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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:27). High of 74 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester loses court appeal, owes Holden nearly $30 million
+5:00: Trucker succumbs to injuries after Southbridge Street crash, Worcester police say
+5:00: Monday's Child: Elvin, 13, loves sports, toys, locks and keys, and his walkie-talkies
+5:00: Emergency bridge repairs close lanes on eastbound Mass. Pike in Charlton
+5:00: Mass. Hidden Gems: Tacos, tapas and sangria flights in a waterside castle
+Noon: Things to do in Worcester this week for local residents
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: There are a wide variety of ornamental grasses to add to your home garden
+Noon: Jazzed Up Trio Wednesdays at 961 Restaurant in Union Station
-"I have a reason to celebrate": Part of Dewey St. dubbed Joyner Lucas Avenue on Worcester native rapper's birthday
-Missile "shoots" from Auburn park over to Worcester museum
-Nursing student gives back, honors Ghanaian community with custom scrub line
-UMass Memorial, St. V's named among best regional hospitals
-Worcester City Council meets for 41 items after 5 weeks off
-Renovations, community gardens at Green Hill Park
-Hot cars, safe driving don't mix: WPI study examines heat's aggressive effect on motorists
-Thunderstorm timelapse video over Worcester (:30)
-Champions for Children set for seventh year, supports foster youth
-Worcester County Wonders: California's most famous mountain man is buried in Charlton
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:27): Meeting law violation, preliminary election, does any of it matter
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': First Lee’s Sandwiches franchise in region set to open
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial Health forced to cut services (2:47)
-New daily bus service will connect Worcester with Boston, New Haven in 2026
-Last minute 4-legged guest gives local bride wedding of her dreams
-Worcester’s industrial legacy lives on in its revitalized entertainment districts
-3 women slashed with box cutter at bar in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): August Senior Center events
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Holden Days set for August 23rd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Health Alliance progressing without Worcester
-Webster police deploy K9 and drone to capture wanted woman who fled police
-Dudley man tased, charged with multiple assaults after attacking tenant and police
-Business After Hours planned for Meadowbrook
-2025 guide to orchards in Central Mass.
-Shrewsbury Girl Scouts help seniors with dementia
-Grants remain steady for Clinton schools
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice at DCU Center October 23rd to 26th
-From Quinsigamond to the world stage
>OPINION: Tim Garvin: Words of thanks on National Nonprofit Day
-Katy MacQueen: 10 time management tips for busy school-year moms
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:57:52)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester Optometrist who lost her battle with cancer at 48
>SPORTS: Milton Williams expects big things from Christian Barmore pairing
-Red Sox lose to Marlins, 5-3
-Holy Cross women's soccer team draws with Northeastern, 1-1
-WooSox lose to Iowa, 8-5
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: 3 dead, 9 injured in N.Y.C. lounge shooting
-Rabies exposure from bat-infested cabins at Grand Teton Park
-Nationwide strike erupts across Israel demanding hostage deal, end to Gaza war
>TRAGIC: Boy, 12, charged for scalding 9-year-old sleeping brother with boiling water
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. tax collections climbed 7.1% last fiscal year, totaling $43.7 billion
-Education Secretary Tutwiler talks school funding, cell phone bans and equity (9:09)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria executive training and industry engagement program set for September
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): More U.S. tourists visit Canada than vice versa for first time ever
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-America's biggest employers are facing the Great Shrinking
>SHOPPING: Your hunt for Labubu just got easier. These viral toys now at Walmart
>HEALTH: Cancer vaccine may prevent recurrence of pancreatic, colorectal tumors
-Jake Biscoglio: Turning the tide on maternal health crisis
>HOMES: Creating a family-friendly bathroom
>FOOD: McDonald's releases nostalgic McDonaldland Meal
>TV/STREAMING: NBC could resurrect a sports cable channel in sports media twist
>MOVIES: "Weapons" maintains top spot on weekend box office ahead of newcomer "Nobody 2"
>CELEBRITY: "Superman" star Terence Stamp dies at 87
>ANIMALS: Stray cat left behind when family moved rescued 6 years later (2:01)
>HISTORY: Local veteran shares World War II memories at Hudson museum
>GOOD NEWS: Brad Paisley’s gift makes 8-year-old’s birthday unforgettable
-Meanwhile, in Florida, wild brawl breaks out among swimsuit-clad boaters in front of families, kids: video
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Full-time dispatcher, CMass. Emergency Communications Center
+Accounting clerk, town of Holden
-Full-time dispatcher, town of Auburn
-Line cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Busser, Grafton Street restaurant
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 17-year-old girl
+5:00: UMass Memorial Health closes another program as financial challenges mount
+5:00: One of Worcester's oldest homes, built in 1725, listed for sale
+5:00: Large response to brush fire in Princeton
+Noon: A salute to "Jacky": Monument on June St. to honor fallen Korean War Army private
+Noon: Acacia Strain returns to Palladium for Sadness & Failure Festival
+Noon: Worcesteria: Putting global issues of inequality on the table at local seminar
+Noon: Janice Harvey: The eternal search of a comfortable place to sit
-"Go to hell": Woman furious at caretaker who allegedly turned local home into erotic massage parlor (2:07)
-Worcester loses court appeal, owes Holden nearly $30 million
-What Ukraine is teaching Worcester
-Trucker succumbs to injuries after Southbridge Street crash, Worcester police say
-Saint Vincent Hospital under scrutiny after deaths, safety lapses
-Car with child stolen at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, abandoned in Lowell
-Worcester man flees Shrewsbury police on stolen motorcycle, crashes, runs into woods
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Things to do in Worcester this week for local residents
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Monday's Child: Elvin, 13, loves sports, toys, locks and keys, and his walkie-talkies
-Dogs found in North Quinsig Village, Stanton Street. Kitten found on Millbury/Endicott streets
-Radio Worcester (18:28): Worcester D.P.W.&P. Commissioner John Westerling on trash and Zero Waste plans
>DINING OUT: Mass. Hidden Gems: Tacos, tapas and sangria flights in a waterside castle
-ICYMI: Part of Dewey St. dubbed Joyner Lucas Avenue on Worcester native rapper's birthday
-Missile "shoots" from Auburn park over to Worcester museum
-Nursing student gives back, honors Ghanaian community with custom scrub line
-UMass Memorial, St. V's named among best regional hospitals
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Evan Lavalee continues his winning Ninja ways
-Man brandishes machete during argument at Shrewsbury Burger King
-Millbury officials mum on employment status of firefighter convicted of child rape
-Emergency bridge repairs close lanes on eastbound Mass. Pike in Charlton
-TODAY! Leicester Public Safety Day 4 to 8 p.m.
-Rutland-based food truck receives $50,000 loan for expansion
-New Sterling recreation director "happy to be here"
-Longevity pay OK'd for longtime Bolton town employees
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio Wednesdays at 961 Restaurant in Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Leominster's Plastic City Comic Con keeps the comics front and center
>OPINION: A Minute with Meagan: Fighting hunger with Rachel’s Table Worcester
-Nikki Bell-Peña and Jillian Keans: Protect trafficking's victims, not its predators
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:26): Brandon Won and Dignamar Figueroa
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who worked at David Clark Company for 42 years
>SPORTS: Patriots heading in right direction, but still have a lot of issues (3:34)
-Robert Spillane picks off Drake Maye twice in practice
-Red Sox lose to Orioles, 6-3
-Holy Cross Athletics (3:48): MSJC 101 | Episode 2
>CARS: Range Rover, Lincoln among over 300,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: 2 officers killed in Utah domestic disturbance
-Shocking moment plane makes crash landing on golf course (1:47)
>TRAGIC: Mother confesses to killing, dismembering her son with his wife
>NEW ENGLAND: 4 dead in apparent murder-suicide
-Hampton Beach rescues: More than 100 rescued due to rip currents
>COLLEGES: WPI named key partner in National Cybersecurity and A.I. Training Initiative
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What actually happens on a plane between flights?
>BUSINESS: Airfares soar 4% while carriers aggressively slash flights as demand wanes
-LPL Financial Research: Earnings season delivered
-Local bank selects new finance chief after C.F.O.'s rise to C.E.O.
>SHOPPING: Shop Ashley Furniture's Labor Day Sale for deep home discounts
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on the balancing act of fall sports (3:19)
-Health officials urge vaccinations ahead of school year (2:01)
>HOMES: There are a wide variety of ornamental grasses to add to your home garden
>FOOD: McDonald's menu added Snack Wraps, Spicy McMuffins and more this summer
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for season 2 of Meghan Markle show on Netflix (1:41)
>MOVIES: Leonardo DiCaprio’s "biggest regret" is passing on "Boogie Nights"
>CELEBRITY: Jimmy Kimmel saved Matt Damon from choking during dinner party gone wrong
>ANIMALS: Cat dumped from car in state park gets rescued by hiker (2:04)
>HISTORY: F.B.I.'s new plea to public aims to break Jimmy Hoffa case wide open
>GOOD NEWS: Elementary school teacher donates kidney to brother
-Meanwhile, Florida Man dressed in jester costume arrested for pulling 12-inch dagger on landscaper
Latest obituaries | | Monday's Highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Host, West Boylston restaurant
+Full-time dispatcher, CMass. Emergency Communications Center
+Accounting clerk, town of Holden
-Full-time dispatcher, town of Auburn
-Line cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
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