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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Grafton Street’s 491-unit luxury apartment complex moving forward after city approvals
+5:00: Old house, new roof: Salisbury Mansion renovations underway
+5:00: 5 arrested at Hebrew Cemetery in Auburn after complaints of narcotics use and prostitution
+5:00: Radio Worcester's The Roundup (25:49): Sewer fee ruling, Ukraine connection and City Council marathon
+Noon: Prior Presents at Holy Cross 2025-26 features music, dance, puppets
+Noon: Listen Up: New song by Rhode Island's Lainey Dionne eyes anxiety
+Noon: Southwick's Zoo welcomes a newborn giraffe. Here's how to help choose her name
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 17-year-old girl
-UMass Memorial Health closes another program as financial challenges mount
-One of Worcester's oldest homes, built in 1725, listed for sale
-A salute to "Jacky": Monument on June St. to honor fallen Korean War Army private
-N.Y.C. attempted murder suspect arrested in Worcester
-Worcester police recover stolen vehicle, arrest 2
-Should business be a factor in public health decisions? A debate erupts on Worcester board
-Bravehearts owners thank fans for record-setting season
-TODAY! Worcester bakery hosting Free Cake Slice Tour at 5:30 at East Park
-City Council members criticize Worcester's new website
-WCCA-TV to host open mic profile nights for City Council At Large candidates
-Kathleen Roy, seeking reelection, says School Committee is "my only job"
-Radio Worcester (18:28): Worcester D.P.W.&P. Commissioner John Westerling on trash and Zero Waste plans
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:49): $30 million sewer lawsuit, trash cleanup failures and partisan city
>DINING OUT: Mass. Hidden Gems: Tacos, tapas and sangria flights in a waterside castle
-ICYMI: Worcester loses court appeal, owes Holden nearly $30 million
-"Go to hell": Woman furious at caretaker who allegedly turned local home into erotic massage parlor (2:07)
-What Ukraine is teaching Worcester
-Trucker succumbs to injuries after Southbridge Street crash, Worcester police say
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Large response to brush fire in Princeton
-Man charged with armed assault to murder after stabbing girlfriend in chest
-Millbury school roof repairs and replacements could top $21 million
-Blackstone Valley Tech schools to provide training for 100 underprivileged students with $1 million grant
-Amid continued Market Basket opposition, Route 20 gas station nears Planning Board vote
-Sterling Fair gears up to return September 5th to 7th
-Clinton repeats as Assumption summer champs
-Teen part of state team at ball hockey Future Stars
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio Wednesdays at 961 Restaurant in Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Acacia Strain returns to Palladium for Sadness & Failure Festival
-Museum of Worcester welcomes visually impaired guests for all-access tour
>OPINION: Janice Harvey: The eternal search of a comfortable place to sit
-Worcesteria: Putting global issues of inequality on the table at local seminar
-Central Mass. Mom: How poor parking lot design puts school children at risk
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 156 (29:38): Richard Westcott
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away a day before her 89th birthday
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel trying to limit "senseless hits" on Drake Maye
-Patriots "not close" to deal for Trey Hendrickson, Terry McLaurin: Report
-Red Sox lose to Orioles, 4-3
-Holy Cross men’s soccer season preview
-Holy Cross names Katie Devine as an assistant field hockey coach
-WooSox beat Jumbo Shrimp, 4-3
>NATIONAL: New survey reveals if employed Americans actually taking a lunch break
-Husband of woman found dead seen on Ring footage dragging large object from home: report
>TRAGIC: Woman shot to death walking child to bus stop
>NEW ENGLAND: Officials identify man, woman and kids dead in apparent murder-suicide (3:07)
-Boyfriend of missing pregnant teen arrested after human remains found at his house (3:02)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (29:56): Meet Akyanna Smith, Director of Student Life
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Couple shocked by $55,000 timeshare bill (2:38)
>BUSINESS: Unemployment benefits fund will run out of money by end of 2027
-LPL Financial Research: Earnings season delivered
-Amazon Appstore closes on Androids on Wednesday. See who gets a refund
>SHOPPING: Tips on scoring back-to-school deals shopping online (2:09)
>HEALTH: mRNA vaccines uncertain as funding cut: Dr. Tim Johnson (3:24)
-COVID variants, testing and guidelines: What to know this week
>HOMES: Home made of shipping containers hits the market for $5.2 million in N.H.
>FOOD: Former McDonald's employee reveals "incredible" secret menu hack most customers don't realize exists
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix movie starring Cillian Murphy (2:00)
>MOVIES: Daniel Day-Lewis returns in first movie since retiring 8 years ago
>CELEBRITY: Aubrey Plaza opens up about grief after husband Jeff Baena's death
>ANIMALS: Rescue crow goes on walks with his favorite German Shepherd (3:16)
>HISTORY: Hurricane Bob hit New England 34 years ago (1:35). Article
>GOOD NEWS: Mansfield boy inspires community with alopecia awareness walk (1:50)
-Meanwhile, in Houston, S.U.V. crashes into restaurant during food review: See video
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+Full-time police officer, town of Leicester
-Host, West Boylston restaurant
-Full-time dispatcher, CMass. Emergency Communications Center
-Accounting clerk, town of Holden
-Line cook, Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
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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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+Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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