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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:10). High of 76 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Hurricane Betty’s settles unpaid wages lawsuit brought by exotic dancers
+6:00: Worcester police warn of scammers pretending to be National Grid reps
+6:00: Shrewsbury’s Rainbow Motel demolished
+6:00: stART on the Street closes Park Ave. on Sunday
+Noon: E.E.E. risk rises to "high" in 6 Central Mass. communities
+Noon: BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
+Noon: Seven Things To Do: Funky Fungus Day, Shawna Shea Film Festival...
+Noon: "A little Brazil in America": Music, dance, food highlight festival
-National Guard helps as fire hits Red Roof inn in Sutton where migrants are being housed (2:27)
-Former Worcester City Manager Augustus shelved investigation that implicated police chief
-Some Charter cable customers will receive Disney+ and ESPN+ for free
-Omar Molina arraigned, accused of shooting during Worcester Caribbean festival
-Worcester church, Y.W.C.A. leaders appointed to state police commission board
-Worcester launches programs to aid first-time home buyers, preserve affordable rents
-Worcester City Council votes unanimously to take away Unum Group’s tax break
-After heated City Council debate, crisis pregnancy center ordinances survive another week
-Dan Kennedy — A nonprofit news outlet will launch in Worcester in an unusual partnership
-Related: Radio Worcester (18:44) — Chamber of Commerce launches nonprofit digital newspaper
-Earlier: Worcester chamber launches nonprofit digital news organization
-Nicole Apostola: City Manager’s Leave plan
>DINING OUT: Phoever Vietnamese restaurant opening on Park Avenue in Worcester
-ICYMI: $14,500 Rolex stolen from West Boylston 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Quinapoxet Street closed to all traffic through Friday afternoon
-TODAY! "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)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Police Department, Mass. D.E.P. crack down on illegal dumping
-New mural at Open Sky's Alternatives' Whitin Mill a community effort
-Route 13 bridge in Leominster opens near Cadillac dealership that saw sinkholes
-Crushing deluge damage in Leominster could take weeks to fully fix: Mayor
-Fitchburg man charged in 2013 cold case of man found shot dead on porch
-School of Rock to open Northborough location
-West Boylston police log September 4th to 10th
>BARS & BANDS: Cigar bar to hold clearance sale Thursday and Friday
>SHOWTIME: stART on the Street to return with arts, crafts, music and more
-Tickets for Trans-Siberian Orchestra on sale Friday
-Review of the Eagles Long Goodbye Tour at TD Garden
-Robert Englund tops list of groovy ghouls at this year's Terror Con
-Neoclassical metal pioneer Yngwie Malmsteen shreds the Palladium
-Phantoms by Firelight, Cyrkus Vampyr, coming to Old Sturbridge Village
-Listen Up: Death Over Simplicity delivers brisk, thought-provoking E.P.
-Dirty Gerund Poetry Series starts campaign to film concert movie
-TWIW podcast: Preliminary election results, W.P.D. chief resigns (1:07:14)
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 18 (29:28): Ken Gartner
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who took over his father's business and ran it until retirement
>SPORTS: Red Sox-Yankees rained out again
-NFL Week 2 schedule, TV and announcers
-Depth and young talent helping to fuel Holy Cross football's success
-Assumption football preparing for "Brian Kelly Bowl" vs. Grand Valley State
-How Duke freshman T.J. Power of Shrewsbury might look as an NBA draftee
-WooSox lose to Mets, 7-1
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Escaped Pennsylvania killer Danilo Cavalcante captured
-5 former officers charged Tyre Nichols' death are now also facing federal charges
-Tragic: Little girl’s first-grade eye test reveals she has incurable disease
>NEW ENGLAND: State shelter system now caring for 6,300 families
-Mass. court says electric shock treatment can continue
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Unity Day set for September 26th with special events for students, faculty, and staff
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 places to make a wish around the world
>BUSINESS: America’s biggest trading partner is no longer China but this country
-With no tax relief in sight, business groups worried about complacent approach
>SHOPPING: The Blessing Barn Home Store and Sharing Center pays it forward
>HEALTH: A.D.H.D.'s link to 7 common mental disorders (3:08)
-Eye-tracking tool may help diagnose autism more quickly and accurately, new studies suggest
>FOOD: The weirdest pumpkin spice products of 2023
>HOMES: 5 newest homes for sale in the Worcester area
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing With the Stars" season 32 cast revealed
>MOVIES: How Madonna and Tom Hanks stirred up trouble on "A League of Their Own" set
>CELEBRITY: Jimmy Kimmel passed on Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s offer to pay his out-of-work "Jimmy Kimmel Live" staff
>ANIMALS: This woman swears she won't adopt her blind foster puppy (3:15)
>HISTORY: Today in History for September 14th (2:19)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Lottery numbers inspired by husband bring Mo. woman "gift from heaven"
-Meanwhile, in Lakeville, loose emu captured after more than 2 weeks
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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