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>Latest weather: Plenty of sunshine and hot, high of 90 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Family owned Worcester pub & restaurant to close after 52 years
+Noon: West Mountain Street water main leak in Worcester to be fixed by "Monday the latest"
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - August 19th
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: George Hancin
+Noon: Poetry Town: "Bask in Love When It Arrives"
+Noon: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Ollie
+Noon: What to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD: "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank," "Spin Me Round," "Vengeance" and more
-OVERNIGHT: Massive fire, explosions at warehouse in Dudley (:31). Article
-UMass Medical School may expand with regional campus in Burlington
-Table Talk Pies "almost didn’t make it"; Group helps save Worcester pie company from collapse
-Public meeting next week for Lake Avenue sewer pumping station update
-Effects of drought conditions can be seen at natural landmarks in Worcester
-Weekend traffic advisory: Streets closed for Latin American Festival in Worcester
-Worcester beaches, Crompton Park pool close for summer on Sunday night
-Attorney for man accused of killing Amanda Dabrowski says he was brilliant kid before "something happened"
-WATCH: Worcester's Crompton Skate Park in action
-Bill Shaner: Another camp eviction highlights the city's poor homelessness policy
-Worcesteria: Out to Lunch, other festivals show Worcester at its best
-The Faces of Worcester: Jamie Burke
-Radio Worcester (17:17): Acting City Manager Eric Batista on potentially banning fossil fuels, the CPA, drought and more
-Worcester’s chief diversity officer position still not posted to allow city time to establish support structure, acting city manager says
-WCCA-TV's "Activate Worcester No. 302" (28:10): James McGrath
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Home Free, She's Busy, Pride Pageant and more ...
-Writing on the walls: The cost and value of public art
-Dizzy Wright headlines TourForLife’s stop at Electric Haze
-First Person: Memories of neighborhood bonds, tinged by intolerance
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester doctor who practiced for 55 years
-ICYMI: Popular Worcester restaurant plans to fix longtime parking woes
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing teen
-Worcester staffing agency reports client’s 106 layoffs
-Layoffs at T&G parent company hit smaller Central Mass. newsrooms
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Swimmer, 27, drowns in Brookfield pond
-In Holden, Shrewsbury Street project could still move forward
-Fitchburg man is arrested a fifth time for driving with suspended license in Lunenburg
-Shrewsbury officials share strategic plan at farmers market
-"Senior" dance troupe practices their steps in Shrewsbury
-Sutton Senior Center celebrates 50th anniversary
>SPORTS: 10 key things to watch in tonight's Patriots-Panthers game:
-Holy Cross football receives largest gift in program history
-Red Sox lose to Pittsburgh, 8-2
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Rochester, 9-8
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Multiple people were killed when 2 planes collide above airport in California
-Tragic: Umbrella swept by wind kills woman at South Carolina beach
>NEW ENGLAND: How this SUV ended up inside a Mass. mall (1:16)
-MassDOT joins "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign
>BUSINESS: U.S. retail sales were flat in July
-Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross student examines political polarization on Twitter
-WPI researchers receive $347,843 U.S. Navy award for system to estimate underwater plumes in real time
>HEALTH: Global experts race to understand rare cases when monkeypox leads to death
-Johnson & Johnson will stop selling baby powder with talc in 2023
-Free testing and COVID vaccinations on Friday: 3-6 at Friendly House
>HISTORY: 300 facts for Worcester's tercentennial
>HOMES: 5 new Worcester properties on the market
>TV/STREAMING: "House of the Dragon" review: How is the "Game of Thrones" prequel?
>CELEBRITY: FBI report reveals new details about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's 2016 plane incident
>FOOD: Drought could have an impact on this year's apple picking season
>SHOPPING: 30 best back to school sales of 2022
>ANIMALS: Watch as these bear cubs struggle to climb into backyard hammock in Connecticut
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boy who idolizes umps now officiating games (2:10)
-Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, port-a-potties spill onto highway
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
+6:00: Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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