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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 (1:08). High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: American Airlines restarts Philadelphia service to Worcester, replacing N.Y.C. nonstop
+5:00: Massport announces location of huge new solar field near Worcester Airport
+5:00: New Hampshire woman killed in crash on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Earlier: Serious crash on I-84 in Sturbridge brings Friday morning traffic to a halt
+5:00: The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2024-2025 season, part 1
+5:00: John Keough: 3 things I think about Tuesday night
+Noon: Investigation underway after fire destroys home in Millbury
+Noon: Worcester colleges slam ballot question that would sap their endowments
+Noon: It's Good Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Captain America: Brave New World" and more
+Noon: Bad Religion, Pennywise set to headline Punk in the Park at Palladium
+Noon: Beyond Beer: Defunct Honey Bee Orchards new home for Ragged Hill Cider
+Noon: Keep the Faith: Considering the effects of Easter beyond Holy Week
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez to leave in June
-UMass Medical School lays off and furloughs 200 employees
-Earlier: Cuts will have irretrievable effects as UMass Medical School stands to lose $80 million, Gov. Healey says
-$100,000 lottery winner sold in Worcester
-Paul Revere lantern replica coming to Worcester City Hall
-State throws out License Commission's penalties against Worcester cigar bar
-Worcester reports 9 hate crimes in 2024, mostly nonviolent
-Mass. graduation requirements listening session in Worcester
-Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. will stop covering popular drugs for weight loss
>FAITH: Christians in Worcester practice their faith amid cultural, political divisions
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): 2 locals make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Sushi restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Federal cuts are about to cripple Central Mass. food pantries
-Where Worcester ranks among U.S. cities where a family making $100,000 can "still be broke"
-Pickleball push sparks discussion over Worcester court upgrades
-How Armenian-American Heritage Month was proclaimed
-Worcester getting a second Chick-fil-A
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: “Disconnect to Reconnect”
-NEW: Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden slated to get fiber internet
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster woman arrested for stealing $38 in merchandise from Hannaford
-2 arrested after traffic stop leads to fentanyl trafficking bust in Shrewsbury
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Recreation Department Eggstravaganza
-David Prouty center court logo to be embedded in lobby floor
-Snow changes plans for Richards Library Book Sale
-Clinton election paper deadline is Friday
-Blackstone River tributaries in Sutton and Millbury graded
-Become a Salt Sleuth and clean up near the reservoir
-Bolton board will be a duo at least 'til fall
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Art at the Harold Stevens Gallery. hip-hop and more ...
-Call for vendors for 2025 Wednesdays on Water
>OPINION: Tracey Faraday: Finding the perfect balance in friendship & motherhood
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (52:47): Nataki Romeo, Cafe Romeo
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career firefighter in Worcester
>SPORTS: Celtics enter playoffs embracing adversity, tougher path to repeating as NBA champs
-Bravehearts rolls out new menu for corporate outings
-Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Holy Cross football 2025 season ticket memberships on sale now
-WooSox throw combined no-hitter over 7 innings in doubleheader sweep
>CARS: Honda denies reported plan to shift production from Canada, Mexico to U.S.
>NATIONAL: 2 dead, 6 hospitalized after Florida State shooting; suspect in custody
-At least 4 tourists reported dead following devastating cable car crash in Italy
>TRAGIC: "Hero" deacon shot dead protecting others at church Easter egg hunt
>NEW ENGLAND: Militia memorializes 250th anniversary of Battle of Lexington (3:35)
-Assailant storms Mass. courthouse in gas mask, tactical gear and pepper sprays, assaults several victims: video
>COLLEGES: The WPI Podcast, Episode 6 (38:32): Global Projects Program at 50
-Holy Cross Policy and Politics Seminar hosts Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 of the most densely populated cities on Earth
>BUSINESS: M.B.I. welcomes 7 biotech startups to incubator facility in Worcester
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-What to know about paying down credit cards with personal loan (1:55)
>HOMES: Central Mass. home sales drop slightly, as price climb in Worcester County continues
>SHOPPING: Shein, Temu price hike — What shoppers need to know amid tariffs
>HEALTH: Dr. Mallika Marshall answers questions about measles outbreak (2:21)
-Heated workouts and hot yoga are all the rage. But are they actually good for you?
>FOOD: McDonald's Gold Card — What it is and how to get one
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch "Law and Order: Organized Crime" Season 5 on Peacock
>MOVIES: Who could be next James Bond amid Amazon shakeups: experts
>CELEBRITY: "Sopranos" star Lorraine Bracco is looking for love
>ANIMALS: Yes, your cat is ignoring you on purpose (1:48)
>HISTORY: 6 jobs from the 1950s that barely exist today
>GOOD NEWS: High school senior accepted to 7 Ivy League colleges: "I'm still processing it"
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, 309 people don banana hats to break world record at museum
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