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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 61 today in Worcester
-Will warm temperatures affect ski season in Central Mass.?
-Expert gardning tips for ongoing Massachusetts drought
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester braces for potential shifts in education policy
+6:00: Serrato Signs in Worcester under new ownership
+6:00: Firefighters from Worcester, Westborough among those honored at Mechanics Hall ceremony
+6:00: Burncoat High senior Jayden Bordes eyes shot at Broadway scholarship
+6:00: Small earthquake in Lunenburg
+6:00: 210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 6
+Noon: Brush fire hits woods near Bell Pond in Worcester
+Noon: For first time, Worcester needs general fund to make Polar Park payments, as key development deal is terminated
-Worcester remembers lives lost to pedestrian crashes
-Partnering with Polar, former hockey player scores big in competitive beverage market (2:24). Article
-Morning commuter express from Worcester to Boston to continue through winter
-New Burncoat schools projects could cost $500 million
-Worcester students advance in international "peace poster" contest
-Calling Worcester businesses for Small Business Saturday
-Worcester State ValuePlus provides free and affordable paths to a bachelor’s degree for Mass. students
-Local designer creates upcycled garments from denim
-Worcester leaders: We won't "target" people over immigration status
-Treehouse murder, road trips and sushi dinner: What to know ahead of Jonathan Lind's trial
-Radio Worcester (7:51): T&G’s Santa Fund celebrates 86 years of giving
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat
-ICYMI: Fire breaks out in Worcester residential area
-Worcester police arrest man, seize assault rifles, other guns
-Worcester police arrest 66-year-old suspect in Abby’s House break-in
-Data on injuries at Mass. State Police Academy (1:27). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Weekly road construction update
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Holden honors Nobel winner, linemen, assistant town manager
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 19-year-old charged after 2 youths shot in Southbridge
-Shrewsbury company helping establish coffee-focused academy for women and youth in Burundi
-This year, like all years, the freshest turkeys in Central Mass. are at Jordan's Turkeys in Rutland (3:10)
-Injuries reported in Westborough crash involving overturned Post Office truck
-61-year-old homeless woman arrested for trespassing at Leominster CVS
-Bylaws, junk cars before Princeton voters
-Grafton recruit graduates from fire academy
-Clinton High announces its honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-New arcade in Worcester to offer retro games and '90s nostalgia
>SHOWTIME: Pulse Magazine's Now Streaming for November
-Documentary screening gives Clark students intimate look at filmmaking process
-Bodies, heart and spirit in "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein"
-Andrew Mikula: How could M.B.T.A. zoning law impact Shrewsbury?
-Shaun Connolly: Phishy Marriage
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 245 (27:56): Kimberly Foley, MS, NP – Hepatocellular Carcinoma, or Liver Cancer
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:42)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to matriarch of Cournoyer Vegetable Farm family
>SPORTS: Rams narrowly beat Patriots, 28-22
-Drake Maye reacts to costly turnovers in loss to Rams
-Christian Barmore on his return after missing start of season with blood clots (1:07)
-Bill Belichick still serious about coaching return in 2025
-NBA champion Celtics to visit White House
-Richard buries 3-pointer at buzzer to lift Holy Cross men's basketball team past U.N.H.
-Railers lose to Trois-Rivières, 3-1
-High school football state semifinal playoff schedule released
>NATIONAL: Kraft Heinz Lunchables removed from school lunch menus
-Missing kayaker presumed dead faked his disappearance, fled to Europe
-Tragic: Teen dies after mom allegedly gave her lethal fentanyl pill to treat toothache
>NEW ENGLAND: Previewing Commonwealth Confidential: The state of policing (1:59)
-Mass. announces incentives to hire National Guard members
>COLLEGES: Nichols named a Gold Level Military Friendly School
-Assumption welcomes Secretary Jon Santiago at Veterans Day ceremony
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 breathtaking temples to visit around the world
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy
-Local nonprofit names 3 new board members
>HOMES: Residents erase homes from radar of thieves with 1 step (3:04)
>SHOPPING: Staples unveils Black Friday deals on tech, holiday services, more
>HEALTH: Doctor's advice for young distance runners (2:43)
-Want to lower your blood pressure? Try 5 more minutes of exercise
>FOOD: Easy meal prep for healthy eating
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz Netflix movie "Back in Action" (1:35)
>MOVIES: Pierce Brosnan on "The Last Rifleman" and "Mamma Mia 3"
>CELEBRITY: Denzel Washington announces he’s retiring after next batch of films
>HISTORY: Captain Benjamin Flagg House in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Woman breaks down rescuing puppies (3:03)
>GOOD NEWS: Famous Fortnite pro makes wish of boy battling cancer come true (2:55)
-Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, man amasses world's largest collection of energy drink cans
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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