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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:46). High of 76 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:10): Taste the Best of Central Mass. with Worcester Restaurant Week
+6:00: Radio Worcester (26:53): 6 nonprofits successfully relocate to former Unum building in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester Regional Airport 2023 passenger numbers "stronger" after pandemic
+Noon: Last call: Worcester bar closes, will relocate outside of city
+Noon: Drone flight inside Doherty Memorial High School construction (3:55) (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester hospitals named best of the best in state, new study says
+Noon: 100 FM The Pike (4:51): Andy Grigorov from Cinema Worcester on finding a theater
-Worcester nonprofit receives $4 million for Greendale demolition, redevelopment
-Nonprofit Be Like Brit is increasing its security measures following kidnapping in Haiti
-Worcester hotel being converted into housing for the homeless is sold for $10.8 million
-What you need to know: Worcester preliminary election on September 5th
-Worcester engineer tests electric jet ski prototype on Lake Quinsigamond
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Body Found Beneath Expressway Overpass". Video (14:09). Audio (15:22)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-Worcester officer, survivor of Stage 3 cancer, rides Pan-Mass. Challenge with a purpose
-508 Forever Young hands out more than 1,000 backpacks at annual drive
-African Festival in Worcester
-Worcesteria: African and Indian festivals celebrate history, future
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mountview Middle School graduates, award recipients
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): St. Mary’s Syriac Orthodox Church festival August 11th to 13th
-Gamicon to be held August 20th in Whitinsville
-Fabric and philanthropy: Schoolhouse Quilters quilt for good
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Willard House offers free admission August 10th
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Princeton Historical Society news
-Millbury Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: 100FM The Pike (10:34): Jim Sullivan on his new book, "Back Stage And Beyond Volume 1"
-Tim Garvin: Uniting with heart, purpose to aid local farmers
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 318 (28:10): Ray Grimaldo, President, Better Electric Co. Inc.
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 176 (28:39): Nelly Medina, Candidate for School Committee, District E
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman committed to helping families struggling to understand the challenges and to cope with addiction
>SPORTS: U.S. knocked out of Women’s World Cup after penalty shootout loss to Sweden
-Punch-Out at Polar Park results
-Blue Jays crush Red Sox, 13-1
-Bravehearts finish regular season with 4-3 win. Home playoff game Wednesday
-WooSox fall to Mets, 9-8
-Exclusive Holy Cross basketball adidas store available for limited time
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: 3 killed after firefighting helicopters collide while battling Southern California blaze
-Tornado with winds over 100 mph destroys small Missouri town in the middle of the night
>NEW ENGLAND: Teen killed in boat crash on New Hampshire lake
-Deadly shooting in Myles Standish Forest in Plymouth
-Tragic: Dad drowns saving his 3 kids in New Jersey river: police
>COLLEGES: Nichols appoints Suzanne Hofmann as V.P. of Marketing and Communications
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The prettiest little parks in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Massport C.E.O. making leap to National Grid
-U.S. adds 187,000 jobs in July, lowest level since 2020
>SHOPPING: New family game combines Monopoly and Scrabble (:36)
>HEALTH: Lung cancer procedure removes wait
-Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is valuable for medicine, but a declining bird needs them for food
>FOOD: Chick-fil-A unveils futuristic design with kitchen above drive-thru lanes
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Auguth 6th
>TV/STREAMING: How "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" led to "Boyz n the Hood"
>MOVIES: "Barbie" crossing $1 billion globally, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in close race with "Meg 2" and "Oppenheimer"
>CELEBRITY: "Home Improvement" star Zachery Ty Bryan reportedly arrested for domestic violence — again
>ANIMALS: Golden retriever picks apples for his bunny B.F.F. (:59)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 7th (1:59)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dog that walks on hind legs after accident is inspiration (2:43)
-Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, raccoon shows up on baggage belt at airport
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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