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In The News
-Latest weather: Rain begins this morning, 3 to 4 inches due through Thursday morning
+6:00: Wet night ahead: Worcester had .21 inches of rain by 5 p.m. Its will have 4 to 6 inches by tomorrow
+6:00: Woman discovered dead in Clinton near Wachusett Reservoir ID'd
+6:00: Here's how Worcester pushes back again slum lords
+6:00: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Joe Petty (12:41): WPS superintendent, Afghan refugees and opioid epidemic
+6:00: Channel 5's "Chronicle" visits Worcester to smash stuff
+6:00: Last Call with Liza French and Frankie Franco of "WooStories"
+6:00: Neighborhood Watch Meetings in Worcester - September
+6:00: Therapy dog Betty ready to welcome Northborough students back to school (1:33)
+6:00: DPH reports 1st human West Nile Virus case in the state this year
+Noon: Firefighters sent to Worcester Airport for plane engine problem
+Noon: Homicide victim found in Leominster ID'd as 19-year-old Worcester man
+Noon: "Rare, high impact flooding" possible wednesday in Worcester
+Noon: Radio Worcester (15:40): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks about COVID, Afghan refugees, airlines and development
+Noon: Today's Shrewsbury Farmers Market canceled because of rain
+Noon: Holden police warn about internet equipment swap out scam
+Noon: Mass. Pirates offer Buy 1-Get 1 ticket deal for home playoff game Saturday night
+Noon: Pet sounds: Country/pop singer and "Voice" finalist Billy Gilman
+Noon: Assumption duo launches public art project to end the stigma of mental illness
-Body found in woods near Wachusett Reservoir, police say
-60 new lofts planned for former industrial complex in Worcester
-Trans-Siberian Orchestra will play 2 shows at the DCU Center in November
-Worcester Mayor Petty filing School Committee order to consider search for new superintendent
-Worcesteria: Birdfeeders are back, and maybe the Hotel Vernon is, too ...
-Ziggy Bombs to pop up at Wormtown Brewery this fall
-Union files complaint in longest nurses strike in Mass. history
-Earlier: St. Vincent patients, employee claim poor care at hospital during nurses' strike
-5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 1st
-UMass Memorial remembers overdose victims with 2,100 purple flags
-Related: Residents of Hector Reyes House share their personal stories
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-Worcester artist takes expansive view for Worcester Art Museum initiative
-Central Mass. Jazz Fest launches its virtual "Main Event"
-Wachusett Wine & Spirits Whiskey Wednesday (40:33): Orgeat Syrup — What do I do with it?
-Rosen's Roundtable #450 (28:17): What to do with ARPA money?
-District 5 candidates engage with neighborhood groups ahead of Sept. 14 preliminary election
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pet Rock is returning to Grafton
-Millbury board gives "provisional acceptance" for OneSchool Global
-Sutton takes first look at bridge builder’s warehouse plans
-Water off in part of Holden for Western States water main connection
-Sturbridge police seek assistance in theft investigation
-Webster’s Rose Room to open beer garden
-Proposed $25 million equine center would bring horse racing, sports betting to Sturbridge
-Sports: Patriots release Cam Newton, Mac Jones named starting QB (2:15)
-Anna Maria football working towards building a winning program
-WPI football team gets back to basics after missing 2020 season
-Bravehearts and Open Sky Pen Pal Club update
-Worcester beats Rochester, 9-7
-Enter to win 2 tickets to a WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Cars: Lots of great high line cars at Bertera like BMW and Infinity (5:00)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-Business: WBJ’s 40 under Forty includes 11 manufacturing professionals
-300,000 Massachusetts workers face end of unemployment
-Related: Ending benefits in New Hampshire did little to ease the worker shortage
-National: 5 missing after Navy helicopter crashes off California
-Grand Isle, Louisiana, is "uninhabitable," 100% of structures damaged after Ida
-Colleges: Aspiring nurse scientist driven to help teens overcome adversity
-Holy Cross names 2021-22 Fenwick Scholar
-Animals: Worcester area adoptable pets of the week: Layka, Kelsey, Chloe & more
-History: The old Boston and Worcester depot on Foster Street, Worcester
-Shopping: Macy's Labor Day Sale has Michael Kors, Ninja and more
-TV/Streaming: Mike Richards out as executive producer of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune"
-Movies: 2 "South Park" films will hit Paramount+ by the end of 2021
-Meanwhile, in California, brazen bear opens car door in California courthouse parking lot
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-UMass Medical School doctor who helped guide COVID-19 policy in Mass. dies unexpectedly
-Related: UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial statement about Dr. Robert Finberg
-Janice Harvey: For exhausted educators and health care workers, anti-vaxxers add insult to injury
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (8:21): Dr. Michael Hirsh talks back to school, vaccinations and Delta
-Mass. reports 1,557 new cases, 17 additional deaths as positivity rate reaches 2.6 percent
-Mass. reports 3,704 new breakthrough cases, 13 more deaths among vaccinated residents
-Vaccine effectiveness against severe disease has not dropped much, CDC says
-White House says vaccine mandates working
-Variant found in South Africa could circumvent vaccine: report
-Celebrity: Gene Simmons tests positive, Kiss tour postponed
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Patient returns to Colorado hospital to serenade health care workers
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Piccadilly Plaza in Worcester saved from wrecking ball as developer bring in new tenants
-In Worcester, barber offers free haircuts to help boost confidence ahead of M.C.A.S. tests (1:55). Article
-3 in custody after chase on I-290 ends in crash in Northborough (2:17)
-Related: Aerial footage of crash (:50)
-Related: Man's car stolen from outside his home, crashes during chase (2:03)
-Judge upholds prison sentence of Kevin Perry, former Worcester restaurant owner
-Sex assault suspect used dog to lure 13-year-old girl into his car, prosecutors say (2:04)
-Worcester projects benefit from $6.9 million in state neighborhood stabilization funds
-Local borrowers again hopeful for student loan forgiveness
-Third Worcester Public Library mini-golf fundraising days set to tee off
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester Tech culinary students head to France (1:00)
-Worcester Public Schools News (17:21): Burncoat Edition
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Unsolved: Worcester — The Gardner Fugitive and the Murder of Breanne Pennington. Video (13:59). Audio (13:58)
>FAITH: Turning away from our fleshly inclinations and toward the spirit of God
>DINING OUT: The Goods Bakery & Café is thriving in Spencer
-ICYMI: Developer seeks larger Table Talk Pies apartment project
-Worcester holds 34th annual Regional Environmental Council Earth Day clean ups
-Earth Day 2024: What the annual day means for our environment, planet
-West Boylston police seek suspects in sneaker store heist
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Q&A with Wachusett teacher Mr. Chandonnet
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Holden ready for Main Street resurfacing
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Winchendon "cottage" named a Vrbo Vacation Rental of the Year
-Utz sells former Wachusett Chip factory to producers of Popchips
-Sciuto's Bookshop in Douglas will close after a year in business
-Fitchburg woman driving on wrong side of road with flat tire arrested for child endangerment, O.U.I.
-Town Clean-Up Day helps keep Shrewsbury beautiful
-Clinton school borrowing placed on ballot
-Nashoba Regional awarded Innovation Career Pathway
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: FAM Jam! eyes new chapter in the "Worcester Renaissance" with fair
-Worcester County Wonders: The 1844 rapture that never happened and the rock that remains
-100FM The Pike Adventures with Mike Hsu (5:35): Line dancing at Off the Rails
-Stand-out spring ephemerals are a great way to celebrate Native Plant Month
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 533 (27:53): Rental Registry
-Unity Radio (55:12): Standups and Standouts
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 564 (28:11): Paul DeBeasi
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at the age of 102
>SPORTS: Bruins lose to Maple Leafs, 3-2
-Will Lionel Messi come to Gillette Stadium?
-Will McAlpine named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 28
-Rugby team unites brothers, athletes from Worcester high schools
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Ford, Toyota, Tesla among 517,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: 5 icons you should know from Time's 100 most influential people of 2024 list
-Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Maui fire, killing more than 100 people
-Tragic: Young brother and sister dead, 15 injured when vehicle crashes into birthday party
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman dies, man hospitalized after being ejected from car in Nashua
-State tax collections up in first half of April
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria, Mass. Municipal Police Training Committee announce memo of understanding
-Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (13:50): How can microbes help farmers grow more food to feed the world?
-TODAY! Symposium at Nichols will showcase impactful projects by students, faculty
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best U.S. cities to see from the seat of a bike
>BUSINESS: Worcester earmarks $500,000 from Polar Park settlement for new diverse business grants
-LPL Research: The ever-changing market narrative
-Westborough media firm names Business.com executive as chief revenue officer
>HOMES: Mass. renters are paying more for an apartment than a year ago
>SHOPPING: 3 Mass. stores slated to close as Express files for bankruptcy
>HEALTH: Lilly's weight-loss drug reduces sleep apnea severity in late-stage trials
-UMass Medical School PhD candidate: Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how
>FOOD: Fresh and frozen imported strawberries highly contaminated with pesticides, report says
>TV/STREAMING: TV Shows canceled in 2024
>MOVIES: Deadpool and Wolverine trailer teams up Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman
>CELEBRITY: "Shopaholic" author Sophie Kinsella reveals brain cancer diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Mama dog runs to rescuer to ask him to help her puppies (:59)
>HISTORY: Isaiah Thomas House — Walk in the footsteps of Worcester's revolutionaries
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hero mom saves 17-day-old baby in cardiac arrest
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, tarot prediction leads to $500,000 lottery win for woman
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