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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 83 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik shines in Olympic debut
-Related: Gallery
-Worcester's Aaron Ortiz is bringing his Muay Thai best to Paris Olympics
-Exploring ways to repurpose the Ernest A. Johnson Tunnel in Worcester
-Parking restrictions announced in Canal District on Sunday
-Part of Highland Street to close for nearly a month
-Why Me & Sherry's House hosts fourth annual 100 mile Ruck Challenge
-UMass Medical School High School Health Careers Program preps students for med school journey
-City of Worcester (:58): Trash Talk | Does my recycling actually get recycled?
>DINING OUT: New fried chicken restaurant in Worcester gets license to open
-TODAY! Fundraiser for Worcester Animal Rescue League at Nancy Chang's
-ICYMI: Stop & Shop, Big Y delis reopen after deep cleaning (2:21)
-Earlier: Big Y, Stop & Shop stop deli meat orders due to listeria outbreak
-Lawsuits accuse Worcester dispensary of gender discrimination, violations of state regulations
-Man accused of raping girl and throwing her off I-290 bridge due back in court
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Bandstand concert 6 to 8 Sunday
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-August Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton Police Chief Normand Crepeau retiring
-Men from Gardner, Auburn identified as victims of fatal crash in Royalston
-Youth on display at 74th 4-H Fair hosted at Spencer Fairgrounds
-TODAY! Spencer Summer Concert Series continues Sunday
-D.A. honors Auburn officers, dispatchers and K9 for finding child
-Sutton Fall Town Meeting scheduled
-Digital equity planning workshops Tuesday and Wednesday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Big Nazo Performance Group brings the weird to Worcester (4:11)
-Ray Mariano: No-show Mass. Legislature a great place to "work"
-Jennifer Julien-Gaskin: The migrant crisis - Put humanity at the center of the solutions
-Shaun Connolly: Should I be investing my money more?
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 115 (28:18): Nick Zwirblia and his antiques
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 57 (43:18): Nick Noble
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 100
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Yankees in extras, 11-8
-100FM The Pike (4:26): JP Ricciardi (Brushback podcast) on what Red Sox could do at trade deadline
-Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese lead huge spike in WNBA merch sales
-Much is new with Holy Cross football, but goals remain same
-Bravehearts next home game: 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 2nd. Los Bravos Night No. 2
-WooSox lose to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 9-7
-Verizon offering free season pass to NFL Sunday Ticket
-Burkett Little League Softball stars loving regionals
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Navy pilot becomes first American female to record air-to-air kill
-Mother, son killed in crash on way home from college orientation
-Tragic: At least 140, including kids, killed in Ethiopia mudslides (:33)
>NEW ENGLAND: Firefighters remove S.U.V. from swimming pool in Westfield (:30)
-1 in 5 Mass. residents see themselves leaving state soon, poll says
>COLLEGES: Reflecting on a decade of leadership — Anna Maria President Mary Lou Retelle
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 cities hiding secret ruins underneath their streets
>BUSINESS: 101: How to build an effective team
-Google scraps plan to remove cookies from Chrome after advertiser uproar
>HOMES: 4-bedroom home sells in Worcester for $1.5 million
>SHOPPING: Home Depot drops 2024 Halloween line
>HEALTH: Putting down the device could help in fighting dementia (1:12)
-Some pork can me safely eaten by people with red meat allergy (1:03)
>FOOD: Coffee prices poised to surge again on supply chain disruptions
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix announces Season 4 of "Bridgerton" (:56)
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Michael Keaton movie, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" (2:27)
>CELEBRITY: Gina Carano scores victory against Disney after "Mandalorian" firing
>HISTORY: The amazing woman behind the success of “Spag’s”
>ANIMALS: Stray dog who was covered in matted fur gets a haircut (1:00)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 10-year-old boy grabs wheel after grandfather passes out driving 70 mph
-Meanwhile, in California, escaped cow wanders neighborhood, breaks headlight
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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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