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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Lottery open for 22 affordable condos on Elm St. in Worcester (pictured)
+Noon: 4-year-old Worcester girl under D.C.F.'s watch suffered "chronic, cumulative" neglect before death, report finds
+Noon: Ceremony recognizes Firefighter Christopher Roy, who died in Lowell St. blaze in 2018
+Noon: Second major water main break in Shore Drive area of Worcester
+Noon: Central Massachusetts' favorite steakhouses? 8 crowd pleasers
+Noon: Silverstein still rocks hard as it eyes 20th show at the Palladium
+Noon: Four Year Strong set to record first live album in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester punk faves Superjerk deliver rock 'n' roll blast on "welp."
+Noon: White Eagle new roost for Worcester Punk Rock Flea Market
+Noon: Last Call: Yvonne Toomey, artist
-What will replace Buca di Beppo? Aging waterfront restaurant in Shrewsbury still vacant
-Developer seeks to create 77 residential units on Worcester’s Winter Street
-Demolition of Harrison Street bridge over I-290 begins
-Plan to create housing at former Worcester hotel hits financing snag
-Worcester nonprofit to close, transition to legacy fund following leader’s departure
-Arris Partners buys second Canal District warehouse site for $2.4 million
-Worcester's Steve Gagliastro is in movie "Ella McCay" opening Friday
-Key takeaways and humorous insights from Mo Rocca’s Worcester State talk
-Worcester lottery player wins $25,000 for life
-Worcester City Council chooses lowest residential tax rate, residential taxes up 3.4%
-Radio Worcester (15:29): Worcester D.P.W. adapts to early season snowstorm
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant offers gift card deal for Christmas
-ICYMI: Worcester nurse injured and stranded in Costa Rica after 15-foot fall (2:27). Article
-Shooting on Water Street in Worcester, 31-year-old victim expected to survive: W.P.D.
-Insurer to close Worcester office, lay off staff of 50
-Ceremony held for Worcester Firefighter Jon Davies Sr., who died in 2011 fire
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): State Rep. Kimberly Ferguson will not run for reelection
-NEW! Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury P.D. fills the wagon for local families in need
-Shrewsbury Recreation location at 835 Main Street will be closed during construction
-As holidays approach, Blue Christmas services offer comfort
-Warrant arrest in Dudley leads to cocaine charge for Webster man
-Spencer Fire Captain leaves parade for blaze in Santa suit (1:58). Article
-Rutland hosts second annual Giving Tree
-Bank employees donate 65 coats
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: TODAY! Brown Bag Concert at noon at Mechanics Hall
-Merrimack Valley Ringers ringing in the holidays
-Apollo the Boss: Worcester’s own rising star carving his name into hip-hop history
-Feels like home: Blue Light Bandits set to return to Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (12:16): Gary Ho Ho Hoey on latest Christmas release and jamming with family
>OPINION: First Person: Remembering columnist Richard Klayman
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1397 (24:47): Teri Frykenberg, Founder, Nurse Advocate Entrepreneur
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to entrepreneur and member of the High School Hall of Fame
>SPORTS: What stands in Pats way for top seed in AFC with 4 games left? (7:28)
-Former Holy Cross, Assumption coach takes over at UCLA
-Holy Cross men's basketball team beats Regis, 69-47
-Bruins beat Blues, 5-2
-Vote for the High School Football Player of the Year
>CARS: Ford, Ram among over 225,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Judge allows release of Maxwell sex trafficking case records (:31)
-College shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded, suspect in custody
-Fired F.B.I. agents sue to get their jobs back
-Tragic: Teen dies just hours after being "sextorted" as groups like 764 target U.S. kids
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:35): D.N.A. evidence presented to jurors
-Driver in R.I. crash that killed musician has more than 100 past arrests, police say
-Nursing assistant charged with sexually assaulting a child at N.H. hospital
>COLLEGES: WPI cohort gets warm welcome at U.S. Capitol
-Anna Maria podcasting and narrative class, Fall ’25
-America’s Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak at Assumption
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the prettiest towns in the Northeast
>BUSINESS: Worcester company appoints former IBM director to board
-Radio Worcester (26:51): How Jess Lynch empowers A.I.-native founders through Founder's Edge V.C.
-Nurses push back on potential new student loan limits (4:51)
-This Uber and Lyft hack can save you hundreds on rides each year
>HOMES: People spend half of the winter season getting their home cozy, new survey reveals
>HEALTH: Missed first mammogram raises breast cancer death risk, study says
>FOOD: Pepsi axing snacks, sodas from its lineup — and slashing prices in cost-cutting marathon
>TV/STREAMING: Where to watch "Home Alone" online
>MOVIES: How can movie theaters fill more seats again? A report has suggestions
>CELEBRITY: Katy Perry goes Instagram-official with Justin Trudeau
-The Hollywood Reporter Women In Entertainment red carpet
>ANIMALS: Stray dog who could barely stand now holds his head high (1:46)
>HISTORY: Nephew of Boston Strangler victim thinks unheard confession tapes cast new doubt on "America’s Jack the Ripper"
>GOOD NEWS: Lottery vending machine error leads woman to more than $50,000
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man accidentally sent meth through tube at bank drive-thru: police
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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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