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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: New search of pond in deadly 2025 Shrewsbury shooting over graffiti dispute
+5:00: Worcester Public Library awarded 500 Chromebooks
+5:00: Bill Ballou on Baseball
+Noon: Worcester rents fall for 2 straight quarters, first since 2010
+Noon: Happy returns as Dance Theatre of Harlem is back in Worcester
+Noon: I got 5 minutes on stage to tell my story. You can, too, at a unique Worcester event
+Noon: Last Call: Daisy Jane Birch, poet, performer
-Overnight: Crews battle 3-alarm fire in Southbridge (:21). Article
-Man killed in Worcester crash
-Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
-"A very large project": Here's the latest on Worcester apartment plan
-Radio Worcester (19:53): Stretch code debate continues in Worcester
-Worcester council pushes urgent talks to preserve Community Healthlink services
-Store owners: Prom dress sales down as inflation impacts family budgets
-"Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
-Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Worcester bakery closed until next week as owners open new eatery
-Earlier: Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Worcester cafe opens new location at Central Mass. car dealership
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant introduces Nonna's Chicken Cutlet Wednesday
-ICYMI: Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police investigating shootings near Fitchburg State (2:24)
-Staffing, Buildings, Finances: Auburn Selectmen outline possible FY2027 goals for Town Manager
-Deadline to register for "Running With David" approaches
-Sturbridge Select Board approves "Liberty Elm" for Town Common
-Southbridge committee backs 4 firefighter fires
-Rutland Town Meeting on May 9th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Clinton Historical Society to pay tribute to Agnes Moorehead
-Shaboozey announces new tour, including stop in Boston
-Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
-Monster Jam roars into Worcester for May shows
-National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Doctors are to Black women what police are to Black men
-Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career administrative assistant with Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Patriots players speak to the media about Mike Vrabel (1:01)
-Celtics lose to 76ers, 113-97 (1:56). Article
-Bruins beat Sabres, 2-1, in overtime
-Alex Cora turned down Phillies job days after Red Sox firing
-Red Sox lose to Blue Jays, 3-0
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Rochester, 10-1
>NATIONAL: Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again
-King Charles highlights U.S.-U.K. bond in speech to Congress
-Tragic: Infant son suffocated under weighted blanket, while dad yapped on Discord for hours
>NEW ENGLAND: State relaxes teacher licensing rules
-Man pleads guilty to murder of Massachusetts men in Vermont
-Police investigate 3 bank robberies in Everett, Boston (4:07)
>COLLEGES: Clark to hold Commencement May 18th at DCU Center
-Assumption announces second collaborative Accelerated Master's Program with WPI
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This country is offering free National Park admission all summer
-Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Pawn shops are seeing something the stock market isn’t — and it has economists concerned (2:47)
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Radio Worcester (15:12): Ed Augustus on new role as UniBank C.E.O.
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Amazon, Walmart products recalled over child safety concerns
>HEALTH: Rectal cancer in adults as young as 20 rising at alarming rate
-Does a viral over-the-counter meds hack really treat anxiety?
>FOOD: How a Mass. company became greenest caterer in North America (1:55)
>TV/STREAMING: Wuthering Heights: Margot Robbie-Jacob Elordi movie on HBO Friday
>MOVIES: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson tease dark mystery in trailer for "Verity"
>CELEBRITY: Christie Brinkley shares health update on ex Billy Joel
-Al Pacino and Beverly D'Angelo reunite for his 86th birthday
>ANIMALS: Tiny puppy refused to leave his paralyzed sister's side (1:44)
>HISTORY: Big Brother Bob Emery was a beloved Boston children’s TV show host
>GOOD NEWS: Middle school students stop bus from crashing after driver has medical emergency (2:49)
-Meanwhile, man laughed so hard at botched kick in Patriots-Giants game he had a seizure that may have saved his life
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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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