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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Given final rites as an infant, man celebrates 50 years of UMass Memorial N.I.C.U.
-New sedative causes dangerous trend in overdoses in Worcester
-There have been over 90 car crashes with bikes, pedestrians in Worcester in 2024
-Earlier: Driver cited in Shrewsbury St. pedestrian crash, teen remains hospitalized
-Earlier: Worcester continues work on reducing crashes involving pedestrians
-Earlier: Woman in critical condition after being latest pedestrian struck by car in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (9:49): Dom Mercurio from Worcester Italian Festival previews this weekend's music and food
-New Doherty High comes with state-of-the-art facilities, new cell phone policy
-Aislinn Doyle: August 15th School Committee meeting preview
-Radio Worcester (25:54): Khrystian King criticizes Gov. Healey’s shelter policy, praises advocacy
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:57): The best and most popular stories of the last week in Worcester
>DINING OUT: A frank discussion about Central Massachusetts' hot dog hotspots
-ICYMI: Hundreds of bikers hit the streets to benefit local children battling cancer
-Days after attack, normalcy desired story at Worcester library
-Police arrest woman for drug distribution in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Quinapoxet Street closed on Wednesday
-Mountview Middle School class of 2024
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Police announce arrest of 2 on child porn charges
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Former Worcester City Motel in Shrewsbury to shelter families, refugees
-New roost sought for homing pigeons found in Webster home
-D.C.R. awards nearly $90,000 in funding to rural and volunteer fire departments
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-West Boylston police log from August 5th to 11th
-New varsity girls' volleyball coach appointed at Nashoba
-Summer concert season winding down
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Creatures of Worcester
-TikTok joke comes true as indie pop singer films video at White Eagle
-Hip-hop star DJ QBert brings the art of scratching to Electric Haze
-"Big Smooth," biopic on Neil Fingleton, heads to Hyannis Film Festival
-100FM The Pike (13:56): Comedian Chad Daniels talks empty nester and why Mike Hsu's daughter still doesn't have her license
-Janice Harvey: Grandchildren underwhelmed by drive down Memory Lane
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 429 (27:13): Jon Weaver & M.B.I.
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (49:13): Kim Lee, MiraVista Behavioral Health
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Italian immigrant who came to own his own company and develop real estate along Route 9
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Rangers, 9-4
-Will Jayson Tatum play in 2028 Olympics? Celtics star talks Team USA future
-Takeaways from Patriots offense’s "maddening" joint practice vs. Eagles
-Justin Shorter steps up as Holy Cross' prime target on receiving end
-Holy Cross names Jon Ladino softball coach
-The 210 Awards for the Worcester Bravehearts season
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 4-3
-New Balance gets naming rights to part of Worcester Academy campus
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
-Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with Takata air bag
>NATIONAL: Daughter sees Mass. couple killed by car in Florida
-Tragic: 14-year-old drowns in river
>NEW ENGLAND: 5 cases of Legionnaires' disease linked to N.H. resort (1:32)
-How Massachusetts is fighting organized crime rings (5:41). Article
>COLLEGES: Clark senior’s research takes wing
-Holy Cross, WPI recognized in new best colleges rankings
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): When should you use a travel agent?
>BUSINESS: LPL Financial Research: Pullbacks are common but painful
-Justice Department considering push for historic break up of Google after landmark antitrust ruling: report
>HOMES: What kind of home does $500,000 get you in Worcester County?
>SHOPPING: Why retailers are embracing "Summerween," the Halloween predecessor
>HEALTH: COVID no longer a top cause of U.S. death, 2023 data shows
-Text message program may help teens with vaping addictions (1:16)
>FOOD: Burger King sales slump as customers pull back on fast food spending
>TV/STREAMING: Aaron Hernandez FX series tells his "American Sports Story"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new film about the beginning of "Saturday Night Live" (2:18)
>CELEBRITY: Holland Taylor, 81, "worries" over "big generational difference" with partner Sarah Paulson, 49
>HISTORY: Scenes from Worcester in 1991 (via GBH Archives) (1:32)
>ANIMALS: German Shepherd who lived in cage for 4 years finds forever home
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Cops for Kids with Cancer donate $5,000 to 2-year-old Worcester boy and family
-Meanwhile, in Scotland, escaped pet python makes "quite a mess" inside art gallery
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+Job fair September 10th for jobs at DCU Center
-Worcester Public School's Nutrition Department is hiring (1:13)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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