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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 39 today in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester D.P.W.: Getting cars off the streets key to snow removal
+5:00: Snow, ice, rain in forecast could be followed by bigger storm (8:28)
-Some Worcester residents say they're fed up with winter (2:55). Article
-Is this the coldest winter of your life in Mass.? That depends on your age
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Former Councilor Haxhiaj readies appeal of assault and battery conviction
+5:00: Former City Manager Ed Augustus is leaving state government. Here's what his next job will be
+5:00: Voice your ideas for future use of hall inside Union Station
+5:00: Propane tanker crashes in Grafton; off-loading planned
+5:00: Holy Cross freshman Naemi Herzig wins Olympic Bronze Medal
+Noon: Worcester senator wants review of state School Building Authority. Here's why
+Noon: Things to Do: Aaron Diehl Trio, "The Ring," Antiquarian Society panel ...
+Noon: Village, Kingdom Voice & Music events explore Black history in song
+Noon: Dunkin’ iced coffee gloves being given out Friday
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 60-year-old
-Assumption connection to Rhode Island hockey shooting tragedy
-Related: Documents shed light on Pawtucket shooter's past, including divorce (3:20)
-Watch: Bodycam footage shows moments before Boylston man shot by officer
-Worcester man sentenced to 3 years for illegal reentry after deportation
-Gov. Healey on Holden/Worcester court decision
-Dead of Winter film festival to be postponed
-Holy Cross students filling Worcester community refrigerators (1:57)
-American Eagle Outfitters to close Devens distribution facility, cutting 103 jobs
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet Great 8 Date Night Restaurants (5:40)
-ICYMI: Worcester man arrested for allegedly driving drunk with 2 young children in car
-Worcester affordable housing: 24-unit condo complex planned
-Harmony on Lake Quinsigamond? Rowers and "towers" get diplomatic
-WPI research reveals the privacy risk on your wrist
-Radio Worcester (21:45): Dr. Robert Goddard rocket launch centennial celebration planned
-Person accused of stealing $15,000 worth of purses from Worcester store (:24). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Nominations open for Holden Women's Club Person of the Year
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-Wachusett Echo: New school policy to reduce spills sparks student pushback
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Arson investigation underway after string of fires in Fitchburg (1:52). Article
-Douglas runner becomes first person with artificial heart valve to run all 6 major marathons
-Webster man identified as second arrest in Thompson arson investigation
-David Prouty High project manager departs, change orders approved by building committee
-Northborough deputy fire chief says Select Board has caused him "irreparable harm"
-Clinton Select Board approves license for Starbucks ahead of March opening
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "Ada — My Mother the Architect" set for Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest
-Lowell author champions basketball pioneer; talk coming up at Worcester Public Library
-Last Call: Brenda Jenkins, community leader, founding member of MAWOCC
>OPINION: Tina Agostinelli: Simple techniques for letting go of perfectionism in the newborn phase
-Want to be a guest on WCCA-TV's Soapbox?
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:33): Bo Luong and Kurt Zelch, LEAP Business Advisors
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:07): Etel Haxhiaj verdict and $35 million Worcester–Holden sewer ruling
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who worked at Hanover Insurance (nee State Mutual) for 45 years
>SPORTS: 5-point plan to upgrade Patriots roster in offseason
-Quinn Hughes' overtime heroics send U.S. past Sweden into Olympic semifinals
-4 Bruins still in mix for gold medal at Olympics
-Jayson Tatum teases new docuseries as return date speculation heats up
-Kaitlyn Flanagan surpasses 1,000 career points in Holy Cross women's basketball victory over Lafayette
-Aiden Disu scores 20+ in fourth straight game against Lafayette
-After 2 decades leading Shrewsbury basketball, Adrian Machado stepping away
>CARS: Chrysler recalls over 80,000 vehicles after discovering springs could detach while driving
>NATIONAL: Ex-Prince Andrew arrested on his 66th birthday following Epstein files revelations
-Avalanche near Lake Tahoe leaves 8 skiers dead, 1 missing (1:44). Article
-4 dead in massive pileup involving over 30 cars on Colorado interstate
-Tragic: World champion skydiver plummeted to his death after parachute failed to open
>NEW ENGLAND: New bill seeks to ban sale of medical debt, prohibit impact to credit scores in Mass.
-Concrete company pleads guilty to O.S.H.A. violation after soil screener fatally crushed employee
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria All-Student Art Show: For everyone, with art in different forms
-At Holy Cross, college tradition lives on in an unexpected place
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney World faces claims of black mold infestations
>BUSINESS: Mark Zuckerberg takes stand in landmark social media civil case (1:49)
-LPL Financial Research: From bubble fears to disruption risk: The new A.I. market narrative
-Worcester-Boston worker compensation costs up 3.6%, slightly above national rate
>HOMES: 10 generations of family lived in same Mass. home dating back to 1696 (1:38)
>SHOPPING: Dollar Tree hitting wealthier neighborhoods, not just low-income areas
>FOOD: Chicken might not be healthier than beef, new study suggests
>HEALTH: F.D.A. reverses decision not to review Moderna's new flu vaccine
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart" (2:19)
>MOVIES: Michael Douglas not first choice for Oscar winning Wall Street role
>CELEBRITY: Chef Anne Burrell left a suicide note before her death: police report
-Sharon Stone, 67, questions those "afraid of aging" in "fired up" Instagram video
>ANIMALS: Second Chance urges pet owners to take action for spay and neuter awareness month
>HISTORY: Remembering Jesse Jackson's visits to Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: UPS driver helps save 101-year-old in fire
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, escaped pig breaks into home in search of snacks
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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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