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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:14). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Dental insurer to close Worcester office, lay off staff of 50
+5:00: How many people were fined for not shoveling their sidewalks in Worcester?
+5:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 9
+Noon: Firefighter Jon Davies Sr. to be remembered on anniversary of deadly fire
+Noon: For T&G Santa and helpers, a bigger list to fill during tougher times
+Noon: Golden Globe nominations
+Noon: Golden Globes snubs & surprises: "Wicked For Good" out, Jacob Elordi in for "Frankenstein"
-Another major water main break in Worcester (:13)
-Earlier: Worcester water main break disrupts service for Shore Drive area residents
-Christmas parade put on for 7-year-old girl battling inoperable brain cancer
-UMass Medical School dog-behavior study challenges genetic tests
-Traffic advisory for "Walking Dead" filming on Monday
-What's Up Worcester Sitdown (2:52): Reanna Filmore, Founder, Body Vybes
-2026 Worcester firefighters calendar now available
-Worcester County Wonders: An evening with Amelia Earhart
-Applications open for public facilities projects via Community Development Block Grants
-Where to see Santa in Worcester this holiday season
-Holiday lights, festivals and celebrations fill the Worcester calendar
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to hold class for making pasta and ravioli
-ICYMI: 12-year-old actor from Worcester makes big screen debut in "The Running Man" (4:54)
-Free electricity? Why some National Grid customers in Worcester aren't getting bills
-For Ken Burns, a part of history found at American Antiquarian Society
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: COVID effects on music program at the Regional
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-State restores grant funding for Wachusett, says it made a mistake
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Amazon truck involved in crash on Mass. Pike in Charlton (:31). Article
-Leominster police arrest man for kicking in ex-girlfriend’s apartment door and taking child
-Leominster man, 67, arrested after touching woman in apartment lobby and creating disturbance
-S.E.L.C.O., Shrewsbury schools earn prestigious cybersecurity award
-Sutton Power Choice prices to move lower starting in January
-Fact vs. Fiction: Rutland Business Association quells rumors
-Local pajama drive breaks records
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Night Lights brightens the season at Tower Hill
-"Sinners" leads Critics Choice Awards noms: See the full list
>OPINION: Luis G. Pedraja: Looking at the world below the overpasses
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Part 3: The imperial war on culture: Why connection is the biggest threat to power
-John Keough: Netflix deal could be catalyst for film industry expansion
-Kate Hayes: Organizing your family schedule for the school year’s second half
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:51:48)
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (55:36)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to retired Worcester judge
>SPORTS: Broncos take over AFC's top seed from Patriots
-Mike Vrabel getting "incredible level of buy-in" from players
-Celtics beat Toronto, 121-113 (1:21). Article
-Holy Cross women's basketball team beats Bryant, 53-41
-'Sader Stories: Siena Brunetti, cross country and track
>NATIONAL: Chernobyl protective shield can no longer contain nuclear material after drone strike
-Newly released 911 calls reveal doomed kids’ screams, panic as floods swept through Camp Mystic
-Tragic: 60-year-old skydiver plummets to ground, dies after parachute fails to open
>NEW ENGLAND: 3-year-old child hit, killed by car on Cape Cod
-1 killed, 3 injured, including firefighter, in large fire in Middleborough
-3 arrests made after 7 overdoses during party near Providence College (1:50)
>COLLEGES: WPI Professor Caitlin Osorio Ferrarini wins prestigious award
-Anna Maria welcomes assistance dog Elwood
-Assumption student helps lead trip to security summit
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 10 best places to visit in 2026
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Nursing is not a professional degree, Department of Ed. says
-How A.I. is impacting the job interview process (3:54)
>HEALTH: Sleep banking helps you get some rest in advance
>FOOD: Why are beef prices going up? What to know as politicians beef over cattle production
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Kevin Hart Netflix special, "Acting My Age" (2:01)
>MOVIES: Ryan Reynolds to star in "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" remake
>CELEBRITY: Simon Cowell shades former "American Idol" co-star Ryan Seacrest
-New details of Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s divorce settlement revealed
>ANIMALS: Feral puppy learns how to “dog” and her first zoomies are everything (1:43)
>HISTORY: Pearl Harbor attack in photos
>GOOD NEWS: Hero cop brings dog back to life after saving it from fire (2:40)
-Meanwhile, in Texas, bank robber arrested after trying to rob same branch nearly a decade later
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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