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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:17). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-How Worcester firefighter ended up delivering colleague's baby (2:19)
-Man receives 8 staples after metal shard falls, hits his head in Worcester parking garage
-Worcester Saint Patrick's Parade brings festive spirit to the streets
-Related: McInerney dancers shine in Saint Patrick's parade
-Related: Worcester’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is here; what to know
-Related: Worcester police announce traffic advisory for Saint Patrick's Parade
-Paul Saucier sworn in as Worcester police chief, pledges to build "culture of excellence"
-Related: Video: Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier sworn in (30:44)
-Local "Daughter & Pop" bakery now 25 years strong (1:05)
-Firefighters battle heavy fire which destroyed a home in Northborough (:25). Article
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:45): Worcester police overtime debate & this week’s top stories
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:46): Worcester’s housing crisis & election preview
>FAITH: Connections to diocese’s anniversary made at annual Novena of Grace
-323 candidates, catechumens prepare to enter the Church this Easter
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Daphne’s Tears a warm, welcoming addition to West Side
-ICYMI: Victim of fatal police shooting in Boylston is identified (:22). Article
-2 hospitalized after train collides with car in Clinton
-Investigation into the death of Worcester state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia: What we know 6 months later (3:11)
-Family recalls man gunned down in Worcester as killer sentenced to life
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett students to perform "Between the Lines"
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Public Safety, Library and Historical commission budget proposals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board update (3:00)
-Sensory-friendly touch-a-truck event in Shrewsbury
-M.B.T.A. Communities-compliant zoning will be on Millbury annual town meeting warrant
-Proposed horse racetrack in Leominster draws scrutiny from residents
-Bay Path superintendent outlines Spencer’s budget responsibilities
-Princeton memorializes Patrick Cumming
-Senior Explorers seek adventurers for Norway trip
-Keefe leaves Berlin Select Board
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "IMPACT," Sebastian Maniscalco, poet Yessmaa and more
-Artist Rosemary LeBeau shares rock 'n' roll artwork at WCUW exhibit
-100 FM The Pike (15:37): Comedian Mark Riley
-Grateful Dead's new 60-CD box set has hundreds of unreleased tracks
>OPINION: Robert Moylan: City Council should think local, not global
-WCCA-TV's Ramona Interviews No. 238 (26:58): Isha Foundation
-Worcester Senior Center's Stay Connected (57:59): Age-Friendly Worcester — What can we do together
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester nurse
>SPORTS: Wachusett wins Division 1 girls basketball state title
-South High falls in Division 2 girls basketball state final
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey completes sweep of Army, earns spot in Atlantic Hockey Championship. Highlights (2:31)
-Celtics beat Nets, 115-113
-Bruins lose to Lightning, 6-2
-Railers beat Norfolk, 2-1
-Radio Worcester (12:59): How a legendary stunt by former Worcester radio host Bob Rivers help build Polar Park
>NATIONAL: Death toll grows to 33 as destructive storms and violent tornadoes obliterate South and Midwest
-Urgent warning for Apple users over new "suspicious activity" scam targeting iPhones
-Tragic: Unborn baby cut from pregnant teen by sick womb raider who'd just suffered a miscarriage
>NEW ENGLAND: Tree falls on boy, 12 walking home from bus stop in N.H. town
-Mass. Tesla owners grapple with connection to Musk, fear of vandalism
>COLLEGES: WPI names Arne Gericke as Dean of Undergraduate Studies
-Worcester State's Jamie Remillard recognized as community news champion
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Top 10 quiet beach towns in Florida for a relaxing escape
>BUSINESS: Mass. business owner "excited" about new steel tariffs
-What's a recession and why is rising anxiety about it roiling markets?
-Mass. healthcare costs escalate to unsustainable levels: C.H.I.A.
>SHOPPING: Forever 21 poised to shutter all stores ahead of bankruptcy filing: report
>HEALTH: Top tips for heart-healthy habits (3:54)
-Nearsightedness is on the rise (1:01)
>FOOD: Taco Bell releases new menu items for 2025
>TV/STREAMING: You can bundle Disney+ and Hulu for $3 a month
>MOVIES: Inside Amazon’s 007 takeover, impact on future of James Bond
>CELEBRITY: These celebrities went to college in Mass.
>ANIMALS: Injured puppy living alone in trash dump gets rescued (2:05)
>HISTORY: The significance of the Woman’s Club movement
>GOOD NEWS: Bus driver saves 15 students from school bus after it suddenly burst into flames
-Meanwhile, in Israel, police probe wild video of car driving with monkey and lion cub in streets
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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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