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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 87 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester 8-year-old on a mission to visit every city and town hall in Massachusetts
-Joyner Lucas opens Northborough yogurt and smoothie shop, films video at 1 p.m. Sunday
-Worcester street project becomes caught up in election year politics
-Edson Montero seeks Worcester District 5 Council Seat in 2023
-TODAY! Cyclists take George Street Challenge on Sunday
-Worcester Cultural Academy releases enrollment data for first year. Here's what it says
-Worcester standoff suspect ruled dangerous, held without bail
-Have city residents cared for new trees after beetle attack? This study may surprise you
-New Worcester County Jail treatment facility gives recovery its own space
-WBUR: Getting to know Congressman Jim McGovern
-Ray Mariano: City Council drops ball in evaluating city manager
-Meg's Journey, Part 5 -- A tearful goodbye (3:45)
-Radio Worcester (10:49): Raising funds for Meghan Milonopolous and her family
-Earlier: Meg's Journey, Part 4 (11:26); Part 3 (9:20); Part 2 (6:11); Part 1 (7:12)
-Related: Fundraiser for Meg and her family
>DINING OUT: Ruth's Chris Steak House joins in the Worcester Restaurant Week fun
-ICYMI: Worcester doesn't have a movie theater, and an organization wants to change that
-Worcester School Committee clerk Dr. Helen Friel retiring after 57 years
-Superintendent Rachel Monárrez gets passing grades from Worcester School Committee
-2 Worcester men arrested in Holland after allegedly evading police
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Bandstand Concert Series 6-8 Sunday
-Jason Bradshaw Memorial Scholarship awardees announced
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Gold Award project brings awareness to period poverty
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Police Youth Academy graduates first class of students
-New principal joins Saint Mary School in Shrewsbury
-Auburn Fire and Rescue transforms emergency training with high-tech mannequin
-Casey family sells Auburn property to heavy equipment dealer planning expansion
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Sutton band featured at O.S.V.'s Taste of New England
-Mother nature puts a damper on this year’s firemen's muster
-Cannon fulfilling family legacy to Lancaster
-19-year-old from Ayer rescued from local beach
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Mechanics Hall hosting free weekly yoga classes
-Stephen Marley makes Indian Ranch debut with both new and legacy songs
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 391 (28:16): Mattie Castiel
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 13 (28:22): Environmental Health Trust
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester man who was a skilled roofer
>SPORTS: Red Sox split doubleheader with Mets
-Boston Children's Hospital patients design jerseys for Worcester Bravehearts
-Bravehearts split twin bill at home. Next home game: 4 p.m. Sunday (Postgame home run derby & Kids Club Sunday)
-Nutrition a key part of Holy Cross football's offseason program
-Mass. Pirates lose in first round of playoffs
-Jesse Burkett softball all-stars on to regionals after winning state title
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Electric car owners fed up with overly complicated tech features: survey
-NATIONAL: Nearly 40 million Americans expected to see triple-digit temps Sunday as deadly heat wave drags on
-These are the 10 states with America's worst infrastructure, in dire need of federal dollars
-Tragic: Girl, 17, dies when boat crashes into jetty on Cape Cod
>NEW ENGLAND: Chiropractor secretly filmed patients in bathroom of Peabody office: D.A.
-Mass. borrowers could see $592 million of student debt erased under new plan
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Vrbo vs Airbnb -- What's the difference between the travel apps?
>BUSINESS: Healthy U.S. consumers shrug off recession concerns, for now
-Retailers association says franchises could help long-vacant storefronts
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross professor examines if religious beliefs shape how children think and learn
>SHOPPING: Card skimmers found at Walmart checkout lines in Northeast
>HEALTH: Is your med spa "Ozempic" what you think it is?
-With new therapies that promise to slow Alzheimer’s disease, researchers race to reform how patients are diagnosed
>HISTORY: Defunct family restaurants from the past (8:28)
>FOOD: A&W root beer and cream soda lawsuit -- You may be eligible for some of $15 million settlement
>TV/STREAMING: The surprise streaming MVPs of 2023… so far
>MOVIES: "Barbie" vs. "Oppenheimer" -- Which movie got better reviews
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift has more No. 1 albums than any woman in history
>ANIMALS: Guy makes it a mission to reunite lost goose with family (1:00)
>HOMES: Can you buy a home in Worcester, Boston or Cape Cod for $300,000 or less?
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): In Westborough, Warrior Wellness giving local veterans a community and a healthier life
-Meanwhile, does this Iowa boy have the nation's best mullet?
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-Barber wanted at Worcester barbershop
-Server at Worcester restaurant
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-Multiple positions at Holden restaurant
-2 patrol positions at Leicester Police Department
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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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