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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester police looking for 2 missing teen girls (pictured)
+5:00: Worcester students, teachers and parents excited for new year (2:04)
+5:00: Worcesteria: In shooting's aftermath, support for Caribbean festivities, organizers
+5:00: Worcester City Manager Eric Batista criticizes Spectrum price increase
-Double shooting shuts down Worcester Caribbean American festival (2:21). Article
-Man stabs 2 in Downtown Worcester, police say
-Worcester Public Schools students heading back to the classroom
-Worcester schools chief Monárrez maps course as new year opens Monday
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent: Commitment in action vowed for Worcester students in new school year
-Denholm Building historian recalls memories at iconic Worcester building
-Auburn man wins $1 million on scratch ticket
-New urgent care facility opens in Worcester
-Worcester police chief requested, then rejected, plan to eliminate court liaison officers
-Early voting in Worcester begins ahead of preliminary election
-Meet the 3 candidates for Worcester's District 1 City Council seat
-Nicole Apostola: Upcoming municipal candidate forums
-ICYMI: A Worcester family’s battle from addiction and homelessness to living again
-Arkansas Diocese gender, sexuality policy used by Worcester Diocese
-W.R.T.A. makes bus schedule changes as drivers seek improvements
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Main Event music performance at Senior Center
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Friends of Gale Free Library launches windows campaign
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pet Rock Fest heads to S.A.C. Park
-Taking a look inside Nashoba Regional High School
-Manchaug ranger walk highlights mill village of the past
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Clinton Olde Home Days returns September 8th and 9th
-Sterling Cultural Council grant applications open
-Fitchburg woman seriously injured in N.H. motorcycle crash: Police
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: "Wortown Rising" film premiere, exhibit and after party (1:00)
-First Person: Grace, grit, and gratitude found in Greek translation
-John Monfredo: Some advice for Worcester Public Schools families and students
-Laurel: Time out as school resumes Monday in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 177 (28:19): Domenica Perrone, Candidate for City Council, At Large
-Manny Jae Media (53:19): Moving FWD with Manny and state Sen. Robyn Kennedy
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to World War II veteran from Worcester who had a strong entrepreneurial spirit
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Dodgers, 7-4
-Patriots trade running back Pierre Strong Jr. for offensive line help
-Holy Cross senior Dante Bolden now an established leader on defense
-WooSox beat Rochester, 12-1
-UMass football team rolls to 41-30 win over New Mexico State in opener
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Elon Musk’s futuristic Cybertruck nears debut as Tesla aims to win over skeptics
>NATIONAL: A U.S. Marine Osprey crashes during drills in Australia, killing 3
-Maui conspiracy theories are spreading on social media. Why this always happens after a disaster
-Tragic: Scientist falls 500 feet to his death after hiking app led him over cliff
>NEW ENGLAND: N.H. man fatally stabbed in neck inside his home, authorities say
-Group has very close encounter with whales off Mass. coast (:54)
>COLLEGES: "The Walking Dead," killer clowns and Bill Belichick -- Unusual course topics in Central Mass. colleges
-4 area business and religious leaders join Anna Maria’s board
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Here’s the latest sneaky way pricey hotels are gouging their customers
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain to close N.H. plant blamed for water contamination
-Rite Aid reportedly prepares to file for bankruptcy to shield it from opioid lawsuits
>HEALTH: Many Americans still struggle with health misinformation
-Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it
>FOOD: New state regulations on pork sales take effect
>SHOPPING: This is the best time of day to grocery shop
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, August 20th to 26th
>TV/STREAMING: CNN Max will start livestreaming on Max (HBO) in September
>MOVIES: 7 best scary movies to watch right now
>CELEBRITY: Adam Sandler remembers "Happy Gilmore" costar Bob Barker
>ANIMALS: The 5 stages of a Monday (3:03)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 28th (2:02)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Beagles rescued from Virginia facility last year reunite in Mass.
-Meanwhile, in Florida, real-life Hamburglar breaks into restaurant, steals over $11,000 of meats, other ingredients
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
+6:00: Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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