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>Latest weather: Fall-like weather, high of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Shrewsbury fan facing up to 20 years after pleading guilty in Worcester woman's 2018 death
+6:00: School bus in accident in Shrewsbury
+6:00: WPS instrument rental night tonight
+6:00: Worcester Community Action Council moving this fall
+Noon: Doherty fire will have "minimal impact" on school construction
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 15th
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Greek Festival, Music Worcester and more ...
+Noon: First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Cake Breaker
+Noon: The Space Prince ready to electrify with "Psycha"
-Overnight: Tentative railway labor agreement reached, averting national strike
-Company opens new global headquarters in Worcester
-Worcester pub offers amazing all-you-can-eat wings deal
-Worcester police make arrest for loaded gun, open Hennessy bottle after traffic stop on Highland Street
-Worcester man sentenced for fraudulent sports car purchase
-Auburn police seek assistance to identify theft suspect
-Worcester affordable housing coalition highlights "desperate need" in push for inclusionary zoning policy
-Spa in Worcester focuses on sports massage through partnerships with local pro teams
-Pride, BLM part of designs of painted pianos created by Nativity School students
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Matt York delivers heartbreaking "Gently Used"
-Worcester will be swinging with free concerts September 20th through 24th
-Last Call with Thomas Connell, Civil War re-enactor
-Bad Advice: The Sort of Late Show
-Beats and Barbecue returns to bring the groove to Worcester Common
-Worcester accepting nominations for Poet Laureate to follow Juan Matos
-The Faces of Worcester: Serenity Jones
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (22:30): Linette of Real Meals
>POLITICS: Worcester mayor backs Batista, but councilors want city manager search to go on
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester native who started and ran 3 successful businesses
-ICYMI: Movie to film in Downtown Worcester this week
-Permit for welding at new Doherty High was expired when fire started, city says
-ACT NOW: Fly from Worcester to New York City on JetBlue for $39
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Floor & Decor coming to Route 9 in Shrewsbury
-Man drives on flat tires to evade police during 21-mile chase from Sterling to Concord
-Shawna Shea Film Festival celebrates anniversary with Skids doc and more
-Holden recreation facilities could get major expansion
-Wachusett Regional School District Committee working on dress code update
-Music lessons available at Wachusett
-Nursing scholarship available for BSN students
>SPORTS: Yankees beat Boston, 5-3
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Athletics' 'Sader Stories (24:26): Title IX reflection with Mary McNaughton-Collins
-Patriot League recognizes 5 Crusaders as Trailblazers of Distinction during the 50th anniversary of Title IX
-WooSox lose in Scranton, 4-1
-Shrewsbury-St. John's rivalry highlights a week of new matchups
-West Boylston football ready to move on after upending Northbridge
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Nearly 20% of Congress trades stocks that present conflicts of interest: report
-Holiday plane ticket prices hitting 5-year high as travel chaos continues
>NEW ENGLAND: Florida governor flies 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard
-Healey opens general election with big lead over Diehl: Suffolk/NBC poll
>SHOPPING: Americans won't be going crazy with holiday gifting this year
>FOOD: Raisins distributed at stores nationwide recalled
>COLLEGES: UMass Graduate School of Nursing welcomes 43 to field at pinning ceremony
-NIH awards $1.8 million to WPI researcher to advance process that could streamline drug development
>HEALTH: COVID end "in sight," deaths at lowest since March 2020, WHO says
-Vitamin D won't protect you from COVID or respiratory infections, studies say
-UMass Medical School to test Paxlovid in kids
-Free COVID vaccinations on Thursday: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
>BUSINESS: Workers say this is the No. 1 reason they'll quit
-Inflation remains high despite lower gas prices and cheaper used cars
>TV/STREAMING: Is the show over for Showtime? Paramount looks to consolidate the struggling network with Paramount+
>MOVIES: Christian Bale and David O. Russell met for 6 years over "Amsterdam"
>CELEBRITY: Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady are "living separately," source tells CNN
>HISTORY: Award medal for the Bancroft School in Worcester in 1931
>HOMES: See the top 10 most expensive homes sold this week in Worcester County
>ANIMALS: Caught on camera, shark jumps onto fishing boat off the coast of Maine
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): UPS driver rescues dogs from drowning in a backyard pool
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, bear crashes birthday party (:30)
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-Operations Ice Technician & Supervisor at DCU Center and Worcester Common Oval
-3rd shift grill cooks at iconic Worcester diner
-Bartender at Canal District restaurant
-Kitchen staff at Worcester restaurant expanding hours
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+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
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>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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