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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:49). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Second Out to Lunch of the season brings arts, music, business and more to the Common
+6:00: Elevated cocktail lounge The 1885 coming to Worcester’s Canal District
+6:00: Traffic advisory for Saturday's Latin American Festival in Worcester
+6:00: The 210 Awards for the Worcester Bravehearts 2023 season
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand: "No Hard Feelings," "Elemental," and more
+Noon: Worcester Walks: The city's only flock of sheep say hello at Donker Farm
+Noon: Jazz at Sunset returns "All In" with Verve and beautiful melodies
+Noon: First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — all in good "faith"
-Worcester police ask for help finding 17-year-old girl
-2 children taken by their non-custodial mother in Worcester found safe in upstate New York
-How a pair of Facebook posts prompted an outcry and roiled a Worcester City Council race
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (40:28): Political fallout from “hateful and harmful” social media posts
-Group says it plans to move community fridge from Main South location in Worcester (picture)
-Worcester Diocese says students must use names and pronouns assigned at birth (2:41)
-Related: Channel 5 coverage (1:54). Article
-Earlier: Key Catholic institutions decline new Worcester Diocese school gender, sexuality policies
-Radio Worcester (7:12): Laura Clancey celebrates completion of Burncoat High School bleacher construction
-Worcester Housing Authority announces death of former director Ruth Carlson
-Worcester Hot Dog Safari Saturday
-Worcester Branch Naacp Community Cookout Saturday
-Main South community cookout prepares for inaugural festival with a call for volunteers
-5 years ago: PawSox say they're leaving for Worcester
-Nicole Apostola: Worcester Community Labor Council forum for at-large council seats
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for August
-ICYMI: New CNN host Laura Coates has Worcester roots
-Worcester cop threatens to sue over alleged harassment by police chief
-Man who won $8 million judgment against Worcester cops who fabricated evidence says they haven’t paid
-Study ranks Worcester in the top 20 most expensive places to raise children
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Document shredding at regional recycling center Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Blood drive in Shrewsbury on Friday
-S.E.L.C.O. open house postponed
-Public health advisory remains for 1 Shrewsbury pond
-TV crews coming to Sterling, Clinton
-Worcester Regional Food Hub to open sister location in Fitchburg
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Laura Ricci is helping to keep Sterling clean
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-New Lancaster fire truck going before voters
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Worcester’s once-blighted Midtown Mall is getting a ‘90s-style brewery
>SHOWTIME: Seven Things To Do: Pike Hair Fest, Pride Worcester Pageant, more ...
-Latin American Festival will feature music, arts, food, and more on Worcester Common
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 935 (27:15): Athy Memorial Home
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community with Ernie Floyd (59:26)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a young Worcester daycare worker who volunteered with the Special Olympics
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Nationals, 10-7
-7 instant takeaways from the Celtics' 2023-24 schedule
-Bob Cousy on the odd path that brought him to the Boston Celtics
-2023 Worcester Bravehearts memories (1:30)
-WooSox lose to RailRiders, 2-1
-Assumption football team looks to repeat as league champion (4:05)
-Central Mass. natives win gold in bowling at Special Olympics World Games
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Rare flesh-eating bacteria kills 8; What you need to know in Mass.
-Aerial footage shows the devastation wrought by Maui wildfires (:17)
-Tragic: Dad finds 11-year-old daughter dead hours after she warned him about a stranger at the door: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: Customer sues Eataly Boston after slipping on slice of prosciutto
-July tax collections rise 11% over July 2022
>COLLEGES: Photo Essay -- Clark's Summer STEM Workshop
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 great long weekend trips in Canada
>BUSINESS: Canton construction company expands with Worcester office
-Franchises offer vital economic opportunities
>HEALTH: New variant EG.5 is on the rise as COVID cases and hospitalizations go up
-As few as 4,000 steps a day can reduce your risk of death, but more is better
>FOOD: When does pumpkin spice season start? It already has in some places
>SHOPPING: You're not imagining it -- Here's why Halloween stuff is out earlier each year
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, August 6th to 12th. Most Expensive
>TV/STREAMING: Which streaming services offer student discounts? Subscribe to the best deals
>MOVIES: Bad behavior in blockbusters sparks theater-etiquette discussion
>CELEBRITY: Britney Spears and husband Sam Asghari split
>ANIMALS: Puppy found with garbage wouldn't stop shaking (3:11)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 18th (1:47)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple wins Lucky for Life lottery during their anniversary
-Meanwhile, Florida man arrested after registering $250,000 Porsche stolen from museum, police say
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-Central Mass. man now facing manslaughter charge in connection with brother’s shooting death
-Out to Lunch and Movies on the Common set for summer fun downtown
-Hidden waterfall flows back to life at Cascades Park in Worcester thanks to heavy spring rainfall (1:49)
-Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students
-Gerald Creamer Center Graduation (1:01:52)
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-This dog was found on Willard Ave. in Worcester
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): The last 24-hour diner: A Worcester staple stands alone
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial, 1,000 workers have a week to avoid strike
-Grand jury hearing evidence in death of Worcester state police trainee
-Worcester eatery seized by state because of unpaid taxes
-Worcester activist critical of city manager faces 1-year city hall ban
-Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after I.C.E. "violated his rights," attorney says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Doyle Road to be closed Wednesday
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston override OK'd; Raj, Ashwell win for Select Board
-Governor Healey visits new Amazon fulfillment center in Charlton
-Pending Select Board vote, Shrewsbury trash bags may cost more this July
-Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities
-Webster man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
-Playground improvements are part of Grafton's long-term plan
-Blackstone Valley Tech competitors earn 46 SkillsUSA Medals
-City to Saddle Farm Trot 5K is June 21st
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: Short film "Solus" wins big at Top Shorts Film Festival
-Sarah Connell Sanders: 3 days of "momfluencing" at Boston Calling
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The art of making people uncomfortable
-Peter B-G Weller: Proposed state ed bill borders on digital surveillance
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (56:35): Bonnie Hope Dellerose, Renew Body Sequence
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifetime member of Hadassah who was married for 76 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs "got the message" from Mike Vrabel after boat incident
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 4-3
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross announces "WooCru" as official student section name
-How Baylor Scheierman can earn larger Celtics role in second season
-Sox prospect Roman Anthony responds to backlash over Worcester laundry cart video
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
-Mara leads Saint Paul back to Division 1 quarterfinals
>NATIONAL: Ukraine strikes Crimean Bridge with underwater explosives
>TRAGIC: 3 young sisters killed while visiting homeless dad, hunt is on for father
>NEW ENGLAND: Father found dead, search ongoing for missing daughter in Maine (:49). Article
-Milford student detained by I.C.E. awaiting upcoming court hearing in "terrible conditions" (3:43)
-Lawyer says Milford student in I.C.E. custody is here legally (:50). Article
-Karen Read trial (25:46): No mistrial over dog D.N.A., officer says evidence changed
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad Jango Janigian wants to take you on an adventure
-Decline of international students at Mass. universities having negative impact, expert says
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 tips every cruiser should follow
>BUSINESS: GBH layoffs to impact 45 employees
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-101: Staying strong through workforce reductions
>HOMES: Heat pump demand is reaching new heights as customers seek government incentives before they disappear
>SHOPPING: Temu's daily U.S. users cut in half following end of tariff loophole
>HEALTH: How to beat the heat for better sleep
-How yoga can help improve your mental wellbeing (3:41)
>FOOD: Popeyes launches surprise new menu item to compete with McDonald’s
>TV/STREAMING: "The Four Seasons" renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
>MOVIES: 10 hot movies to see this summer
>CELEBRITY: Emmy winner Valerie Mahaffey dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Tiniest puppy grows up to be HUGE (2:44)
>GOOD NEWS: 120-mile kayak trip benefits athletes with disabilities
-Meanwhile, in Florida, loose kangaroo caught on video hopping down road
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