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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-New Worcester police chief picked after Steve Sargent's sudden retirement
-Earlier: Investigation of Worcester police chief should have been reported to state, city manager says
-Why Charter customers may never get ABC/ESPN/Disney channels back
-Earlier: Spectrum cable customers lose ABC, ESPN channels in dispute with Disney
-Steven Foley guilty of second-degree murder in death of Cynthia Webb
-Pride Worcester celebrations kick off for 2 weeks in September
-Good Samaritans in Worcester save swans stuck in Salisbury Pond basin
-"Everywhere I turn, I'm confronted by death": Life and loss on display at overdose vigil
-Squeezing in one last summer trip over Labor Day weekend? Expect crowded airports and full flights
-Ray Mariano: Best of the best Worcester leaders
-Radio Worcester (19:12): John Patrick Reed, candidate for Worcester School Committee - District E
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 179 (28:40): John Patrick Reed, Candidate for School Committee
>CELEBRITY: Legendary musician Jimmy Buffett dead at 76
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant closing for holiday weekend
-ICYMI: Red Sox legend Bill "Spaceman" Lee collapses on the field before throwing out pitch at Polar Park
-Shrewsbury police use stun gun on Lake Quinsigamond jet ski thief who bit officer
-Dramatic video shows thief crash car while fleeing police; tied to car found in Worcester
-Worcester named second worst city in the country for rooftop drinking
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Accomplishments and recognition continue for Rileigh Leary
-NEW! Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Jack Ostrosky of Holden leads Holy Cross men's soccer into action
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): State rejects Leominster birthing center closing plan (:32)
-Millbury Select Board votes to rescind brewery's outdoor serving approval
-Grafton father leads student team to highlight plight of refugees
-Phantoms by Firelight tickets on sale now
-Ex-M.B.T.A. police officer from Rutland arrested
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-McKenna will serve on Millbury town manager screening committee
-Millbury Federated Church free family event
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-A night in Worcester: Once a scene with clubs, now it's bars and baseball
>SHOWTIME: Six Things To Do -- Woodstock and Spencer fairs, George Thorogood ...
-Drag and fashion on display at this year's Queer AF fashion show
-First Person: Death be not loud. Joe Fusco Jr. on who goes first
-Unity Radio's Standups and Standouts (58:39): District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester banker and former Worcester Club president
>SPORTS: Red Sox blown out by Royals, 13-2
-Patriots sign 2020 first-round wide receiver to practice squad
-New NBA Top 100 players ranking highlights Celtics' loaded roster
-Granted another shot at history, Holy Cross football star Jacob Dobbs is ready to work
-Holy Cross women's hockey announces 2023-24 schedule
-WooSox lose to Norfolk, 4-3
-Friday's local sports roundup
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Ford issues recall of 169,000 S.U.V.s, other vehicles to replace rear cameras
>NATIONAL: Woman whose leg was torn off by shark visits scene of the attack
-Emerging group of synthetic opioids may be more potent than fentanyl, study warns
-Tragic: Woman allegedly shoots dead 4-year-old girl, claims it was "firearm safety" lesson
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. guardsman accused of leaking gov't secrets denied release
-Gov. Healey deploying National Guard to emergency shelter hotel sites
>COLLEGES: The class of 2027 hits The Hill
-Nichols officially welcomes the class of 2027 at Convocation ceremony
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Flight attendant says this luggage tag mistake is a major safety risk
>BUSINESS: Majority of Americans support labor unions, new poll finds
-Visa, Mastercard reportedly plan to hike credit card fees for merchants
>HEALTH: Here's what parents should know about COVID, flu, R.S.V. vaccines
-This is the perfect temperature to increase sleep, decrease stroke risk: experts
>FOOD: Save on groceries by buying less-than-perfect foods
>SHOPPING: Save on appliances, tools, and more during Home Depot’s Labor Day sale
>HOMES: A house for $1?! Tiny price and hilarious description trigger dozens of offers on home
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand: "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" and more
>ANIMALS: Rescue crow goes on walks with his favorite German Shepherd (3:58)
>HISTORY: Today in History for September 2nd (2:07)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Casino doubles woman's winnings after she hit $1,000 jackpot while celebrating her 106th birthday
-Meanwhile, in Mississippi, record-shattering 800-pound "nightmare material" alligator caught
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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
+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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