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>Latest weather: Final day of oppressive heat & humidity, feels like 95 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Documentary on Burncoat dance program to be screened in Worcester
+Noon: Several people break into Gardner apartment, steal video games, trade some in, get arrested
+Noon: Maine man speeding through Lunenburg with over a pound of pot in his car gets arrested
+Noon: Chris Sale out for rest of season after injuring wrist in bike crash
+Noon: Serena Williams announces retirement
-Worcester Redevelopment Authority votes to purchase Denholm Building for $3 million
-Regular day at Worcester Starbucks after workers end strike
-Radio Worcester (8:07): Starbucks workers strike with Bailey & Imani of the East Central Street Starbucks in Worcester
-Take a Look inside Worcester's new RMV center
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 9th
-Mike Benedetti: City Council preview: Zoning, naming things, building disasters
-Worcester councilor probes city response to Mill St. collapse
-Worcester health leaders putting plans in place in case of a monkeypox outbreak
-Worcester stepping up efforts to combat mosquitoes
-Worcester flooding study aims to boost climate resiliency
-Worcester Public Schools will be screening kindergarten children by appointment August 29th to August 31st
-Don Landgren: Worcester-Holden trial verdict up in the air?
>SHOPPING: State sales tax holiday is August 13th-14th: Here's what you need to know
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Italian Festival returns to Worcester August 11th-14th
-Lineup announced for Central Mass. Jazz Fest September 20th to 24th
-"Epicenter 508" podcast, Volume 2, No. 2 (1:06:49)
-Radio Worcester: Matt Bissonette on the road with Elton John
-10 best places to get your blood pumping in Mass.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who gathered with friends for breakfast every Saturday morning for 40 years
-ICYMI: Worcester man sues 2 police departments for arresting him for driving without a license, judge takes exception
-Worcester man to go on trial for murder of woman
-$100,000 lottery winner sold at Honey Farms in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 retired "40+ Club" employees honored by the town of Millbury
-Avoid Main Street in Grafton this week as road milling gets underway
-Auburn Police Department collecting school supplies for Auburn Youth and Family Services
-American Legion Post 42 is having a meeting Tuesday in Holden
-Shrewsbury to refresh website and release a mobile app
-"He was a loving kid" mom says of Uxbridge teen killed in violent weekend crash in Upton
-$100,000 lottery winner sold in Uxbridge
-Teens heard screaming in Ashburnham, accuse police of sexual assault as they resist arrest
>SPORTS: Patriots 53-man roster projection
-Bruins announce return of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci
-Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley to leave Red Sox booth after season
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts season ends
-2 Bravehearts capture season-ending league awards
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox Rewind: No-hitter win part of another .500 week
-Shrewsbury Post 397 Legion advances to World Series
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-Volkswagens, Audis recalled over risk of exploding airbags
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: FBI searches Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
-Here’s what’s in the Inflation Reduction Act
-Tragic: Baltimore girl, 15, shot and killed by boy, 9, playing with loaded gun
>NEW ENGLAND: Father, husband of New England shooting victims speaks out
-Actor Ezra Miller charged with burglarizing Vermont home
>BUSINESS: Worcester area unemployment rate rose to 3.7% in June
-Chase aims for 4 Worcester-area locations by 2025
-Profits down 18% at IPG Photonics, $300 million stock repurchase program launched
-Author Malcolm Gladwell slams working from home
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
>COLLEGES: Clark partners with foundation to support after-school programs
-Holy Cross students pursue computer science passion through theoretical physics
>HEALTH: Under 60, healthy, vaccinated and boosted? "You’re in a pretty good place" with COVID
-Free COVID vaccinations/boosters on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network content to premiere on HBO Max
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Newton-John dies at 73
-Inside Olivia Newton-John's 30-year battle with breast cancer
-Where to watch "Grease" in honor of the late Olivia Newton-John
-David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, dies at 89
>ANIMALS: Watch beagles rescued from breeding facility play outside for first time
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple celebrates their 70th wedding anniversary
-Meanwhile, Subway fan scores sandwiches for life after getting massive logo tattoo
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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