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>Latest weather: Seasonably warm, high of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Route 20 flash flooding submerges cars as storms wreak havoc in Central Mass.
-Separate multi-vehicle crashes close lanes of I-290 in Worcester (:26). Article
-Worcester police ask for help locating missing 19-year-old
-Worcester’s White Eagle to host first Polish Fest on Saturday
-Get 3 Table Talk snack pies for $1 on Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday
-Superintendent Monárrez welcomes families back to school
-WPD Neighborhood Back to School Community Party 11-3 today
-Were you there? The 40 biggest events at the Centrum in the last 40 years
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-TODAY: Early voting begins for September 6th state primary
-Worcester Senate race: Robyn Kennedy on gender, policy and coffee
-The Faces of Worcester: Margie Breault
-Ray Mariano: Celebrating Pride in Worcester has changed
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas in Worcester this weekend
>ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Millie
-Worcester Animal Rescue League takes in 9 pit bulls from local cruelty situation, sees outpouring of support and donations for rescued dogs
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Weight Band, "One Night of Queen" and more ....
-Artist Spotlight: Patrick Steele
-Film on Burncoat dance program finally to be shown in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (21:47): Acting City Manager Eric Batista on recycling, drought, homeless encampments, early voting and more
-Radio Worcester (8:27): Wendy Wakeman on having voters decide if undocumented residents should be eligible for licenses
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester minister involved with many local organizations
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding 82-year-old woman
-Worcester District Attorney Early sued over alleged malicious prosecution in case involving Suffolk DA
-Worcester man arrested after attempted bank robbery
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian killed in overnight crash in Sturbridge
-1 dies in single-vehicle crash on Lancaster Street in Leominster
-Free park & ride shuttle buses available for Holden Days on Saturday
-Wachusett career, tech programs receive state grants
-Leicester police log August 18th to 24th
-Sterling trash and recycling program about to get a makeover
-Patron of Clinton bar arrested after refusing to leave the bar while heavily intoxicated
>SPORTS: Takeaways from Patriots loss to Raiders in final preseason game
-Red Sox beat Tampa, 9-8
-Worcester Bravehearts offer to help "punish" fantasy football league last place finisher
-Holy Cross star Jacob Dobbs named to 2022 Buck Buchanan Award watch list
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester beats Mets, 12-8
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Legality of student loan plan relies on pandemic, 2003 law
-Georgia Walmart shoppers flee fire before roof collapse
>NEW ENGLAND: Pair of school staffers in region accused of failing to report abuse
-Mass. officials face threat of lawsuit if they don’t comply with tax law returning excess revenues to Bay Staters
>BUSINESS: UMass Medical School named to Forbes’ list of best employers in Mass.
-Powell warns of "some pain" ahead as the Fed fights to bring down inflation
>COLLEGES: Super Saturday at QCC: Apply, register, meet with clubs, take a tour & more
-Holy Cross student analyzes how Chinese Americans were portrayed in war propaganda and vintage WWII-era comics
>HEALTH: Want to lower your risk of early death? 3 activities are most beneficial, study says
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-"Celebrity Jeopardy!" cast revealed: Which A-listers made the cut
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Top Gun: Maverick," "Father Of The Bride," "Nope" and more
>CELEBRITY: Horatio Sanz accuser claims Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels enabled assault
>HOMES: New home sales plummet to 6½-year low in July
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hockey player saved by teammates after going into cardiac arrest during game
-Meanwhile, in Louisiana, deputies find alligator chilling out by home's backyard pool
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-School Van Driver for Summit Agency in Worcester
-Forklift Operator, at Imperial Distributors
-Inventory Control, at Imperial Distributors
-Retail Sales Merchandiser, at Imperial Distributors
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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