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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 93 today in Worcester
-Cooling centers open in Worcester Saturday
-August stargazing: Meteor showers, eclipses, Sturgeon Moon
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+9:00: Lightning suspected in damaging, 2-alarm local house fire; family safe
-No injuries after sand truck rolls over in Worcester
-UMass Memorial finalizes program transfers ahead of Community Healthlink closure
-Department of Justice closes Worcester police investigation without further action
-Worcester police union leader asks judge to force news site to reveal source
-Man who allegedly exposed himself at cemetery apprehended in Worcester
-Applications open for Worcester P.D.'s Citizen Academy
-Here's where franchisee wants to build a new Taco Bell in Worcester
-Khrystian King has led 30 years of hoops and growth at Crompton Park
-Mass. tax-free weekend: What’s included and what’s not (1:54). Article
-Related: Radio Worcester (8:24): B.B.B. offers tips to shop smart and save
-N.A.A.C.P. Community Cookout noon to 3:30 Saturday
-Nearly $500,000 targets growing food needs across Worcester County
-Radio Worcester (10:25): Troy Siebels named interim executive director of Worcester Guardian
-100 FM The Pike (26:21): Ask the City Manager | Review boards, Flock cameras and roundabouts
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>DINING OUT: Worcester diner gets new merch
-ICYMI: Raising a stink in Worcester over rail cars filled with garbage
-Former Stop & Shop at Lincoln Plaza to become Spirit Halloween
-Worcester World Cup kicks off 20th anniversary
-Struggle Brother videos raise concerns about consent, student privacy
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-August 22nd last day to register to vote for September 1st state primary
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury community rallies around 11-year-old with cancer diagnosis
-Boylston police investigating vehicle theft, break-in at same Central Street home
-Worcester Walks: Exploring the Central Rail Trail's West Boylston paths
-Radio Worcester (10:02): Civil War reenactment comes to Asa Waters Mansion in Millbury
-Southbridge panel backs temporary data center moratorium for further study
-Oxford police return to full staffing with veteran officer's hiring
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val's 5:30 to 8:30 Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Color the City, WCUW benefit, Casket Cassette and more
-Experience India at the India Day celebration Saturday at the DCU Center
-Gold Dust Refugee and The Silverbacks scheduled for August Summer Concert Series in Spencer
-Joan Jett cancels concerts due to scary injury, surgery
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: State Legislature needs to clean up its act
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 110 (27:52): Greed, poverty & jealousy
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:21): Mass. Housing scandal, roundabouts, who should police the police?
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:27): ShotSpotter, youth vaping, open primaries and preserving Worcester’s history
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to dedicated scholar and longtime Worcester crossing guard
>SPORTS: Patriots hold intra-squad scrimmage and other camp notes (2:01)
-Jaylen Brown says he hasn’t talked with Jayson tatum since trade
-Red Sox beat A's, 13-11, for ninth straight win
-Craig Breslow responds to "nonsense" rumors after Marcelo Mayer trade
-Bravehearts fall to Vermont, 5-3
-Registration open for free Crusader Community Festival on September 13th
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 5-4
>NATIONAL: Social Security benefits could rise 3.8% in 2027. Calculate yours
-U.S. citizen flown out of Antarctica in mid-winter rescue mission
-50 decomposing bodies found at funeral home
-Tragic: 5-year-old autistic child found dead in pond at apartment complex
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:04): Doctors testify about defendant's condition before killings
-Mother charged with assaulting infant
>COLLEGES: Clark Creative Writing course encourages aspiring novelists to shape their stories
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney parks announce new cost for premium parade views
-Southwest changes "Customer of Size" policy after backlash
>BUSINESS: July layoffs hit lowest level in 2 years despite A.I. fears: report
-Court orders Meta to pay $567 million for mental health harm to kids
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor discusses increase in cyclospora cases in state (2:38). Article
-Technology could offer new promise for spinal cord injuries (2:32)
>FOOD: Dannon yogurt sparks outrage after discontinuing flavor
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Evil Dead Burn" and more
>CELEBRITY: Gwyneth Paltrow stuns fans with racy TikTok debut
-Priscilla Presley, 81, is ageless in head-to-toe red for rare event appearance
>ANIMALS: Watch this hungry dog become a fluffy cuddlebug (3:00)
>HISTORY: Shrewsbury’s Major General Artemas Ward was the Colonial commander at the Battle of Bunker Hill
>GOOD NEWS: 97-year-old wing walker breaks her own world record
-Meanwhile, in Colombia, "Spider-Man" screening evacuated because of strong flatulence odor
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Barista and kitchen helper, Downtown Worcester bakery
-Service Department at Lamoureux Ford
-Full-time line cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
-Plow truck drivers, town of Shrewsbury
-Snow plow contractors, town of Shrewsbury
-Bartenders, Grafton Street restaurant
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