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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 83 today in Worcester
-Perseid meteor shower forecast: Skies clear in time for peak (:51)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Library celebrates community at block party
-Worcester residents, officials renew talks on library safety
-Specialty eatery, food store coming to Worcester
-"Professional tenants" have been scamming Worcester County landlords for decades (7:11). Article
-Do you know these guys? Worcester police would like a word with them
-YouthGROW teaches local teens life lessons this summer
-Family Health Center of Worcester serving more migrant families
-WPI provides high school students biomedical engineering experience
-Holly Piirainen's family seeking answers 31 years after her murder
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Spring Playground Meet-Up Series
-City of Worcester (2:38): September 3rd state primary election frequently asked questions [Espanol]
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:57): The best and most popular stories of the last week in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Acai bowl restaurant to be second commercial tenant at Canal District development
-ICYMI: Man charged with attacking Worcester library employee with skateboard (2:10). Article
-Earlier: Worcester Public Library closed today after patron strikes employee with skateboard
-City leverages 5-year plan to combat homelessness
-Worcester County Sheriff's Office grows, distributes organic produce throughout the region
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Police announce arrest of 2 on child porn charges
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Annual Ruck March draws young participants
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Mediterranean Festival in Shrewsbury draws big crowds
-TODAY! Blind Tiger Swing Posse at Spencer Summer Concert Series on Sunday
-Woman who refused to leave Leominster business kicks cop in testicles, bites another, gets arrested
-Judge excludes some evidence against ex of Ashburnham treehouse murderer
-Shrewsbury freshman debuts logic-game book "Puzzle Mania"
-Autism activist donating life-saving door locks in Sutton
-Driveway at Millbury Town Hall to be closed part of the day Monday
-North Central chamber grants $12,000 to improve Leominster storefronts
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Beach Boys, Skafest, Cameron Sutphin and more ...
-Lenny Clarke, legendary comedian from Boston’s 1980s "comedy wave"
-Organ Fairchild set for Jazz + Live outside The Hanover Theatre
-Jillian Snyder: A letter to my firstborn
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 150 (29:09): Karen Anderson Walsh
-Manny Jae Media Innerviews (48:30): Sean Harris from Quinsigamond Community College
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester restaurant owner who also sang and was active in local theater
>SPORTS: U.S. men's basketball team beats France in gold medal game
-Earlier: Bob Cousy blasts Team USA Steve Kerr for benching Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia
-U.S. women's soccer team wins fifth Olympic gold medal, defeats Brazil, 1-0
-U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change
-Red Sox lose to Astros, 5-4
-Holy Cross men’s rowing head coach Jim Barr records 3 first place finishes at Summer Nationals
-WooSox split doubleheader in Syracuse
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Boy, 13, crushed to death in Hurricane Debby after tree falls on family home
-Parties in lawsuits for Maui fires reach $4 billion global settlement
-Tragic: 5-year-old dies in bounce house tragedy
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman's body recovered after apparent drowning in Mass. pond
-The lottery is going online in Massachusetts: what you need to know
>COLLEGES: Worcester State's Maureen Stokes on leveraging A.I. in university communications
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why you should put your luggage in the hotel bathtub
>BUSINESS: More Americans carrying credit card balances month to month
-Windows software weakness brings warning from cybersecurity experts
>HOMES: No clear path forward for Mass. to help homeowners with crumbling concrete
>SHOPPING: Little known Mass. sales tax loophole discovered by consumer (3:17)
>HEALTH: Poison ivy and reducing painful reactions (3:28)
-Mass. ranks fourth in nation for longest emergency room wait times
>FOOD: Zero calorie sweetener linked to blood clots and risk of heart disease, study finds
>TV/STREAMING: Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. unveil shocking price for new streaming sports service
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: WWE legend Kevin Sullivan dies at 74 after "devastating accident"
>HISTORY: 1887 photo of Main Street in Worcester looking north
>ANIMALS: Couple buys a home that comes with 16 cats (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Officer on vacation with family in N.H. saves 2-year-old's life
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, deputies remove 600-pound "meandering" moose from resident's yard
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-Worcester Public School's Nutrition Department is hiring (1:13)
-Water operator, town of Holden
-Animal control officer, Rutland Regional Animal Control
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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+Servers, West Boylston restaurant
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
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