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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Dudley teacher accused of meeting up with 14-year-old for sex (2:15)
-17-year-old arrested in Dudley bank robbery
-Worcester family mourns siblings who passed away 5 days apart
-Swedish exchange student returns to Worcester for Burncoat '75 reunion
-Plan would bring birthing center to former Coca-Cola bottling plant in Worcester
-TODAY! Music, games and more at annual Irish Cultural Festival at Polar Park
-Related: Radio Worcester (8:39): Irish Festival returns to Worcester with sports, music and culture
-Italian Heritage Parade ready to roll again in Worcester. Who's the grand marshal?
-Grafton Fire Department gives boy new bike after his foot got caught in the old one
-Want to help raise the next generation of service dogs? N.E.A.D.S. needs volunteers
-TODAY! How Journalism Works Discussion Series: How to cover City Hall at Worcester Public Library
-Great Brook Valley Principals' Walk (2:09)
-Worcester councilors seek expanded drone program
-Worcester Guardian's Week in Review: Bras, burlesque, barring I.C.E., sewer fight, debate
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:34): I.C.E. vote and drone proposal spark debate on policy vs. politics
>FAITH: Pope Leo XIV addresses U.S. Catholic abortion debate
>POLITICS: Worcester Candidate Profile: Cayden Davis for City Councilor At-Large
-Worcester Candidate Profile: Keith Linhares for District 1 City Councilor
-Meet the candidates: Etel Haxhiaj talks priorities, taking a stand
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:16): District 2 candidate Rob Bilotta joins Roundtable
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Saloon 139 Asian Bistro adds unique touch to dishes
-ICYMI: DCU Center to change name after bank merger: Report (:21). Article
-Auditor: Worcester among hardest-hit communities in unequal Mass Save benefits distribution
-Worcester, state officials tour new apartment developments
-Man indicted for manslaughter in brother’s fatal shooting
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden artists vie for ArtsWorcester grants
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-October Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Paxton Woman’s Club's Toll Road Fundraiser
-Lockdown at 3 schools in Fitchburg amid gunfire investigation
-Leominster man sentenced to up to 5 years in prison for fatal Fitchburg overdose
-Clinton school addresses student concerns after threat arrest
-Clinton building committee favors new library site
-Congregational Church of Grafton's 46th Harvest Fair and Apple Pie Social
-Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning celebrates 1-year anniversary
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Amy Grant, Big Nazo, Cirkus Vampyr, burlesque for brunch and more ...
-Haunted Hillando Halloween Maze at Hebert Mansion opens in Shrewsbury
-Southborough's Storm Large will be in the mix with Pink Martini
-New wave nirvana with B-52s, Devo, Lene Lovich
>OPINION: Margaret Smith: Life's wisdom in "The Paul Lynde Halloween Special"
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 597 (28:23): Pastor Garth Mitchell
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who lost her battle with cancer at age 40
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs sees similarities between Drake Maye, Josh Allen
-Holy Cross football vs. No. 25 Harvard notes
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Delaware
-Old Grumbly Fan Red Sox-Yankees series recap
>CARS: Nissan recalls 19,000 U.S. vehicles over battery fire risk
>NATIONAL: Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages
-Radio Worcester (12:47): McGovern says shutdown fight is about protecting affordable care
-English victim was accidentally killed by police in panic to stop knife-wielding terrorist
-Tragic: Boy dies with head stuck in car window; drugged-up mom was "passed out": cops
>NEW ENGLAND: New federal law will drop state’s tax take by $650 million: D.O.R. chief
-Mass. Public Safety Secretary Terrence Reidy, former Worcester prosecutor, retires
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (21:14): Arianna Gonzalez
-35 years since he taught his last course at Holy Cross, legendary English Professor continues to inspire
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 beautiful U.S. islands you've probably never heard of
>BUSINESS: Westborough manufacturer to raise $41 million to advance A.I., microLED tech
-Office building near UMass Medical School sells for $2.3 million to 2 addiction treatment executives
-Federal government shutdown delays jobs report release, adding economic uncertainty
>HOMES: How much house does $500,000 buy you in Worcester?
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches a brand-new line of devices
>HEALTH: F.D.A. approves another abortion pill
-"It feels like a knife": The challenges of living with sickle cell disease (1:52)
>FOOD: U.S.D.A. issues health warning for Walmart heat-and-eat pasta meals over link to deadly listeria outbreak
>TV/STREAMING: New movies on streaming: "Caught Stealing," "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues," and more
>MOVIES: How to watch Halloween horror movies free on shudder
>CELEBRITY: Sean "Diddy" Combs sentenced to 4 years in prison in federal prostitution trial
-Tim Allen says he considered suicide during 2-year prison stint
>HISTORY: Aerial footage from 1938 provides "very strong" evidence of Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane: researchers
>ANIMALS: Tiny piglet who couldn’t walk or stand is 400 pounds of joy (2:22)
>GOOD NEWS: 3 Watertown football players help catch alleged drunken driver
-Meanwhile, in California, python found slithering through In-N-Out drive-through
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In The News
>WEATHER: Get ready for heavy rain, high around 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 displaced after Worcester house fire
-Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
-Chance to win money, prizes at lottery event in Worcester
-Part of Lake Quinsigamond remains closed due to E. coli bacteria
-Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
-After Anna Maria and Becker closures, colleges embrace new strategies amid intensifying headwinds
-Former Worcester Academy ballfields slated for 207-unit housing complex
-Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
-Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-Worcester man charged with trespass, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-ICYMI: 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 police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-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)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver charged with motor vehicle homicide in death of Oakmont student
-In Shrewsbury, Emerald Run construction halted after environmental issues
-Chris Starczewski elected chairman of Dudley Board of Selectmen
-Doug Small is Spencer’s new U & F superintendent
-East Brookfield celebrates America’s 250th with fireworks, parade and carnival fun
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players open "Escape to Margaritaville" Friday
-The Village's Revolutionary Reading Tuesday
-Cassinda Scharff: 4 extra spicy book series that consumed my life
>OPINION: Dr. Geneve Allison and Dr. Ethan Brackett: PC4YOU state's antidote to medical care cuts
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 107 (1:26:14): Commemorating Robert Goddard's launch of a small liquid-fueled rocket
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to second generation leader of family construction company in Worcester
>SPORTS: A.J. Brown starting to fit in and more takeaways from Day 3 (1:50)
-Patriots’ defense ahead of offense early in training camp
-How Chad Tracy is following in father Jim Tracy’s footsteps
-Red Sox beat A's, 4-2
-Holy Cross standout Michela Lio signs with German pro team
-Bravehearts beat Lowell, 10-0
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>NATIONAL: American Red Cross declares nationwide blood shortage (1:05)
-Police arrested a 15-year-old after a festival shooting that killed 3 near the Space Needle
-Tragic: 11-year-old boy dies from rabies after waking up with bat on his face
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial begins (18:34): Analysis on openings, ex-husband's testimony
-Opening statements: Prosecution (19:48), defense (33:05)
-Teacher accused of having child sex abuse material, police say (:30)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 people you should always tip on vacation
>BUSINESS: The key to North Central downtown revitalization? Small businesses
-National Grid's $474 million project leads push to power the economy of the future
>SHOPPING: Popular squishy toys may cause serious burns, doctors say (2:44)
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Cyclospora outbreak is changing people's eating habits (1:46)
-Women living in poverty are more likely to develop cervical cancer (2:49)
>FOOD: McDonald's employee reveals secret menu hacks
>TV/STREAMING: Where to stream Shark Week for free
>MOVIES: Ryan Gosling unveiled as Ghost Rider, David Jonsson joins Marvel in "Black Panther 3" role
>CELEBRITY: John Cusack reveals why he stepped away from Hollywood after decades
-Nickelodeon star has "crashout" over shocking residual check
>ANIMALS: Former stray cat kept hissing at her new kitten brother (2:22)
>HISTORY: This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. veterans take to the skies again with Dream Flights in World War II-era aircraft
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, deputies respond to "break-in," find bear cubs ransacking home
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>HELP WANTED
+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
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