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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 52 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 2 apartments, retail space planned for narrow Harding Street building (pictured)
+6:00: Busking fee hits sour note with Worcester street musicians
+6:00: Worcester Hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 20
+6:00: Greta Walting selected as Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
+Noon: Child care center, office planned for Worcester parcel currently owned by Boy Scouts
+Noon: 2 girls shot with BB gun at The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley in Millbury
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Protesters gather outside bull riding event in Worcester
-Friendly touch for special-needs kids at Touch-a-Truck
-$100,000 given to city to fight gang-related crime
-Federal class-action lawsuit filed in Worcester over illegal state trooper recordings
-Turtlebooy, Karen Read both due in court Monday
-100FM The Pike (10:51): Odd By Worcester is the new brewery in town
-Remembering those who died in the Station Nightclub fire, 21 years later
-Advocate for Worcester's homeless speaks from experiences, works with City Council
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — Jessica Jones and the Chocolog Shuffle. Video (14:43). Audio (14:42)
-Radio Worcester (21:04): Worcester’s Vision Zero — Creating safer streets
-Radio Worcester (8:30): Chris Dempsey advocates for a walkable Worcester with Vision Zero
-Worcester LGBTQ+ educator Stacy Lord promotes inclusivity in the arts
-Radio Worcester (46:18): Roundtable discusses mayor’s plan against racist calls
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week Winter Edition returns
-ICYMI: 2 arrested in February 12th shooting death of teen on Shannon Street in Worcester
-Developers of Worcester housing project slash number of proposed affordable units by 85%
-Could disc golf help or hurt a Worcester park fallen on hard times?
-19-year-old Nicholas York supports fellow LGBTQ+ teens in Mass.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Movie Monday at Senior Center
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Lupus Foundation benefits from local connections
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury warrant leads to arrest for drug trafficking
-100FM The Pike Adventures with Mike Hsu (2:32): Ice rescue training with Webster Fire Department
-In Grafton, 58 Follette Street cell tower approved
-Leominster heroin dealer held on $100,000 bail after major drug bust
-Sheriff's Office visits Leominster for Random Acts of Kindness
-Bolton readies articles for May meeting
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Central Mass. Actors' Collective to hold monthly workshop series
-Radio Worcester (11:32): Santino Fontana Live in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (13:19): Comedian Josh Blue on faking parenting teenagers and being a Paralympian
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 27 (29:45): 5G Friend Or Foe
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 194 (27:58): Authors Donald Unger and Nick Zwirblia
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime reporter for the T&G
>SPORTS: Jerod Mayo explains philosophy behind expanding Patriots’ coaching staff
-Possible NFL landing spots for Holy Cross players
-Railers end Florida vacation with 1-5 mark
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Toyota recalls 280,000 vehicles because they may "creep forward" in neutral
-Tragic: 2 year-old shoots herself in face, father charged
>NEW ENGLAND: Community mourning after girl dies in house fire (1:15)
-Mass. personal care assistant accused of defrauding woman, 95
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's AMC@Work: Captain Kate Howarth
-20 student artists are the first inducted into Clark Kappa Pi
-WPI's first police dog, Bella, is retiring this spring (1:21)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The trip to take in every decade of your life
>BUSINESS: How government contractors can capitalize on the opportunities ahead
-Viewpoint: Leveraging intelligence for a smarter community
>SHOPPING: Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning
>HOMES: Does your keyboard have more bacteria than a toilet seat? (1:25)
>HEALTH: Does Paxlovid work to treat COVID? (:29)
-Doctor uses drug in new way to treat anxiety and depression
>FOOD: Dunkin' debuts new caffeinated energy drinks
>TV/STREAMING: "Little People, Big World" stars exit after 25 seasons
>MOVIES: Fantastic Four movie cast revealed
>CELEBRITY: Jimmy Kimmel hints he's ending his talk show
>ANIMALS: Cat pics will pay your fines at Worcester's libraries
>HISTORY: College of the Holy Cross, 1910
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Town's beloved 90-year-old gravedigger continues to inspire (2:57)
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, deer crashes through glass door at Old Navy store
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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