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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:40). High of 90 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Parents want "One Chip Challenge" banned after Worcester teen's death (3:01) (pictured). Article
+6:00: Foley gets life in prison for murder of woman found in burning car
+Noon: Live coverage of preliminary election day in Worcester
+Noon: UMass Medical School medical students, faculty volunteer for Walk with a Doc
+Noon: Friends, family remember former St. John's captain who passed running marathon
-TODAY! Voters will choose 2 candidates in each of 5 municipal races Tuesday
-Related: Worcester preliminary election voter guide
-Related: Mike Bendetti -- Worcester Preliminary Election Lawn Signs
-"How did this happen?" Worcester teen dies after taking on "One Chip Challenge" (2:01). Article
-Related: Fundraiser -- For Harris: A Life Cut Short At Age 14
-Earlier: Worcester high school student dies of complications from social media challenge, family says
-Spectrum is offering credit after dropping ABC, ESPN and other Disney channels. Here is how to get it
-Researchers doubt Worcester Art Museum's claim about ancient Roman piece
-Earlier: Manhattan D.A. seizes ancient Roman bust from Worcester Art Museum
-For 5 Holy Cross students from Worcester, the future is 3.5 miles away
-Worcester Police investigating Endicott Street shooting
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant announces family meal specials available Tuesday to Thursday
-ICYMI: A Labor Day marvel: Mailman marks 55 years delivering the goods in Worcester
-UMass Memorial bringing mental health help into Worcester middle schools
-Worcester lawyer runs, raises funds in honor of inspirational colleague
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett area goings on
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Accomplishments and recognition continue for Rileigh Leary
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury students intern at State House
-Shrewsbury Community Snapshot: Active otters in the water
-Rutland family coping with heating oil spill told insurance money has dried up (4:48)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-September and October events at the Blackstone Heritage Visitor Center
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Writing Lines -- Memoirs and musings in Worcester-area literary events
-New essays from Harvard historian Jill Lepore of West Boylston a bracing exploration of modern history and culture
-Screen Time: Silver Scream Con delivers rock, horror film favorites
-Tempe Staples and Casey Burns: Access to affordable, high-quality child care imperative
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 398 (27:54): Richard Moore
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who "had a low tolerance for nonsense and a high capacity for love"
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick reveals where Mac Jones improved most during summer
-Red Sox beat Rays, 7-3
-Jordan Fuller named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Handball players gather in Worcester to compete for bragging rights
-WooSox Weekly: WooSox playoff chances go out with the Tide after 1-5 week
-Worcester native helping Ireland take aim at Olympic baseball
-Labor Day tennis tournament is a tradition in Princeton
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Smash-and-grab crew armed with hammers nabs $500,000 in jewelry
-Burning Man revelers begin exodus after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in desert
-Tragic: Paralyzed woman dies trapped in hot car after it ran out of gas
>NEW ENGLAND: Person killed by train on Cape Cod
-3 hurt in fiery gas tanker crash on I-84
>COLLEGES: Clark is first academic institution to become founding member of international nonprofit
-Worcester State provides update on National Student Clearinghouse data breach
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What happens to your body on an airplane?
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Entrepreneurs are finding community investment, advice are helping to build sustainable and inclusive missions
>HEALTH: 8 lesser-known triggers of high blood pressure
-Getting COVID shots in same arm may result in stronger immune response (1:01)
>FOOD: Recall issued for Hillshire Farm product due to possible bone fragments
>SHOPPING: More than 85,000 highchairs are under recall after 2 dozen reports of falls
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, August 27th to September 2nd
>TV/STREAMING: Keith Hernandez reveals how he won over "standoffish" "Seinfeld" star with guest role
>MOVIES: Apple shifts "Killers of the Flower Moon" theatrical release to worldwide
>CELEBRITY: Smash Mouth original lead singer Steve Harwell dies at 56
>ANIMALS: Cat living at Home Depot in New Jersey becomes an online star
>HISTORY: Today in History for September 5th (1:43)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Fire department hosts 9-year-old's birthday party after fire at family home
-What you see in this optical illusion reveals whether you are a logical or emotional person
-Meanwhile, in Nebraska, a suspected drunken driver accidentally calls 911 on himself
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man dies from injuries suffered in Worcester shooting that also claimed life of woman
-Earlier: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+6:00: Northbridge animal control officer mistakes dog for coyote, shoots and kills it (1:56). Article
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:28): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:15): Former Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large bid
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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