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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:54). High of 73 today in Worcester
-See fall foliage maps and forecast predictions
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man, 26, dies in motorcycle crash on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
+6:00: 2 men indicted in March killings of Chasity Nuñez and her daughter Zella
+6:00: Fourth E.E.E. case confirmed in Mass. in worst outbreak in 5 years
+6:00: James Earl Jones, "Lion King" and "Star Wars" voice actor, dies at 93
+6:00: 210 Sports' WooSox Rewind: Worcester tied for top spot in IL East after 5-1 week
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester police ask for help finding woman missing since August 26th
-Pride Worcester Festival unfolds with a rainbow of celebration and music
-Worcester institution George's Coney Island makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Hot Dogs (4:47)
-Worcester County Wonders: Worcester's unofficial mascot rides a turtle on the Common
-Worcester hosting walk audits to address traffic safety
-DCU Center to hold job fair Tuesday
-Report examines Civil Service and Worcester's exemption plan
-Templeton police investigating the death of a man on train tracks
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:16): Worcester City Council meeting frequency and WooSox fan milestone
>DINING OUT: Suzette Creperie & Café offers French take-home meals
-ICYMI: Worcester community honors teenager who died after "One Chip Challenge" (1:18). Article
-Teenager recovering after being hit by car on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-Cancer survivor manufacturing guitars for sick teenagers
-250th anniversary of the American Revolution starting in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Weekly road construction update
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Holden Cultural Council accepting grant proposals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton's Alexa Pillsbury takes dancing talent to sideline as Patriots cheerleader
-Shrewsbury's Garden of Sweet Remembrance blooms once again
-Houghton garden aims to draw pollinators
-Puttin' With The Knights is October 6th at Mulligan's
-Elm Draught House will screen 1993 Woolies film
-Global Village community farm days, concert
-First Parish of Bolton seeks clothing donations
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Museum creates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles exhibit (1:04)
-Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl halftime show
-Terence R. Flotte: UMass Medical School, N.I.H. teaming to beat cancer and other diseases
-Shaun Connolly: September Horrorscopes
-WCCA-TV Special (42:28): Raynold Chen
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 91 (28:31): Shravani Ramaiah
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who help build Gillette Stadium as a civil engineer
>SPORTS: Patriots stun Bengals in Jerod Mayo's first game as head coach
-Patriots pull off largest Week 1 upset since 2018
-Albert Breer: Tee Higgins among potential Patriots receiver targets
-Tom Brady takes awkward first steps in transition from football field to TV booth
-Tyreek Hill handcuffed over driving violation before Dolphins game
-Holy Cross Athletics' student athlete welcome back recap (1:18)
-Wade Boggs says he has cancer
-Red Sox lose to White Sox, 7-2
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
>NATIONAL: Small plane crash in Arizona hits home, hospitalizes pilot
-After interstate shootings wound 5 in Kentucky, searchers scour hill terrain for suspect
-Tragic: Teacher Cristina Irimie died in Georgia school shooting on her birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 Mass. school districts increase police presence after threats deemed "not credible"
-Feds met with State Medical Examiner prior to arrest in Sandra Birchmore case (2:40)
>COLLEGES: Assumption freshmen officially welcomed in matriculation ceremony
-Worcester State's Shamarah Ramirez receives fellowship to increase diversity in computer science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 small U.S. towns that feel like stepping back in time
>BUSINESS: Why frontline workers want to quit their jobs
-Mental health jobs to grow 3 times the rate of all U.S. jobs over the next decade
-Neural Network podcast (5:01): The void of the familiar, yet strange: The Uncanny (Special)
>SHOPPING: Shop the 14 best TV deals from Target
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, September 1st to 7th
>HEALTH: Staying safe as number of E.E.E., West Nile cases rise (2:45)
-Every second counts to survive a stroke. Here are the signs
>FOOD: Beloved candy returning to market 14 years after being discontinued
>TV/STREAMING: 9 movies streaming on Prime Video with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
>MOVIES: "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" jolts box office with $110 million opening weekend
>CELEBRITY: Jamie Foxx will open up about his “serious health scare” in an “exclusive 1-man show”
>HISTORY: American Friends of Lafayette honor his 1824 Worcester visit
>ANIMALS: Cats who love babies (8:47)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Driver pulled over for speeding receives life-changing career advice (2:15)
-Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, watch as a bear climbs into car to steal bag of chips
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-Positions at Worcester breakfast and lunch restaurant
-Bartenders and cooks at Canal District restaurant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 52 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester public health director Tamara Lundi departs after a year on job
+5:00: Hot, dog! George's Coney Island regular has been coming for 70 years
+5:00: A look at the Worcester Railers 2026-2027 schedule
+Noon: Worcester has picked its next medical director; she starts Monday
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: A resurgent Worcester restaurant blew me away with a rare pasta dish
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (12:04): Market on Exchange starts a new season in a new spot
-Prominent Canal District developer plans housing, restaurant following $2.9 million purchase
-Worcester firefighter hit by car remembered as "hero at home"
-Millbury police arrest man in "flim flam" scam
-Fresh plans proposed for abandoned Grafton restaurant
-At WPI, a degree 5 decades in the making
-The end of an era for Pecorino Cheese Shop, set to close July 31st
-Worcester's climate plan makes progress but faces hurdles
-Foundation gives $350,000 to Worcester Boys & Girls Club
-T&G This Week: The return of the sack, and our future in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (10:27): A familiar face returns to the DCU Center
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Standard Italian in the Fenway (5:08)
-ICYMI: Worcester pastor accused of fraud shuns testimony in bankruptcy case
-Worcester fox attack leads to rabies treatment, public health questions
-Holden man recalls time in quarantine unit now used for hantavirus
-READ: Worcester-area complaints to F.C.C. about Super Bowl halftime show
-Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Newly elected officials sworn in
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Town warns that door‑to‑door solar sales aren't affiliated with Light Department
-$35 million sewer settlement will not offset $5.5 million override, officials say
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Man arrested for O.U.I. after allegedly striking Wendy’s sign in Clinton
-Southbridge political divisions surface during Monday council meeting
-At Oakmont High, students focus on journalism, future of news
-Oakham man among 4 arrested at Vermont I.C.E. protest
-Webster man sentenced for meth distribution
-Charlton prepares for annual town meeting on May 18th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Christine Ohlman, Speak Easy Story Night and more
-Victor D. Infante (7:29): Your weekly WoMag rundown
-Highlights and history mark Denholm Building exhibit
-Music Worcester announces 2026-2027 season across Worcester venues
-Poetry Town: "Empty Chairs" by Ronald C. McGilvray
>OPINION: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. brings jokes to Mass as saints listen in
-Shaun Connolly: It's time to bring back hitchhiking
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 340 (29:24): Talking sports with Ron's Grandson, Part 2
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:12): Worcester’s future, from Union Station to housing
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester area priest and professor
>SPORTS: Patriots release schedule, big matchups on slate, including Super Bowl rematch
-Red Sox lose to Phillies, 3-1
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Buffalo, 4-3
-Worcester native helped build sports museum into New England institution
>NATIONAL: Carnival Cruise passenger dies after leaping overboard in Caribbean
-U.S. ranked No. 33 in health in new global rankings — who beat us and why
-Tragic: College senior dies while kayaking days before graduation
>NEW ENGLAND: New ramp opens connecting Mass. Pike to I-495
-Woman killed, 3 hurt when boat slams into pier near Logan Airport runway
-G.O.P.-endorsed lieutenant governor candidate didn't collect enough signatures for the ballot
>COLLEGES: Clark alum brings sustainable practices to beauty and skincare industries
-Steps forward for Anna Maria College students
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What happened to these airline perks?
>BUSINESS: Local credit union C.E.O. to depart after less than a year
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction and treasury market consequences
-Credit card debt went down by $25 billion in early 2026
>HOMES: Low-maintenance garden ideas for busy homeowners
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports price tracker reveals shopping secrets (2:02)
>HEALTH: What to know about IV therapy (2:57)
-Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight H.I.V.
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:28): Shakshuka
>TV/STREAMING: The biggest revelations from Martin Short's Netflix documentary
>MOVIES: "CoComelon" animated movie unveils first look image, voice cast
>CELEBRITY: Jodie Foster, 63, seen walking with cane during rare outing
-Cardi B and Stefon Diggs have explosive argument outside coffee shop 3 days after Mother's Day reconciliation
>ANIMALS: Dog fights off bear to protect family: "Our little savior"
>HISTORY: Princeton fighter plane has had a long journey over the decades
>GOOD NEWS: Zoltar fortune telling machine predicts winning Powerball numbers
-Meanwhile, in France, "drunk" deer runs in circles after eating fermented fruit
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