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In The News
>Latest weather: Mix of clouds and sun, high of 66 today in Worcester
-Category 4 Ian takes aim at Florida
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Italian Heritage Parade marches in Worcester October 9th after 4-year absence
+7:00: 52-year-old Worcester man dies following Oxford motorcycle, truck crash
+7:00: Worcesteria: Brindisi a good representative for Worcester on "Voice"
+7:00: Noh Place Poetry Anthology reading to be held at Worcester State University
+7:00: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (27:48): Get to know Holy Cross women's soccer coach Ben Graham
+7:00: WooSox season finale canceled
+1:00: Water main break at the intersection of Shrewsbury and Mulberry streets
+1:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 28th
+1:00: Hyped for Worcester show, Silverstein set to "put pedal to metal"
+1:00: Last Call: Ruth Rodriguez Fay, community activist
+1:00: Bad Advice: It's OK to be afraid of the dark
+1:00: WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 3 (27:45): Politics, election and state of news media
-WPD looking for 2 missing teens with infant
-Large fuel spill reported overnight on the Mass Pike in Auburn
-Westborough elementary school employee arrested for child porn
-Man arrested for stealing catalytic converters in Shrewsbury
-Family of Molly Bish wants new investigators assigned to her case
-Worcester bar's former owners sell building for $900,000, bar to remain
-Search for new Worcester city manager goes back to City Council
-WPI seeks to organize after Clark forms union amid Worcester labor push
-Local residents make recommendations for White House conference on hunger
>ANIMALS: Cats evacuated from Florida shelters land in Worcester (:27)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>MOVIES: Foul is Fair, Fair is Foul, and funny in Princeton filmmaker John Stimpson's "Ghost Light"
>SHOWTIME: Cara Brindisi sings Taylor Swift's "All Too Well" with country flair (4:49)
-Earlier: Shrewsbury singer Cara Brindisi joins Team Gwen in "The Voice"
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 488 (28:19): Jet ski ban, inclusionary zoning
-Radio Worcester (15:45): Yes on the Community Preservation Act with Ann Lisi
-How much would the Community Preservation Act tax increase cost you and how would Worcester benefit?
-Radio Worcester (7:01): City Councilor Khrystian King gives an update on the City Manager search
-The Faces of Worcester: Laura Marotta
-Janice Harvey: New Yorker's Andy Borowitz scores with new book
>OBITUARIES: Worcester woman helps write touching tribute with her family
-ICYMI: Worcester police on trial, man accuses department 16-year wrongful imprisonment
-New 45-day closure along I-190 in Worcester starts soon
-Quinsigamond Community College instructor sued over alleged racial remarks about Nigerians, blacks
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northborough orchard ranked among top 10 in the country
-Ashburnham, Gardner among 20 schools to receive bomb threats, officials say
-Former Brimfield animal control officer accused of stealing nearly $750,000 pleads not guilty
-Millbury staple for 23 years closes for good
-Millbury Planning Board recap
-Power outage in part of Holden on Wednesday
-Developer purchases former Gardner News, Bank of America buildings with plans to renovate
-WWII vet from Rutland rides in sidecar for 99th birthday
>SPORTS: Red Sox snap 6-game losing streak
-Janet Hourihan Brooks among first HC women's basketball stars to have jersey retired
-Interview with author of "Jack 'the Shot' Foley-A Legend for All Time" (23:49)
-Bravehearts to hold baseball clinic at Bancroft School October 17th-21st
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Red Wings, 8-6
>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: Stunning images showing NASA's DART spacecraft’s intentional collision with an asteroid
>NEW ENGLAND: Here's how much slower traffic has gotten in Mass. after Labor Day
>COLLEGES: WPI grad brings plant-based hot dogs to the Fenway Faithful
-Visitors experience Holy Cross' Prior Performing Arts Center at Community Day
>BUSINESS: WuXi Biologics holds topping off ceremony for new Worcester manufacturing facility
-Worcester Business Connect No. 34 (14:02): Big Belly Barbecue
-bankHometown’s parent to finalize $4B Quincy merger October 7th
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Another Amazon Prime Day? Prime Early Access Sale preview, deals to shop now
>HEALTH: Walgreens customers in Mass. confused by mixed messaging over pharmacy availability
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: McDonald's is selling Happy Meals to adults. Here's the twist
>TV/STREAMING: Hallmark Christmas movies: Countdown schedule and start date
>CELEBRITY: Roseanne Barr to premiere first stand-up special in 16 years
>HISTORY: WPI grad Elwood Haynes changed the way we travel
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County September 18th to 24th
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Police officer adopts dog he helped rescue
-Only 15% of people can spot the hidden dice in under a minute
-Meanwhile, in California, surfer shoos otter who stole his surfboard
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-Kitchen positions + Line cooks at Downtown Worcester restaurant
-Assistant Council on Aging Director, Town of Shrewsbury
-Multiple openings at White Eagle
-Operations Ice Technician & Supervisor at DCU Center and Worcester Common Oval
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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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+Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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