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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:20). High of 42 today in Worcester
-Remembering the start of 2015's Winter Blitz
-Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon breaks down how snow blitz happened (7:14)
-Snow blitz; Could it happen again? (3:17)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Leicester resident wins $1 million on Powerball
+6:00: Worcester residents report feeling Maine earthquake
+6:00: Clark grad and Philadelphia Eagles owner in running to buy Celtics
+6:00: 210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni 2024-25 highlights, NHL week 16
+Noon: Themes of coverage, leadership mark Mass. Women of Color Coalition annual meeting
+Noon: "Songs of Hope" honors bond between Black, Jewish communities
-New owners of Ground Round trying to balance expectations, excitement with upcoming reopening
-Owner of Central Mass. Subway shops ordered to pay back wages
-Worcester bishop, Catholic schools superintendent address immigration enforcement
-Worcester County feeling the effects of new immigration policy
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-New D.E.I. curriculum implemented for Worcester Police Department academy
-Firefighters battle 4-alarm factory fire in Leominster
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:54): Council controversy, political underpinnings and Worcester’s future
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Mac & Cheese (5:08)
-ICYMI: Ceremony celebrates opening of consulate of Ghana in Worcester
-Introducing the Museum of Worcester, 150 years in the making
-Related: Radio Worcester (23:04): Museum of Worcester unveils 150th anniversary celebration
-Facing crumbling basements, local homeowners frustrated by no action on Beacon Hill (3:26). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Brush burning permit applications open
-Holden update from Town Administrator Peter Lukes (8:00)
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury High senior chosen Superintendents' Scholar
-Bigelow moves on to next stage of state funding
-Armstrong steps up in food services
-Lions feted by School Committee
-North Central Chamber of Commerce scholarships available
-Papers available for May 12th Lancaster election
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Music Award entries due Monday
-Art in Bloom Honors Carolyn Kinloch-Winkler
-Nashoba Symphonic Band performing "The Divine Comedy"
>OPINION: Con Chapman: Channel $ into community access channels
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:40:07)
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels reveals his No. 1 goal for Patriots offense in new video
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face B.U. on CBS Sports Network on Monday
-Holy Cross senior forward Lindsay Berger has established herself as a true leader
-Boston College football opening 2025 season at home against Fordham
>NATIONAL: Floods, landslides threaten Los Angeles along wildfire "burn scars"
-California dad arrested for shooting at driver who struck, killed son
-Tragic: Dad suffers fatal heart attack after confronting armed thugs who tried to steal his pickup truck
>NEW ENGLAND: Tufts lecturers to walk out amid contract negotiations (:37)
-Watch fire that canceled classes at Pentucket Regional Middle High School
>COLLEGES: At WPI, leveraging a lifelong love of learning
-Clark grad joins Boston Mayor Wu’s team to improve city living
-Worcester State professors research representations of disability at American Antiquarian Society
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best U.S. winter getaway destinations in 2025
>BUSINESS: Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce marks 150 years
-Will "click to cancel" get canceled? F.T.C. rule faces uncertain fate
-Pepsi sued by F.T.C. over exclusive discounts to Walmart
>SHOPPING: Shopping hacks to save money at the grocery store (2:13)
>HOMES: Central Mass. home prices and total sales climbed in 2024
>HEALTH: Doctor reveals little-known reason you’re tired all the time
-Adults with A.D.H.D. have shorter life expectancy, study says (1:12)
>FOOD: Microplastics found in these popular tea bags, new study claims
>TV/STREAMING: "The Diplomat" Season 3 casts "West Wing" alum Bradley Whitford
>MOVIES: Mel Gibson's "Flight Risk" flies to $12 million opening weekend
>CELEBRITY: Renée Zellweger on why she took an acting hiatus for 6 years
>HISTORY: The Warren on Front Street in Worcester, circa 1916
>ANIMALS: Dog adopts a kitten and teaches him how to love (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Vietnam vet finds love, purpose as the "Honey-Do Dude" (2:33)
-Meanwhile, in China, watch as haircuts interrupted when cow forces its way into barbershop
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>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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