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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 62 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old
-City of Worcester sued again for denying public records on police
-"Celebration of life" or calling hours? Hard feelings follow event at area restaurant
-Judge dismisses some witness intimidation charges against Turtleboy
-D.H.S. denies claims of Worcester mother’s mistreatment
-Earlier: I.C.E. agents injured Worcester mother during raid, won’t give her meds, attorney says
-Man killed in Northbridge shooting identified as suspect’s brother
-Earlier: Man found dead in Northbridge home, police investigating accidental gun discharge (1:55). Article
-Worcester mayor, superintendent praise halt to cuts at Department of education
-Professional tenants don’t pay their rent, but taxpayers do (4:52). Article
-Closing of local special ed program frustrates Leicester mom with special needs son
-No-wake order for Lake Quinsigamond
-Radio Worcester (9:29): Worcester Regional Food Hub opens state-of-the-art facility at Union Station
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:16): Eureka St. body cam footage
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 seafood restaurants (5:23)
-ICYMI: Federal hiring freeze leads to closures at beloved Central Mass. park
-Building bridges: Worcester Magazine's top college volunteers of '25 change people's lives
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Melissa Bailey
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Have you visited the school store lately?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge voters reject $5 million Prop 2½ override for public schools
-College side-gig turns into thriving business
-Spencer fire chief expects layoffs, schedule changes when grant funding runs out
-After Town Meeting vote, S.E.L.C.O. can look toward move to North Quinsig. Ave.
-Second annual Shrewsbury Police Department Awards Ceremony
-Leominster man arrested after he was caught on surveillance stealing copper wire
-Lancaster narrows administrator candidates
-Suicide prevention workshop set for Thursday
-Appalachian Trail hike will come in sections
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Dylan bashes, Gumby's Girlfriend and Captain Sunbeam ...
-100 FM The Pike (6:55): The Breakdown Lane
>OPINION: First Person: A green oasis in a city is an idea that can "grow"
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Behind the black and white Puerto Rican flag
-Shaun Connolly: The world keeps on zyn-ing
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 473 (28:38): Roller Derby
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (57:44): Lauren Caparso, Fit FRIENDzy Studios
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to member of the Worcester State Sports Hall of Fame
>SPORTS: Red Sox rout Orioles, 19-5
-Celtics’ Jayson Tatum earns fourth straight All-NBA First Team selection
-The Jordon Hudson secret behind infamous Bill Belichick Ring camera video
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway
-Bravehearts' Friday Night Brights are BACK starting next Friday
-6 Crusaders earn Holy Cross Senior Awards
-210 Sports' Friday 4: Keep Rose out of Hall, Goodbye Canada, Bruins being the Bruins, and Virtue for the win
-WooSox beat Durham, 5-4
>NATIONAL: Titan sub C.E.O.'s wife heard the deadly implosion (2:25)
-Federal judge blocks administration decision to bar foreign student enrollment at Harvard
>TRAGIC: Beloved grandma obeyed robber's demands. Then he set her on fire
>NEW ENGLAND: Licenses revoked due to unpaid E-ZPass debt (1:32)
-Sealing your eviction record in Mass.: Petitions pour in
>COLLEGES: WPI undergrads sign off (1:00)
-Musical theater returns to Assumption
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest Airlines ending Bags Fly Free policy
>BUSINESS: Local bank acquires Colonial Federal Savings to form $7 billion institution
-IPG hires former medical device C.E.O. to lead global laser systems efforts
>SHOPPING: Adidas, Puma expected to hike prices due to tariffs after Nike's move
>HOMES: Is there a right way to load the dishwasher?
>HEALTH: Cat Holmes: How to practice everyday mindfulness as a parent
-Impact of Alzheimer's on the body revealed by new study (:39)
-Why hitting snooze in the morning may disrupt an important part of sleep (1:14)
>FOOD: Salmonella outbreak prompts cucumber recall (1:40)
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "The Legend of Ochi," "Wolfs," and more
>CELEBRITY: Billy Joel reveals tragic diagnosis as he cancels all tour dates
-French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting 2 women on set
>ANIMALS: Crow can't wait for his brother to come home from kindergarten (1:59)
>HISTORY: Historic Vietnam War photo has "suspended attribution" after doubts of photographer's ownership
>GOOD NEWS: E.M.T.s meet people whose lives they've saved in special ceremony at Hanscom Field (2:33)
-Meanwhile, in California, armed man tells cashier "have a good night" after robbery
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-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
+Kitchen talent, Worcester restaurant
+Bartender and market help, Worcester brewery
+Firefighter/paramedic, Town of Holden
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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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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