PEST Car Wash 10 to 12:30
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Patients distraught after Nashoba Valley Medical Center closes (2:13)
-Leicester Country Club on the market for $4.3 million, course to remain open until deal is reached
-Fitchburg man arrested for indecent exposure after exposing himself to his neighbor
-Fitchburg seeks proposals for downtown hotel lot left vacant by 2011 fire
-West Boylston hosting Passport to Well-Being
-Clinton schools by the numbers
-Bolton trash sticker swap ends October 1st
-The Griffin at Grafton Common
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Central Mass. Mom's Night Out October 18th at Dragonflies and Amber in Sutton
>SHOWTIME: Five things to do: Pride festivities, poetry, parties at summer's end
-55 years later “Miss Major Speaks”, the new book from Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
-Manny Jae Media (2:16): First trailer for The Dirty Gerund Poetry Show documentary
-Celtics-themed corn maze opening at Kimball Farm in Haverhill (:33)
-In August 30th issue of Worcester Magazine: City's Pride events on tap
-Unity Radio (58:39): The Woo 508
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:16:36): Suit against Realpage, deputy chiefs challenge Saucier, EDCC and WPI
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Superintendent of the Worcester County Courthouse
>SPORTS: DeMario Douglas shares bold goal for 2024 season with Patriots
-The new NFL kickoff rule: What's does it mean?
-Holy Cross football falls in season-opening heartbreaker at Rhode Island
-Red Sox lose to Detroit, 2-1
-WooSox lose to Toledo, 6-0
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
>NATIONAL: 8 killed in bus crash, including boy, 6
-Inside the KKK plot to kill Barack Obama
-Tragic: 21-year-old man drowns after his own baptism while trying to save teen in lake
>NEW ENGLAND: Boston hotel workers strike
-Woman killed in suspected street racing crash in Plymouth
>COLLEGES: WPI Athletics Hall of Fame induction September 27th
-Clark Sustainability and Social Justice professor, students work to overcome hurricanes, earthquakes
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 fascinating (and underrated) places to visit in Mexico
>BUSINESS: Life science industry see slower job growth, record lab vacancies
-Neural Network podcast (20:42): Theoretical A.I. and Kernels with Dr. Wu
-Radio Worcester (9:39): TDW Plumbing & Heating — Insights from owner Abe White
>HOMES: Boston is among the top 5 most expensive places to live in the world
>SHOPPING: All the best Target Labor Day sales to shop
>HEALTH: Updated Novavax COVID vaccines could be available as early as this week
-Horrific body scan shows disturbing parasitic infection from undercooked pork
>FOOD: All the new foods coming to The Big E starting September 13th (1:25)
>TV/STREAMING: STARTING 5, a new Netflix sports series including Jayson Tatum, is coming October 9th (:47)
>MOVIES: "Deadpool & Wolverine" wins Labor Day box office, Reagan biopic opens
>CELEBRITY: As Matthew Perry's assistant prepares for prison, Hollywood assistants spill all about what they have done
>HISTORY: Old World Worcester (30:18)
>ANIMALS: Dog goes wild when it's time for run club (3:19)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Family holds funeral for toddler's beloved pacifier (2:45)
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, police searching for 3 escaped bison
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 34 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester bar's liquor license suspended for 5 days for after-hours assault
+6:00: Indie horror film festival returning to Worcester’s Mechanic Hall for second year
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (8:12): Worcester film maker Tom Dwyer talks about Dead of Winter Horror Festival
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (14:26): Bull rider Marcus Mast on near death experience with a bull and growing up Amish
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Guide to Dead of Winter Horror Film Festival in Worcester
+Noon: Mechanics Hall to host The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy
+Noon: "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" in Worcester will tell story
+Noon: WPI professor explores how Black artists helped transform opera
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Brutalist," "The Last Showgirl," and more
+Noon: 19 Carter in Berlin is a hub for both the arts and the community
-Hazardous ice lingers on Worcester streets days after storm. Video (1:18)
-Family of late state police trainee from Worcester speaks as state senators seek investigation update (2:49)
-Stop & Shop faces potential strike in Mass. over contract dispute
-Radio Worcester (40:20): Transformative plans for Worcester’s 51-acre Saint-Gobain site in Greendale
-West Boylston will fire Town Administrator amid police station flag conflict, lawyer says
-Earlier: Flag controversy discussed at Select Board meeting (1:49). Article
-Families fighting to keep funding for medical research meet at UMass Medical School (1:50). Article
-After sky-high hikes, state orders gas companies to reduce total bills by just 5 percent (:23)
-Related: What is the delivery fee on gas bills and why is it so high? (4:30)
-Police find cocaine, fentanyl during search in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:32): Councilor's indefinite absence sparks debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (21:18): Media misrepresents Worcester's sanctuary city vote
-DINING OUT: New restaurant to open at site of former Compass Tavern
-ICYMI: City Councilor Thu Nguyen will not return to council indefinitely
-Worcester rolls out enforcement of new 25 mph speed limit
-Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): March Among Friends senior newsletter
-Ice melt arrives at Holden hardware store for storm-weary residents
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Favorite breakfast spot plans expansion to Shrewsbury
-Sterling officer hit by car during traffic stop
-Police seek help locating 29-year-old missing person
-Drug bust at Westminster residence uncovers cocaine trafficking operation
-Clinton Project 351 ambassador gets involved
-Clinton School Committee honors students, staff
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Concerts, historical demos and more
-Orchids bring color to Botanic Garden
-One Act Play Festival to take center stage at the Singh Performance Center
>OPINION: Kenzie Landsittel: Remember Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-City of Worcester's Ready Worcester (1:03): Episode 4, preparing for snow storms
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (58:15): Melisa Ann, intuitive energy healer
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester matriarch who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Canada beats U.S., 3-2, in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off championship
-Bravehearts' New England Sports Summit breaks records
-With a renewed focus on boxing career, Worcester's Khiary Gray ready for title bout
-'Sader Stories (29:47): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Sam Fregenti
-Holy Cross women’s hockey team travels to Maine for final regular season series
-2 Holy Cross athletes nominated for Allstate Good Works Team
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 160,000 Sienna minivans due to seat back issue
>NATIONAL: California woman chased, fatally shot in parking lot: video
-Brian Laundrie's parents pariahs in Florida over Gabby Petito's murder: neighbors
-Tragic: Mom charged with abuse after 3 kids left alone for years
>NEW ENGLAND: Timeline of activities of cultlike group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent
-Why ambulances are waiting nearly an hour to bring patients into some Mass. hospitals
>COLLEGES: This is biomedical engineering at WPI (:23)
-Clark student Isaac Tomeho shines in both the digital and tactile worlds
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places you'll recognize from famous songs
>BUSINESS: Walmart shares tank on dismal forecast as retail giant warns of slowing sales
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs ignite a metals melt-up
-How Gen Z can get on the right financial track
>HOMES: Worcester is one of the hottest real estate markets in 2025. See how it ranks
>HEALTH: Study: 3 conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink
-How "lemonading" can help you better cope with stress
>FOOD: Dunkin' to end non-dairy upcharges after guest feedback
>TV/STREAMING: George Stephanopoulos is "miserable" at "GMA"
>MOVIES: Who won the best actor Oscar last year? See list of recent winners
>CELEBRITY: Laraine Newman says Barbra Streisand confronted her over "SNL" skit
>ANIMALS: Ducks ask woman to help their friend who isn't moving (1:38)
>HISTORY: Worcester's Bull Mansion has historical ties to a doctor, not an animal
>GOOD NEWS: Man's liver transplant denial reversed after story goes viral
-Meanwhile, in Thailand, monkey uses human-like hand signals to direct traffic (:43)
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