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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:03). High of 27 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old girl
-Q&A: What happened to Redemption Rock?
-Is recess time equal across Worcester elementary schools?
-Where are the cheapest eggs in Worcester?
-Photos: 5 years later, a look back at COVID in Central Mass.
-Worcester grant funds medically tailored groceries for residents
-Amie Shei is Massachusetts' Woman of the Year
-Share a cat picture in march to support Worcester Public Library
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (25:53): Should City Councilor Thu Nguyen resign?
>FAITH: Worcester Diocese marks 75 years with special mass
-Retired but still serving — Father Ryan says
he became a priest to serve God and country
-DINING OUT: Rustle up an appetite at Trail Dusters Tap & Table in Sturbridge
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old
-Update: Missing child found safe
-Woman charged with stabbing man in the neck at Worcester strip club
-City manager names Paul Saucier Worcester Police Chief
-Bagel Time opens new location on Pleasant Street
-Local executive pastry chef set for Food Network baking competition
-Man gets 2 years in prison for embezzling over $350,000 from area nonprofit
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): New fields to be named for war hero
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo — Auto shop down? What’s next?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Traffic advisory in Boylston for Stu's Road Race
-Shrewsbury eyes $186.64 million budget, a reduction from last fiscal year
-Sutton preliminary budget projects 1.47 percent tax increase
-Westborough site of Mexican and Indian restaurants sold for $4 million
-Blackstone Heritage Corridor's Trail Ambassadors to guide spring hiking series
-David Marzo announces Boylston selectman run
-Sterling scholarship applications available
-Derby winners haul in winning catches
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: All Shall Perish, tenor Ian Bostridge and more ...
-100FM The Pike (20:16): Richard Kind on how people recognize him and how not to be a star
-Cleveland's Museum of Natural History both educational and fun
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin – Stop the Petty politics
-Manny Jae Media (46:14): Parlee Jones
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to 27-year-old from Worcester who succumbed to complications from diabetes
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Penguins, 3-2
-Holy Cross women's basketball beats Bucknell, 67-60
-Holy Cross men's basketball falls to Bucknell on Senior Day. Senior Day (:41)
-Railers beat Bloomington, 6-4
>CARS: Volkswagen recalls 60,000 electric cars in U.S.
>NATIONAL: A look at what happened in the U.S. government this week
-Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce
-Tragic: 18 dead, 23 injured after Thailand tour bus overturns
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 puppies found tethered to tree at Mass. school
-Plea deals in murder cases can leave Mass. families without answers (2:09). Article
>COLLEGES: Assumption hosts Ecumenical Worship Service
-Bishop Fenwick Society at Holy Cross hosts debates on heresy and presidential power
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Behind scenes at Logan Airport — Where is airplane food made? (10:10)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-This is why Gen Z aren't applying for jobs — and it will shock you
-How to boost your financial wellness in 2025 (1:45)
>HEALTH: Dementia risk could increase with low levels of essential vitamin
-Kate Hayes: How to help your kids develop a mindfulness practice
>FOOD: How to redeem McDonald's deal for $1 breakfast sandwich on Sunday
>TV/STREAMING: Oscars producers promise fresh energy, big stars and surprises at the show
>MOVIES: Oscars guide — Presenters, nominees, start time
-20 times the Oscars got it wrong
-Razzie Award winners: "Madame Web," "Megalopolis," "Joker 2," "Unfrosted"
>CELEBRITY: Oscars Flashback: What movie stars wanted to be when they grew up (2:29)
>ANIMALS: Gentle Great Dane fosters tiny kittens (1:38)
>HISTORY: Jack the Ripper's identity revealed after D.N.A. breakthrough: historian
>GOOD NEWS: Amazon driver helps save family from burning home
-Meanwhile, in Atlanta, viral airport brawl likened to "Braveheart"
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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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