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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 76 today in Worcester
>STATE OF EMERGENCY IN LEOMINSTER
+6:00: Evacuation orders lifted for Leominster residents near Barrett Park Pond Dam (2:37)
+6:00: Flea market building torn apart by flood water (1:38)
+6:00: Schools closed again Wednesday after "catastrophic" flooding in Leominster
+6:00: Commuter Rail tracks undercut by flooding in Leominster (:44)
+Noon: Drone footage shows aftermath of Leominster flooding (3:31)
+Noon: Leominster mayor provides update on significant flooding (13:45)
-Leominster under state of emergency after "catastrophic floods" (1:45)
-Officials ask residents near Barrett Park Pond Dam to evacuate (1:33)
-Massive sinkholes after flash flooding (1:24)
-Emergency shelters opened (1:53)
-Cadillacs fall into sinkhole at dealership (:41)
-"We’re starting from scratch": Business owners cleaning up after flooding
-Route 2 reopens in both directions after flash floods (1:19)
-Princeton police warn of closed or severely damaged roads
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: $14,500 Rolex stolen from local store, police ask for help
+Noon: There’s something strange in the skies over Worcester, people have photos to prove it
+Noon: Worcester's "Heart-To-Hub" train won't be express anymore: Keolis
+Noon: Worcester may relax in-law apartment building rules to boost housing
+Noon: Worcester chamber launches nonprofit digital news organization
+Noon: Worcester Fire Department to promote 12
+Noon: 100FM The Pike (13:01): Comedian Jimmy Dunn on Manny 267 benefit, being on strike and pizza
-Worcester police ask for help finding 15-year-old girl who ran away from courthouse
-You have your channels back! Charter, Disney reach new distribution agreement
-After 14 years, Downtown Worcester bar closes for good, seeks new location
-Worcester eyes decertification of tax break on downtown building
-Radio Worcester (11:23): District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj update on Mill Street roof collapse
-Radio Worcester (7:23): Commemorating the 22nd anniversary of 9/11
-Worcester firefighters hold September 11th ceremony at 9:59 a.m., when South tower collapsed
-Related: Shrewsbury remembers 9/11, unveils new sculpture
-Related: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (3:10): Remembering 9/11
-Former Worcester police chief gets compensation with pension pending
-Worcester's interim police chief discusses plans for the department
-Radio Worcester (21:19): Guillermo Creamer running for Worcester mayor despite opposition
-Nicole Apostola: City Manager’s Leave plan
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for September
-ICYMI: Worcester teacher Janet Cloutier "molding minds" for 27 years
-Out of the Darkness Community Walk looks to raise awarness, prevent suicide in Central Mass.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Oriol Foundation Health and Wellness Expo on Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Holden Recreation hiring staff for before and after school programs
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston Police Department debunks abduction rumors
-Traffic advisory in Leicester this week
-Sutton welcomes refugee families in the Emergency Assistance Family Shelter Program
-Pet Rock comes to Shrewsbury for 25th annual event
-Bank awards $4,000 in scholarships to Millbury and Sutton students
-Millbury Sutton Chronicle goings on
-Leicester police selling K9 patches
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Pulse Magazine is taking nominations for 2024 People to Watch
-A reporter hits the stage for Queer AF fashion show
-Historic lesbian bartender inspires Worcester poet to speak up, not wait
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 400 (25:35): Easterseals of Mass.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who served as chair of Worcester State Board of Trustees
>SPORTS: Yankees-Red Sox set for a doubleheader on Tuesday
-Holy Cross-Boston College sights and sounds (2:32)
-Rachel Johnson named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-WooSox Weekly: WooSox split in Gwinnett drops them farther back in second-half playoff race
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: American explorer rescued from deep Turkish cave (1:24)
-Maui missing list drops to 66, but many reports still being vetted
-Tragic: Father kills 16-year-old with power tool, police say
>NEW ENGLAND: Off-duty Seekonk officer killed in double fatal motorcycle crash
-Fire reported on yacht of retired doc busted for drugs, guns and prostitutes in Nantucket
>COLLEGES: Report lists WPI among the nation's "least economically diverse" schools
-New academic year brings most diverse incoming class and increase in first-year students at Worcester State
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 places to experience fascinating cultural traditions
>BUSINESS: India Society of Worcester to hold Asian Business Pitch Contest
-Consumer spending expected to shrink for the first time since the start of the pandemic: survey
>SHOPPING: Worcester Bazaar
>HEALTH: Moderna's updated COVID vaccine effective against new variant, company says
-Cancer in under-50s surges by 79% — "Western" diet, alcohol to blame: study
>FOOD: Rising caffeine levels spark calls for ban on energy drink sales to children
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, September 3rd to 9th
>TV/STREAMING: Everything new to Paramount+ in September
>MOVIES: "The Nun II" kicks off fall box office with $32.6 million domestic opening
>CELEBRITY: Celebrity video site Cameo sees a surge of actor sign-ups in the wake of the strike
>ANIMALS: Duckling was afraid of water until girl teaches him to swim (4:23)
>HISTORY: Today in History for September 12th (2:25)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 9-year-old girl honored for saving lives in machete attack (2:12)
-Meanwhile, in Kenya, curious lion steals GoPro and takes it for a joyride (:49)
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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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