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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). High of 60 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Record high already reached in Worcester
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
+Noon: Tatnuck Bookseller author event on Saturday
+Noon: Violinist Robert McDuffie seeks new meaning at Mechanics Hall concert
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Skinamarink," "Empire Of Light," and more
+Noon: 210 Sports' Friday 4: All-Star silliness, golf handicap shenanigans, Big Game Sunday, and getting serious for a moment
-Worcester man charged with attempted murder in shots-fired incident near courthouse
-Worcester police seeks public's help in W.R.T.A. incident
-Worcester police arrest 2 in Main South drug sweep
-Worcester extends deadline for Denholm Building proposals
-Report: St. Vincent Hospital failed to fully disclose patient prices
-Where to find allergy-friendly, gluten-free restaurants in and around Worcester
-Family of Amanda Dabrowski, slain at Worcester restaurant, urges change to relationship violence law
-Mass. families pay nearly 20% of income for child care
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-NEW! Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (26:23): Ryed Around the World
>SHOWTIME: Nine Things To Do: Orchids, Frederick Douglass reading, Shane Profitt
-Radio Worcester (18:40): Lee Greenwood will be bringing his “American Spirit Tour” to Worcester on March 4th
-First Person: The Worcester poet laureate should come from Worcester
-No ordinary love: Talking romance and happiness with Worcester-area couples
-Bill Shaner: The police body cam issue is a shambles and we all know why
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to longtime Worcester minister and history professor
-ICYMI: Worcester converting street to one-way for school traffic
-Channel 5: Burst pipe displaces hundreds of seniors for weeks (1:47)
-26-year-old Worcester man pleads guilty to gun charges
-Worcester bodycam policy left out key recommendations
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford, Brilla Coffee Roasters and Speciality Sandwich Company): Holden D.P.W. has new home (12:06)
-Specialty Sandwich Company going all out for Super Bowl
-Brush chipping 8-2:30 Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek assistance locating missing man
-Northborough police seek public’s help in search for missing teen
-Leominster developer buys former Rutland hospital property for planned 55+ community
-Developers asked to trim down Shrewsbury housing proposal
-Former Grafton Fire Chief Philip Gauthier passes away at age 90
-Berlin-Boylston School Committee looking to fill open seat
-Item readers share ways to make Valentine’s special
-Investor buys 3 Fitchburg properties for $1.5 million
-Oxford man pleads guilty to stealing government money
>SPORTS: Celtics’ Brown has broken bone in face, out indefinitely
-Chiefs' defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, a Grafton native, deserves another head-coaching shot
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (33:57): Catching up with women's lacrosse coach Amanda Belichick
-Holy Cross hosting National Girls and Women in Sports Day Fair on Saturday
-After a 2-year hiatus, Clark Tournament returns: Here are the seedings and schedule
-St. John's hockey passes team chemistry test in victory over Lincoln-Sudbury
>CARS: NEW! Bertera Nissan has a great car for you (4:39)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Turkey earthquake death toll climbs past 19,300
-Over 80% of Americans see U.S. as a dysfunctional family: poll
-Tragic: Elderly couple dead in Death Valley National Park murder-suicide
>COLLEGES: WPI-led study uses artificial intelligence to identify key predictors of suicide
-Anna Maria Scholarship Spotlight: Jarred L. Grant-Spann
>SHOPPING: About 5 million bottles of Fabuloso cleaner recalled because of bacterial contamination
>NEW ENGLAND: Man kills wife, 12-year-old son before turning gun on self in Andover
-IRS mulls taxing Massachusetts tax rebates
-Encore, Plainridge accepted illegal bets on college basketball
>BUSINESS: Wayfair layoffs impacting nearly 1,000 Mass. employees
-Google shares lose $100 billion after company’s A.I. chatbot makes an error during demo
>HEALTH: Study presents unexpected — and complicated — findings on link between alcohol and dementia
-Mass. reports 4,591 new COVID cases, 92 deaths this week
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday in Worcester: Noon-3:30 at Worcester Public Library
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>FOOD: McDonald’s Shamrock Shake is coming back. Here’s what we know
>TV/STREAMING: Disney+ loses 2.4 million subscribers
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston sequel, "Murder Mystery 2" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Burt Bacharach, legendary composer, dies at 94
>ANIMALS: 19-year-old lab is rescued from the shelter (3:33)
>HISTORY: The old Worcester Commerce High School
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): UPS driver saves woman who fell into frigid creek behind her home
-Meanwhile, in Hawaii, footage captures woman nearly crushed inside home by a boulder
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-Full-time police officer, town of Paxton
-Servers, cooks and grill staff at George's Coney Island
-Line Cook at Canal District Restaurant
-Home Care Case Managers at ESWA
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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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