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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: National Weather Service: Tornado touched down in Paxton before reaching Holden
+5:00: Related: Helicopter video shows tornado damage in Holden (17:48) (pictured)
+5:00: Owner of Worcester businesses damaged after fire launches GoFundMe
-Earlier: 2 Worcester businesses face uncertain future after weekend fire
+5:00: Hearing for Worcester councilor charged after I.C.E. confrontation rescheduled
+5:00: Phone recovered from portable toilet at Sterling Town Fair
+Noon: Monday's Child: Sweet, loving, happy Jaiden, 11, is a big fan of Disney adventures
+Noon: Electrifying Irish dance on the menu in Worcester with "A Taste of Ireland" show
-National Weather Service to survey damage of Holden tornado (1:11). Article
-Related: Drone video of Holden tornado damage (3:39)
-Related: Trees uprooted by tornado in Holden. "It's just heartbreaking" (1:41)
-Related: What is a "radar confirmed" tornado? Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon explains (1:01)
-Earlier: Residents in Holden grateful to be OK after storms and tornado sweep through (2:20). Article
-Hundreds of Great Brook Valley residents without power after extreme weather rips through area
-T&G receives court records improperly sealed indicating alleged violent history of suspect in shooting death of Shrewsbury father
-Earlier: Why was a road rage case against accused Shrewsbury shooter hidden from the public?
-Worcester Guardian will celebrate second year at October 8th event
-The Big E returns to Massachusetts this month. Here's a guide
-What Worcester's Reading: Root & Press
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:29): Festivals in Worcester, homelessness near Polar Park and preliminary election
>DINING OUT: Old Worcester fried chicken spot is now NU Chicken. How’s it different?
-ICYMI: 700 on Worcester Technical High School waitlist as demand for vocational schools surge (4:13). Article
-Worcester School Committee decides to hold off on changing student grading system
-Cut short by storm, Pride Worcester Festival enjoys joyous moments in sun
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett students are back to school
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton override comes down to Monday vote
-Lancaster veterans' cookout is Monday
-Man arrested for threatening to slit friend’s throat in Leominster
-Teen charged after traffic stop reveals suspended license and registration
-Clinton officials prioritize redevelopment of long-blighted Surprenant site on Sterling Street
-David Prouty High School project moves to second phase
-Shrewsbury Police Department August statistics
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Best and worst moments from the VMAs: Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, more
-Worcesteria: At 9/11 exhibit, a truth amid a culture of conspiracy
-"Little Mermaid" coming to Sterling Community Theatre
>OPINION: Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.: Failing forward
-Heidi L. Freeman: Keep anti-obesity meds available to all
-Shaun Connolly: September Horrorscopes
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:03:01): Fire sprinklers, MassDems platform, W.P.D. accountability
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked for 25 years at City Hospital
>SPORTS: Raiders spoil Patriots season opener, 20-13
-Patriots takeaways from disappointing Week 1 loss (5:16)
-Grading quarterback Drake Maye after Week 1 loss
-Red Sox beat Diamondbacks, 7-4
-'Sader Stories Podcast (30:49): Varsity Club Hall of Fame inductee Maureen Connolly
-WooSox split doubleheader with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
-See how these soccer teams from Central Mass. are looking to defend their state titles
>NATIONAL: House Oversight Committee releases more than 30,000 pages of Epstein files provided by D.O.J.
-OnlyFans explosion rocks college campuses as students ditch tradition for quick cash
>TRAGIC: Mom dies slipping off 300-foot tower posing for selfie with son
>NEW ENGLAND: Conn. school bus drops autistic boy off 40 miles from home
-Mass. school district embraces A.I. to help students learn (1:59). Article
>COLLEGES: WPI names Crate Herbert V.P. for University Advancement
-Assumption grad Mike Turaj energized by service to others
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 clever ways to make your luggage stand out at bag claim
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-ClearPath’s Ryan Kittridge: Why retirement risk management must be personalized
>SHOPPING: Mass. lawmakers advance ban on "surveillance pricing" in grocery stores
>HEALTH: Doctors warn of impacts if vaccine rates dip at Mass. schools
-Artificial sweeteners aged the brain by over 1.5 years, study says
>FOOD: School lunches and nutrition
>TV/STREAMING: "Lilo & Stitch" will be available for streaming on Disney+ starting Wednesday
>MOVIES: Review of Springsteen biopic "Deliver Me From Nowhere"
>CELEBRITY: Paula Deen slams Anthony Bourdain after his suicide in new documentary
-Ellen DeGeneres was a nightmare to work for, Emmy-winning staffer claims
>ANIMALS: Stray dog follows cyclists 62 miles across the Sahara Desert (2:19)
>HISTORY: Explorers mark 40 years since discovery of Titanic wreck (2:57)
>GOOD NEWS: Teachers honor late colleague with share of $1 million Powerball prize
-Meanwhile, fan wrongly ID'd as "Phillies Karen" who snatched home run ball from boy sets record straight in hilarious post
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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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