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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 53 today in Worcester
+5:00: Latest on nor'easter set to hit Sunday into Monday (6:22)
+5:00: Fall foliage tracker: Colors past peak in Northern New England (:40)
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
+5:00: Skydiver dies 3 days after incident in Orange
+5:00: Labor impasse at UMass Medical School: Lawmakers raise alarm
+5:00: Things to Do: Close Enemies, "The Librarians" and WCUW benefit celebrating John Prine
+Noon: Everything we know about the death of Enrique Delgado-Garcia, more than a year later
+Noon: Event Saturday in Shrewsbury latest show of support for family of shooting victim Kevin Doherty
-Actor Mark Wahlberg in Shrewsbury for filming of "Weekend Warriors". Photos
-Car driver, 78, killed in crash with tractor-trailer in Rutland
-A new fence welcomes T riders to Worcester's Union Station
-Serious pedestrian crashes down in Worcester so far this year, after alarming 2024
-Judge orders Worcester man who shot at family, police committed to Bridgewater for 6 months
-Worcester mother recounts injury during I.C.E. arrest, refusal to provide meds
-Earlier: Worcester mother breaks silence after months being jailed by I.C.E.
-Worcester Guardian marks 2 years of independent journalism
-Turtleboy seeking to disqualify special prosecutor in witness intimidation cases
-The "Good Boss" visits Worcester to help break the cycle of homelessness and addiction
-Radio Worcester (23:01): Worcester’s Chief Sustainability Officer John Odell outlines path to a Zero Waste future
-Welcome to Worcester Tech (1:51)
-Aislinn Doyle: October 9th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:01): Drones, civil commitments and a controversial campaign mailer
>POLITICS: Worcester City Council At-Large Debate (2:16:10)
-At-large council candidates debate federal funding cuts
-Petty leads Worcester mayoral fundraising with $104,122
-Meet the candidates: Alex Guardiola pushes for transparency
>DINING OUT: The 11 best restaurants in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester courthouse reopens; death investigation continues
-Earlier: Man dies after fall from upper floor of Worcester courthouse
-Suspect in Shrewsbury slaying remains held at Women's Correctional Center in Chicopee
-A fire closed its newest restaurant after 4 days. Now, Niche Hospitality is trying to retain its staff during the months-long Vivienne closure
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett teacher spotlight: Lorraine Jewell
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Potential Shrewsbury High expansion nears another pinch point at Town Meeting
-Special election in Spencer set for December 9th with override questions
-Fire officials join forces in Westborough to stress importance of smoke alarms
-Clinton School Committee holds a "Celebration"
-Learn more about wildlife "out your window"
-Rutland Police Department's Warrant Wednesday
-Celebrate Sterling shows off town offerings
-Nickles will join Bolton Select Board
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Music Worcester continues "The Complete Bach" Project
-Library marks Banned Books Week with documentary, "read-in" and more
-Listen Up: New singles shine spotlight on Gold Star Blvd., Jay Sully
-Crocodile River Music's African Music Series welcomes Orchestra Gold
-Last Call: Jill Pottle, Painter and arts instructor
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 478 (29:02): Allen Fletcher
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran who ran his own financial services company for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Can Patriots make a playoff push in wide-open AFC after Bills upset?
-NFL Week 6 schedule, TV and announcers
-U.N.C. exploring potential Bill Belichick "exit strategy" as "weird" rumors surface
-Parent of U.N.C. player accuses Belichick's program of "toxic environment"
-Bruins beat Capitals, 3-1, in season opener
-Holy Cross women's hockey team heads to Boston College for Hockey East opener
-Crusader Quarterly with Kit Hughes
>CARS: Toyota recalls nearly 400,000 Tundras and Sequoias due to malfunctioning rearview camera
>NATIONAL: Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza peace plan
-Deadly Palisades Fire set "maliciously" by firebug, feds say
-Tragic: 11-year-old girl stabbed while shielding mom from estranged dad on alleged violent rampage
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 teens killed in N.H. crash
-Judge to decide whether state can search Karen Read's phones
>COLLEGES: Healing hands blessed in annual ceremony at Assumption
-Holy Cross professor: 40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The world’s 10 most peaceful countries in 2025
>BUSINESS: MassCEO launches to support employee owned businesses
-LPL Financial Research: Q3 earnings season preview — Little suspense
-Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay $966 million in baby powder cancer lawsuit
>HOMES: What you need to know about the Mass. real estate market this fall (3:40)
>SHOPPING: Walmart Deals, Nintendo N.E.S. Classic Edition more than $100 off
>HEALTH: Lyme disease carries risk of rare heart complication (2:04)
-West Nile virus risk persists; experts urge continued precautions (2:43)
>FOOD: Wendy's menu gets new Tendys chicken tenders, fresh sauce lineup
>TV/STREAMING: Superman gets HBO Max release date
>MOVIES: All 50 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson movies ranked
>CELEBRITY: Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: "I’m not dying" (1:28). Article
-Rock legend Gene Simmons hospitalized after passing out behind wheel, crashing car in L.A.
>ANIMALS: Family finds 6 kittens on the side of highway (1:36)
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins $1 million just months after claiming $100,000 in another lotto
-Meanwhile, in Florida, alligator tries to "crash happy hour" at tiki bar
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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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