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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:50). High of 84 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Haitian refugees in Worcester await permission to work
+5:00: DCU Center lease up, Pirates evaluating options for home field
+5:00: Radio Worcester (12:42): Robert Bilotta pledges to improve quality of life for District 2 residents
+Noon: Bob Cousy at 95: "I'm the luckiest S.O.B. on the planet" (30:38) (pictured)
+Noon: TODAY! Worcester Community Labor Coalition district City Council candidates forum 6-7:30
+Noon: Color the City youth arts festival returns to Worcester Common
+Noon: New music from Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys, My Silent Bravery
+Noon: Last Call: Mary Whitney, author
+Noon: Bear spotted drinking from hummingbird feeder in Rutland
-A repurposed school bus is bringing arts, tech programs to underserved youth in Worcester
-Worcester police bodycam: Teen shot by taser after Little League brawl
-Worcester airport to see second phase of runway fixes start August 21st, Massport say
-Earlier: Worcester Regional Airport 2023 passenger numbers "stronger" after pandemic
-Jennifer Algarin sentenced to prison for stabbing her boyfriend to death in 2019
-Happy birthday Cooz: Legendary Celtic and Worcester resident Bob Cousy turns 95 today
-Mental health crisis in the Worcester schools: What is being done about it?
-Worcester Election: Forums probe district City Council candidates
-Nicole Apostola: Worcester elections – candidate interviews
-A Mega Millions player in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third largest prize in U.S. history
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Rival Gang Retaliation". Video (18:19). Audio (20:21)
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (8:10) -- Taste the Best of Central Mass. with Worcester Restaurant Week
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-Last call: Worcester bar closes, will relocate outside of city
-New Tradition Bar opens in Worcester
-UMass Memorial ranked among best hospitals in state, new study says
-Drone flight inside Doherty Memorial High School construction (3:55)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): New store is a Hodge Podge
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Mountview Middle School graduates, award recipients
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Single-vehicle accident on Route 70 diverts Lancaster traffic
-Police statement on antisemitic material in West Brookfield
-Members of Spencer church destroyed by fire look to rebuild. Here's what we know
-Residential counselor at M.A.B. group home receives award
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Sterling man second in world to complete trek along International Appalachian Trail
-Back-to-School Movie Night on August 21st in Millbury
-Rutland police warn of new scam
-Arts festival in Sutton August 26th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Madonna to reschedule tour dates after medical emergency
-Poetry readings feature heavy in area literary events
-Pop punk band Yellowcard celebrates "Ocean Avenue," hits Worcester with new music
-Janice Harvey: Old Orchard Beach brings memories of childhood vacations
-Aislynn Doyle: “I’d love to see actual proof”
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 14 (27:29): Former Mayor Konnie Lukes, attorney Stephen Gordon and Mark Henderson of the016.com
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 175 (28:14): Edson Montero, Candidate for City Council, District 5
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to "a respected and knowledgeable RN with a passion for helping others"
>SPORTS: Royals beat Red Sox, 9-3
-WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts tie as league's wins leader, but end up third seed in playoffs
-Rain postpones Bravehearts' playoff opener; home game rescheduled to Thursday
-WooSox beat Buffalo, 10-9
-Holy Cross to host Crusader Community Festival on August 24th
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Scientists create major nuclear fusion breakthrough twice
-Tragic: Father, 5 kids dead after fire
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 tornado rips through Mass. communities
-State regulation gone awry as housing crisis declared an emergency
>COLLEGES: Worcester State President Barry Maloney on diversity pledge
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 historic beach boardwalks everyone should visit
>BUSINESS: What to know about the battle over ride-share drivers status in Massachusetts
-Tupperware stock surges nearly 50% after debt restructuring deal
>SHOPPING: What will you buy? Sales tax holiday this weekend in Mass.
>HEALTH: Too few Americans screened for lung cancer, doctors say
-Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms are the focus of new small treatment studies
>FOOD: 1 in 6 Americans eat dessert every day, according to new research
>HOMES: This Connecticut mansion just sold for a record $138.8 million
>TV/STREAMING: NFL Sunday Ticket deal: Verizon offering $449 package for free with certain purchases
>MOVIES: A look at the horror movies coming to the big screen this fall
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift leads MTV Video Music Award nominations
-William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of "The Exorcist" and "The French Connection," dies at 87
>ANIMALS: 2 baby foxes rescued from net (3:06)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 9th (2:09)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dog that walks on hind legs after accident is inspiration (2:43)
-Meanwhile, in California, big bear hangs out in living room of apartment
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-Part-time servers at Shrewsbury St. restaurant
-All positions at Worcester Restaurant Group
-Police officer, Town of West Boylston
-Before and after school program staff, Town of Holden
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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