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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 76 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: City investigated ex-Worcester police chief over road rage incident
+6:00: At least 1 hospitalized after fire at Red Roof Inn in Sutton (pictured)
+6:00: Phoever Vietnamese restaurant opening on Park Avenue in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester City Council votes unanimously to take away Unum Group’s tax break
+Noon: Dan Kennedy — A nonprofit news outlet will launch in Worcester in an unusual partnership
+Noon: Route 13 bridge in Leominster opens near Cadillac dealership that saw sinkholes
+Noon: stART on the Street to return with arts, crafts, music and more
+Noon: Neoclassical metal pioneer Yngwie Malmsteen shreds the Palladium
+Noon: Phantoms by Firelight, Cyrkus Vampyr, coming to Old Sturbridge Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Death Over Simplicity delivers brisk, thought-provoking E.P.
+Noon: Dirty Gerund Poetry Series starts campaign to film concert movie
+Noon: How Duke freshman T.J. Power of Shrewsbury might look as an NBA draftee
-Man arrested in shooting that injured 2 at Worcester Caribbean Festival
-$14,500 Rolex stolen from local store, police ask for help
-New England Patriots Foundation adopts Worcester school (:39)
-There’s something strange in the skies over Worcester, people have photos to prove it
-Worcester's "Heart-To-Hub" train won't be express anymore: Keolis
-Worcester may relax in-law apartment building rules to boost housing
-Worcester chamber launches nonprofit digital news organization
-Caitlin McCarthy is Worcester teacher by day, screenwriter by night
-Here are the channel Charter customers will lose in the cable bundle
-Radio Worcester (8:18): Worcester Regional Food Hub partners with Q.C.C. to bring local eats to campus
-TODAY! Worcester to announce 2 new housing programs
-TODAY! Courageous Conversations at The Village 6-7:30 Tuesday
-The 5 candidates for Mayor of Worcester
-Nicole Apostola: City Manager’s Leave plan
>DINING OUT: Review of Red Pepper in Worcester
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): "Coffee and..." at Senior Center with Fire Chief Hall and Police Chief Sherblom
-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): Berlin residents honored for bravery in home explosion
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Library to host talk on the Sacco and Vanzetti case, judicial system flaws
-Shrewsbury schools welcome roughly 50 homeless students
-Traffic advisory starting today in Paxton
-Robert Temple leaves lasting mark on Sterling
-Learn to tell your story at the Ignite Blackstone Valley Professional Development Workshop
>STATE OF EMERGENCY IN LEOMINSTER
-"A disaster" Leominster residents "overwhelmed" by damage (2:16)
-Leominster braces for more rain after catastrophic floods (3:22)
-Evacuation orders lifted for Leominster residents near Barrett Park Pond Dam (2:37)
-Schools closed again Wednesday after "catastrophic" flooding in Leominster
-Couple escaped home minutes before sinkhole opened up (1:24)
-Leominster dad races to get home to newborn during flooding (1:25)
-Drone footage shows aftermath of Leominster flooding (1:51)
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Cigar bar to hold clearance sale Thursday and Friday
>SHOWTIME: Tickets for Trans-Siberian Orchestra on sale Friday
-Radio Worcester (21:40): Mechanics Hall hosts 180th Annual Meeting
-Pulse Magazine is taking nominations for 2024 People to Watch
-100FM The Pike (13:01): Comedian Jimmy Dunn on Manny 267 benefit, being on strike and pizza
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 400 (25:35): Easterseals of Mass.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked for Holy Cross for 35 years
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose home doubleheader to Yankees
-WooSox defeat Syracuse, 10-2
-Revolution make additional coaching changes in aftermath of Bruce Arena’s resignation
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey single-game tickets now on sale
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: American Red Cross declares national blood shortage
-Secret Service agent who was with J.F.K. raises new questions about assassination
-Tragic: 5-year-old girl dies of bacterial infection after being misdiagnosed with a cold
>NEW ENGLAND: Oregon man walks into F.B.I. office, confesses to "ice-blooded" 1979 murder of Boston woman
>COLLEGES: Convocation speaker Taneisha Mings reflects on her first-generation journey at Worcester State
-The early years of Jonas Clark Hall
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to stay in Colorado’s most charming mountain towns
>BUSINESS: Revived Athlete Recovery in Worcester is not just for athletes
-Nominations for W.B.J. Champions of Health Care awards due September 15th
>SHOPPING: Worcester Bazaar
>HEALTH: C.D.C. warns that R.S.V. cases may be starting to rise
-Sudafed, Benadryl and most decongestants don’t work, F.D.A. advisory panel says
>FOOD: McDonald’s is getting rid of self-serve soda machines
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, September 3rd to 9th
>TV/STREAMING: Hulu + Live TV streaming deal — Take 30% off your first 3 months
>MOVIES: Warning signs amid summer’s big box office highs
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift sweeps Video Music Awards, makes history
-The best-dressed celebrities at the V.M.A.s: Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and more
>ANIMALS: Corgi is so obsessed with koi pond that he falls in (2:52)
>HISTORY: Today in History for September 13th (1:49)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Amazing double rainbow appears over N.Y.C. on 9/11
-Meanwhile, in Nebraska, the inside story of Howdy Doody, the viral bull riding shotgun
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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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