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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:14). High of 80 today in Worcester
+6:00: Perseid meteor shower forecast: Skies clear in time for peak (:51)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man accused of throwing skateboard at library worker held on bail; library reopens Saturday
+6:00: Acai bowl restaurant to be second commercial tenant at Canal District development
+6:00: Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:57): The best and most popular stories of the last week in Worcester
+6:00: 100FM The Pike Breakdown Lane for August 9th (5:32)
+6:00: First Person: For Richard Klayman, a park summons a summer memory
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Despicable Me 4" and more
-Worcester Public Library closed today after patron strikes employee with skateboard
-75-year-old man arrested for touching child at Coes Pond, Worcester police say (1:34). Article
-Chasity, Zella Nunez murders: Suspects' lawyers complain of indictment delay
-Worcester man pleads guilty to fatal Shrewsbury hit-and-run
-Many Worcester affordable housing projects face A.R.P.A. deadlines
-Hot chicken restaurant chain backed by Drake planning Worcester location (pictured)
-Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik returns to U.S. with bronze medals
-Starts today! Why wait 4 years? Every summer, Worcester has its own World Cup
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Italian restaurant in Worcester Public Market to close
-ICYMI: Central Mass. business confidence begins to rise, yet remains pessimistic
-Italian Festival returns to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Loreto Parish
-Newly opened Who Cut the Cheesecake? keeps selling out: Here’s why
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Rough Holden route moving closer to smooth finish
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Wachusett Regional announces honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 1 injured as loaded dump truck, car collide in Rutland
-Shrewsbury Fire Chief honored with farewell ride in antique firetruck
-Spencer Board of Selectmen kicks off talks about override
-Jennifer Gouvin ready to make "right choices" as Clinton athletic director
-Howe Ave.-Millbury Ave. intersection restriped
-TODAY! Stargazing Party at the Willard on Friday
-Sutton student gains real-world experience with summer internship at bank
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Fourth & Field
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Beach Boys, Skafest, Cameron Sutphin and more ...
-Get in the picture literally at Worcester Portrait Exchange
-Four Year Strong releases new full-length album, "Analysis Paralysis"
-Victor D. Infante's poetic novella "Suffer for this" available for preorder
-Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja: Yes, new college students, you belong here
-Bill Shaner: Has the Worcester renaissance always been sponsored content?
-Manny Jae Media Innerviews (46:30): Celia Johnston Blue, President & CEO, Mass. Women of Color Coalition
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 66 (9:57): Victoria Obvious
>SPORTS: Joe Milton exceeded Jerod Mayo’s expectations in Patriots’ 17-3 preseason win
-Team USA rallies from 17 down to advance to gold medal basketball game
-100FM The Pike (5:15): JP Ricciardi of The Brushback podcast on how the Red Sox fared at the trade deadline
-Grafton Hill native Dan Docimo ready for pro debut at Punch-Out at Polar Park II
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 6-3
-Chi Chi Rodriguez, popular Hall of Fame golfer, dies at 88
-Worcester State names Zach Besaw interim football coach
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defenses
-Newlywed, new dad killed in noncombatant incidents in Iraq
-Tragic: 3 dead — including 2 4-year-old boys — after pontoon boat capsizes on Lake Powell
>NEW ENGLAND: Experts say Karen Read's argument to dismiss charges is an "uphill battle"
-Mass. tenants may now get the chance to wipe their eviction records
>COLLEGES: Computer science students share their M.Q.P. experience at WPI (4:43)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the best hidden gems to visit in the South
>BUSINESS: Google, Meta reportedly hatched secret deal to target teens
-LPL Research: Thoughts on global selloff and the dollar's path to decompressing
-Unity Radio (52:31): Cannabis 101
>HOMES: Americans now want smaller homes
>SHOPPING: What you can buy, what you can't during tax free weekend
>HEALTH: Shingles vaccines may reduce dementia risk, 2 new studies suggest
-Study identifies often overlooked warning sign of youth suicide
>FOOD: Wendy's offers $1 Frosty: Here's how you can snag the deal
>TV/STREAMING: Disney hikes streaming prices for Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+
>MOVIES: How the summer of 1982 changed cinema forever
>CELEBRITY: Elizabeth Taylor attempted suicide while married to Eddie Fisher
>HISTORY: 11 common foods from the '50s that aren't around anymore
>ANIMALS: Puppy who went through the worst gets the best life ever (3:45)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Barking dog helps authorities rescue woman missing for days
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, watch bear opens S.U.V. door in hotel parking lot
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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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