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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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>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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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 65 today in Worcester
-New England winter weather forecast (1:56)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making your weekend plans
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Practical Magic 2," "Buddy" and more
+Noon: Celebrating the transition from summer to fall
+Noon: Stop & Shop offers discount after website outage
-Correctional officer accused of smuggling drugs into Worcester County jail
-Worcester police make arrest in connection with fatal strip club shooting
-Worcester nursing home caught in statewide RegalCare crackdown
-Worcester ranks No. 1 among U.S. metro areas for single mothers, study finds
-Worcester County income gap widens as poverty holds at 10%
-In the cold: Central Mass. families face rising costs for home heating
-Worcester D.P.W. triples mechanics, brine trucks for winter
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Abby's House in Worcester (:29)
-Spotted lanternflies: What does a new season portend?
-See the witty graveyard at this Worcester home
-For Coach Pam: In Pink Day win, Shrewsbury volleyball honors breast cancer survivor in its ranks
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Norrback Avenue School Warm Coat Operation 2026 (1:26)
>DINING OUT: Diner connects Worcester seniors and trains Quinsigamond hospitality students
-Pasta and Nonna's sauces still simmer at these 10 Worcester Italian restaurants
-ICYMI: GoFundMe launched for family of Worcester crash victim
-110-year-old World War I artillery shell removed from local home
-Shrewsbury developer proposes 24 apartments for Worcester site near Millbury line
-Worcester audit flags school zone sign, crosswalk gaps
-Here's how much Worcester spends on OnlyFans
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Vacancy on Council of Aging
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gardner hiker carried off N.H. mountain after being struck by falling rock
-Bay Path teachers vote No Confidence in superintendent
-3-way stop at Old Mill Road & Harrington Ave. in Shrewsbury
-Charlton resident seeks Select Board action after town meeting vote on Flock cameras
-Fresh 11,200-square-foot development slated for abandoned Northborough bank
-Warrant article to propose 33.33% exemption for veterans in Spencer
-Southbridge schools show M.C.A.S. growth as district works to close proficiency gaps
-Go inside Westville Dam during tour Saturday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "Frankenstein" at O.S.V., Disney on Ice at DCU, Scene Queen
-Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
-100 FM The Pike (15:14): Comedians starting a comedy club in Worcester! What could go wrong?
-"Find the joy" at 20th Central Mass. Jewish Film Festival
-100 FM The Pike (22:19): Comedian Paul D'Angelo on the time he got kicked off the Hall and Oates tour
>OPINION: Suzanna Parpos: A new season, a new vision, all in Greek cinnamon cookies
-Peter Preble: The grief that asks, "Who might I have been?"
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 230 (27:52): Shwifty Thrifty
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:05): Ballot questions 1, 2 and 3, plus changing local media landscape
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Professor Emeritus at Quinsigamond Community College
>SPORTS: A.J. Brown gives update on his status for Patriots-Jets Week 6 game
-If healthy, when should A.J. Brown return?
-Jon Morris, Holy Cross grad, Patriots AFL All-Star and first Pro Bowler, dies at 84
-Banana Ball coming to Polar Park
-South High girls’ basketball coach Diago McClain won’t return to Colonels
-Holy Cross men’s hockey to open Atlantic Hockey play against Army
-Holy Cross women's hockey team set to take on Harvard
-100 FM The Pike (4:19): Holy Cross football coach Dan Curran on playing Harvard
-100 FM The Pike (9:16): Worcester Railers G.M./Head Coach Nick Tuzzolino on upcoming season
>CARS: Hyundai recalls more than 94,000 vehicles over power seat fire risk
>NATIONAL: Teen gunman kills 3 children, teacher at elementary school (3:01)
-"Suspicious substances" sent to congressional, election offices
-Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, officials say, after brief truce
-Tragic: Woman sues hospital after surgeon allegedly amputates wrong leg
>NEW ENGLAND: Surveillance video captures Sandra Birchmore’s last moments (3:31)
-Matthew Farwell trail (22:45): Who knew about detective's relationship with Sandra?
-State heating assistance applications surge ahead of winter (:50)
>COLLEGES: Assumption alumni turn dreams into careers in professional sports
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney World ticket prices spike above $300 as hikes hit passes and single-day entry
>BUSINESS: Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce
-LPL Financial Research: Credit is still flowing, and businesses are borrowing
-Radio Worcester (10:43): B.B.B.’s Lisa Swanson on cybersecurity and scam prevention
-Worcester law firm adds labor & employment lawyer
>SHOPPING: Baby sleepers sold on Amazon recalled due to suffocation risk
>HOMES: Decorate your porch on a budget
>HEALTH: What you need to know about lung cancer (2:43)
-Simple habit-stacking trick could make healthy routines stick (2:01)
>FOOD: Another round of Spencer Journal reader tips: All about food
>TV/STREAMING: Sneak peek of Netflix's "Love is Blind: Boston" (1:28)
>MOVIES: Tom Cruise's "The Color of Money" movie at 40
>CELEBRITY: "Breaking Bad" star RJ Mitte dies at 34
-Halle Berry eviscerates ex Olivier Martinez ahead of court showdown over abuse claims
>ANIMALS: Hyper puppy becomes the gentlest big brother to new baby (3:55)
>HISTORY: Amelia Earhart’s life really took flight while she lived in Mass.
>GOOD NEWS: Gift from husband earns woman a $577,777 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, bear visits library, steals honey on Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th birthday
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