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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 (:32). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Authorities identify Worcester woman killed in Virginia bus crash
-Earlier: 25-year-old Worcester woman, Greenfield family among 5 killed in crash (2:36). Article
-Fireball caused loud boom heard across Mass., NASA says (4:24). Article
-City suspends market's liquor license
-Here’s why Worcester can’t put traffic lights, beacons at a dangerous crosswalk
-"The end of an era": Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
-DCU Center to keep name for now, as credit union extends sponsorship for $4.2 million
-Markey secures Mass. Dems’ nod over Moulton, igniting generational showdown in Senate primary
-Related: 2 Democrats, 2 paths: Markey and Moulton in Worcester (2:06)
-Despite recent stabbings on the Common, Downtown Worcester events to continue
-Nichols plans to absorb Anna Maria fire science, other programs
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Here's the last day of school for every Worcester County public district
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Segregation lawsuit, school budget questions, Holy Cross heads to Texas
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Chinese Restaurants (5:41)
-Popular eatery's second location officially opens in Westborough
-ICYMI: Anna Maria's abrupt closure was a "knife in the heart" for faculty
-World Cup watch parties set for Worcester Common
-Ghanaian restaurant in Worcester ready to give World Cup fans taste of home country (2:07)
-Worcester jury finds driver guilty in 2022 death of man in wheelchair
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Among Friends senior newsletter
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Annual town meeting 7 p.m. June 8th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 juveniles hospitalized after e-bike collides with vehicle in Clinton
-Group seeks probe into Rutland July Fourth cancellation
-3 charged after stolen dirt bike recovered, illegal gun seized in Webster
-Worker in Southbridge McDonald's french fry case due in Dudley court
-Douglas man under surveillance arrested on trafficking charge after picking up crack
-Leominster man accused of civil rights violation after open bottle report at Allen’s
-39 Elm Street emerges as flashpoint in Southbridge Town Council race
-Westborough High students learn beekeeping basics in innovative class
-Fixing crowns and funding communities: Dudley Woman's Club closes out fundraising year
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Former Manor and Draught House owner launches Prohibition Beer
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Black Veil, Basement Sessions, Johnny Blue Horn and more
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1377 (30:00): The Rolling Stones, Gracie Abrams, The Black Keys and more
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Too many administrators bloat Worcester school budget
-Shaun Connolly: Spend the $609 to go to a World Cup game
-Laurel: At your service at the class volleyball game
-Manny Jae Media (50:55): 508 LIVE!
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:47): Is Worcester safe? Crime perception and city challenges
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to award-winning baker who worked at Crown and Widoff's bakeries
>SPORTS: Here's the full lineup for Drake Maye's charity softball game today at Polar Park
-Ex-Patriots coach Jerod Mayo lands new job — with private equity firm
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 9-1
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Holy Cross baseball’s season ends at Austin Regional
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7-2
-St. John's senior star, brother with autism team up on baseball field
>NATIONAL: Couple found dead were victims of Tom Selleck impersonator scam
-Why are more young people angry about A.I.? Researcher says there's been a "meaningful shift" with Gen Z (1:56). Article
-Tragic: High school graduate's home burns down during graduation ceremony
-Concertgoer dies week after being kicked in head by crowd surfer at rock festival
>NEW ENGLAND: State police hit with $25 million lawsuit (2:11)
-Maine lawn mower accident leaves child critically injured
>COLLEGES: 2 Clark students earn awards for research in Brazil, Poland
-How can UMass make up for money cut by federal government? (9:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 costs travelers forget to budget for
-Yosemite ditches reservations, descends into chaos (2:03)
>BUSINESS: Reality-mimicking A.I. fuels spike in scams (1:59)
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (57:34): Kwame Appiah, founder, Kumasi Soccer and Unity Street Soccer
>HOMES: The best plants for beginners to grow
>HEALTH: Doctor explains what residents should know about mpox
-Opthamologist's advice for protecting eyes from summer sun (3:09)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:22): Spicy Cajun shrimp pasta
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike Netflix movie, "Ladies First" (2:39)
>MOVIES: "Obsession" craze explained: Shocker horror hit makes 100 times its budget
>CELEBRITY: All the celebrities invited to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding
-Mandy Moore names former child star who got her into "underage drinking"
>ANIMALS: Pig stops highway traffic to save her own life (2:33)
>HISTORY: Lake Boon was once a major tourist destination
>GOOD NEWS: Man stops for bread, wins $500,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man balances running chainsaw on his chin for over 4 minutes
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