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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 82 today in Worcester
-New England is shaping up to have a great year for foliage (3:03). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 67-year-old Brian Curtis Derby was worker killed in rock collapse in Sterling
-Earlier: Search continues for worker killed in Sterling rockslide (1:48). Article
-Earlier: Worker dies after quarry wall collapses on excavator in Sterling (4:53)
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (9:32): Blue Light Bandits talk about block party festival Saturday in Worcester
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (7:53): Breakdown Lane
+Noon: The Hanover Theatre's audiences coming back as shows set records
+Noon: Polish Festival noon to 8 on Saturday in Worcester
+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 — "Pachinko" on Apple TV+ and more
-Worcester's in-house busing sports savings, full staff of drivers
-Worcester's breakout Olympic star Stephen Nedoroscik will join "Dancing With the Stars"
-Worcester city councilors: WPI shows "alarming lack of transparency"
-Earlier: WPI's plan to buy hotels reignites debate about tax exemption for universities
-Earlier: Radio Worcester (13:34): Worcester leaders criticize WPI’s hotel plan, citing economic impact
-Residents raise a stink about smell in area town (2:21). Article
-TODAY! Friendly House Backpack Giveaway & Back-to-School Bash on Friday
-3 Worcester organizations win grants from opioid settlement funds
-As trial of murderer's ex-boyfriend nears, texts referencing violence, children discussed
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (37:21): WPI hotel controversy, School Committee budget clash and police chief Civil Service
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:28): WPI hotel conversion sparks outrage
>DINING OUT: Restaurant says college students returning to campus is a boost for business
-ICYMI: Bus route breakdown in Worcester
-West Nile detected in new Worcester sample
-Worcester Public Works Commissioner Jay Fink resigns
-Amidst "crisis" of violent crashes, Worcester City Council slow-walks action for safer speed limits
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Days tomorrow
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster man arrested for O.U.I. with child in car
-Frustrated Family Dollar employee arrested for assault of elderly customer in Gardner
-34-year-old man arrested for heroin distribution in Webster
-Shrewsbury Police Department receives 20 Manny Tubes from Manny 267 Foundation
-Friends of the Grafton Public Library Back-to-School used book sale this weekend
-Clinton/Lancaster Girl Scouts working towards Bronze
-C.P.R. course for Grafton residents August 27th
-Big Y construction begins in Uxbridge
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Six things to do: Film, music, magic ...
-All together now as Space Jam marks second year at Electric Haze
-Winging it: Pigeons Playing Ping Pond lead Palladium show, jam party
-Liz Goodfellow: Worcester Speaks No. 3 — Maria Ravelli
-Unity Radio (50:33) — The Woo 508
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 90 (27:53): Thitu Muiruri
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked at Fallon Clinic for 30 years
>SPORTS: Worcester's Amir Jenkins to play for Team USA in FIBA World Cup
-Where Patriots stand on ESPN’s ranking of all 32 NFL coaching staffs
-NFL Preseason Week 3 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross quarterback Joe Pesansky ready to step into the spotlight
-Holy Cross Athletics' Dining with Dani, Episode 2 (1:16): Tyler Boston
-WooSox beat Norfolk, 5-3
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: 4 children shot driving stolen car in Minneapolis: Police
-Tragic: Beloved dad shot dead by neighbor after daughter "touched mulch"
>NEW ENGLAND: Ranking Massachusetts rail trails — Great to God Tier
>COLLEGES: At Clark, 10 things to know for fall
-Holy Cross professor: Catholics debate removing paintings by priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Your Boston to Europe flight just got a lot cheaper
>BUSINESS: Touring Amazon’s huge new distribution center in Charlton
-LPL Research: Stock and bond market FAQs from the field
-Credit union brings V.P. back to serve as next chief lending officer
>SHOPPING: Walmart+ members can get Burger King discount, free Whoppers
>HOMES: Homes in Worcester County sold for higher prices recently: See how much here
>HEALTH: Common respiratory virus is on the rise, C.D.C. warns
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:03): Got Stress? Get it Gone!
>FOOD: Pieces of metal found in Perdue frozen chicken lead to recall
>TV/STREAMING: Chick-fil-A is launching a streaming service
>MOVIES: Best "Alien" movies, ranked
>CELEBRITY: How Mariska Hargitay helped solve thousands of sex crimes
>HISTORY: Cooking on the American homefront during World War II (22:50)
>ANIMALS: Scared dirty highway dog turns out to be gentle giant (3:08)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bus driver gives barefoot passenger her own shoes (2:00)
-Meanwhile, in California, bear wanders into teacher's classroom
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+Full-time police officer, part-time public safety officer
+Building facilities project manager, Town of Holden
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-Job fair September 10th for jobs at DCU Center
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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