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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
+5:00: Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
+5:00: Auburn police August statistics
+5:00: Bill Ballou on Baseball
+Noon: Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
+Noon: Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Earlier: Sutton woman arrested outside courthouse where Lindsay Clancy trial is being held
+Noon: Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
+Noon: Shake Shack delays plan to open in Shrewsbury plaza
+Noon: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
+Noon: Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
-Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-Worcester voters explain why they never miss a vote
-Related: Worcester residents speak about why they vote (1:30)
-Worcester community remembers longtime activist Lynn Norris
-Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
-Healey admin gives second round of funding to controversial Worcester housing project
-Worcester set to have its biggest Pride festival celebration ever
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
>DINING OUT: Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-Worcester diner ranked No. 1 on list of 8 Beloved Mass. Diners
-ICYMI: WATCH: Bodycam footage shows Worcester police confronting repeat offender fox
-Boylston firm proposes 5-story apartment building near Lincoln Plaza
-Police converge on scene of sidewalk stabbing outside Mercantile Center
-Coes Pond Parks, Stearns Tavern reopen after police investigation
-WCCA-TV streaming temporarily off the air for repair
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Barre woman sentenced for $100,000 Social Security fraud
-Shrewsbury shooting victim mourned by town at candlelight vigil
-Trusted Shrewsbury auto business expands to Downtown Westborough
-Petty Larceny to close Auburn's Summer in the Park Concert Series with Tom Petty tribute
-Spencer to seek waiver to prohibit recreational marijuana deliveries
-Popular recreation area in Uxbridge will close for 2 months
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Award-winning Puerto Rican film "Esta Isla" coming to Worcester for September screening
-Worcester begins updating cultural plan, asking residents to help shape city’s priorities
-Porch Concert Series and Bicycle Blowout Bonanza Thursday at The Village
-Country singer Chris Knight plays Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley
-Margaret Smith: Time-traveling with Harry Potter on the big screen
>OPINION: Pulse Magazine Editor Jenny Pacillo: Letter from the editor for September
-John Keough: Not a seat at the table
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to orthopedic surgeon who helped lead merger of UMass Medical Center and Memorial Hospital
>SPORTS: Updated Patriots 53-man roster after Ben Brown re-signs
-Patriots announce 2026 captains
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 9-6
-Holy Cross men's soccer falls to 11th ranked Vermont, 2-0
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 9-1
>NATIONAL: Woman stabs 2 people in Times Square, killing 1, then is killed by police
-Tupac murder suspect couldn't stop bragging about rapper's killing, prosecutor says
-Tragic: Dad killed by lightning strike trying to help stranded boaters
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:31): Breaking down jury's deadlock note, what's next
-Here's how smaller school districts deal with rising costs (3:38)
>COLLEGES: At WPI, learning to play the long game (8:21). Article
-Annual Bumpus Symposium celebrates Clark graduate student biology research
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney Cruise Line to return to Boston in fall 2027 (:24)
-How to avoid a noisy hotel room
>BUSINESS: Former C.F.O. sentenced to prison in $540,000 surgeon kickback scheme
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-John Ternus takes over as C.E.O. of Apple (2:02)
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: 50+ best Amazon Labor Day deals to shop now
>HEALTH: Popular artificial sweetener linked to potentially dangerous heart risk
>FOOD: McDonald's, Burger King go head-to-head on chicken nuggets
-Why food recalls feel more common, experts explain
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new HBO true-crime doc "A Killer Story" (2:18)
>MOVIES: Americans' favorite film president is a Brit — and it's not even close: poll
>CELEBRITY: Howard Stern hands over one SiriusXM channel to A-lister amid HBO deal
-Elizabeth Hurley wows in daring yellow string bikini as she celebrates her 61st birthday
>ANIMALS: Cat siblings smother mom the second she wakes up (4:02)
>HISTORY: Spilling the Tea with John Hancock - Video 7 (:57)
>GOOD NEWS: Lucky number 13 earns man a $1 million lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in British Columbia, watch as mysterious island appears and disappears in reservoir
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
-Part-time barista, Downtown Worcester bakery
-Part-time busser, Worcester restaurant
-Part-time data collectors, town of Holden
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
-Part-time barista, Downtown Worcester bakery
-Part-time busser, Worcester restaurant
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