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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 (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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