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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: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-4-year-old boy survives falls from seventh floor window of Worcester high rise (:28). Article
-Suspect in custody, victim in critical condition after shooting near Fitchburg State (1:07)
-13 charged with running Worcester-based drug ring
-Worcester unveils major redesign for busy street
-Worcester proposes $7 million Denholm demolition, $3 million sale to developer Menkiti
-168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
-Sian thanks his former Worcester teacher for 40 years of dedication (11:48)
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
-"Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
-Original development of Elm Park now digitized
-Worcester environmental group to hold 36th annual Earth Day clean up
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Nashoba Club Pizza & Taproom (5:15)
-ICYMI: Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Pet vaccine clinic 9 to noon May 2nd
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire overnight in Oxford
-Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
-Truck stolen in 1982 recovered from Leicester pond (:42)
-Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
-Dudley police arrest Auburn woman after reports of vehicle crossing lanes and entering ditch
-Westborough café employs only people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries
-Southbridge native, Super Bowl champion John Fitzgerald dies at 77
-White’s Landing permit delay resolved after Board of Health review
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
>SHOWTIME: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
-Joey Fatone reveals status of *NSYNC reunion
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (56:48): A Tribute to Elvis Presley
-Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The Worcester City Council circles the drain, Part 1
-First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:56): Donna French, C.E.O., Animal Aura Yoga
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 486 (28:41): Meghan Anchaukaitis, Generation Z
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester who devoted over 40 years to serving others as a special education teacher
>SPORTS: Best safety fits for Patriots in NFL Draft
-Celtics vs. 76ers first-round playoff preview, odds, prediction
-Radio Worcester (14:53): Even Sean Grande didn’t see this Celtics season coming
-Bruins vs. Sabres first-round playoff preview, schedule and prediction
-Red Sox beat Twins, 9-5
-Know before you go: Numerous Holy Cross athletic events and special recognitions on Saturday
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Nashville, 5-3
-Railers beat Maine, 3-1
>CARS: Mercedes-Benz recalls over 24,000 vehicles due to drive shaft defect
>NATIONAL: Dashcam footage shows heroic rideshare driver saving toddler walking alone on busy road
-Ukraine captures enemy Russian position using only robots, no humans
-Tragic: Vet, her husband, and their son, 1, killed when truck smashes into cars
>NEW ENGLAND: Feds: How Farwell almost got away with murdering Birchmore (4:31)
-D.E.P. cracks down on illegal dumping across state (2:36)
-Ex-Cape Cod Community College president’s "inappropriate" conduct
>COLLEGES: Clark celebrates Spree Day
-S.T.E.M. Education Showcase at WPI celebrates collaboration across classrooms and communities
-Q.C.C. names new computing dean
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the best diners in America
-Do airlines have dress codes?
>BUSINESS: Jury finds Ticketmaster, Live Nation had anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
-Related: What does the Live Nation, Ticketmaster verdict mean for you
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-Snapchat parent Snap slashes 1,000 jobs in "A.I. efficiency" bloodbath
>HEALTH: Worrying about weight stigma at the doctor’s office (5:31). Article
-Study says fluoride has no impact on children later in life (3:38). Article
>HOMES: See how much home prices held steady in Worcester County recently
>SHOPPING: Whirlpool customers could get 75% back on their fridge. Here's how
>FOOD: Worcester cafe offers free coffee with every breakfast sandwich or entree
>TV/STREAMING: ABC News announces shake-up at George Stephanopoulos’ "This Week"
>MOVIES: First trailer for Jude Law as Vladimir Putin in "The Wizard of the Kremlin"
>CELEBRITY: Brandi Glanville rushed to urgent care for doing TikTok medical trend
-Anna Kendrick claims Katy Perry touched her cleavage in resurfaced interview
>ANIMALS: These baby squirrels never forgot who saved them (1:48)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Woman becomes U.S.'s third-oldest organ donor at age 97
-Meanwhile, drunk Disney guest arrested after banging on wrong hotel door in wild viral meltdown: video
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