In and around The 016 - Sunday, August 27th

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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 72 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -A Worcester family’s battle from addiction and homelessness to living again

  -New urgent care facility opens in Worcester

  -Worcester police chief requested, then rejected, plan to eliminate court liaison officers

  -Arkansas Diocese gender, sexuality policy used by Worcester Diocese

  -W.R.T.A. makes bus schedule changes as drivers seek improvements

  -"The Walking Dead," killer clowns and Bill Belichick -- Unusual course topics in Central Mass. colleges

  -TODAY! Worcester Caribbean American Carnival celebrating 10th year

  -TODAY! Worcester Fire Department vs. Worcester Police Department charity baseball game

  -TODAY! National Cinema Day -- Where to see $4 movie in Mass.

  -100FM The Pike (7:23): Sully Roberts from Veterans Inc. on the Run4Veterans 5k Run/Walk

  -Nicole Apostola: Upcoming municipal candidate forums

  >FAITH: "It’s not right to be in the world alone" -- Homelessness a place of loneliness, isolation

  -Unsolved: Worcester -- The Main South Woodsman serial killer - Part 2. Video (16:41). Audio (17:42)

  -ICYMI: UMass Memorial brings back staff mask mandate as COVID surges (1:44). Article

  -Worcester bar remains closed following flood last week

  -End of summer bucket list: Still time to do the things you mentioned in June

  -3 arrested in Worcester home break-in

  -What’s Up Woo (10:00): Protest erupts against new LGBTQ+ policy at Worcester Catholic schools

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news

  
  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Crocheting leads to hand made fun for Holden woman

  -Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Gong cha opens at Blackstone Valley Shoppes

  -With new courts at Coolidge, pickleball all the rage in Shrewsbury

  -Leicester Public Safety Day September 19th

  -Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
  

  -Rocco's Doughnuts in Westborough now offers Doordash delivery

  -Leominster man busted for assaulting officer who responded to a 911 call from his mother

  -Eagle Scout gives Lancaster a place to sit and relax

  -What’s new at North and South Grafton Elementary Schools?

  -What’s new at Millbury Street School?
   

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday

  -More Americans than ever are drinking hard liquor: Gallup poll

  >SHOWTIME: Prior Performing Arts Center at Holy Cross

  -100FM The Pike (12:16): Comedian Aaron Weber on Nashville, baseball and Myspace

  -John Monfredo: Some advice for Worcester Public Schools families and students

  -WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 396 (27:25): Troy Siebels

  -WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 177 (28:19): Domenica Perrone, Candidate for City Council, At Large

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who spent his second career providing transport services to the patients at St. Vincent Hospital
  
  

  >SPORTS: Red Sox beat Dodgers, 8-5

  -Bravehearts x Boston Children’s Hospital Jersey Auction (:34)

  -WooSox beat Rochester, 6-3

  -Saturday's local sports roundup

  -Revolution lose to CF Montréal, 1-0
   

  >CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)

  >NATIONAL: 3 killed in racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville

  -Maui missing list shrinks as survivors come forward

  -Tragic: Girl on school bus dies while waving to friends as head collides with pole

  >NEW ENGLAND: 8 people shot near Caribbean festival in Dorchester

  -See 2024 Mass. ballot measures, 2026 Constitutional Amendments

  >COLLEGES: Holy Cross parents share thoughts on moving students into college

  -Nichols welcomes Class of 2027

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 12 of the strangest towns in the U.S.
   

  >BUSINESS: Radio Worcester (9:15) -- B.B.B. warns homeowners to be cautious of solar scams

  -Meet the billion-dollar pitchwomen -- How Flo from Progressive and Jan from Toyota are advertising’s M.V.P.s

  -N.L.R.B. adopts new standard for evaluating lawfulness of work rules

  >HEALTH: A.D.H.D. in older adults may resemble early onset dementia

  -Scientists race to understand highly mutated COVID variant spotted in 4 countries, including the U.S.

  >FOOD: "Thanksgiving nachos" among new foods available at this year's Big E

  >SHOPPING: Lowe's Labor Day sale -- Save on tools, appliances, and more

  >HOMES: Wondering when to decorate for Halloween? Here's the answer
   

  >TV/STREAMING: TV shows and movies affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes

  >MOVIES: "Gran Turismo" speeds into the No. 1 spot at the box office

  >CELEBRITY: Bob Barker, longtime host of "The Price is Right," dies at 99

  >ANIMALS: Couple finds puppy living in a hole (3:29)

  >HISTORY: Today in History for August 27th (1:54)

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Off-duty State Trooper, bystanders rescue elderly women from burning car

  -Meanwhile, in California, watch as bear burglar takes nap in man's bed

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