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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 77 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: State awards $19 million to Worcester for Curtis Apartments overhaul
+6:00: Grafton man accused of indecent assault and battery at park (pictured)
+6:00: 7 local school districts win funding for homeless students
+6:00: All Star Comedy at DCU Center to benefit the Manny Familia foundation
+6:00: Silver Scream Con adds bloody good double film feature to fright fest
+6:00: Holy Cross winter sports season tickets on sale now
+Noon: Sheila Dibb running as Democrat for Worcester & Hampshire state Senate
+Noon: Killswitch Engage headlines New England Metal & Hardcore Festival
+Noon: Listen Up: No Trigger, Linda Marks shine light on issues in new songs
-Man, 26, dies in motorcycle crash on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-2 men indicted in March killings of Chasity Nuñez and her daughter Zella
-Worcester developer buys 6 Plantation Street properties from estate of late D’Iorio’s Hair Salon founder
-Pride, like all Worcester's festivals, shows city from a different angle
-Worcesteria: Pride goes beyond glitter to questions of basic rights
-Queer AF targets censorship, delivers fashion, drag and style
-Fourth E.E.E. case confirmed in Mass. in worst outbreak in 5 years
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-TODAY! DCU Center to hold job fair Tuesday
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
>DINING OUT: George's Coney Island makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Hot Dogs (4:47)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding woman missing since August 26th
-Pride Worcester Festival unfolds with a rainbow of celebration and music
-Worcester County Wonders: Worcester's unofficial mascot rides a turtle on the Common
-Worcester hosting walk audits to address traffic safety
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town of Holden time capsule from T&G archives
-TODAY! American Legion Post 42 meeting at 2:30
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury’s M.B.T.A. zoning to be discussed ahead of Town Meeting
-Proposed water rate hikes subject of September 12th public hearing in Spencer
-Leominster man on meth arrested after threatening Mobil station owner with umbrella
-West Boylston police appoint new officer
-Animal rescue group "desperately" in need of new truck
-Princeton Touch a Truck is September 14th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The connection between indigenous people and their land
-Ariana Becker: Routines are our friend
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 91 (28:31): Shravani Ramaiah
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:23:02)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester nurse
>SPORTS: Why Jerod Mayo’s Gatorade bath is a good sign for Patriots’ future
-Bill Belichick wants to be NFL coach in 2025 — but not just any job
-Red Sox beat Orioles, 12-3
-Joe Mazzulla sums up Celtics’ mindset as reigning champs with incredible quote
-210 Sports' WooSox Rewind: Worcester tied for top spot in IL East after 5-1 week
-Holy Cross softball announces staff addition for the 2025 season
-PWHL unveils Boston's new team name, logos ahead of 2024 season
-Nicole Jodoin energizes South High girls soccer
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
>NATIONAL: New features of Apple's iOS 18 revealed at annual event
-Catherine, Princess of Wales, says she has completed chemotherapy treatment
-Tragic: Twin toddlers died in hot car after "trusted" relative forgot to drop them at day care: family
>NEW ENGLAND: High-profile customers in alleged brothel ask state's highest court to hide identities
-Teen killed, 2 others hurt when S.U.V. strikes trailer on Cape Cod
-Mass. Treasurer fires Cannabis Control Commission chair after year-long battle
>COLLEGES: Assumption re-opens renovated dining hall
-Where to eat, things to do in Worcester: A guide to the city for college families
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 6 most annoying things you can do as a tourist
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-LPL Financial Research: Second quarter earnings recap — Good, not great
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (58:44)
>SHOPPING: Big Lots files for bankruptcy, to sell assets to buyout firm
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, September 1st to 7th
>HEALTH: W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health (49:35)
-Doctor reveals the "disgustingly small" amount of exercise someone needs each day to help slashes the risk of cancer
>FOOD: There's actually a reason hot dogs and buns aren't sold in the same number
>TV/STREAMING: Vanna White confesses her biggest fear about new "Wheel Of Fortune" co-host Ryan Seacrest
>MOVIES: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon have "Bull Durham" reunion: photos
>CELEBRITY: James Earl Jones, "Lion King" and "Star Wars" voice actor, dies at 93
>HISTORY: Bancroft Tower work crew, 1900
>ANIMALS: Tomcat takes a year to finally come inside woman's house (3:48)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): N.H. Gov. Sununu saves man choking on lobster roll
-Meanwhile, do you know what the "o" in "o'clock" stands for? If not, the answer has been revealed
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Expensive weapon detection system leased by UMass Medical School rarely used (3:18). Article
-Worcester woman, firm admit to $1.6 million MassHealth fraud
-"Caretaker" stole from local elderly victim, squatted, police say
-Dominican man sold rifles, guns in Walmart parking lot in Worcester, feds say
-Worcester Housing Authority gives old movie theater new life
-Today! Mural honoring slain mother and daughter to be unveiled at Worcester school
-Worcester schools approve grant for new machines at Worcester Tech, with a caveat
-Worcester schools release bus routes early. Video (1:56)
-End of summer celebration Saturday at The Village
-Central Mass. tomato farmers bounce back from wet, cold start in spring
-Is Goose a he or a she? Now we know, as celebrity lizard settles into new home
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: 100 FM The Pike (9:54): James and Gabriella from Worcester’s legendary Boulevard Diner
-ICYMI: Family of missing Worcester man seeking public’s help with finding him
-Worcester police mourn tragic loss of animal control officer at age 41
-Report on St. Vincent Hospital validates nurses' concerns
-Turtleboy alleges malfeasance by prosecutors in witness intimidation trial
-Radio Worcester (12:44): Worcester Business Journal's Eric Casey discusses stunning bankruptcy
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Planned power outage August 26th
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 sought in attempted carjacking of Uber driver, passenger in Lancaster (1:34). Article
-Inside the futuristic traffic technology Shrewsbury is using to prevent accidents
-Man’s car towed for revoked registration after passing field sobriety test in Rutland
-Leominster City Council votes to raise school committee stipend to $4,000
-Police seize unsecured guns, family seeks involuntary commitment for man struggling with addiction
-Bill causes concern for towns housing fairs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-New Gallup poll shows what Americans are thinking about alcohol
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Lee Brice, Tyler Hubbard and Hot Dog Safari
-Stephen Martin's "Thumper" evokes growing up in Worcester in the 1950s
>OPINION: Tim Murray: State government belongs in office, not in spare room
-Asha Holmes: 5 after-school routine ideas for a calm home
-Unity Radio's Susanity Life (53:53)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who owned multiple restaurants with her husband
>SPORTS: Patriots’ Mike Vrabel demanding more leadership from Drake Maye
-Red Sox getting some schedule relief after daunting stretch
-Roman Anthony putting himself on short lists with Hall of Famers
-Celtics schedule with dates, opponents for every game
-Holy Cross women's soccer drops season opener to Fairfield
-Holy Cross women's soccer 2025 season preview
-Holy Cross football media day
-WooSox beat Iowa, 13-10
>CARS: Here's what to check to avoid buying a water-damaged car
>NATIONAL: 6 dead in Michigan after truck crashes into van carrying members of Amish group
-Idaho killer called his mom on way home from slaying and again on his way to visit crime scene: report
>TRAGIC: Parents and child killed when tree falls on their car
>NEW ENGLAND: Landscaping worker killed after contacting live power line in N.H. (2:27). Article
-Woman injured in shooting at Mass. pond, police believe incident was intentional
>COLLEGES: Plant puncture tools: Holy Cross summer research (1:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the most remote places in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Inc. magazine names 17 Central Mass. companies among annual list of fastest-growing businesses
-LPL Financial Research: Stocks sailing smoothly through policy crosscurrents so far
-State equity fund boosts cannabis small businesses with $27 million amid uphill battle with larger firms
>SHOPPING: The North Face has an Amazon storefront
>HOMES: Real estate mogul Anthony Lamacchia discusses current state of Mass. home prices
>HEALTH: Putting our stress on D.N.D. with modern mindfulness (4:36)
-Local doctor urges young people to get screened for colon cancer after son’s passing (6:18)
>FOOD: Healthy or harmful: Taking a look at plant-based meats
>TV/STREAMING: Kelly Clarkson's talk show future confirmed following ex-husband death
>MOVIES: First look at new Jordan Peele movie, "Him" (1:42)
>CELEBRITY: Leonardo DiCaprio, 50, insists he's "emotionally" 32 amid backlash over dating younger women
>ANIMALS: Someone adorable was abandoned in this doghouse (2:46)
>HISTORY: "Dirty Water" is more than a game-winning song
>GOOD NEWS: Boy's heartwarming moment with prize-winning goat at animal show goes viral
-Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver's "Marriage Story" used to scare wolves
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