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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 83 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Third annual Silver Scream Convention in Worcester to celebrate horror movie culture (2:05)
+6:00: The Big E kicks off: Here’s what to know
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (9:02): Mike Hsu dives into the insane food at The Big E with MassLives' Nick O'Malley
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Crow," "Subservience," and more
+Noon: Traffic advisory for Sunday's stART on the Street
+Noon: First Person: Of summer, sisterhood, and a different "star"
+Noon: Worcester Chamber Music Society opens season with "Out of the Darkness"
+Noon: Antiquarian Society digitizes diaries and historic children's writings
-Worcester $8 million wrongful conviction case now in U.S. Appeals Court
-Low wages, "chaos" plague Community Healthlink in Worcester
-Man faces drug charges after tresspassing in Worcester park
-Auburn police arrest 23-year-old in child pornography case
-Clark offering tuition discount for Worcester city employees
-These 2 chefs won a Central Mass. bar for free
-Main Street in Holden will soon get bike lanes, left-turn only zones
-What is Friday the 13th? Why is it unlucky? Why some are superstitious
-Radio Worcester (14:04): Worcester’s push to remove police leaders from Civil Service
>DINING OUT: Central Mass. Food Trucks — Not the same ol' grind at Mortal & Pestle
-ICYMI: Ceremony in Worcester: Remembering those who died on September 11th, 2001
-Radio Worcester (10:30): Worcester Regional Airport sees growth with strong Florida flights and larger planes
-Man wanted for murder in Brazil arrested in Worcester
-Dejan Belnavis and Karel Mangual plead not guilty to double murder
-Worcester Cumberland Farms sells $100,000 ticket
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Sponsorships open for Holidays in Holden
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Puffer Heininger Woods grand opening on Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg woman arrested for pushing stove downstairs onto landlord’s car
-Residents turn into owners of 55+ community in Brookfield
-Fifth annual Stephen Roney Cornhole Tournament Saturday in Grafton
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom’s night out at West End Creamery in Whitinsville
-Shrewsbury Town Manager Kevin Mizikar to hold regular office hours
-Millbury approves debt exclusion for Blackstone Valley Tech roof project
-Rutland police welcome new intern
-Remembering Mary Richard's passion
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Intro to Central Mass. Breweries
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Concerts, films, food trucks ...
-stART on the Street festival ready for its finale on Park Avenue
-Grafton author releases fourth book
-Bill Shaner: What is ResourceRouter?
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Understanding P.T.S.D. following incarceration
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 326 (28:42): Kathleen Roy
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 462 (29:00): Star Wars fans
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who worked in the funeral industry for years
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft doesn’t expect to make Hall of Fame
-Jayson Tatum opens up about sharing NBA journey with son, Deuce (2:23)
-Red Sox lose to Yankees, 2-1
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 8-1
-WooSox announcer named radio voice of the New York Knicks
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
>NATIONAL: Boeing factory workers go on strike
-17-year-old stabs mom to death a year after killing father: police
-Tragic: 3-year-old boy found dead after falling into septic tank: police
>NEW ENGLAND: Arrest made after police exchange gunfire at Mansfield motel (2:11)
-Lawmakers call for change after R.M.V. revokes hundreds of commercial driver's licenses
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria First-Year Focus: Luke Joseph
-Computer science students share their WPI experience (6:24)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most beautiful official residences you can visit
>BUSINESS: MassHealth users spend higher percentage on behavioral health and primary care
-LPL Financial Research: Second quarter earnings recap — Good, not great
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (57:39)
>SHOPPING: Amazon's toy list for holiday shopping is here
>HOMES: Inside Tom Brady's $8.49 million former home in Back Bay (3:36)
>HEALTH: Medical school develops A.I. tool that can help diagnose cancer (:28)
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 242 (28:26): Jean Comeau, BSN, RN
>FOOD: Dairy Queen offers B.O.G.O. deal on Blizzards
>TV/STREAMING: Pat Sajak wins Emmy for final season as host of "Wheel of Fortune"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Jason Reitman movie about "Saturday Night Live" (2:23)
>CELEBRITY: Queen guitarist Brian May suffers minor stroke
>HISTORY: Ash Street Schoolhouse in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Clingy cockatoo wants to dance 24/7 with mom (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hurricane Francine rescue caught on live TV
-Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, semi crash covers freeway in french fries
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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